Spain eSIM

Which plan fits a Spain trip

Plans for Spain are regional Europe plans. One eSIM covers Spain and 29 other countries, and your data allowance is shared across all of them, so a trip that carries on to Portugal, France or Italy needs no second install. The plan cards above show what is available:

• A long weekend in Madrid or Barcelona: a 3 or 5 day plan with 1.5 GB a day.
• A week, such as Madrid, Seville and Granada by train: the 7 day plan with 1.5 GB a day.
• Two weeks or a road trip along the coast: the 15 day plan, or 30 days for a long stay.
• Remote work, streaming or sharing with a laptop: unlimited, for 3 to 15 days. Full speed for the first 5 GB each day, then slower until the next day.
• A stopover or a single day: the one-day plan with 0.6 GB.

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

Coverage across Spain

Coverage is strong in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and Málaga, along the coasts and along the high-speed AVE lines. The Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza) and the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura) are part of Spain and run on Spanish networks, so they should work as on the mainland; check the plan details, or ask us at support@esimlounge.com, before a trip that is only to the islands. Signal is thinner in the mountains, such as the Pyrenees and the Sierra Nevada, in the emptier inland areas of the center, and in long rail tunnels. Download offline maps before a road trip or a hike.

Spain and Portugal on one eSIM

Portugal, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are all on the Europe plan's list of 30 countries. Lisbon, Porto or a drive across the border into the Algarve need no second plan: the phone joins a local partner network when you cross, and the same allowance carries on. See eSIM for Europe for the whole list and what it leaves out.

Gibraltar, Andorra and Morocco

None of the three is on the Europe plan's list, and each has its own mobile operators. In Gibraltar, and along the bay near it, a phone can switch to a Gibraltar network; in Andorra it will join an Andorran one. If the eSIM stops working near Gibraltar, choose a Spanish network by hand in your phone's settings. All three, Morocco included for a ferry trip from Tarifa or Algeciras, are on the Global (170 countries) plan.

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. You can then check the train or metro into town, book a taxi or ride-hailing car, or message your hotel from the arrivals hall. Our airport guides cover Wi-Fi, SIM counters and getting online at Madrid Barajas and Barcelona El Prat. Flying in from outside the EU? Read entering Europe in 2026 for the new EES border checks.

How much data do you need?

Most visitors use about 1 GB a day for maps, messaging, photos and booking trains and tickets. Video calls, streaming and sharing your connection with a laptop push that up quickly. For a long stay with remote work, look at the unlimited plans.

eSIM or roaming?

If your phone plan is from an EU country, roaming in Spain is generally charged at home rates for normal use, so you may not need a travel eSIM at all. Travelers from the US usually pay a daily fee: AT&T's International Day Pass is $12 a day. See what your carrier charges in our guides to AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Mint Mobile, or the overview in travel eSIM vs international roaming.

How our Spain plans compare

Start from how much data you use in a day, then compare what the whole trip costs. The competitor plans below cover Spain alone, so check the country list if your trip carries on to Portugal or France. 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, or unlimited, for 15 days	Prices on the plan cards above. Every plan is a Europe plan, Portugal and France included, at no extra cost. Unlimited keeps full speed for the first 5 GB each day.
Airalo	5 GB: $8.00. 10 GB: $13.00. Unlimited: $23.50	10 GB: $13.50. 20 GB: $19.00. Unlimited: $43.00	Spain only, on Orange. Unlimited gives 5 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Its Europe unlimited plan costs $27.00 for 7 days.
Holafly	Unlimited: $24.50	Unlimited: $45.90	Spain only, on Orange, Movistar, Vodafone and Yoigo. No published daily limit, but hotspot sharing is capped at 1 GB a day. Its Europe plan costs $27.50 for 7 days and $51.50 for 15.
Nomad	Unlimited: $25.00. 10 GB for 30 days: $14.00	20 GB for 30 days: $21.00	Spain only, on Movistar and Orange. Unlimited gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps, and stops at 10 days ($33.00).
Saily	10 GB for 30 days: $15.99	Unlimited for 15 days: $48.99. 20 GB for 30 days: $22.99	No 7 day unlimited plan for Spain: the shortest is 10 days at $34.99, with 5 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Its Europe unlimited plan costs $28.99 for 7 days.
Ubigi	10 GB for 8 days: $9.00. 5 GB a day: $18.00	5 GB a day for 15 days: $34.00. 25 GB for 30 days: $19.00	Spain only. Its 5 GB a day plans slow to 2 Mbps after the day's allowance.

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 Airalo's 10 GB at $13.00, Nomad's at $14.00 and Saily's at $15.99. Ubigi's 10 GB for 8 days at $9.00 was the cheapest we found, and a fixed amount lets you use more on one day and less on another. If 5 GB will do, Airalo's $8.00 plan is cheaper still.
• Two weeks: our 15 day plan gives 22.5 GB. When we checked, it cost less than Nomad's 20 GB ($21.00) and Saily's ($22.99), and a little more than Airalo's 20 GB for 15 days and Ubigi's 25 GB for 30 days, both $19.00. If you would rather have one pool of data than a daily allowance, those two are good buys.
• A week of unlimited: when we checked, ours cost less than Airalo ($23.50), Holafly ($24.50) and Nomad ($25.00), with full speed for 5 GB a day against Nomad's 2 GB. Ubigi's 5 GB a day plan at $18.00 cost a little less, for Spain alone.
• Two weeks of unlimited: when we checked, ours cost less than Ubigi ($34.00), Airalo ($43.00), Holafly ($45.90) and Saily ($48.99). Nomad's unlimited stops at 10 days. If you need more than 5 GB a day at full speed, Holafly publishes no daily limit.
• Spain and Portugal, or France: the competitor prices above are for Spain-only plans. To carry on across the border on one eSIM, their Europe unlimited plans cost more for a week: Airalo $27.00, Holafly $27.50 and Saily $28.99. Every plan of ours already covers both.

Competitor prices checked on 11 October 2026 in US dollars: Holafly on its own site; Airalo, Nomad, Saily and Ubigi on esimDB, because their sites showed prices in euros or would not load. They change often.