Abu Dhabi eSIM
In Abu Dhabi you connect to Etisalat or du, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 96 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Etisalat and du
- Real speed in United Arab Emirates
- 96 Mbps median, 31 Mbps for the slowest tenth962 travellers across United Arab Emirates, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, standalone and non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Abu Dhabi
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $8.89 | $8.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $5.96 | $17.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $5.18 | $25.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $4.19 | $41.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $3.54 | $70.89 |
How United Arab Emirates compares across Middle East
- Speed rank
- 2 of 10 destinations we sell in Middle East
- Regional median
- 75 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 32 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Etisalat, du
- 5G
- Yes, standalone and non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Qatar, 101 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Kuwait, 86 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Dubai, Abu Dhabi
- tenth percentile
- 31 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 962 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Zayed International Airport (AUH)
- Airport
- AUH / OMAA
- Distance
- 31 km from the centre of Abu Dhabi
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalFree Wi-Fi anywhere in the airport; connect to the network named "Zayed International Airport Free Wifi".
- SIM on arrival
- SIM counters or vending in the terminale& (Etisalat) and du are present in arrivals; since November 2025 Abu Dhabi Airports and e& give arriving international visitors a free SIM with 10GB valid for 24 hours.
Getting into Abu Dhabi
- A1 airport bus (Zayed International Airport Terminal A - Al Zahiyah, Abu Dhabi) (AUH)
- Etihad Rail passenger service from Mohamed bin Zayed City station, Abu Dhabi, about 105 minutes
Worth knowing about Abu Dhabi
- Arriving international visitors at Zayed International Airport get a free e& SIM with 10GB of data valid for 24 hours, a partnership between Abu Dhabi Airports and e& launched in November 2025.
- Zayed International Airport offers free Wi-Fi anywhere in the airport under the network name "Zayed International Airport Free Wifi".
- Abu Dhabi has no metro or urban rail; the airport is about 31 km east of the city centre and is reached by road, taxi or the A1 city bus from Terminal A.
- Etihad Rail began intercity passenger service on 30 June 2026 from Abu Dhabi's new Mohamed bin Zayed City station to Al Hilal City in Fujairah, a journey of about 105 minutes.
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Other cities in United Arab Emirates we cover
- Dubai
- 115 km from Abu Dhabi, nearest airport DXB