eSIM für Libyen

Wie viel Datenvolumen Sie tatsächlich brauchen

Whatever data you end up using depends on the local line your operator arranges. In practice it is light — messages and a few photos a day — because the desert legs of a trip have no service anyway.

Nach der Landung

The operating gateways are Mitiga in Tripoli (MJI), Benina in Benghazi (BEN) and Misrata (MRA); the old Tripoli International (TIP) was damaged and is not in normal service. Some travellers come overland from Tunisia or Egypt, where the process depends on the situation on the day and on what the tour operator has arranged.

Wo sich die Abdeckung ändert

Population and network both hug the Mediterranean coast from Tripoli through Misrata and Sirte to Benghazi. The interior — the Fezzan, the Ubari sand sea, the Akakus mountains — is Sahara with effectively nothing, which is why desert trips run on the expedition's own satellite equipment rather than on a phone.

Städte, nach denen Reisende fragen

• Tripoli: Coastal capital, centred on the old medina and museums.
• Benghazi: Main eastern city and gateway to the Cyrenaica region.
• Leptis Magna: Roman city near Khoms and a World Heritage site.
• Sabratha: Seaside Roman theatre west of Tripoli.
• Ghadames: Ancient oasis town near the border, remote and unconnected.

Apps, die vor dem Abflug zu installieren sind

• An offline map app such as OsmAnd, downloaded before travelling
• WhatsApp, the channel local contacts use most
• Google Translate with the offline Arabic pack