SIM cards and eSIM in Suriname: what actually works
Suriname has two mobile operators. Only one of them sells a tourist product you can set up before you land, and both price in Surinamese dollars — which is the catch.
Updated 21 August 2026
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Telesur
Telesur is a Surinamese telecommunications operator selling prepaid mobile service, SIM cards through its e-shop and prepaid data bundles ranging from 12-hour packages to 30-day plans. Its helpdesk is reachable on short code 152 from a Surinamese line.
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Best for
- travellers needing a local SIM
- longer stays
Telesur is one of Suriname's two mobile operators and the one most travellers end up on outside Paramaribo. Its helpdesk is short code 152 from a Surinamese line, or WhatsApp, staffed Monday to Friday 08:00 to 20:00 and Saturday to 16:00, closed Sundays and public holidays.
Prepaid data, checked on 21 August 2026: a 12-hour, 150 MB bundle at SRD 33; a 30-day, 75 GB bundle at SRD 953; a 30-day 5G bundle at SRD 3,799; SMS at SRD 1.89 each. Those are Surinamese dollars, they move, and they are a snapshot of that date rather than a price list.
Two honest gaps. Telesur's prepaid page does not state the price of a SIM card itself, does not advertise an eSIM, and has no tourist-specific product — so if you want a SIM before you land, Telesur is not currently the operator offering that. And we have not confirmed its store addresses in Paramaribo or whether it has an airport counter. SIMs are sold through its e-shop and account management runs through the MyTelesur app.
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Other sim & esim
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Digicel Suriname is a mobile operator offering prepaid service, a 30-day tourist eSIM in three data tiers, and a preloaded prepaid physical SIM sold as SIM-to-GO. Its Suriname site runs a store locator and the MyDigicel app is used for activation and plan management.
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Information on this page is sourced from Telesur.