Product info
Mexico City eSIM plans
| 3GB prepaid eSIM · 14 days | $10.49$3.50 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| Ohayu recommends5GB prepaid eSIM · 30 days | $15.49$3.10 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 10GB prepaid eSIM · 30 days | $27.49$2.75 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 15GB prepaid eSIM · 60 days | $34.49$2.30 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 20GB prepaid eSIM · 90 days | $41.49$2.07 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 50GB prepaid eSIM · 90 days | $88.99$1.78 / GB | Buy eSIM |
You can install your eSIM before the trip and activate it when you arrive in Mexico. Validity starts after eSIM activation.
Plan details
How much mobile data you need
What's the best eSIM for Mexico City?
A few days – 3 GB
Maps, ride-hailing, museums.
Central Mexico for a week – 10 GB
Puebla, Oaxaca, Teotihuacan.
Across Mexico – 20 GB
Capital plus the coasts.
Working from Roma or Condesa – 50 GB
A common base - tethering all day.
Coverage and network
Coverage across the valley
Mexico mobile networks
Mexico averages about 40 Mbps and sits 86th, and Mexico City comes in near 36 - below the national figure, which is unusual for a capital and comes down to how many people share each cell. Telcel has by far the widest reach. Expect workable rather than fast.
Speedtest Global Index · Mobile · Mexico City · June 2026
Download
35.9 Mbps
Upload
8.42 Mbps
Latency
24 ms
Global rank
#134 of 98
Mexico City, specifically
- Roma, Condesa, Polanco, Centro: Reliable 4G with 5G in patches. These are the best-served parts of the city and where most visitors stay.
- The Metro: Coverage in the tunnels is inconsistent line by line - some stretches carry a signal and some do not. It is also extremely busy, and pickpocketing is common enough that having your phone out on a packed carriage is the bigger risk.
- Altitude and the sprawl: The city sits at 2,240 m in a basin ringed by mountains, and it is vast. Coverage holds across the built-up area; the further out towards the edges you go, the more it varies.
- Teotihuacan and the day trips: The pyramids site is covered, as are the roads out. Some of the smaller pueblos mágicos in the surrounding states have thinner service.
- Xochimilco: The trajinera canals have coverage along the main routes. Further into the quieter channels it drops.
All of Mexico
One plan covers the whole country - the capital, the Yucatán, the Pacific coast, Baja - on the same terms.
How to install eSIM
Connected in 3 steps
- 01
Buy before you fly
Choose your data plan before your trip.
- 02
Download & install
Log in to your account, tap your eSIM, and follow the on-screen instructions.
- 03
Land & activate
Activate when you arrive in Mexico. Turn on roaming for the eSIM and it connects to a local network.
Before you buy, make sure your phone supports eSIM — see Ohayu compatible devices list or dial *#06#. It's a free request to your phone's settings. If you see the EID number — your phone is eSIM-compatible.
Arriving in Mexico City
Airport Wi-Fi at MEX and AIFA
Benito Juárez runs a free public network in the terminals. The city now has a second airport, Felipe Ángeles, about 45 km north - a long way out, and a transfer you want to have sorted before you land.
Side by side
Mexico City eSIM Comparison
Indicative comparison based on publicly listed Mexico plans as of August 2026. Competitor pricing and policies change - check their sites for current terms.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to register a SIM in Mexico? The 2026 rules explained
For a Mexican line, yes - and this changed recently. Mexico spent years trying to build a biometric mobile registry; the first attempt, PANAUT, was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2022 by a 9-2 majority. A new framework took effect in January 2026 that requires every Mexican line - prepaid, postpaid, physical SIM or eSIM - to be linked to an identity record tied to the biometric CURP system. Deadlines for existing numbers have already been extended once and are staggered by the last digit of the number, so the detail is still moving.
The practical point for a visitor: this applies to lines contracted in Mexico. A foreign-issued roaming plan like Ohayu is a roaming service rather than a Mexican line, so it sits outside the framework - and a visitor has no realistic route to a CURP anyway. Correct as of August 2026; worth a check if you are reading this much later.
Where to buy a SIM card in Mexico City?
Telcel has shops everywhere and the widest coverage by a distance; OXXO stores sell top-ups. Between the registration requirements above and the queue, it is the slowest way to get online here.
Is the capital's data fast?
Not especially. Mexico City measures around 36 Mbps against a national 40, which puts it well down the international city rankings. It is fine for maps, ride-hailing and calls. If you are working, the fixed Wi-Fi in a Condesa café will beat it.
eSIM not working in Mexico City?
On some Metro stretches there is genuinely no coverage between stations. Above ground, the usual cause is the phone using the wrong line: set Ohayu for mobile data, allow roaming, then toggle Airplane mode. Chat and support@ohayu.com are open 24/7.
