Power & Connectivity (SIM)
Connectivity may vary by region and season.
Voltage & Plug Types
Electrical standards and outlet shapes
Armenia uses 230V / 50Hz with Type C and Type F sockets (European two round pins). Bring a Type C/F adapter; travellers from 100–120V countries need a converter for devices that are not dual-voltage.
- Voltage
- 230V / 50Hz
- Sockets
- Type C and F
- Adapter
- Type C/F needed
- Most phone/laptop chargers are 100–240V and fine with an adapter
Buying a SIM Card
Where to buy, costs, and activation process
The main operators are Team (formerly Beeline), Ucom and Viva (formerly VivaCell-MTS), with good 4G/5G in cities. Prepaid SIMs are easy to buy at the airport and in city shops; bring your passport for registration. Coverage is strong around Yerevan and thins out in remote mountains.
- Operators
- Team, Ucom, Viva
- Where
- Airport, city shops
- Registration
- Passport required
- Coverage is strong in Yerevan, weaker in remote mountains
eSIM & Mobile Wi-Fi
eSIM availability and portable Wi-Fi rental
eSIM travel plans are a convenient option: buy one online before arrival from providers like Airalo and install it in minutes, with no physical SIM or shop visit. This is handy for staying connected the moment you land at Yerevan airport.
- Convenience
- Buy online before arrival
- Setup
- No physical SIM
- Providers
- Airalo and similar
- Check your phone is eSIM-capable and carrier-unlocked
Wi-Fi Availability
Public Wi-Fi coverage and security
Free Wi-Fi is widespread in Yerevan's cafés, hotels and restaurants, and is generally reliable in the city. It is patchier in rural and mountain areas, so a local SIM or eSIM helps when travelling out of town. Use a VPN on public networks for sensitive tasks like banking.
- Availability
- Yerevan cafés, hotels
- Rural
- Patchier outside the city
- Security
- Use a VPN on public Wi-Fi
- A SIM/eSIM helps for on-the-go essentials outside Yerevan
Internet Restrictions & VPN
Blocked services and VPN recommendations
Armenia has a relatively open internet with no significant restrictions. All standard apps and services — messaging, social media, maps and streaming — work normally.
- Internet
- Relatively open
- Apps
- All standard apps work
- Services
- Work normally
- No VPN needed to access common global services
Useful Local Apps
Must-have apps for transport, translation, and maps
Handy apps include GG (gg taxi, the popular local ride-hailing) and Yandex Go for rides, Telcell and Idram for mobile payments, and 2GIS or Google Maps for navigation. GG and Yandex Go are cheap and easy to use around Yerevan.
- Rides
- GG (gg taxi), Yandex Go
- Payment
- Telcell, Idram
- Maps
- 2GIS, Google Maps
- GG and Yandex Go are cheap and easy around Yerevan
International Calls
How to make international calls and alternatives
Armenia's country code is +374. App-based calls (WhatsApp, Viber, FaceTime and similar) are very common, and a local prepaid SIM makes domestic calls cheap. Save numbers in full +374 format so they work from any network.
- Country code
- +374
- Calls
- App-based common
- Local SIM
- Cheap domestic calls
- Save numbers in full +374 international format