eSIM guides
eSIM guides by country
Pick your destination for a simple, step-by-step guide to staying connected: what an eSIM is, whether you need one, and exactly how to set it up before you fly.
By Cara Laban, founder of TravelReddi. Last checked October 2026.
What is an eSIM?
An eSIM is a SIM card built into your phone. Instead of buying a tiny plastic card, you buy a data plan online and scan a QR code. You keep your own phone number for calls and texts, and the eSIM adds mobile data for your trip, so maps, taxis and messaging work the moment you land.
Not sure whether you need one? Each guide explains, and also covers how to check your phone can use one.
Choose your destination
- eSIM for AlbaniaTirana, Saranda
- eSIM for ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Patagonia, Mendoza
- eSIM for ArubaOranjestad, Palm Beach
- eSIM for AustraliaSydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
- eSIM for AustriaVienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck
- eSIM for BahamasThe Bahamas, Nassau, Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- eSIM for BelgiumBrussels, Bruges, Antwerp
- eSIM for BrazilRio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Salvador
- eSIM for CanadaToronto, Vancouver, Montreal
- eSIM for ChileSantiago, Patagonia, Atacama
- eSIM for ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Guilin
- eSIM for ColombiaBogota, Medellin, Cartagena
- eSIM for Costa RicaSan Jose, Tamarindo, Manuel Antonio
- eSIM for CroatiaDubrovnik, Split, Zagreb
- eSIM for Czech RepublicPrague, Czechia
- eSIM for Dominican RepublicPunta Cana, Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata
- eSIM for EstoniaTallinn, Baltics, Baltic States
- eSIM for FinlandHelsinki, Lapland, Scandinavia
- eSIM for FranceParis, Nice, Lyon
- eSIM for GermanyBerlin, Munich, Frankfurt
- eSIM for GreeceAthens, Santorini, Mykonos
- eSIM for GuatemalaGuatemala City, Antigua, Lake Atitlan
- eSIM for HungaryBudapest, Debrecen, Eger
- eSIM for IcelandReykjavik, Blue Lagoon
- eSIM for IndiaDelhi, Mumbai, Goa
- eSIM for IndonesiaBali, Jakarta, Ubud
- eSIM for IrelandEire, Republic of Ireland, Dublin
- eSIM for ItalyRome, Venice, Florence
- eSIM for JamaicaKingston, Montego Bay, Negril
- eSIM for JapanTokyo, Kyoto, Osaka
- eSIM for LatviaRiga, Baltics, Baltic States
- eSIM for MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi
- eSIM for MexicoMexico City, Cancun, Tulum
- eSIM for MoroccoMaroc, Marocco
- eSIM for NetherlandsAmsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague
- eSIM for New ZealandAuckland, Wellington, Queenstown
- eSIM for NorwayOslo, Bergen, Fjords
- eSIM for PanamaPanama City, Panama Canal, Bocas del Toro
- eSIM for PeruLima, Cusco, Machu Picchu
- eSIM for PhilippinesManila, Cebu, Boracay
- eSIM for PolandWarsaw, Kraków, Krakow
- eSIM for PortugalLisbon, Porto, Algarve
- eSIM for SingaporeRepublic of Singapore, Changi, Sentosa
- eSIM for South KoreaKorea, Seoul, Busan
- eSIM for SpainMadrid, Barcelona, Seville
- eSIM for SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö
- eSIM for SwitzerlandSwiss, Schweiz, Suisse
- eSIM for TaiwanTaipei, Republic of China, ROC
- eSIM for ThailandBangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai
- eSIM for TurkeyIstanbul, Cappadocia, Antalya
- eSIM for United KingdomBritain, Great Britain, England
- eSIM for United StatesUSA, America, New York
- eSIM for VietnamHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon
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