# eSIM for Venezuela

Viasimo's Venezuela eSIM starts at $13.99 for 1 GB over 7 days, running on Digitel with 4G LTE where available. Plans last 3 to 180 days, arrive by email in minutes and install from your phone's settings, with no app.

Canonical page: https://viasimo.com/destinations/venezuela/

## Venezuela eSIM prices

| Plan | Data | Days | Price | Price per GB |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited, 3 days | Unlimited | 3 | $78.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 5 days | Unlimited | 5 | $124.99 | - |
| 1 GB, 7 days | 1 GB | 7 | $13.99 | $13.99 |
| Unlimited, 7 days | Unlimited | 7 | $179.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 10 days | Unlimited | 10 | $239.99 | - |
| 3 GB, 15 days | 3 GB | 15 | $35.99 | $12.00 |
| Unlimited, 15 days | Unlimited | 15 | $359.99 | - |
| 3 GB, 30 days | 3 GB | 30 | $37.99 | $12.66 |
| 5 GB, 30 days | 5 GB | 30 | $58.00 | $11.60 |
| 10 GB, 30 days | 10 GB | 30 | $104.99 | $10.50 |
| 20 GB, 30 days | 20 GB | 30 | $219.99 | $11.00 |
| Unlimited, 30 days | Unlimited | 30 | $659.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 60 days | Unlimited | 60 | $1,319.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 90 days | Unlimited | 90 | $1,979.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 180 days | Unlimited | 180 | $3,949.99 | - |

## Which networks does the Venezuela eSIM use?

- **Digitel**: 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**: 1 GB – 20 GB or unlimited
- **Validity**: 3–180 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
- **Connects via**: United Kingdom
- **Unused validity**: 180 days before it must be installed

## Venezuela: what to know before you land

Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/venezuela/#destination-guide · Researched October 2026 by Viasimo

This eSIM uses Digitel, the smallest of Venezuela's three mobile networks after state-owned Movilnet and Movistar, on 4G in major cities and older 3G elsewhere. Frequent power cuts can knock out mobile signal nationwide, including in Caracas. The UK advises against all but essential travel to most of the country, and the US rates it Level 3, reconsider travel.

### Venezuela: quick facts

| Fact | Venezuela |
| --- | --- |
| Emergency number | 911 |
| Main airports | Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetía (Caracas) (CCS) |
| Plug types | Type A, B (120V) |
| Currency | Venezuelan bolívar (VES); US dollars widely used |
| Apps worth having | WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Maps, Maps.me |

### Digitel, Movilnet and Movistar: Venezuela's three networks

(Venezuela · https://viasimo.com/destinations/venezuela/#guide-digitel-movilnet-and-movistar-venezuela-s-three-networks)

Venezuela has three mobile operators. In the last published comparison, from December 2018, **Movilnet**, the mobile arm of the state telecoms company CANTV, and **Movistar**, then part of Spain's Telefónica, each had about 8.8 million subscribers. **Digitel**, owned by Televenco, was third with around 3 million.

This eSIM connects to Digitel. The UK Foreign Office notes that mobile networks in Venezuela use **4G in major cities and older 3G elsewhere**, and that internet is generally slow outside the big cities. On a single network, there is no second operator to fall back on, so if Digitel has no mast nearby you'll have no data until you move on.

Power is the bigger factor. Outages are frequent, can start without warning and may be local or national, and they can **disrupt mobile signal and internet across the country, including Caracas**. When the grid fails, mast batteries and generators eventually run down too.

The US State Department also warns that mobile devices are vulnerable to compromise and theft in Venezuela. It recommends avoiding public wifi and using a reputable VPN and internet-calling apps, so set those up before you travel.

### Arriving at Maiquetía and the road into Caracas

(Venezuela · https://viasimo.com/destinations/venezuela/#guide-arriving-at-maiquetia-and-the-road-into-caracas)

Simón Bolívar International Airport at Maiquetía (CCS), on the coast below Caracas, resumed commercial flights on 1 September 2026 with limited capacity. International flights also use Valencia, Barquisimeto, Barcelona and Maracaibo.

The Foreign Office warns of crime in the terminals, the car park and on transfers into the city, with the highest risk at night and armed robberies of buses on the airport road. Its advice:

- Arrange for a friend, business contact or tour operator to meet you. Message them your flight details before you fly and keep their number on paper as well.
- Otherwise use a **licensed taxi from the official rank** outside arrivals. Don't accept lifts offered in the arrivals hall, and don't get into a taxi that already has passengers. The US State Department also flags unregulated taxis from the airport as a particular risk.
- Keep phones, watches and other valuables out of sight.

The National Guard carries out random checks, especially on departure. Be wary of people posing as officials; if in doubt, ask airline or airport staff. Arriving by air, most visitors get a **tourist card for up to 90 days** and must show a return or onward ticket, so have it ready on your phone.

### Power cuts, water and fuel: what to keep charged

(Venezuela · https://viasimo.com/destinations/venezuela/#guide-power-cuts-water-and-fuel-what-to-keep-charged)

Because outages can arrive without warning and last for hours, plan your phone around them:

- **Carry two charged power banks** and top them up whenever the power is on.
- **Download offline maps**, tickets and key contacts, so you can still navigate and show bookings when signal disappears.
- **Stay in touch with your airline or agent**, as power cuts can delay or cancel flights.
- **Store some water and food**, especially outside Caracas, as the Foreign Office suggests.

The State Department says tap water is not safe to drink even in major cities, running water shortages are frequent, and some public hospitals and clinics lack electricity and running water. Healthcare is described as being in severe crisis, so make sure your insurance includes evacuation.

Fuel shortages are common outside Caracas. Not every petrol station accepts international cards, so carry local currency or US dollars, and pay the exact amount because stations usually don't give change. Use official exchange: the State Department warns that using black-market currency exchanges can lead to detention and criminal charges. Don't drive between cities at night, when fake checkpoints have been used for robbery and kidnapping.

### Border zones, photography rules and visa stays

(Venezuela · https://viasimo.com/destinations/venezuela/#guide-border-zones-photography-rules-and-visa-stays)

The UK Foreign Office advises against **all travel** to areas within 80 km of the Colombian border and 40 km of the Brazilian and Guyanese borders, the Orinoco Mining Arc, the area south of the Orinoco in Delta Amacuro, and **all of Zulia state**, and against all but essential travel to the rest of Venezuela. The US State Department's June 2026 advisory adds Amazonas, Apure, Táchira, Guárico, rural Bolívar and Aragua outside Maracay to its do-not-travel list. A strong earthquake on 24 June 2026 also disrupted transport and emergency services.

Photo and drone rules are strict. It is illegal to photograph military or strategic sites, including military airports and the presidential palace, and the Foreign Office advises against plane spotting. Drone use is heavily restricted, especially for foreigners.

Your tourist card and entry stamp set how long you can stay. You can ask a SAIME office for an extension of up to 90 days before they expire; overstaying can lead to arrest and a fine on departure. Declare cash of US$10,000 or more on arrival.

For emergencies, dial **911**. This eSIM is data only, so keep your home SIM switched on for voice calls.

### Sources for the Venezuela guide

- [Venezuela travel advice (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/venezuela)
- [Venezuela travel advice: safety and security (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/venezuela/safety-and-security)
- [Venezuela travel advice: entry requirements (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/venezuela/entry-requirements)
- [Venezuela travel advice: getting help (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/venezuela/getting-help)
- [Venezuela travel advisory (U.S. Department of State)](https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/venezuela.html)
- [List of mobile network operators of the Americas (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Americas)

## If you must travel to Venezuela: arrival, staying connected and keeping in touch

Essential-travel plan (not a holiday itinerary; UK travel advice warns against travel) · 3 days · Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/venezuela/#itinerary

Not a holiday plan: the UK advises against all but essential travel to most of Venezuela and against all travel to its border areas and Zulia state. This three-day outline is for essential trips to Caracas, covering arrival, power cuts and keeping in contact.

**When to go:** There is no recommended season for leisure travel; for essential trips, check the Foreign Office advice and your airline the day before flying, as commercial flights into Maiquetía only resumed on a limited basis in September 2026.

### Day 1 in Venezuela: Arrival at Maiquetía and the road into Caracas

- **Base:** Caracas
- **Getting there:** Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International is on the coast at La Guaira; the drive to central Caracas usually takes 30 to 60 minutes.
- **Plan:** Time your flight to land in daylight and arrange a pick-up in advance through your employer, host or accommodation; if that isn't possible, use only a licensed taxi from the official rank outside arrivals and refuse offers inside the hall. Expect strict immigration and customs checks. Keep your phone out of sight on the airport road, and message your contacts at home once you reach your accommodation.
- **Mobile signal:** This eSIM uses Digitel, which has 4G in Caracas and the airport area; check it connects before leaving the terminal so you can contact your driver.

### Day 2 in Venezuela: Staying connected through power cuts

- **Base:** Caracas
- **Plan:** Set up your accommodation for outages, which can happen without warning and can take mobile networks and internet down with them. Charge power banks whenever you have electricity, keep a torch, some bottled water and food, and US dollars or local cash, since cards aren't always accepted. Keep road journeys to daylight hours with a pre-booked driver, avoid public transport and stay away from protests or crowds.
- **Mobile signal:** Digitel 4G is usually available in central Caracas, but power cuts can knock out masts across the city; outside the major cities, expect slower 3G only.

### Day 3 in Venezuela: Keeping in touch and leaving

- **Base:** Caracas
- **Plan:** Agree a daily check-in time with someone at home and a plan for what they should do if they don't hear from you, including calling the FCDO in London on 020 7008 5000. Keep a copy of your passport photo page and entry stamp on you at all times. Don't photograph military sites, airports or the presidential palace. Leave for Maiquetía in daylight with your pre-booked driver, allowing extra time for security checks.
- **Mobile signal:** Coverage at the airport is generally good; download boarding passes and save essential numbers before leaving, in case a power cut takes the network down on the way.

### Staying connected on this Venezuela route

- Save 911, your embassy contact page and the FCDO's 24-hour London number, 020 7008 5000, as phone contacts and on paper.
- Keep two or more charged power banks and download offline maps of Caracas, as outages can disable mobile data without warning.
- Don't travel to areas within 80 km of the Colombian border, 40 km of the Brazilian and Guyanese borders, the Orinoco Mining Arc, Delta Amacuro south of the Orinoco or anywhere in Zulia state, where the UK advises against all travel.

### Sources for the Venezuela itinerary

- [Venezuela travel advice – GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/venezuela)
- [Venezuela safety and security – GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/venezuela/safety-and-security)
- [Venezuela getting help – GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/venezuela/getting-help)
- [Venezuela travel advisory – U.S. Department of State](https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/venezuela.html)

## About this eSIM

Venezuela's population is packed into the north of the country, along the Caribbean coast and up into the Andean foothills, and mobile data is packed into the same places. South and east of that band the land opens out into savanna, rainforest and tepui country where a phone is decoration. A travel eSIM gives you a working connection where connections exist; the skill is knowing in advance which parts of your trip those are.

### Getting online when you land

Install the profile at home, on wifi, before you set off, and keep it switched off in your settings until you are in the country.

After landing, activate the travel profile and allow data roaming for it. Coverage around Caracas and its airport is the best in the country, so registration should be prompt. Give it a couple of minutes, and if it has not attached, cycle airplane mode and then try selecting the network manually.

Keep your home SIM installed with data turned off. You want the number your bank recognises still able to receive codes, and you want none of your data going through it.

### The networks you'll be on

Your traffic here runs over Digitel, on 3G and 4G/LTE. It is a single-network picture, so the question is never which operator to prefer but simply whether this one reaches where you are going.

4G is the norm in the cities and larger towns. Outside them the phone drops to 3G routinely, and 3G here is doing serious work rather than sitting in reserve, so leave it enabled in your network settings. Anything that forces a 4G-only connection will hand you a phone that shows full bars in Caracas and nothing an hour outside it.

Speeds vary through the day and by neighbourhood in a way that is more noticeable than in most destinations. Build a little tolerance into your plans: send the message, then carry on walking rather than standing still waiting for a tick.

### Where coverage holds, and where it thins

The reliable band is the populated north. Caracas and its surrounding valley, Maracaibo, Valencia, Maracay, Barquisimeto and the coastal strip are covered, as is Merida up in the Andes and the developed side of Margarita Island.

It thins quickly beyond that. Canaima and the approaches to Angel Falls are reached by light aircraft and river, and the camps there operate essentially offline. The Gran Sabana, the road south towards the Brazilian border, and the Orinoco basin are long stretches with nothing. The high Andean passes lose signal between towns even where both ends of the road are covered. Los Roques is an archipelago with a small settlement and a lot of open water; do not count on more than intermittent service.

Power is the other variable worth planning around, independent of the network itself. Charging opportunities are not always where or when you want them, and a phone that has run flat is indistinguishable from a phone with no coverage.

### What you'll actually use data for here

Messaging carries almost everything. WhatsApp is the default channel for arranging transport, confirming a posada booking, agreeing a price, and staying in touch with a guide who will lose signal the moment they set off to meet you.

Navigation and route planning matter, because road conditions and journey times are not well represented by an optimistic map estimate, and you will want offline copies of anything you rely on.

Beyond that: translating, converting, photographing, and checking in with people at home who will worry if you go quiet. It is worth telling them in advance which days you expect to be unreachable, so silence from Canaima or the Gran Sabana reads as planned rather than alarming.

### Before you fly

Download offline maps covering the whole northern band plus any region you intend to reach, and save your accommodation and guide contacts where they open without a connection.

Install the eSIM profile ahead of time and confirm your handset is unlocked and eSIM capable. Carry a power bank with real capacity and the cable to match, keep a printed or screenshotted copy of every booking, and agree a check-in schedule with someone at home before you head anywhere remote.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does an eSIM work in Venezuela?

Yes. Your Venezuela 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 Digitel. Coverage runs on 4G LTE. There is no 5G on our host network in Venezuela yet.

### Do I get 5G in Venezuela?

No. Digitel do not yet offer 5G to visitors in Venezuela, 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.

### Which mobile networks are there in Venezuela?

There are three: Movilnet, the mobile arm of the state-owned CANTV, Movistar, and Digitel, the smallest, with about 3 million subscribers in the last published figures from 2018. This eSIM uses Digitel. Expect 4G in major cities and older 3G elsewhere, with slow internet outside the cities.

### Do power cuts affect mobile signal in Venezuela?

Yes. The UK Foreign Office says power cuts are frequent, can begin without warning and can disrupt mobile signal and internet across the country, including Caracas. Carry charged power banks, download offline maps and documents, and keep in touch with your airline, as cuts can also delay flights.

### How should I get from Maiquetía airport to Caracas?

Ideally, have a friend, business contact or tour operator meet you. Otherwise use a licensed taxi from the official rank outside arrivals, never a lift offered inside the hall or a taxi with other passengers. Crime risk on the airport route is highest at night, and armed bus robberies have happened.

### Can I take photos or fly a drone in Venezuela?

Be very careful. Photographing military or strategic installations, including military airports and the presidential palace, is illegal, and the Foreign Office advises against plane spotting. The US State Department says drone use is heavily restricted, especially for foreigners. Keep your camera and phone away from security sites.

### What is the emergency number in Venezuela?

Dial 911 for ambulance, fire and police. It's a voice call, and this eSIM is data only, so keep your home SIM switched on. Help can be slow, particularly outside Caracas, and hospitals may lack power or water, so check that your insurance covers medical evacuation.

### How much data do I need for 7 days in Venezuela?

For 7 days in Venezuela, Viasimo sells 1 GB for $13.99 and unlimited data for $179.99. 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.