Where to buy a local SIM card with data in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt?
Based on 3 discussions with 7 participants · Last activity: 11 days ago
TL;DR
Easiest option is buying an Etisalat or Vodafone SIM right at Sharm El Sheikh airport arrivals — 20-200GB packages cost about $10-20 and easily last 1-3 weeks even when sharing hotspot across devices.
What the community said
Right at the airport exit you can get an Etisalat SIM with roughly 200GB for $20; after a week of hotspotting to two phones the data still wasn't used up.
1 day ago Etisalat, 200GB, $20 (airport)
At the airport you can also get a 'we' SIM for $20 — data lasted 10 days including video calls, sending photos/videos, and internet calls.
7 days ago we operator, $20 (airport)
Etisalat at the airport offers a 150GB package for $20; despite rumors of shortchanging data amounts, after 3 weeks of heavy use (YouTube, movies, constant hotspotting) 60GB was still left.
7 days ago Etisalat, 150GB, $20
You can also pre-order a SIM online (e.g. via a marketplace) — a 20GB/30-day package cost around 1500 EGP.
7 days ago 20GB / 30 days, 1500 EGP
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Buying a SIM bundled with data starts around 700 EGP; a standalone modem without a package costs 1400 EGP. A 50GB data bundle ended up costing about 1700 EGP.
11 days ago 700–1700 EGP
Vodafone at the airport offers a one-week package for $10 — enough to share hotspot across three phones.
23 days ago
SIM cost depends on the data volume chosen — from $10 to $20; this covered an entire vacation while sharing hotspot among three people, with about half the data left unused.
25 days ago $10-20 depending on data size