eSIM Senegal
The Senegal eSIM from 9,95€ runs on the Yas Senegal network, comes with 1 to 3 GB and is prepaid, with no contract and no registration – you are online right at Blaise Diagne airport.
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Your plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at your destination — so you can buy today and travel in three weeks.
How does Simbye eSIM work for Senegal?
Install it before you fly
After your purchase the eSIM arrives by email: a link to tap or a QR code to scan. Install it calmly at home on Wi-Fi. The validity is not running yet — it starts with your first connection in Senegal.
Switch it on after landing
Whether you land at Blaise Diagne near Diass (AIBD, code DSS), at Cap Skirring or at Ziguinchor in Casamance: turn off airplane mode, enable data roaming for the Simbye line and select it as your mobile data line. Turn mobile data off for your usual line, otherwise your phone keeps going online over your home contract in the background. After a minute or two Yas appears on screen — on some phones still under the former name Free.
Get going
There is no access point to type in and nothing to have unlocked. Hotspot is allowed, so you can share with a laptop or tablet. If data runs low you top up the same eSIM — no reinstall, no new QR code.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Senegal?
Your Senegal eSIM locks onto the Yas network — Orange and Expresso are not available to switch to.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yas Senegal | 21Mbit/s | 4Mbit/s | 92ms |
Source: nPerf averages, 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2025.
There is nothing to configure. Once you switch off airplane mode after landing, your phone finds the network on its own and registers with Yas Senegal — the operator that was called Free Sénégal until the end of 2024. On screen you may see Yas, or still the former name Free; both are the same network. You do not type in an access point (APN). Three switches matter: turn on data roaming for the Simbye line, set that line as your mobile data, and turn mobile data off for your usual line — otherwise your phone keeps going online over your home contract in the background. If nothing happens after two minutes, toggle airplane mode for ten seconds or search for the network by hand. And to be straight with you: this is the one network you get, there is no automatic fallback to Orange or Expresso.
The network follows the cities and the coast. You are well covered in Dakar with Plateau, Almadies, Ngor and Yoff, along the road out to the airport near Diass, in Thiès and on the Petite Côte with Mbour, Sale, Somone, plus Touba, Kaolack, Saint-Louis, in the south, Ziguinchor and Cap Skirring. On the national roads in between you usually have a signal, with short gaps. It thins out where hardly anyone lives: in the bolongs and on the islands of the Sine-Saloum, in Niokolo-Koba National Park, on the tracks of the Ferlo and in parts of the Casamance hinterland. Save your maps for those stretches offline beforehand, a dead spot stays a nuisance rather than a problem.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Senegal?
Senegal answers itself once you land: every SIM sold there has to be registered to a name, paid in CFA francs you must get hold of first, and sorted in French or Wolof — the eSIM skips all three.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| Ready before you travel | Buy it, get it by email, install it at home on Wi-Fi | Only after landing, in a shop or at the airport |
| ID required | No, you are a guest on the network with your eSIM | Yes, every SIM card in Senegal must be registered to a name, with passport or ID |
| Paying | Online by card, in your own currency | Cash in CFA francs, so withdraw or exchange first |
| Phone number | None, data only | A Senegalese number with calls and texts |
| Your usual number | Stays active, reachable for the people at home | Only if your phone can run two lines at once |
| Effort after landing | Airplane mode off, data roaming on, done | Queue, fill in a form, have your ID copied, wait for activation |
| Topping up | Any time online, same eSIM | Credit via Wave, Yas Money or a kiosk, usually with a local number |
| If something goes wrong | Written support in English and German | Explain it in the shop, usually in French or Wolof |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Senegal?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Senegal cost?
from 9,95€
2 plans · 7–15 days
Simbye offers 2 plans for Senegal from 9,95€ to 14,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Senegal range from 1 GB to 3 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 15 days and starts with your first connection in Senegal.
Data plans
- 1 GB 7 days 9,95€ 1,42€ per travel day
- 3 GB 15 days 14,95€ 0,99€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Yas
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE — and 5G where the network already offers it
- APN and settings
- Nothing to set. The eSIM brings everything with it
- Hotspot
- Allowed — for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion
- Adding more data
- Top up any time, without setting anything up again
- Calls and texts
- Not included — WhatsApp calls run over the data
- Your own number
- Stays in the phone and stays reachable
- Contract
- None. The plan ends by itself
- Worth knowing
- Roaming on your home contract gets billed here — this eSIM is prepaid, so nothing is added afterwards
Frequently Asked Questions about Senegal eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
Whether you need an eSIM in Senegal depends on your home contract: it will roam there, but Senegal falls into the most expensive international zone with most providers — billed per megabyte or per day pass. The eSIM is prepaid: a fixed amount up front, no contract, no bill afterwards. Check your plan before you travel so you know what you are comparing.
How much data you need for Senegal depends on use: 1 GB for maps, WhatsApp and bookings on a short trip, 3 GB for photos, video and daily navigation. If it runs out, you simply top up the same eSIM.
No, you don't get a Senegalese phone number. This is a pure data plan — no number, no calls, no text messages over the network. Your existing number stays reachable on the other line.
The network you'll be on in Senegal is Yas Senegal, the operator formerly known as Free Sénégal. A SIM from Orange or Expresso is not a substitute, there is no automatic fallback to those networks.
No, you don't have to register the eSIM in Senegal. The ID registration requirement applies to local SIM cards sold in the country. With your eSIM you are a guest on the network and have nothing to show at the airport.
Yes, it works in Casamance and Saint-Louis, specifically in Ziguinchor, Cap Skirring, Saint-Louis and the other larger towns. On boat trips in the Sine-Saloum, in Niokolo-Koba and on remote tracks expect dead spots.
You get an eSIM in Senegal by buying it online before you fly: pick a plan from the table above, pay, and the QR code arrives by email in minutes. Install it over Wi-Fi at home and it connects itself after landing in Dakar. That saves you hunting for a shop in the first hours of your trip.
Yes, eSIM is available in Senegal. An eSIM for Senegal is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Senegalese networks support eSIM and carry data profiles for visitors, so your phone gets a local signal in Dakar, Sale, Saint-Louis and along the main roads. Your handset has to be eSIM-capable and carrier-unlocked; the compatibility list on this page shows which models work.
An eSIM for Senegal starts at 9,95€; the final price depends on the data volume and validity you choose, the table above shows each plan with its figure. A week of maps and messaging needs far less than a month of streaming and hotspot use. You pay once at checkout, with no monthly bill.
Which eSIM is best for Senegal depends on where you travel. This eSIM runs on Yas Senegal only, with no switching to Orange or Expresso, so it is strongest in Dakar, around Blaise Diagne airport and on the Petite Cote, thinner further inland. Add the data size and the number of days. It is data only, with no Senegalese number, so calls are not included.
Ready for Senegal?
Pick a plan, tap the link in your email — you are online from the moment you land.
Choose a planPrepaid, no contract. The plan simply ends on its own.
