Curaçao eSIM

Why your own SIM costs extra on Curaçao

Many visitors to Curaçao come from the Netherlands and expect their phone to work as it does in Spain. It doesn’t. Curaçao is a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but the European Commission states that overseas countries and territories like Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire are not part of EU territory. Roam like at home covers the EU and the EEA, not these islands.

So your Dutch or Belgian provider charges its rates for outside the EU, unless you buy a bundle from them. With an eSIM you know up front what you pay. The table above has today’s prices.

Your Curaçao eSIM: how it works

Curaçao doesn’t have its own plan in our shop. It’s covered by the Dutch Caribbean eSIM, which works in:

• Curaçao
• Aruba
• The Caribbean Netherlands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

That suits an ABC trip: one eSIM, installed before you fly, that keeps working when you hop over to Aruba or Bonaire. Visiting more islands? Try the route planner.

Digicel on Curaçao: one network, honestly

On Curaçao this plan runs on Digicel, on 4G. There’s no 5G on this plan, and Flow, the other big network, isn’t on it. For a holiday that rarely matters: maps, WhatsApp, banking apps and video calls all work fine on 4G.

Digicel says Ookla named it the network with the best coverage on Curaçao, based on tests from late 2021. In Ookla’s report for the first half of 2025, the fastest average mobile speeds went to another network, Chippie.

Where you’ll use it:

• Willemstad: Punda, Otrobanda, taxis and restaurant bookings.
• The south coast: Mambo Beach, Cas Abao and Jan Thiel.
• Banda Abou: Playa Kenepa, Grote Knip and the drive out to Westpunt.
• Klein Curaçao: a boat trip out to sea, far from the main island.

Tip: Before you drive out to Westpunt or board the boat to Klein Curaçao, download the offline map of the island in Google Maps. Then you can still find the next beach if the signal drops.

How much data for Curaçao

A week of maps, messages, socials and some photos comes to about 3 to 4 GB; two weeks to about 6 to 8 GB. Streaming or using a hotspot? Take the next size up, or an unlimited plan.

When the data runs out you stay online at 128 kbps, enough for messages and maps. Need more speed? Order another plan in two minutes; it comes with its own QR code.

Sources: on Curaçao's status outside the EU, the European Commission on overseas countries and territories and Your Europe on roaming; on roaming costs for Dutch SIMs, Androidplanet; on networks, Curaçao Chronicle on Digicel's coverage and Ookla's 2025 report. Networks and plans come from our own catalogue.