Mexico eSIM

Which plan fits a Mexico trip

The Mexico plans cover Mexico only. The Global 170 plans below them also cover Mexico, together with the United States, Canada and more than 160 other countries. Pick by trip:

• A week in Cancún or Tulum: the 7 day plan with 1.5 GB a day covers maps, rides, messaging, photos and the odd video call. Take the 7 day unlimited plan if you stream, work online or share your connection with a laptop.
• Two weeks or a longer loop: the 15 day plan with 1.5 GB a day, for a trip that takes in Mexico City, Oaxaca and the coast. Our unlimited plans run up to 7 days.
• A month or longer: the 30 day plan with 1.5 GB a day.
• A long weekend or a cruise stop: the 3 and 5 day plans, daily or unlimited, or the one-day plan for a single day ashore.
• Mexico and the United States on one trip: a Global 170 plan, below.

On the daily plans, speed slows once the day's 1.5 GB is used and comes back when the allowance resets the next day. See fixed, daily or unlimited for how each type behaves.

Coverage across Mexico

Coverage is strong in the cities and the main resort areas, and thins in the places that make Mexico worth the trip:

• Mexico City: good across the city. Large crowds, such as the Day of the Dead parade, can slow data for everyone nearby.
• Cancún, the Riviera Maya and Tulum: good in the hotel zone and in the towns along the coast road. It drops underground in cenotes and in the jungle around ruins such as Cobá, and can be weak on the islands.
• The Yucatán interior: cities such as Mérida and Valladolid are well covered, but the roads between villages and the sites deeper in the forest, such as Calakmul, have long gaps.
• Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta: good in town and along the hotel corridors. Beaches and villages reached only by boat or dirt road are thinner.
• Oaxaca: good in Oaxaca city. The mountain villages and parts of the Pacific coast have gaps.
• The Copper Canyon: expect long stretches without signal on the Chepe railway and the canyon roads between towns.
• Border towns: close to the US border your phone can pick up a US network. A Mexico plan works only on Mexican networks, so if the eSIM drops there, choose a Mexican network by hand in your phone's settings, or use a Global 170 plan, which covers both countries.

Before a road trip, a day at the cenotes or a train ride through the canyon, download offline maps and save your tickets and hotel confirmations to the phone.

Mexico and the United States on one trip

The Mexico plans do not work in the United States. The Global 170 plans cover both, plus Canada, Guatemala and Belize, with one install: 1.5 GB a day for 7 or 15 days, or 5 GB for 30 days. Your allowance is shared across every country on the list. For a trip that is mostly in the US, see our United States eSIM page.

Arriving at the airport

Install the eSIM at home on Wi-Fi a day or two before you fly. When you land, turn on data roaming for the eSIM line only and keep it off on your usual SIM, unless your home plan includes Mexico. You can then message your driver, check the bus or open a ride app before you reach the arrivals hall, where people offer transport, tours and SIM cards. Our arrival guides cover Cancún, Mexico City and Los Cabos: the free Wi-Fi, where SIM cards are sold after arrivals, and tips for staying connected.

How much data do you need?

Most visitors use about 1 GB a day for maps, ride-hailing, messaging and photos. Video calls, streaming and sharing your connection with a laptop push that up quickly, so remote workers in Mexico City or Tulum are better served by an unlimited plan.

eSIM or roaming?

Many US phone plans include Mexico, so check yours before you buy anything:

• AT&T includes calls, texts and data in Mexico on every unlimited plan. See AT&T international roaming.
• Verizon includes Mexico on its Unlimited plans; other plans pay for TravelPass by the day. See Verizon international roaming.
• T-Mobile includes Mexico on most plans, with a set amount of high-speed data before speeds drop; Essentials gets only slow data there. See T-Mobile international roaming.
• Visible includes Mexico on Visible+ and Visible+ Pro, with 2 GB of high-speed data a day; the basic Visible plan pays by the day. See Visible international roaming.
• Mint Mobile does not include Mexico: you buy a Minternational Pass. See Mint Mobile international roaming.

If your plan includes Mexico at full speed and you use an average amount of data, you may not need a travel eSIM. One still makes sense when your plan slows you down or charges by the day, when you need more data than your allowance, or when you stay for weeks. Travelers from the UK and Australia rarely have Mexico included and usually pay for roaming by the day or by pass, so check with your carrier. Our guide will my phone work in Mexico? sets out what each US carrier gives you there.

Before you go

• Day of the Dead: dates, the Mexico City parade and where to celebrate in Day of the Dead 2026 in Mexico.
• Mexican SIM cards: new Mexican lines must now be registered with ID. What that means for a tourist is in Mexico SIM card or eSIM in 2026.
• Your phone: a travel eSIM needs a phone that supports eSIM and is carrier-unlocked. The 30-second check tells you.

How our Mexico 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	Prices on the plan cards above. Unlimited keeps full speed for the first 5 GB each day. No unlimited plan longer than 7 days. The Global 170 plans also cover the US and Canada.
Airalo	5 GB: $12.00. 10 GB: $17.00. Unlimited: $23.50	10 GB: $17.50. 20 GB: $29.50. Unlimited: $43.00	Unlimited slows to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day. Plans can be topped up.
Holafly	Unlimited: $24.50	Unlimited: $44.90	Unlimited only, on Movistar and Telcel, with no published daily allowance; a fair-use policy can slow speeds for a day. Hotspot sharing is capped at 1 GB a day.
Nomad	Unlimited: $22.00. 10 GB for 30 days: $15.50	20 GB for 30 days: $27.50	Unlimited gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps, and stops at 10 days ($30.00). Runs on AT&T and Movistar.
Saily	Unlimited for 5 days: $18.99. 10 GB for 30 days: $24.99	Unlimited for 15 days: $48.99. 20 GB for 30 days: $45.99	Unlimited slows after 3 GB a day. No 7 day unlimited plan: the next step up is 10 days at $34.99. Ad blocking is built into the app.
Ubigi	10 GB: $22.00. 20 GB, then 2 Mbps: $36.00	5 GB a day for 15 days, then 2 Mbps: $58.00	Also sells 10 GB for 30 days at $24.00.

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, it cost less than the 10 GB plans from Nomad ($15.50), Airalo ($17.00), Ubigi ($22.00) and Saily ($24.99). A fixed 10 GB lets you use more on one day and less on another. If 5 GB will do for the week, Airalo's $12.00 plan is cheaper.
• Two weeks: our 15 day plan gives 22.5 GB. When we checked, it cost less than the 20 GB plans from Nomad ($27.50), Airalo ($29.50) and Saily ($45.99). If 10 GB is enough for the whole trip, Nomad's $15.50 plan is the cheapest we found.
• A week of unlimited: when we checked, Nomad ($22.00) and Airalo ($23.50) cost less than ours, and Holafly ($24.50) about the same. What ours adds is speed: full speed for 5 GB a day, against 2 GB on Nomad and 3 GB on Airalo. If you rarely pass 2 or 3 GB a day, take the cheaper plan.
• Two weeks of unlimited: we do not sell it. Airalo at $43.00 is the cheapest we found, then Holafly at $44.90 and Saily at $48.99. If 1.5 GB a day is enough, our 15 day daily plan is the simpler buy.

Competitor prices checked on 11 October 2026 in US dollars, on Holafly's own site and, for the others, on esimDB. They change often.