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Sunday, August 16, 2026
Travel SIM Cards · · 1 min read

Best SIM Card for Visitors to Dubai

Dubai hands out free tourist SIMs at immigration, which most visitors do not realize until later.

  • Free tourist SIM includes 1 GB of data
  • Upgrade to 10 GB for about $20
  • du and Etisalat are the two networks
  • Both offer 5G across the city

Take the free SIM at the airport, then upgrade at a mall kiosk if you need more than 1 GB.

The free SIM needs passport verification at a kiosk, but the whole process rarely takes more than ten minutes.

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