Product info
Tulum 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 Tulum?
A few days – 3 GB
Maps, cenotes, restaurants.
Two weeks – 10 GB
Ruins, cenotes, Bacalar.
The Yucatán peninsula – 20 GB
Tulum, Mérida, Valladolid.
Working from Tulum – 50 GB
Tethering - better in town than on the beach.
Coverage and network
Coverage town, beach road and jungle
Mexico mobile networks
Tulum splits into three: the town on the highway, the beach road along the coast, and the jungle behind. The town is properly covered. The beach road is the part people complain about, and it is not entirely a network problem.
Speedtest Global Index · Mobile · Mexico · June 2026
Download
40.17 Mbps
Upload
9.17 Mbps
Latency
33 ms
Global rank
#86 of 98
Tulum, specifically
- Tulum town (the Pueblo): Reliable 4G. This is where the network is, and where the ATMs and the phone shops are.
- The beach road: Patchier than the town, and busier every year. Many of the hotels along it run on generators and their own Wi-Fi, which is often slow and sometimes chargeable. Do not plan on the beach road being your reliable connection.
- The ruins: The archaeological site on the cliff is covered - it is open, coastal and busy. Cars are parked up on the highway and you walk in.
- Cenotes and the jungle: Gran Cenote and the more developed ones have signal at the entrance and little in the water. Cenote Calavera and the enclosed ones have nothing below the rim. The jungle tracks between them lose coverage fast, and the turnoffs are unmarked.
- Sian Ka'an: The biosphere reserve south of town is deliberately undeveloped and largely without coverage. Guided trips go offline for the day.
All of Mexico
One plan covers the whole country, so Tulum, the rest of the Riviera Maya and anywhere further afield are all included.
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 Tulum
The new Tulum airport
Tulum opened its own international airport, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, at the end of 2023, which removes the long Cancún transfer most visitors used to make. It has free terminal Wi-Fi. Cancún is still the bigger hub with more routes, so check which one your flight actually uses.
Side by side
Tulum 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
Which airport should I fly into for Tulum?
Tulum's own airport opened in December 2023 and is about 25 km from town, which is a great deal closer than Cancún's two hours. Cancún still has far more routes and is often cheaper, so the honest answer is to compare - the transfer saving is real but so is the fare difference.
Why is the internet bad on the beach road?
Partly coverage and partly infrastructure. The beach hotels sit on a narrow strip with limited grid power - many run generators - and their own Wi-Fi is frequently slow or paid. Mobile coverage there is thinner than in the town. If you need to work, do it from the Pueblo.
Where to buy a SIM card in Tulum?
Telcel in the town centre, not on the beach road. Mexican lines require identity registration linked to the biometric CURP system as of January 2026, which is out of reach for a visitor - a roaming plan is not a Mexican line and skips it.
eSIM not working in Tulum?
Below the rim of an enclosed cenote, or out in Sian Ka'an, there is nothing to reach. On the beach road, coverage is genuinely thinner than in town. Otherwise set Ohayu as the data line, allow roaming, and toggle Airplane mode. Chat and support@ohayu.com are open 24/7.
