1 GB
7 days
$16.99
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso eSIM: the APN Android makes you type
A data-only profile from Volta, riding Orange BF (4G) as a visitor. No local shop, no local number, no counter.
4 plans, from 1 GB at $16.99 to 5 GB at $53.99.
On Android the APN is not filled in for you: type wbdata by hand, or there is no data.
Get the eSIM
2 GB
15 days
$29.99
3 GB
30 days
$36.99
5 GB
30 days
$53.99
Data-only profile on a local network — it carries no phone number. Install it before you fly; the profile is emailed right after payment. Terms and refunds.
What applies in Burkina Faso
Runs on Orange BF (4G) Data rides that network as a visitor. You do not need a local shop, and the profile carries no local number.
Install the profile within 365 days of buying it The clock starts at purchase, not at landing. Buying before you fly and installing at home is the intended order.
On Android the APN is typed by hand: wbdata On iPhone it fills itself in. On Android, open the mobile network settings and enter it — without that line there is no data.
Operator facts from the Airalo catalogue, read 10 August 2026. Rules and networks change — check the date before you rely on a line here.
What this costs against the rest of Africa
5 GB for 30 days in Burkina Faso is $53.99 — above the $44.99 median across the 34 Africa countries we sell in, 29th cheapest of 34.
Cheaper nearby
- Central African Republic$52.99
- Mali$51.99
- Sierra Leone$50.99
Dearer nearby
- Seychelles$64.99
- Malawi$65.99
- Democratic Republic Of The Congo$70.99
Our own prices, same plan size, read from the catalogue 10 Aug 2026.
What we know about the rules here
Not checked yet We have not yet read Burkina Faso's regulator for device-registration, VoIP or line-limit rules. Rather than imply there is nothing, this page says so. The operator facts above come from the catalogue and are current.
Every rule we have confirmed, country by country Three kinds of rule cost travellers a handset, a call or a line. › Elsewhere in Africa
Operator facts are read from the Airalo catalogue and carry the date above. Networks, prices and rules change without notice — check before you fly.