Granada eSIM
In Granada you connect to Claro or Tigo, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 26 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Claro and Tigo
- Real speed in Nicaragua
- 26 Mbps median, 6 Mbps for the slowest tenth72 travellers across Nicaragua, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Granada
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $9.89 | $9.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $6.30 | $18.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $5.18 | $25.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $3.79 | $37.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $3.34 | $66.89 |
How Nicaragua compares across North America
- Speed rank
- 9 of 10 destinations we sell in North America
- Regional median
- 33 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 23 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Claro, Tigo
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Honduras, 28 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Belize, 24 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Granada, Managua
- tenth percentile
- 6 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 72 travellers, rolling 90 days
Getting into Granada
- Carretera a Masaya highway from Managua to Granada (MGA)
Worth knowing about Granada
- Granada has no airport of its own and sits 45 km southeast of Managua, so every arrival is a road transfer from Augusto C. Sandino International.
- The road link is the Carretera a Masaya, which runs from Managua through Masaya to Granada.
- Granada sits on the shore of Lake Nicaragua, the world's twentieth largest lake, so boat trips to the lake islands start from the town itself.
- The regulator TELCOR has switched on free wireless internet in 25 parks across Nicaragua, and Parque Central in Granada is one of them.
- TELCOR announced the park wifi scheme on 17 May 2023 to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, and published the list of 25 parks with Parque Central, Granada at number 5.
- Augusto C. Sandino International, the arrival airport for Granada, is 11 kilometres east of downtown Managua, carries the codes MGA and MNMG and operates 24 hours.
- Managua's airport has a single asphalt runway, 09/27, 2,442 m long at an elevation of 59 m, with three ramps and ten international positions served by four boarding bridges.
- The VIP lounge at Managua airport, on the second floor next to the international departure and boarding lounges, offers televisions and a wireless internet connection.
- For cash on arrival, Managua airport has counters for Banco de la Produccion (BANPRO) and Banco de America Central (BAC), plus ATMs from BANPRO, BAC and BANCENTRO.
- Every foreigner entering Nicaragua needs a passport valid for at least six months and pays a US$10 tourist fee. Citizens of the CA-4 countries are exempt.
- Managua airport charges an international terminal fee of US$44.23, included in the airline ticket, and US$1.50 on domestic flights.
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Other cities in Nicaragua we cover
- Managua
- 39 km from Granada, nearest airport MGA