Djibouti eSIM

Djibouti Telecom 4G
Free hotspot No throttling on fixed-data plans
How much data, for how long?

30 days

7 days

15 days

Validity does not start until your eSIM connects to a supported network at your destination. There is no deadline for first use. You can buy now and keep your plan for a future trip. Full refund on request, used or unused. We always refund the full amount you paid when you request it, whether your eSIM is unused, partly used or fully used. There is no time limit for requesting a refund.
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Djibouti
10 GB · 30 days
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€63.29
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There is no deadline for first use. You can buy now and keep your plan for a future trip.

Djibouti eSIM for city work, family stays and regional transfers

Choose Djibouti eSIM data for a city assignment, family coordination in Tadjoura or an authorised inland work visit. Confirm the site and route with your receiving contact, and select data and validity for the days you expect to use an available connection.

Djibouti is both the country's name and the name of its capital. Much of an arrival or work itinerary can focus on the city and nearby port facilities, but Tadjoura lies across the Gulf of Tadjoura and Ali Sabieh is an inland destination toward the Ethiopian frontier. Those locations need different transport and reception assumptions. A city office connection says little about service on an arid road, at a restricted facility or on the water. Save each receiving address and check current official travel advice before committing to a route.

How eSIM works in Djibouti

Prepare the profile over Wi-Fi on an unlocked, eSIM-compatible phone before departure. Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport serves the capital; keep the host's pickup instructions and accommodation location on the handset. After arrival, choose Horizon as the mobile-data line and enable data roaming for it, with home-line data switching disabled. Installing the profile does not start the validity period; it starts when the eSIM first connects to a supported network in Djibouti. The Djibouti service is data-only, with reception dependent on the actual location, device and local conditions.

  1. Buy a plan

    Pick a destination, data allowance and validity period.

  2. Install your eSIM

    Scan the QR or auto-install in the app — no physical SIM.

  3. Land & connect

    Data activates on first connection at your destination.

Size it to your trip

Pick the profile closest to your trip. The estimate assumes normal use — maps, messaging, photos, a short call home.

As a rule of thumb, a 3–4 day city break runs on about 1–3 GB, a one-week trip on 3–5 GB, a two-week multi-country tour on 8–12 GB, and working on the road takes about 1 GB a day, so 15 GB or more for two weeks.

Recommended size
3GB3–4 days
≈0.4 GB a day
  • Maps every day
  • Messaging and photos
  • A short call home most days
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In total, a 10 GB data allowance covers roughly 3,300 shared photos, 167 hours of social media and browsing, 29 hours of video calls, 125 hours of music streaming, or about 2000 hours of maps and navigation. Messaging apps barely use data.

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Important cities in Djibouti

Djibouti City · City guide

Djibouti City

The capital stands at the southern entrance to the Gulf of Tadjoura. A work visit may combine an airport arrival, a city office and a facility farther along the coast, each with a different entrance and receiving contact. Save the site instructions provided by the organisation and confirm the pickup before landing; a general port pin is not a usable access arrangement.

Djibouti City eSIM — set up before you fly

Why Horizon

Match the allowance to the assignment

A few days of messages and appointment updates need a different allowance from a laptop sending work files. Count every day of the city stay and inland assignment, including the return to Ambouli, then compare the current validity options. Horizon includes free personal hotspot sharing on compatible devices during a Djibouti assignment, and all connected devices use one data allowance. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling. A port visit still needs the receiving organisation's access instructions, while a remote site needs its own communication arrangements. Neither is supplied by buying mobile data.

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  • Before departure

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    Install over reliable Wi-Fi before departure and follow the plan's activation instructions.

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    Review the current price, data, validity and coverage before checkout. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling.

  • Reuse when eligible

    Reuse an eligible eSIM

    When the selected plan supports reuse or top-ups, My eSIMs shows the eligible options for the installed profile.

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    Stay connected

    We'll alert you as you approach your limit. If the plan supports a top-up, My eSIMs shows the eligible options.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Djibouti in the offer mean the city or the country?

It identifies the country destination, while Djibouti City is the capital within it. That distinction does not establish reception at every location: confirm the exact work site or town and retain the receiving address before leaving an available connection.

What should I save for an Ambouli airport arrival?

Keep the host or driver's details, the accommodation address and the meeting instructions provided for your flight. If the next stop is a port facility or another controlled site, obtain its authorised entrance and receiving contact separately.

Will data remain available across the Gulf of Tadjoura?

Do not rely on continuous land-network reception on the water. Confirm any booked vessel's current departure and arrival arrangements, save the ticket and receiving-host information, and send essential updates before boarding when connected.

Does a Djibouti plan extend into Ethiopia, Eritrea or Somalia?

No. Each is a separate destination requiring explicitly listed coverage. If an authorised work itinerary continues across a border, check the next country's data plan and current official access requirements independently before making the journey.

Can I share the data with a work laptop in the capital?

For work in Djibouti City, Horizon includes free personal hotspot sharing on compatible devices. Add document transfers and any background syncing to the allowance used by the phone, and check the actual connection before scheduling work that cannot tolerate interruption.

Can I rely on the eSIM for an inland visit near Lake Assal?

A supported city connection is not evidence of reception on the inland route or at the destination. Obtain current local guidance, keep the organiser's instructions and return arrangements offline, and use the communication procedures appropriate to the outing.

Will Horizon slow down my data?

No. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling. There is no daily limit that slows you down, so you can use your whole plan in one day if you need to. Your speed depends on the local network, your signal and how busy the network is. When your data allowance is used up, the plan stops rather than slowing down.

Can I get a refund if I already used some data?

Yes. We always refund the full amount you paid when you request it, whether your eSIM is unused, partly used or fully used. There is no time limit for requesting a refund.

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