Costa Rica 20GB 30 days
Claro
- Data
- 20GB
- Validity
- 30 days
- Hotspot
- Yes
- Technology
- 3G / 4G / 5G
- 5G ready
- Hotspot
- Top-up ready
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
- One network
from$54.90$52.15
Claro Costa Rica and travel eSIM in Costa Rica
Claro Costa Rica is one of the networks your eSIM may use in Costa Rica. Here is who actually decides which network you get, and what to do with that.
Quick answer
- 36 of the 36 Costa Rica plans we sell name Claro Costa Rica as a reachable network, at 4G and 5G.
- Travel plans connect by roaming, so no plan can promise one specific network.
Claro Costa Rica in brief
Claro Costa Rica is a mobile network operator in Costa Rica, and one of the networks a travel eSIM may reach through roaming. From the information we track, it runs 4G and 5G.
We are not a reseller for this operator and we have not run our own field speed tests. This page explains how the network relates to your plan; it is not a review of signal quality.
The plans on our shelf that name Claro Costa Rica
From the supplier record behind each package, 36 of the 36 plans we currently sell for Costa Rica declare Claro Costa Rica as a network the profile can reach, at 4G and 5G. The figure comes from the same catalogue that prices the plan pages, not from marketing copy, and it moves when the supplier revises the record.
A plan naming Claro Costa Rica means the network sits in the list the profile may choose from. It does not mean your handset will stay on it. The priority order remains the supplier's, and the signal where you stand still decides.
Why plans do not name a fixed network
Nearly every travel eSIM is a roaming product. The supplier holds agreements with one or more networks in the destination, and your profile picks between them by a priority order set inside the profile, not by the buyer. Two travellers on the same plan can end up on different networks in the same city.
| What decides the network you get | Who controls it |
|---|---|
| The supplier's roaming agreements | The plan's supplier |
| The priority list inside the profile | The plan's supplier |
| The bands your handset supports | Your device |
| Signal strength where you stand | Physical location |
| How congested the cell is right now | The local network |
This describes how roaming works in general; it does not cite any specific commercial agreement.
The other networks in Costa Rica
Alongside Claro Costa Rica, the market also has Kölbi (ICE), Liberty Costa Rica, any of which your plan may use depending on the supplier.
- If signal is weak in one spot, try manually selecting another network your plan supports
- In what we track, everyday use in this market sits on 4G and LTE
- Leave data roaming on for the eSIM profile: roaming is how the travel plan works, not an extra charge
FAQ
Will my eSIM definitely connect to Claro Costa Rica?+
36 of our plans name Claro Costa Rica as reachable, but that is not a guarantee. Not necessarily. Travel plans run over roaming agreements, so the network depends on the supplier behind the plan, your device and where you are. Claro Costa Rica is one of the networks operating in Costa Rica, not a guarantee attached to any particular plan.
How do I see which network I am on?+
Check the carrier name at the top of the screen, or open the mobile-network settings and look at the operator list. If signal is poor, try selecting a network manually instead of automatic — but only one your plan actually supports.
Does Claro Costa Rica run 5G, and will my plan get it?+
From the operator information we track, Claro Costa Rica runs 4G and 5G. Getting 5G in practice needs three things at once: the plan permits it, your device supports it, and the area has coverage. Miss any one and you fall back to 4G.
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Claro
- Data
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- Validity
- 30 days
- Hotspot
- Yes
- Technology
- 3G / 4G / 5G
- 5G ready
- Hotspot
- Top-up ready
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
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- Data
- 3GB
- Validity
- 30 days
- Hotspot
- Yes
- Technology
- 3G / 4G / 5G
- 5G ready
- Hotspot
- Top-up ready
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
- One network
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Claro
- Data
- 3GB
- Validity
- 15 days
- Hotspot
- Yes
- Technology
- 3G / 4G / 5G
- 5G ready
- Hotspot
- Top-up ready
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
- One network
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Costa Rica 1GB 7 days
Claro
- Data
- 1GB
- Validity
- 7 days
- Hotspot
- Yes
- Technology
- 3G / 4G / 5G
- 5G ready
- Hotspot
- Top-up ready
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
- One network
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- 20GB
- Validity
- 30 days
- Hotspot
- Yes
- Technology
- 3G / 4G / 5G
- 5G ready
- Hotspot
- Top-up ready
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
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