Colombia
For a working week with a weekend either side — the plan most people come back for.
How long is your trip?
Slide to your travel days — we match the plan that covers them. Prices in USD, one charge per eSIM, no subscription.
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Ops desk rechecks these whenever a carrier deal shifts or an airport kiosk relocates.
- Carriers
- Claro CO · Movistar CO · Tigo
- Network
- 45 – 110 Mbps urban · 62 ms RTT
- Time zone
- UTC−5 year-round Bogotá and Medellín on US Eastern time — convenient for North American calls.
- Roaming cost
- $18 – 32/GB on default carrier roaming. We sit below by an order of magnitude.
- Airport SIM
- Bogotá BOG · 24h · Medellín MDE daytime — you'll skip it anyway.
- Activation
- QR delivered seconds after payment · profile auto-installs · live in under 90s
Which networks you ride in Colombia.
In Colombia your eSIM connects on Claro CO, Movistar CO and Tigo. These are the same physical networks a local would use — not a roaming overlay. Your phone hands off to whichever has the strongest signal where you stand, so you don't choose a carrier and you don't get stuck on a weak one.
Expected performance is 45 – 110 Mbps urban · 62 ms RTT in covered urban areas — the same band the local carrier serves its own subscribers. That is comfortable headroom for video calls, large uploads, and tethering a laptop, not a throttled tourist tier.
The reason this beats roaming is simple math. Default home-carrier roaming in Colombia runs about $18 – 32/GB, billed after your trip with no ceiling. A travel.to plan is a single charge for the data you choose, decided before you travel. Over a normal trip that is an order-of-magnitude difference, and there is no bill waiting when you get home.
Coverage detail: Three carriers per region · auto-failover below signal threshold. Failover is automatic — nothing to toggle by hand.
How to set up your eSIM in Colombia.
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Buy a plan
Pick a plan for this country and pay with card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. There is no account to create and no subscription.
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Receive your QR code
Your eSIM QR code arrives by email seconds after payment. You can install it on any eSIM-capable phone before you leave home.
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Scan it in Settings
Open your phone's eSIM settings, choose to add an eSIM, and scan the QR code. The profile installs in a couple of taps and stays dormant until you arrive.
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Connect on arrival
When you land, the eSIM activates automatically on Claro CO or another partner network — usually before you clear immigration. No manual carrier switch, no kiosk.
Works on any eSIM-capable phone — iPhone XS and newer, recent Pixel and Galaxy, and most modern Android flagships. Check your device, or follow the step-by-step guide for your exact phone: iPhone · Galaxy · Pixel.
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