# eSIM for Dominica Viasimo's Dominica eSIM starts at $5.99 for 500 MB over 1 day, running on FLOW with 4G LTE where available. Plans last 1 to 180 days, arrive by email in minutes and install from your phone's settings, with no app. Canonical page: https://viasimo.com/destinations/dominica/ ## Dominica eSIM prices | Plan | Data | Days | Price | Price per GB | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 500 MB, 1 day | 500 MB | 1 | $5.99 | $12.27 | | 1 GB, 1 day | 1 GB | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 | | 2 GB, 1 day | 2 GB | 1 | $16.00 | $8.00 | | 10 GB, 1 day | 10 GB | 1 | $62.99 | $6.30 | | Unlimited, 3 days | Unlimited | 3 | $45.99 | - | | Unlimited, 5 days | Unlimited | 5 | $71.99 | - | | 1 GB, 7 days | 1 GB | 7 | $10.99 | $10.99 | | Unlimited, 7 days | Unlimited | 7 | $98.99 | - | | Unlimited, 10 days | Unlimited | 10 | $139.99 | - | | 3 GB, 15 days | 3 GB | 15 | $23.99 | $8.00 | | Unlimited, 15 days | Unlimited | 15 | $204.99 | - | | 3 GB, 30 days | 3 GB | 30 | $25.00 | $8.33 | | 5 GB, 30 days | 5 GB | 30 | $38.99 | $7.80 | | 10 GB, 30 days | 10 GB | 30 | $70.99 | $7.10 | | 20 GB, 30 days | 20 GB | 30 | $134.99 | $6.75 | | Unlimited, 30 days | Unlimited | 30 | $384.99 | - | | Unlimited, 60 days | Unlimited | 60 | $749.99 | - | | Unlimited, 90 days | Unlimited | 90 | $1,124.99 | - | | Unlimited, 180 days | Unlimited | 180 | $2,249.99 | - | ## Which networks does the Dominica eSIM use? - **FLOW**: 4G LTE Your eSIM picks one automatically; you do not choose or switch between them. The operator list comes from the network partner that carries this eSIM. Verified October 30, 2026. ## eSIM Details - **Data**: 500 MB – 20 GB or unlimited - **Validity**: 1–180 days - **Speed**: 4G LTE - **Hotspot / tethering**: Supported on most devices - **Activation**: Starts when you first connect in your destination - **Speed management**: Roughly 2-3 GB per day at full speed, sometimes less depending on the local carrier, then reduced - **Top-ups**: Add more data from your account, before the plan expires - **Text messages (SMS)**: Data only: use an app for verification codes - **Unused validity**: 180 days before it must be installed ## Dominica: what to know before you land Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/dominica/#destination-guide · Researched October 2026 by Viasimo Dominica has two mobile networks, FLOW and Digicel, and our eSIM connects to FLOW over 4G/LTE. Most visitors arrive at Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM) on the north-east coast, then face a long drive on a landslide-prone highway, so having data from the moment you land helps with drivers, weather warnings and the island's changeable trail conditions. ### Dominica: quick facts | Fact | Dominica | | --- | --- | | Emergency number | 999 | | Main airports | Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM) | | Plug types | Type D, G (230V) | | Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | | Apps worth having | WhatsApp, Google Maps, Facebook, Windy | ### Flying into Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM) and the drive south (Dominica · https://viasimo.com/destinations/dominica/#guide-flying-into-douglas-charles-airport-dom-and-the-drive-south) **Douglas–Charles Airport** sits just north-west of Marigot on the Atlantic coast. Its runway is short by international standards, so it is served by smaller jets and regional turboprops: **American Eagle** from Miami and **United** from Newark, with American adding seasonal mainline Miami flights from December 2026, plus inter-island links on LIAT Air, interCaribbean, Sunrise Airways, Winair and Contour to Antigua, Barbados, St Lucia, Sint Maarten, Guadeloupe, Martinique, San Juan and others. A second, smaller airfield at **Canefield**, a few miles north-east of Roseau, handles light aircraft. The drive from Douglas–Charles to Roseau or the west coast is where a working phone earns its keep. The UK Foreign Office warns that the main highway from the airport is prone to landslides after bad weather, with sheer drops where sections have collapsed, and advises against driving it at night. Message your driver or guesthouse from the arrivals hall, share your live location, and if your flight lands late, consider staying near the airport around Calibishie or Marigot rather than tackling the road in the dark. Signs are sparse and it is easy to lose your way on Dominica's narrow roads, so keep navigation running even on routes your driver knows. ### FLOW and Digicel in the years since Hurricane Maria (Dominica · https://viasimo.com/destinations/dominica/#guide-flow-and-digicel-in-the-years-since-hurricane-maria) Dominica is served by two mobile operators, **FLOW** and **Digicel**, with the locally owned epic.net offering fixed broadband. Both mobile networks had to be rebuilt after Hurricane Maria flattened much of the island's infrastructure in 2017, and the recovery was slow: in 2020 the government publicly criticised operators because some communities still had not had service fully restored. Our eSIM connects to **FLOW** over 4G/LTE. Because the eSIM uses one network, if you are somewhere FLOW does not reach, you will not be handed over to Digicel; plan offline time accordingly rather than assuming another network will pick you up. A few habits that work well here: - Send messages and download what you need before you leave the coast road for the interior. - Save guides' and drivers' numbers in your phone, as many prefer a call to your home number. - Keep a screenshot of your accommodation's directions, because many addresses are given as landmarks. The island's fixed fibre networks are generally better than mobile for large uploads, so leave the big photo backups for your guesthouse wifi. ### Hurricane season, Boiling Lake checks and official alerts (Dominica · https://viasimo.com/destinations/dominica/#guide-hurricane-season-boiling-lake-checks-and-official-alerts) Hurricane season in Dominica normally runs from **June to November**, and storms can form and strengthen quickly. The Foreign Office recommends following the **US National Hurricane Center** for forecasts and the Dominica **Government Information Service** for local instructions, including any evacuation orders. With data on your phone, you can check both each morning instead of relying on second-hand news at your guesthouse. The same applies to hiking. Before attempting the **Boiling Lake** trail, the Foreign Office advises confirming with guides that it is safe, and checking updates from the **Office of Disaster Management**, which posts on its Facebook page. Heavy rain changes conditions on the trail and the rivers you cross. At sea, currents can be stronger than they look and not every beach has lifeguards or warning flags, so check conditions with locals before swimming at quieter spots. A longer-term change is coming: the new **Dominica International Airport** near Wesley, with a 3,000-metre runway able to take wide-body jets direct from North America and Europe, was more than 90% through runway earthworks in December 2025 and is on track for completion in 2027. ### Sources for the Dominica guide - [Douglas–Charles Airport (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas%E2%80%93Charles_Airport) - [Dominica International Airport (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica_International_Airport) - [Construction of Dominica's International Airport advancing, on track for 2027 completion (Office of the Prime Minister)](https://pressroomopm.gov.dm/construction-of-dominicas-international-airport-advancing-on-track-for-2027-completion/) - [Dominica government not pleased with telecom coverage three years after Hurricane Maria (Caribbean National Weekly)](https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/dominica-government-not-pleased-with-telecom-coverage-three-years-after-hurricane-maria/) - [Dominica travel advice: safety and security (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/dominica/safety-and-security) - [Dominica travel advice: getting help (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/dominica/getting-help) ## Seven days in Dominica: Roseau, the Boiling Lake and Portsmouth 7-day itinerary · 7 days · Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/dominica/#itinerary A hiking and nature week for fit, active travellers: waterfalls, hot springs and the full-day Boiling Lake trek in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, the bubbling Champagne Reef, then the Kalinago Territory and the rivers and forts of the north. **When to go:** The drier months from about February to May give the safest trail and river conditions; June to November is hurricane season, when heavy rain can close the Boiling Lake trail and the airport highway. ### Day 1 in Dominica: Arrive and drive to Roseau - **Base:** Roseau - **Getting there:** Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM) to Roseau by road, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes; the FCDO advises against driving this landslide-prone highway at night. - **Plan:** Land at Douglas–Charles Airport on the north-east coast and drive across the island to Roseau in daylight. In the late afternoon stroll through the Dominica Botanic Gardens, where a large baobab still lies on the school bus it crushed in Hurricane David in 1979, then climb the short path up to the Morne Bruce viewpoint for a view over the capital and the Caribbean Sea. - **Mobile signal:** FLOW 4G is reliable around the airport and in Roseau, but expect gaps on the mountain section of the highway; download offline maps before you set off. ### Day 2 in Dominica: Trafalgar Falls, Titou Gorge and hot springs - **Base:** Roseau - **Getting there:** Trafalgar and Wotten Waven are each around 20 to 30 minutes from Roseau by car; Laudat is a little higher up the valley. - **Plan:** Drive up the Roseau valley to Trafalgar Falls, where a short walk brings you to the twin falls known as the Father and the Mother, with warm pools at the base. Continue to Laudat for Titou Gorge, swimming up a narrow, sheer-sided canyon to a small waterfall. Finish in Wotten Waven, where several family-run sulphur hot spring pools let you soak after the swim. - **Mobile signal:** Usable 4G in Trafalgar and Wotten Waven villages, but weak or none in Titou Gorge itself. Leave your phone in a dry bag before swimming. ### Day 3 in Dominica: The Boiling Lake hike - **Base:** Roseau - **Getting there:** About 30 minutes by road from Roseau to the Laudat trailhead. - **Plan:** Start early from the Titou Gorge trailhead near Laudat with a licensed guide. The trail climbs through rainforest, crosses a ridge and descends into the Valley of Desolation, an area of steaming vents, hot streams and coloured mud. It ends at the rim of the Boiling Lake, a flooded fumarole whose water is around 95°C. Allow six to eight hours for the round trip and bring water, food and a rain jacket. - **Mobile signal:** Assume no signal for most of the hike, including at the lake. Check the Office of Disaster Management updates and the forecast before you set off, and tell your guesthouse when you expect to be back. ### Day 4 in Dominica: Champagne Reef, Scotts Head and Soufrière - **Base:** Roseau - **Getting there:** Champagne Reef and Scotts Head are a short drive south of Roseau along the coast road. - **Plan:** Rest your legs with a gentler day on the south-west coast. Snorkel at Champagne Reef, where volcanic gas rises from the seabed in streams of warm bubbles. Continue south to Soufrière and its sulphur springs, then on to Scotts Head, a narrow isthmus where the Caribbean meets the Atlantic. Walk up to the old fort ruins on the headland. If you want to see sperm whales, book a licensed whale-watching trip from Roseau. - **Mobile signal:** 4G is generally good along the south-west coast and at Scotts Head; whale-watching boats lose signal well offshore. ### Day 5 in Dominica: Emerald Pool and the Kalinago Territory - **Base:** Portsmouth - **Getting there:** Roseau to the Emerald Pool, then to the Kalinago Territory and Portsmouth by winding roads; plan on most of the day with stops. - **Plan:** Cross the island to the Emerald Pool in the north of the national park, a short forest walk to a waterfall dropping into a green swimming hole. Continue to the Atlantic coast and the Kalinago Territory, home to the island's Indigenous Kalinago people. At Kalinago Barana Autê, a heritage village beside the Crayfish River, a guided tour covers traditional crafts, canoe building and cassava bread making. Drive on to Portsmouth for the night. - **Mobile signal:** Patchy across the island's central interior and along parts of the east coast; FLOW coverage returns in Portsmouth. Download offline maps for the cross-island roads. ### Day 6 in Dominica: Indian River and Fort Shirley - **Base:** Portsmouth - **Plan:** In the morning take a rowed boat trip up the Indian River with a licensed guide, gliding under bloodwood trees whose buttress roots twist into the water; the river appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. In the afternoon walk out to Cabrits National Park on its headland north of town to explore Fort Shirley, an 18th-century British garrison, and the trails up the twin hills behind it for views across Prince Rupert Bay. - **Mobile signal:** Good 4G in Portsmouth and at Fort Shirley; weaker under the forest canopy upriver, though usually enough for messages. ### Day 7 in Dominica: North coast beaches and departure - **Base:** Portsmouth - **Getting there:** Calibishie is a short drive from Douglas–Charles Airport, which makes the north a convenient last night before flying out. - **Plan:** Drive along the north-east coast towards Calibishie, stopping at the Red Rocks at Pointe Baptiste, a strange landscape of eroded red stone above the sea. Swim at Batibou or one of the other quieter beaches nearby if the sea is calm, checking conditions with locals first, as not all beaches have lifeguards. Then continue the short distance to Douglas–Charles Airport for your departure. - **Mobile signal:** Fair 4G around Calibishie and at the airport; signal can be weak on the dirt tracks down to the beaches. ### Staying connected on this Dominica route - Our eSIM stays on FLOW and will not switch to Digicel, so download maps and trail notes before heading into Morne Trois Pitons National Park. - Check the Office of Disaster Management's Facebook page and the US National Hurricane Center each morning in the wet season before a hike or long drive. - Save your guides' and drivers' numbers, and arrange the Boiling Lake pickup time in advance, since you will be offline on the trail. ### Sources for the Dominica itinerary - [UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Morne Trois Pitons National Park](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/814/) - [Wikivoyage: Dominica](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dominica) - [GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Dominica safety and security](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/dominica/safety-and-security) ## About this eSIM Dominica is the most vertical island in the eastern Caribbean, and that vertical is the whole story for mobile data. Signal follows the coastal road and the two main towns; ridges, gorges and rainforest interrupt it constantly. If your trip is built around hiking, plan for being offline more than you are on. ### Getting online when you land Get the profile installed before you leave home, over your own wifi. Douglas-Charles airport sits on the north-east coast, well over an hour of winding road from Roseau, and the drive is not where you want to be troubleshooting a download. Once you land, turn the profile on and allow data roaming for it. Give it a few minutes. If you have arrived by ferry into Roseau from Guadeloupe or Martinique instead, the same applies; the crossing itself is largely without signal, so switch on once you are alongside. Your existing SIM should stay in the phone for calls. Guides, boat operators and guesthouse owners here work by phone, and many will call rather than message to confirm a pickup. ### The networks you'll be on FLOW carries mobile data on the island, running 4G LTE. There is no 5G here and none to wait for. With a single operator, coverage is a single footprint. Nothing else will catch your handset when it slips out of range, so the honest planning assumption is that where the network stops, you are properly offline rather than merely slow. Where you have 4G, it does everything a visitor needs: messaging, maps, a video call home, uploading photos. The 3G tier that appears in the villages and along the mountain road handles text and voice notes and little else. In the interior you will frequently have neither, and that is a normal Dominica day rather than a fault. ### Where coverage holds, and where it thins Workable: Roseau and its immediate suburbs, the Bay Front and the market area; the west coast road running north through Mero and Salisbury; Portsmouth, Picard and the university area; Canefield; the southern villages of Loubiere, Pointe Michel and Soufriere; and Calibishie and Marigot on the north-east coast near the airport. Intermittent: the mountain road over the spine between the coasts, where you will lose and recover signal repeatedly; the Kalinago Territory along the east coast; the Layou valley; and the villages high above Roseau such as Laudat and Wotten Waven, where the terrain does the blocking. Effectively absent: the interior. That means Morne Trois Pitons national park, the Boiling Lake trail and the Valley of Desolation, Middleham Falls, Titou Gorge once you are in it, the upper reaches of the Waitukubuli National Trail, and most river hikes. Add the boat trip up the Indian River and the dive sites at Champagne Reef and Scotts Head to the list. This is not a failing of the island so much as a description of it. Dominica is steep, forested and thinly populated between towns, and towers need people and roads. ### What you'll actually use data for here Arranging things, and reassuring people. Guides and drivers are the practical core of a Dominica trip, because the trailheads are remote and the roads are demanding. You will use messaging to book them, to reschedule around rain, and to say you are running late. Do that while you have coverage, not from the trail. Weather is the other constant. Rainfall here is heavy and localised, rivers rise fast, and whether a gorge hike or a waterfall swim is sensible today is a question worth checking before you set off rather than discovering on the way. You will also use data for the practical admin of island travel: ferry schedules between the islands, which shift; boat trips for whale watching, which run on conditions; and confirming card payments, since not every business off the main strip takes them and you will want to know before you rely on it. Finally, use it to check in. Telling someone you are heading into the interior and will be unreachable until evening is genuinely useful information on this island. ### Before you fly Download offline maps of the whole island plus your specific trailheads. Then take a real map as well. Trail junctions in the interior are not always signed and a phone with no signal and a flat battery is not a navigation tool. Screenshot your guesthouse directions, your guide's number and any booking confirmations. Store them in local storage rather than a cloud folder that needs a connection to open. Bring a power bank and a genuinely waterproof case. Dominica is wet, humid and hot, you will be near water constantly, and a handset searching for a distant tower in the mountains burns charge fast. Above all, treat hiking days as offline days and plan them that way. Agree a return time with someone before you set off. That single habit is worth more here than any amount of data. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does an eSIM work in Dominica? Yes. Your Dominica eSIM connects automatically the moment you arrive, with no roaming fees and nothing to set up at the airport. The host networks it can use are FLOW. Coverage runs on 4G LTE. There is no 5G on our host network in Dominica yet. ### Do I get 5G in Dominica? No. FLOW do not yet offer 5G to visitors in Dominica, so your eSIM connects over 4G LTE or slower. Anyone claiming 5G for this destination is quoting a spec sheet, not the network you will actually get. ### How many mobile networks are there in Dominica? Two: FLOW and Digicel, both rebuilt after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Our eSIM connects to FLOW over 4G/LTE and stays on that network, so if FLOW has no signal where you are, it will not switch to Digicel. Expect gaps in the mountainous interior and plan to send messages and download anything important while you are on the coast. ### Which airlines fly direct to Dominica from the US? American Eagle flies to Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM) from Miami and United flies from Newark, with American adding seasonal mainline Miami flights from December 2026. Other visitors connect through Antigua, Barbados, St Lucia, Sint Maarten, Guadeloupe or San Juan on regional carriers such as LIAT Air, interCaribbean, Sunrise Airways, Winair and Contour. ### Is it safe to drive from Douglas–Charles Airport to Roseau at night? The UK Foreign Office advises against it. The main highway from the airport is prone to landslides after bad weather, has sheer drops where sections have collapsed, and is poorly signed. If you land late, consider staying near the airport. Either way, have mobile data working so you can follow the route and keep in touch with your driver or host. ### When will Dominica's new international airport open? The government says the new Dominica International Airport near Wesley is on track for completion in 2027. In December 2025 runway earthworks were more than 90% complete. Its 3,000-metre runway is designed for wide-body jets from North America and Europe. Until it opens, international arrivals use Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM), which takes smaller jets and turboprops. ### How much data do I need for 7 days in Dominica? For 7 days in Dominica, Viasimo sells 1 GB for $10.99 and unlimited data for $98.99. Our sizing recommendation, not a measurement: maps, messaging and the occasional lookup, about 1 GB a week; maps, social, photos and some browsing, about 3 to 7 GB a week. The data calculator on this site works it out from how you actually use your phone. ## Information and verification - **Prices and plans**: Every price and allowance on this page is read from the live catalog, not typed in. Verified October 30, 2026. - **Host networks**: The operator list comes from the network partner that carries this eSIM. Verified October 30, 2026.