Egypt eSIM

Which Egypt plan fits your trip

Egypt plans come in two shapes. The plan cards above show the days and data on sale:

• Daily data suits steady use: maps, Uber, messaging and photos every day, which is most trips.
• Unlimited suits heavy users and remote work from a Red Sea resort. A fair-use policy applies; the plan details say how.

See fixed, daily or unlimited for how each type behaves.

Coverage in the cities, on the Nile and in the desert

Coverage is strong in Cairo and Giza, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Dahab. On a Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan it comes and goes between towns. In the Western Desert, on the road to Abu Simbel and on desert safaris it can disappear for long stretches. Download offline maps and save tickets and hotel confirmations to your phone before you set off.

Arriving at the airport

Install the eSIM at home on Wi-Fi a day or two before you fly. When you land in Cairo, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh or Luxor, turn on data roaming for the eSIM line only and keep it off on your usual SIM. You can then book an Uber, message your driver or your hotel straight away, without stopping at a kiosk in arrivals.

How much data do you need?

A typical traveler using maps, ride-hailing, messaging and photos uses about 1 GB a day. Video calls, streaming and sharing your connection with a laptop push that up, so remote workers are better served by an unlimited plan.

eSIM or roaming from the UK?

Egypt is outside the roaming deals that cover Europe, so UK carriers charge by the day. When we checked, Vodafone UK charged £8 a day in Egypt, and Three £8 a day for customers who joined from 18 December 2025 (£7 for those who joined earlier). Over a week that is £56 for data you can use up within a day's allowance. A travel eSIM carries your data for the whole trip at one price, and your usual SIM stays on for calls and texts. See travel eSIM vs international roaming.

How our Egypt plans compare

Start from how much data you use in a day, then compare what the whole trip costs. On unlimited plans, check how much you get at full speed each day: that is where providers differ most. Our own prices are on the plan cards above, always current.

Provider	One week	Two weeks	What to know
eSIM Lounge	1.5 GB a day, or unlimited	1.5 GB a day for 15 days, or unlimited	Prices on the plan cards above. Unlimited keeps full speed for the first 5 GB each day.
Airalo	10 GB: $31.00. Unlimited: $32.00	20 GB for 15 days: $41.00. Unlimited: $49.00	Unlimited keeps full speed for 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps.
Holafly	Unlimited: $36.50	Unlimited for 15 days: $50.50	Unlimited only. Hotspot sharing is capped at 1 GB a day, and no daily full-speed threshold is published.
Nomad	Unlimited: $27.00. 10 GB for 30 days: $28.00	20 GB for 30 days: $37.00. Unlimited for 10 days: $35.00	Unlimited keeps full speed for 2 GB a day, then 1 Mbps. No 15 day unlimited plan.
Saily	10 GB for 30 days: $38.99	No Egypt plan above 10 GB	No Egypt unlimited plan: the nearest is a 30 day global plan at $59.99.

Which to pick:

• A week of steady use: our 1.5 GB a day plan gives 10.5 GB over the week. When we checked, Airalo's 7 day 10 GB plan cost $31.00, and Nomad and Saily sold 10 GB only on 30 day plans ($28.00 and $38.99).
• Two weeks: our 15 day plan gives 22.5 GB. When we checked, the nearest was Nomad's 20 GB at $37.00, then Airalo's at $41.00.
• A week of unlimited: when we checked, ours cost less than all four. It keeps full speed for 5 GB a day, against 3 GB on Airalo and 2 GB on Nomad. The cheapest competitor was Nomad at $27.00.
• Two weeks of unlimited: ours again cost less than all four. Airalo ($49.00) and Holafly ($50.50) were next. Nomad stops at 10 days and Saily has no Egypt unlimited plan.

Competitor prices checked on 13 October 2026 in US dollars, on each provider's site or, where it would not load or show US dollars, on esimDB. They change often.