Unlimited
3 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$22.32
Travel eSIM
Azerbaijan eSIM
Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active
Azerbaijan eSIM plans
12 of 12 plans
All plans
3 days
1 planUnlimited
3 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$22.32
5 days
1 planUnlimited
5 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$32.64
7 days
2 plans1 GB
7 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$5.28
$5.28/GB+193% per GBUnlimited
7 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$42.00
10 days
1 planUnlimited
10 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$54.96
15 days
2 plans2 GB
15 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$10.00
$8.16
-18%
$4.08/GB+127% per GBUnlimited
15 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$102.24
30 days
5 plans3 GB
30 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$14.00
$9.84
-30%
$3.28/GB+82% per GB5 GB
30 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$21.00
$14.88
-29%
$2.98/GB+65% per GB10 GB
30 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$36.00
$24.96
-31%
$2.50/GB+39% per GB20 GB
30 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$49.00
$36.00
-27%
$1.80/GBBest rate hereBest valueUnlimited
30 days · Yaxsi Mobile
$144.72
Local know-how
What to know before you land in Azerbaijan
Coverage and networks
Azercell, Bakcell and Nar are the whole market, and since Naxtel stopped serving Nakhchivan in December 2025 those same three cover the exclave too. Treat 5G as a demonstration rather than a service. Azercell's own site puts its 5G in test mode at Fountain Square in Baku, and Nar's in test mode around its Sumgait store, so 4G carries every real trip. It is dense across Baku and the Absheron peninsula, and Azercell closed a two-year project putting 4G into Baku metro platforms and tunnels back in 2022, so you usually hold a signal underground. On the mountain roads above Quba and around Lahij, expect it to thin rather than fail; terrain sets that limit, not the operator.
Landing and activation
Almost everyone lands at Baku's Heydar Aliyev International. The airport runs Baku-Airport-Free-WiFi across all terminals, and its own instructions are three steps: switch Wi-Fi on, pick the network, browse. No portal, no code, nothing you would need a phone number to collect. Its published shop and facility directories name no mobile operator counter, so do not count on buying a SIM before you leave the building. To buy locally you go to a company office in town, foreign passport in hand. Two rules catch longer stays. Past 15 days you register your address with the migration service. Past 30 days on an Azerbaijani SIM you register the handset's IMEI and pay a state fee, which a foreign profile avoids.
What connectivity costs here
The manat has held at 1.70 to the dollar since 2017, so these figures keep their shape. All three operators publish a visitor tariff and all three land together: Nar's TouristSIM is 34 AZN, near $20, for 20 GB plus 20 GB of social apps; Bakcell's TravelSIM 35 is 35 AZN for 30 GB; Azercell's 30 GB travel pack is 39 AZN with the SIM or eSIM included. Top tiers run 75 and 79 AZN, about $45, for 120 GB. Each lasts a month and each needs a passport at a company office, which is the real cost when cafe and hotel Wi-Fi is free anyway. Azerbaijan sits outside EU roam-like-home entirely, and on a metered day pass four days outruns the largest local month above.
Which plan fits your trip
Baku takes less data than it looks like it will. A week based in the city, running maps, ride-hailing and camera translation over Azerbaijani and Russian menus, sits inside 3 to 5 GB. Two things push that up. Bolt and Yango want an SMS code at signup, so build those accounts at home while your own number still answers. And the trips worth taking here are driving trips: the Quba to Khinalig switchbacks, Shamakhi through Lahij to Gabala, the long run northwest to Sheki. Ten days on that loop runs nearer 8 to 10 GB. If Tbilisi shares the ticket, check the regional bundle names Azerbaijan; sellers file it under Europe, Asia and the Middle East interchangeably.
Install in three steps
Set up your Azerbaijan eSIM in under a minute
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Check your phone takes an eSIM
Almost every phone sold since 2018 does. Type your model, or dial *#06# and look for an EID.
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Buy the plan and get your QR code
Pay once with card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or crypto. The activation QR arrives in your dashboard and email within seconds.
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Scan the QR from your phone settings
On iPhone: Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM → Use QR Code. On Android: Settings → Network → SIMs → + → Use QR code. Or open the GetSim app and tap install, no QR scanning needed.
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Land, switch it on
Set the GetSim eSIM as your default for cellular data. Your home SIM keeps handling calls and 2FA SMS in the background.
Your real number stays online. The eSIM only handles data. Calls, SMS, banking 2FA all keep arriving on your home SIM.
Crossing borders?
Going to more than just Azerbaijan?
A regional bundle covers Azerbaijan and 195+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.
Frequently asked about Azerbaijan eSIMs
Yes. The GetSim eSIM installs as a second profile on your phone. Your home SIM and number stay active for calls and SMS. Set the GetSim eSIM as the default for cellular data only.
Plans run on tier-1 mobile networks in Azerbaijan. The exact carrier depends on the plan; you'll see the network name on each plan card before you pay.
Typical activation is 1–3 minutes after switching the eSIM on. Many travelers install the eSIM at home over Wi-Fi and toggle it on the moment the plane lands.
GetSim eSIMs are data-only. For voice and SMS, use apps like WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal or Telegram. They all work seamlessly over the eSIM data. If you need a real phone number for verifications, pair the eSIM with a GetSim virtual number from the same wallet.
Top up the eSIM directly from your dashboard or the GetSim app, no need to install a new profile. Top-ups are billed per-GB at the same rate as the original plan.