The best eSIM for Guadeloupe depends on how much data you need, but for a typical trip eSIM Ahora offers plans from $1.31, activated by QR code in about 30 seconds with no roaming from your home carrier. A 3 GB, 30-day plan costs $3.20. You connect on local networks (Orange) at 4G LTE speed, with top-ups available and nationwide coverage. Compatible with iPhone XS or newer, Samsung Galaxy S21+ and Google Pixel 3+.
Full-speed data every day; after the daily cap the speed is reduced.
Full speed up to 1 GB/day, then 1 Mbps.
Every eSIM can be installed within 180 days of purchase. Plan validity starts when you first connect.
Your eSIM picks between these networks on its own. If you see bars and nothing loads, you can pick one by hand.
Get instant mobile data in Guadeloupe with eSIM Ahora.
Coverage available in major cities and tourist areas.
Travel tip
Activate your eSIM when you arrive. Data starts working automatically.
Pay securely. QR code delivered in 30 seconds. No registration, no physical SIM card needed. 11 plans available from $1.31.
Your Guadeloupe eSIM runs on one network: Orange. Other local networks won't carry your data: if you see signal bars and nothing loads, turn off automatic network selection (iPhone: Settings → Cellular → your eSIM → Network Selection; Android: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → your eSIM) and pick Orange by hand.
Orange Caraibe, SFR Caraibe and Digicel are the main operators in Guadeloupe and its dependencies (Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, La Désirade). 4G+ across Pointe-à-Pitre (economic hub), Basse-Terre (administrative capital), Grande-Terre (St-François, Le Gosier), Basse-Terre (Trois-Rivières, Bouillante). Guadeloupe National Park (rainforest, La Soufrière volcano) has coverage at entrances and roads; high trails may have weak signal. Marie-Galante and Les Saintes (ferry access) have 4G. La Désirade more remote with basic coverage. NOTE: Guadeloupe is a French department but NOT in the EU roam-like-at-home zone. 5G in Pointe-à-Pitre since 2023. Type C/E French plugs, 230V/50Hz.
Fly into Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP); taxi/shuttle to Le Gosier ~25-35 EUR. Currency euro (EUR) — only Caribbean territory using euro alongside Martinique. Mid-range dinner 20-40 EUR, mid-range hotel 100-250 EUR. Guadeloupe forms a butterfly with two wings: Grande-Terre (eastern, flat, beaches — Sainte-Anne, Saint-François) and Basse-Terre (western, mountainous, rainforest — La Soufrière volcano, Carbet falls). Les Saintes (Terre-de-Haut especially) is one of the Caribbean's prettiest villages. Marie-Galante for rum and beaches. French and Guadeloupean Creole languages. Schengen visa required for non-EU.