Best travel eSIMs, country by country

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Yes — the UK has excellent 4G/5G coverage in cities and good coverage countrywide, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you data on arrival without international roaming charges.

🇫🇷 France

Yes — France has excellent 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without roaming charges. Many France eSIMs roam across the wider EU too.

🇮🇹 Italy

Yes — Italy has excellent 4G/5G coverage in cities and good coverage countrywide, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Italy eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇪🇸 Spain

Yes — Spain has excellent 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without roaming fees. Many Spain eSIMs roam across the EU too.

🇹🇷 Turkey

Yes — Turkey has solid 4G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) is the smartest option for tourists because it avoids the device-registration rule that applies to local SIM cards.

🇬🇷 Greece

Yes — Greece has good 4G/5G coverage on the mainland and main islands, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Greece eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇵🇹 Portugal

Yes — Portugal has excellent 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without roaming fees. Many Portugal eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇩🇪 Germany

Yes — Germany has good 4G/5G coverage in cities and along main routes, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Germany eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Yes — the Netherlands has outstanding 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Netherlands eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇦🇹 Austria

Yes — Austria has excellent 4G/5G coverage in cities and good coverage countrywide, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Austria eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇨🇿 Czechia

Yes — Czechia has excellent 4G/5G coverage in cities and good coverage countrywide, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Czechia eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇭🇺 Hungary

Yes — Hungary has good 4G/5G coverage in cities and countrywide, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Hungary eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇭🇷 Croatia

Yes — Croatia has good 4G/5G coverage along the coast and in cities, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. As an EU member, many Croatia eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇸🇮 Slovenia

Yes — Slovenia has good 4G/5G coverage in cities and the main valleys, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Slovenia eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇪🇪 Estonia

Yes — Estonia has excellent 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Estonia eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇸🇪 Sweden

Yes — Sweden has excellent 4G/5G coverage in populated areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Sweden eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇩🇰 Denmark

Yes — Denmark has outstanding 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Denmark eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇮🇪 Ireland

Yes — Ireland has good 4G coverage in cities and along main routes, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Many Ireland eSIMs roam EU-wide.

🇮🇸 Iceland

Yes — Iceland has strong 4G/5G coverage in Reykjavík and along the Ring Road, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Note the uninhabited interior highlands have little to no signal.

🇬🇪 Georgia

Yes — Georgia has good, inexpensive 4G coverage in cities and along main routes, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. (Note: this is the country Georgia, not the US state.)

🇳🇴 Norway

Yes — Norway has excellent 4G/5G coverage in populated areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Note that fjords, mountains and the remote north have dead zones. (Norway is not in the EU but is in the EEA.)

🇯🇵 Japan

Yes — Japan has excellent nationwide 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. from Airalo) is the easiest way to get data the instant you arrive, with no SIM swap or local registration.

🇹🇭 Thailand

Yes — Thailand has strong, inexpensive 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM from a provider like Airalo gets you online on arrival without a physical SIM or passport registration at the counter.

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Yes — Indonesia has good 4G coverage in Bali, Jakarta and the main tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without registering a local SIM.

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Yes — Vietnam has good, inexpensive 4G coverage in cities and along the main routes, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without a local SIM counter.

🇸🇬 Singapore

Yes — Singapore has outstanding island-wide 5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Regional eSIMs covering Singapore plus its neighbours are widely available.

🇰🇷 South Korea

Yes — South Korea has outstanding nationwide 5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) is the easiest way to get data on arrival without a physical SIM or local registration.

🇮🇳 India

Yes — India has good, inexpensive 4G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) is the easiest option for tourists because it avoids the slow local-SIM registration process for foreigners.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

Yes — Hong Kong has outstanding 5G coverage and an open, uncensored internet (unlike mainland China), so a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you fully online on arrival with no VPN needed.

🇲🇾 Malaysia

Yes — Malaysia has good, inexpensive 4G/5G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without a local SIM.

🇹🇼 Taiwan

Yes — Taiwan has excellent 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without a physical SIM or local registration.

🇰🇭 Cambodia

Yes — Cambodia has good, inexpensive 4G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

Yes — Sri Lanka has good, inexpensive 4G coverage in cities and along the coast and main routes, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival.

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Yes — the UAE has excellent 5G coverage and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) works on arrival. Be aware that WhatsApp and FaceTime voice/video calling is commonly restricted in the country, while messaging and data work normally.

🇺🇸 United States

Yes — the US has excellent urban 4G/5G coverage, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) is the simplest way for tourists to get data on arrival without international roaming charges.

🇨🇦 Canada

Yes — Canada has strong 4G/5G coverage in cities and along main routes, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without roaming charges.

🇲🇽 Mexico

Yes — Mexico has good 4G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without roaming charges.

🇧🇷 Brazil

Yes — Brazil has good 4G/5G coverage in cities and along the coast, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without roaming charges.

🇦🇷 Argentina

Yes — Argentina has good 4G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without roaming charges.

🇵🇪 Peru

Yes — Peru has good 4G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without a local SIM.

🇨🇴 Colombia

Yes — Colombia has good 4G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without a local SIM.

🇲🇦 Morocco

Yes — Morocco has good 4G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without buying a local SIM.

🇿🇦 South Africa

Yes — South Africa has good 4G/5G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival and avoids the RICA registration that local SIMs require.

🇪🇬 Egypt

Yes — Egypt has good 4G coverage in cities and tourist areas, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival without a local SIM.

🇦🇺 Australia

Yes — Australia has strong 4G/5G coverage in cities and along the coast, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Telstra has by far the widest rural reach.

🇳🇿 New Zealand

Yes — New Zealand has good 4G/5G coverage in towns and along main routes, and a travel eSIM (e.g. Airalo) gets you online on arrival. Expect dead zones in the backcountry and on remote drives.