Travel eSIM: data that works the moment you land
Buy a data eSIM for your trip, scan the QR code before you fly and switch it on when the wheels touch down. No roaming bill, no SIM swap at the airport.
On offer now
Lower prices on a few plans, for a limited time. Each goes back to its usual price after the date shown.
🇹🇭 Thailand
Save 21%
Unlimited data
5 days
Full speed for the first 5 GB each day
Offer until 17 November
Buy this planList price$18.99$14.99🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Save 14%
Unlimited data
5 days
Full speed for the first 5 GB each day
Offer until 17 November
Buy this planList price$20.99$17.99🌐 Europe
Save 10%
Unlimited data
15 days
One eSIM for every country of the Europe bundle
Offer until 17 November
Buy this planList price$29.99$26.99🌐 Europe
Save 10%
Unlimited data
7 days
One eSIM for every country of the Europe bundle
Offer until 17 November
Buy this planList price$19.99$17.99
Top destinations
Pick a country to see its plans, and how they compare with the alternatives.
- Japan from $2.49
- Italy from $1.99
- France from $1.99
- Spain from $1.99
- United Kingdom from $1.99
- Greece from $1.99
- Portugal from $1.99
- Turkey from $1.99
- United Arab Emirates from $2.49
- Thailand from $1.99
- Vietnam from $2.49
- Singapore from $2.49
Several countries on one trip?
A region eSIM covers every country in the bundle, so crossing a border does not mean a new QR code.
- Europe One eSIM, many countries
- Southeast Asia One eSIM, many countries
- Global One eSIM, many countries
- Asia Pacific One eSIM, many countries
- Australia and New Zealand One eSIM, many countries
- Global (75 countries) One eSIM, many countries
- Hong Kong and Macau One eSIM, many countries
- Hong Kong, Macau and China One eSIM, many countries
How it works
Three steps, and the last one happens when you land.
Pick your destination and plan
Choose the country or region, how many days, and how much data you need.
Pay, and the QR code arrives by email
Your eSIM's QR code is in your inbox within minutes of payment, with install steps for iPhone and Android.
Scan before you fly, switch on when you land
Install the eSIM at home over Wi-Fi. When you land, turn on the eSIM and data roaming for it, and you are online.
Three kinds of plan
Every plan is data only and lasts a set number of days. What differs is how the data is counted.
Example: 5 GB for 7 days
Fixed data
One allowance for the whole trip. Use it as fast or as slowly as you like until it runs out or the days end.
Best for: short trips, light use, or a heavy day now and then.
Example: 1 GB a day for 7 days
Daily data
A fresh allowance every 24 hours. However much you used yesterday, today starts full again.
Best for: longer trips with steady use: maps, messages, a little social.
Example: 7 days, 2 GB a day at full speed
Unlimited
No cap on how much you use. Past a daily fair-use amount the speed drops until the next day. Each plan states where that line is.
Best for: heavy use: streaming, video calls, working on the road.
Know which kind suits your trip? Choose your destination
Check that your phone takes an eSIM
Most recent phones do: iPhone XS, XR and later, Google Pixel 3 and later, and Samsung Galaxy S20 and later, among many others. Some phones sold locked to a carrier, or sold in mainland China, do not.
The quickest check: open your phone's settings and look for Add eSIM or Add mobile plan. If it is there, you are set.
eSIM Lounge membership
Every trip earns status, the way an airline card does: count the trips or the spend, whichever comes first. Your first eSIM makes you an Explorer.
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Explorer
From your first trip
- A welcome the moment your eSIM connects
- Every eSIM in My trips, readable offline
- A person in the chat every day, 07:00 to 23:00 Paris time
How Explorer works
2
Silver
2 trips or $50 in 12 months
Everything in Explorer, plus
- 5% off every plan
- Priority in the support chat
How Silver works
3
Gold
4 trips or $100 in 12 months
Everything in Silver, plus
- 10% off every plan
- A free day pass each year
How Gold works
4
Platinum
7 trips or $175 in 12 months
Everything in Gold, plus
- 15% off every plan
- A free day pass with every trip
- A direct line to a person Soon
How Platinum works
Discounts apply at checkout to the address your eSIMs go to, with no code and no account. How status works, in full
Landing soon?
How to get online at the airport you fly into: the free Wi-Fi, the SIM counters after arrivals, and the eSIM to install before you leave.
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ReadQuestions travelers ask
Will I keep my own number for calls and WhatsApp?
Yes. Your usual SIM stays in the phone, and you choose which line handles calls and texts. WhatsApp, iMessage and FaceTime keep your usual number and run over the eSIM's data. Calls and texts on your home line are billed by your home carrier, so turn its roaming off if you want no charges at all.
Is it data only?
Yes. Our travel eSIMs give you mobile data, not a local phone number. Calls and messages work through apps like WhatsApp over that data.
Where do your eSIMs come from?
They are issued by Xplori, an eSIM provider that works with mobile operators in each country we cover. We sell its plans under our own name and look after you ourselves. When you land, the eSIM joins a local operator's network as a roaming partner.
When does my plan start?
Not when you buy it, and not when you install it. The days start counting when the eSIM is first used in a country the plan covers. If your plan also covers the country you live in, it can connect at home, so install that kind on the day you leave. Each plan states its own rule before you pay.
How quickly does the QR code arrive?
By email, usually within a few minutes of payment, with the install steps for iPhone and Android.
Can I top up?
Not yet. If you run out, buy another plan for the same destination and install it beside the first one. Your phone can hold several eSIMs.
What if it does not work?
Write to support@esimlounge.com with your order email. Most problems are one setting: data roaming switched off for the eSIM, or the eSIM not chosen for mobile data. We will walk you through it.
Can I get a refund?
Not once the eSIM has been issued, because a QR code cannot be taken back once it has been sent. Checkout says so before you pay. If something goes wrong on our side, write to support@esimlounge.com.