Internet
Yes
Calls
No
SMS
No
4G
Yes
Works only on unlocked eSIM-supported devices — check your phone compatibility before purchase
Most packages do not include calls or SMS
Choose one of three methods:
Scan QR code
Install via 'Quick Install' button
Manual setup through phone settings
Use the package within 3 months from purchase
Local (one country), Regional (multiple countries), Global (many countries)
Not available for Sicily
Colombia is big and varied: the Caribbean coast, the Andes, the coffee hills and Amazon-side Leticia lie in different climate zones, and between them most people take domestic flights. Your phone is needed for changing routes, checking flights, taxis, national park tickets and messaging hosts. An eSIM is easy to install at home, and one profile can serve the whole trip instead of hunting for data in each city.
You can buy an eSIM for Colombia online right on this page from 6 500 ₸: choose a data plan, pay by card and get the QR code within minutes. An eSIM is a digital SIM card — it installs on your phone with no plastic card and no visit to a phone shop.
The eSIM connects to local mobile networks, so you have data wherever they have coverage — Bogotá and the rest of the country.
Roaming in Colombia with a Kazakh carrier is usually far more expensive, and roaming data runs out fast. With a Funsim eSIM you pay a fixed price for a data package and keep your home SIM in the phone for calls and bank SMS — roaming on it can stay off.
If your phone does not support eSIM, you can buy a regular physical SIM card with data for Colombia at a Funsim point of sale: at Almaty and Shymkent airports, or at our offices in Almaty — 130/1 Abay St and 1 Pozharsky St. Handy if you remember about the internet right before departure.
Distances in Colombia are huge, and a trip rarely stays in one city: first the capital, then the coffee region, then the coast. One profile for the whole country saves you extra purchases and a search for a phone shop after every flight. Colombia plans are listed above, and if you continue to neighbouring Latin American countries, look at the regional plans.
Your main SIM stays in the phone for calls and bank SMS, while mobile data runs through the eSIM. Most plans have no voice calls or SMS, so it is easiest to message hosts, guides and transfer drivers on WhatsApp, which almost everyone in Colombia uses.
| Criterion | eSIM Funsim | Roaming | Local SIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| When to set up | At home, before the flight | Usually on arrival | After landing, in a shop or store |
| What you do in Colombia | Switch data on for the eSIM | Check your operator's terms | Visit a point of sale in person |
| Cost of data | Fixed package, see plans above | Usually much more expensive | Depends on the operator's tariff |
| Your home number | Stays for calls and banking | Stays active | Usually a second SIM or a swap |
| Several regions on one trip | One profile nationwide | Depends on operator terms | Yes, but you need time to buy it |
Cities and main roads have the best coverage, while in the mountains, national parks and the Amazon region signal weakens or disappears. These are the routes where you will use the internet most.
Many routes across the country pass through the capital's El Dorado airport, where domestic flights often change time or terminal. You need internet to check the schedule quickly, message the airline and call a taxi after landing. If the layover is long, mobile data lets you work calmly without hogging a Wi-Fi socket.
A Caribbean coast city and a mountain village on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada. From here people go to the beaches of Tayrona Park and to waterfalls. Signal in town is steady, but on trails and in the jungle it is irregular. Check park entry and transport times in advance, and save the map and your accommodation address offline.
Green hills around Salento, the Cocora Valley with its giant palms and coffee farms near Manizales and Pereira. Roads wind along slopes, and signal in the valleys comes and goes. For jeep routes and the valley, download a map in advance and agree a return time with your driver.
A day trip from Medellin to the El Penol rock and a colourful town on a reservoir shore. Tickets, bus times and taxis are best checked in advance. Coverage is good, but on the way back in peak traffic internet helps you choose transport and return on time.
The salsa capital and a large city in the south-west. You need internet for night taxi rides, finding dance schools and clubs, and talking to apartment hosts. Cali is lower and warmer than Bogota, so a phone heats up faster in the sun, and it pays to save battery.
A colonial village with a huge cobbled square, and the salt cathedral at Zipaquira, not far from Bogota. These are popular weekend trips where you need a map, bus times and a restaurant booking. Signal in the towns is usually fine and weaker in the surrounding valleys.
Colombian islands in the Caribbean, closer to Nicaragua than to the mainland. This is a separate destination: you fly here from Bogota or Cartagena, and coverage and plans may differ from the mainland, so check the plan page. Internet helps with booking boat trips and snorkelling.
A town on the Amazon reached by plane or by river, with villages and boat routes around it. Outside town the connection is unreliable, so keep bookings and guide contacts to hand offline. Ask your trip organiser for route details.
A white colonial town and an adventure-tourism centre in the northern Andes: the Chicamocha Canyon, rafting, paragliding. The road is long and mountainous, and signal drops in places. Check bus times and book excursions in town, where internet is more reliable.
These are the apps that most often come in handy when travelling around the country.
Works well in cities and on main roads, showing public transport, reviews and opening hours. Download an offline map before mountain routes and in the coffee region.
Works in Colombia's larger cities. The price is shown in advance and the driver sees the address on the map. Make sure your account has a payment method that works for trips abroad.
A service where you can propose the ride price yourself. It is widely used in Colombia, and in the evening or when leaving the airport it is handy to compare driver offers.
A Colombian delivery service for food, groceries and other goods, widely used in the larger cities. Useful if you come back late or want groceries delivered to your apartment.
The main way to reach hosts, guides and drivers. It is easy to send a location, a booking photo or a voice message when there is no time to type.
English is not spoken everywhere, especially outside tourist areas. Download Spanish for offline use and translate menus and signs with the camera.
For booking hotels and apartments in several regions. All confirmations are in one place and available at any moment without searching your email.
Check that your phone supports eSIM and is not locked to a carrier. You can see this in the settings or on the manufacturer's website.
Choose a Colombia plan above and pay by card on the site. No passport is needed to buy. If you are also visiting neighbouring countries, look at the regional plans.
Install the eSIM at home by QR code, the Quick install button or manually while you still have Wi-Fi. Do not leave it until a connecting airport.
After landing, choose the eSIM as your mobile data line and switch data roaming on for that line.
Keep your main SIM for calls and bank SMS, but turn off mobile data on it so traffic does not go through roaming.
If the package runs out, buy extra data on the site. You can share internet with a laptop on plans that allow hotspot, check the plan page.
Before heading to the mountains, the Tayrona coast or the Amazon, download maps and save bookings offline: on such routes signal can disappear for long stretches.
