Where to buy a SIM card with data in Hurghada — at the airport or in town?

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TL;DR

It's convenient to buy a SIM card right at Hurghada airport, but ask the seller to show you the operator's app and confirm the actual GB balance loaded on the SIM before you pay, since discrepancies happen often.

What the community said

Alternative option: buy a pocket Wi-Fi router at a mobile phone shop and insert a local SIM into it, so you can share internet across multiple devices.

Pocket router + local SIM

Avoid asking a tour guide to buy a SIM card for you — they may resell it at up to triple the price. Better to buy it yourself at the operator counters in the airport, which offer various data plans. As a backup, hotels usually provide free Wi-Fi.

Airport operator counters / hotel Wi-Fi

Sellers at the airport sometimes quote more GB than they actually load — insist they install the carrier's app in front of you and show the real data balance on the SIM.

Check GB via carrier app

One traveler recommends buying the SIM at an official telecom shop counter rather than from random vendors — they personally bought theirs right at the airport.

Official telecom shop at the airport

A traveler asked whether it's worth buying a SIM card right upon arrival at Hurghada airport for internet access.