A local SIM is the cheapest data in St Kitts and Nevis by a margin no travel eSIM comes near, and the reason most visitors still skip it is the clock rather than the price. Digicel publishes its prepaid bundles with tax included, and in September 2026 the ladder runs from EC$5 for 2 GB over a day to EC$125 for 75 GB over a month. The one that matters for a holiday is the 7 Day Ultra at EC$30, about 11.11 US dollars at the fixed 2.70 rate, with 15 GB and unlimited local calls. The cheapest eSIM of any size above a gigabyte is Nomad's 5 GB for 19 dollars. The friction sits elsewhere. Neither airport sells cards, the main Digicel store on Fort Street in Basseterre shuts at 1pm on Saturday and stays shut on Sunday, and a cruise passenger has a few hours ashore at most. Visitors whose timing fits the shop should buy local; the rest of this page is for everyone else.
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Digicel's 2026 Price List, Converted at 2.70
Digicel's St Kitts and Nevis site lists every prepaid bundle with its price in East Caribbean dollars and the words tax included. The currency has been pegged at 2.70 to the US dollar since 1976, so the conversions below are exact rather than estimates. These figures were read from Digicel's own plan pages on 21 September 2026.
| Bundle | What it carries | EC$ | About US$ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day Prime | 2 GB, 100 local minutes | 5 | 1.85 |
| 1 Day Prime Premier | 4 GB, unlimited local calls | 10 | 3.70 |
| 3 Day Ultra | 6 GB, unlimited local calls | 15 | 5.56 |
| 7 Day Prime | 10 GB plus 7 GB for entertainment apps | 25 | 9.26 |
| 7 Day Ultra | 15 GB, unlimited local calls, 50 international minutes | 30 | 11.11 |
| 7 Day Ultra Plan Bundle | Unlimited data, 300 local minutes | 35 | 12.96 |
| 14 Day Ultra | 40 GB, 100 international minutes | 75 | 27.78 |
| 30 Day Ultra | 75 GB, 300 international minutes | 125 | 46.30 |
Three rungs deserve attention. The 3 Day Ultra is the long-weekend plan, 6 GB for under six dollars. The 7 Day Ultra is the one most visitors want, and it carries three times the data of Nomad's 19 dollar eSIM for about 60 percent of the price. The seven-day unlimited bundle at EC$35 is the surprise: a week without a counter for less than 13 US dollars, where Holafly's unlimited week on the same islands is 36.50.
What the table leaves out
The SIM card itself is not in these prices. Traveller guides put a Digicel starter somewhere around EC$20 to EC$23, so budget roughly eight US dollars on top of the first bundle. Digicel's own tourist page for this market does not help, because in September 2026 it was showing copy written for Jamaica, down to plan names and a Jamaican dollar price, so ask at the counter rather than relying on it.
Flow: The Network Under Two eSIMs, and a Price List We Could Not Load
Flow matters to this decision even if you never walk into one of its shops, because two of the three travel eSIM brands sold for St Kitts and Nevis, Nomad and Holafly, run on its network. It is the incumbent, the old Cable and Wireless operation that traded as LIME, and it launched the federation's first LTE service in 2017.
Its prepaid prices are harder to state with confidence. Flow's St Kitts site builds its plan pages in the browser, and we could not retrieve a readable 2026 price list from it, so the figures here come from third-party guides and should be checked at the counter. A March 2025 tourist guide lists Flow's Super Combo plans at EC$5 for 1 GB over a day, EC$15 for 4 GB over three days, EC$25 for 10 GB over seven days and EC$100 for 15 GB over thirty, each with unlimited social media data. A community prepaid wiki shows an older and less generous version of the same ladder.
If you want Flow specifically
The case for Flow is coverage preference rather than price, since Digicel's verified week is richer on data. Guides disagree on whether Flow's SIM is free or costs around EC$25, so ask before you queue. Flow's weekly combo has historically been dialled with a USSD code under *244#, and the balance check has been *120#, but confirm both in store, because short codes are exactly the kind of detail that changes without notice.
If the reported EC$25 weekly figure is still current, Flow and Digicel are close enough on a seven-day stay that the choice comes down to which store is nearer. Either way the pattern holds: a Kittitian card beats every eSIM for a week or more.
Fort Street, Charlestown and the Saturday Problem
Nothing is sold at the airports. Current guides say neither operator runs a SIM desk at Robert L. Bradshaw on St Kitts or Vance W. Amory on Nevis. Digicel's corporate office carries the address One Airport Road, Basseterre, which misleads some people, but it is an office, not a retail counter.
| Store | Island | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|
| Digicel, Fort Street | St Kitts, central Basseterre | Mon to Fri 8am to 5pm, Sat 9am to 1pm, Sun closed |
| Digicel, Main Street | Listed as the second store, on Main Street | Same published hours |
| Flow stores | Basseterre and Charlestown | Check locally; hours not confirmed |
| Top-up vouchers | Both islands | Supermarkets, gas stations and small shops |
Fort Street runs up from the bay front into the middle of Basseterre, a short walk from the Circus and from the cruise pier at Port Zante, so for anyone already in town the store is easy to reach. The difficulty is the calendar. A jet that lands after 1pm on a Saturday leaves you with no Digicel counter until Monday at 8am. A visitor staying at Frigate Bay or out on the Southeast Peninsula is also a taxi ride from the capital in each direction.
Buying at the counter
1. Bring the physical passport, not a photo of it; both operators ask to see one for a prepaid line.
2. Check that your phone is unlocked, since a carrier-locked handset will reject the card.
3. Buy the starter and the bundle together, and ask staff to activate the bundle before you leave.
4. Pay in EC dollars or US dollars; US notes are widely accepted, but change usually comes back in EC.
5. Test data on the spot, then note the balance code for later top-ups.
A Port Zante Cruise Call: Buy Local or Not?
St Kitts is a heavy cruise port, and a ship tied up at Port Zante gives most passengers somewhere between six and nine hours ashore. The most popular excursions eat that time quickly: the St Kitts Scenic Railway circuit on the old narrow-gauge sugar line, the fortress at Brimstone Hill on the west coast, a catamaran across to Nevis or an afternoon at Cockleshell Bay on the Southeast Peninsula.
A Digicel card makes sense if
It rarely does if
For one day, a travel eSIM is the simpler buy even though it costs more per gigabyte. Nomad's 1 GB plan at 8 dollars covers maps, messages and photos from the ramparts; Holafly's single unlimited day at 11.50 dollars covers video. If the cruise strings several islands together, a regional plan is usually better value than a new eSIM at every port, and St Kitts and Nevis appears on the Airalo, Nomad and Holafly Caribbean lists. Our guide to an eSIM for Caribbean island hopping sets the three packs side by side and explains what to do on sea days.
Taking a Kittitian Line to Anguilla, Antigua or St Maarten
Nevis is not abroad, so a St Kitts SIM needs nothing extra there. Anguilla, Antigua, Montserrat and St Maarten are, and they are close: flights from both St Kitts and Nevis connect to them, and some Nevis services route to St Maarten through Anguilla.
Digicel sells Caribbean roaming for its prepaid customers, activated by dialling *153# or in the MyDigicel app. On the Kittitian price list the 3 Day Roam Easy Caribbean plan is EC$20 for 3 GB, the seven-day version is EC$40 for 7 GB, and a fourteen-day Caribbean plan is EC$80 for 14 GB, each with free incoming calls. The published list of territories covers Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the ABC islands, Barbados, the BVI, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Lucia, St Vincent, the French islands and several others, though not the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico.
How that compares with an eSIM
The seven-day Roam Easy plan works out near 14.81 US dollars for 7 GB, which is competitive with a regional travel eSIM and comes with a phone number. The catch is that it only works where Digicel has its own network, and it needs the local SIM in your phone first. Flow advertises a similar Travel Pass for its markets, but we could not confirm its 2026 terms from Flow's St Kitts site.
For a single side trip, the eSIM route is often tidier: keep the St Kitts and Nevis plan for this country and add a small plan for the next island, or buy one regional pack from the start.
Which Fits Your Trip
Set side by side, the local card and the eSIM each win clearly in different situations.
Buy a Digicel or Flow SIM when
Buy an eSIM when
A combined approach works well for longer stays: a small eSIM for the landing weekend, then a Digicel bundle once the store is open. The St Kitts and Nevis eSIM guide has the verified eSIM prices, and the Robert L. Bradshaw airport guide covers the taxi fares and Nevis connections you face after landing. The eSIM Finder will size a plan for your dates, and the Holafly review explains when an unlimited plan is worth its premium.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a week of Digicel data cost on St Kitts?
EC$30 for the 7 Day Ultra, including tax, which is about 11.11 US dollars at the fixed rate. It carries 15 GB, unlimited local calls and 50 regional and international minutes. Add roughly EC$20 to EC$23 for the starter SIM if you do not already have a Digicel card. If you want no limit at all, the seven-day unlimited bundle is EC$35.
Is the Digicel shop in Basseterre open at the weekend?
Only on Saturday morning. Digicel publishes the Fort Street store's hours as 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Saturday, with Sunday closed. A Saturday afternoon or Sunday arrival therefore means no Digicel counter until Monday, which is the most common reason visitors land with an eSIM instead.
Will a SIM bought on St Kitts work on Nevis?
Yes, with no roaming and no extra charge. Both Flow and Digicel operate one network across the two islands, so a card from Fort Street works in Charlestown and at Pinney's Beach exactly as it does in Basseterre. Signal still weakens on the upper slopes of Nevis Peak, whichever operator you choose.
What do I need to show when buying a local SIM?
Your passport, and a phone that is not locked to your home carrier. Operators on both islands ask for identification for a prepaid line, and staff will usually activate the bundle for you before you leave. Carry EC or US cash as a fallback in case the card terminal is down.
Can I buy a Flow or Digicel card at the cruise pier?
Not from an operator desk that we could confirm. The practical option is the Digicel store on Fort Street, a short walk from Port Zante into central Basseterre, on a weekday or before 1pm on Saturday. For one day ashore, a small eSIM bought before the cruise is usually the better use of limited time.