Best eSIM for Europe in 2026: Top Picks for Travel

Europe is one of those places you want to return to, and I keep doing exactly that. I've been there many times: Italy alone seven times, and France, Spain and Portugal several times each. It's one of my favorite regions to travel. Friends of mine live there, and I love the food, Italian, Spanish and so much more.

Travel and work go together for me as a digital nomad: I earn my living online, and over the years I've been to 50+ countries. These days an eSIM goes on my phone before every trip.

My picks

• Best for a month of unlimited data in the EU and UK: Airalo EU and UK eSIM, unlimited for 30 days at $58.00, with no limit on hotspot sharing.
• Best for most trips: eSIMGlobe eSIM for Europe, 10 GB for 30 days at $14.20, a plan that also reaches Norway, Iceland and Ukraine.
• Best for calls and texts: Saily eSIM for Europe, 10 GB for 30 days at $35.99, and you can add a Saily phone number with a minutes plan.
• Best for the Balkans, Turkey and Northern Cyprus: Roamless eSIM for Europe, 10 GB for 30 days at $30.95, with all of them on one plan.
• Best for Serbia and Eastern Europe: eSIMo eSIM for Europe, 10 GB for 30 days at $24.90, with Serbia, Moldova and Ukraine on the same plan.

To see the rest of the market next to these five, open all Europe eSIM plans on one page.

Prices checked on October 9, 2026.

In this article

• Best eSIM for Europe: 10 GB and 20 GB plans compared
• Best unlimited data eSIM for Europe: Airalo for a month, eSIMGlobe for a week
• Best eSIM cards for Europe: my five picks reviewed
  • Airalo eSIM for Europe: best for a month of unlimited data in the EU and UK
  • eSIMGlobe eSIM for Europe: best for most trips
  • Saily eSIM for Europe: best for calls and texts
  • Roamless eSIM for Europe: best for the Balkans, Turkey and Northern Cyprus
  • eSIMo eSIM for Europe: best for Serbia and Eastern Europe
• Which countries does a Europe eSIM cover? The UK, Switzerland, Turkey and the Balkans
• Does Europe support eSIM? Networks and 5G on each plan
• eSIM or a European SIM card?
• A Europe eSIM or one-country plans: which costs less?
• My verdict: what is the best eSIM for Europe in 2026?

Best eSIM for Europe: 10 GB and 20 GB plans compared

Most Europe eSIM providers sell 10 GB and 20 GB for 30 days, which makes these two sizes the fairest way to line them up. On the 20 GB plans, 1 GB costs $1.16 at eSIMGlobe and $2.40 at Roamless and on Airalo's Europe plan.

At both sizes, eSIMGlobe costs less than the other four eSIMs I recommend. To compare more providers side by side, open our Europe eSIM plans page.

Best unlimited data eSIM for Europe: Airalo for a month, eSIMGlobe for a week

For a month, the unlimited data eSIM for Europe I recommend is Airalo's EU and UK plan, $4.00 less than Ubigi over 30 days. For a week, eSIMGlobe's 7-day unlimited plan at $17.00 costs less than a week of unlimited at Airalo, Roamless or Saily.

Unlimited doesn't mean full speed all day. On most of these plans, you get a few gigabytes a day at full speed. Then the speed drops to about 1 Mbps. Ubigi gives one full-speed total for the whole plan instead, then 2 Mbps, and eSIMGlobe has no speed limit in its plan specs.

Say you spend three weeks going by train from Paris to Rome. You check the map on every platform, send photos home and have a video call with family most evenings: that's the trip unlimited data is for. On a daily plan, one long video call may use up the day's full-speed data. You get it back the next day.

I don't recommend unlimited for days of sightseeing with hotel Wi-Fi in the evening, because eSIMGlobe's 10 GB for 30 days costs about a quarter of Airalo's month of unlimited.

Best eSIM cards for Europe: my five picks reviewed

Airalo eSIM for Europe: best for a month of unlimited data in the EU and UK

Pros

• Unlimited for 30 days at $58.00
• No limit on hotspot devices on unlimited
• Serbia, Albania and Turkey on the 41-country plan

Cons

• EU and UK plan: no Switzerland, Norway
• Data only, no phone number
• 41-country 10 GB costs more at $31.00

Airalo eSIM for Europe is my pick for a month of unlimited data, as long as your trip stays inside the EU and the UK. If Switzerland or Norway is on the route, choose Airalo's Europe plan instead. It has 41 countries.

The plan I recommend is the EU and UK unlimited plan for 30 days. For two weeks or less, take eSIMGlobe instead. Its 14 days of unlimited cost $34.00, less than Airalo's 15-day plan at $39.00. Airalo's 30-day plan gives you 3 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps.

Proof: Airalo confirms its EU and UK unlimited plan for 30 days slows to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day

A month that starts with a week in London and moves on to Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague, with work calls every day, is the trip this plan is for. Airalo doesn't extend a plan past its 30 days.

Airalo's Europe plan costs $71.00 for 30 days of unlimited data, with 5 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.

Airalo plans for the EU and UK and for Europe

• EU and UK, 1 GB: 3 days $4.00
• EU and UK, 3 GB: 3 days $8.00, 7 days $9.00
• EU and UK, 5 GB: 7 days $12.00, 15 days $13.00, 30 days $14.00
• EU and UK, 10 GB: 7 days $21.00, 15 days $22.00, 30 days $24.00
• EU and UK, 20 GB: 15 days $35.00, 30 days $37.00
• EU and UK, 50 GB for 30 days: $49.00
• EU and UK, unlimited (3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps): 3 days $10.00, 5 days $16.50, 7 days $23.50, 10 days $28.00, 15 days $39.00, 30 days $58.00
• Europe (41 countries), 1 GB: 3 days $5.00
• Europe (41 countries), 3 GB: 3 days $10.00, 7 days $11.00
• Europe (41 countries), 5 GB: 7 days $18.50, 15 days $19.00, 30 days $19.50
• Europe (41 countries), 10 GB: 7 days $26.00, 15 days $28.00, 30 days $31.00
• Europe (41 countries), 20 GB: 15 days $47.00, 30 days $48.00
• Europe (41 countries), 50 GB: 30 days $70.00, 90 days $100.00
• Europe (41 countries), 100 GB for 180 days: $185.00
• Europe (41 countries), unlimited (5 GB a day, then 1 Mbps): 3 days $11.50, 5 days $19.50, 7 days $27.00, 10 days $35.00, 15 days $49.00, 30 days $71.00

See Airalo's EU and UK plans

Read my full Airalo eSIM review for prices in other countries, what buyers say and my verdict.

eSIMGlobe eSIM for Europe: best for most trips

Pros

• 10 GB for 30 days at $14.20
• UK, Switzerland and Turkey included
• Unlimited with no speed reduction listed
• 5G networks in most countries

Cons

• Data only, no SMS or calls
• No Balkans outside the EU

A week in one city or a month across several countries: for most trips like these, I recommend eSIMGlobe eSIM for Europe. Serbia, Albania and Montenegro aren't on it. A Balkan route needs Roamless. For Serbia, take eSIMo.

My recommendation is the 10 GB plan for 30 days, because 5 GB runs out quickly on a trip of two weeks or more. If you stream or upload a lot, the 20 GB plan costs $23.10.

For a heavy week, take the 7-day unlimited plan at $17.00 instead.

Italy for a week, then the train north to Zurich and three days in the Swiss mountains: all of it fits on eSIMGlobe's 34-country plan.

In most of those countries eSIMGlobe runs on 5G, and its specs say "Hotspot: Yes" on both its standard and unlimited plans. When the hotel Wi-Fi in Vienna is too slow for a video call, your laptop can work from the phone's hotspot instead. You can start the plan any time within 180 days of buying.

eSIMGlobe plans for Europe

• 1 GB for 7 days: $2.60
• 1 GB for 30 days: $3.30
• 3 GB for 30 days: $6.20
• 5 GB for 30 days: $8.70
• 10 GB for 30 days: $14.20
• 20 GB for 30 days: $23.10
• 20 GB for 90 days: $23.80
• 50 GB for 30 days: $45.50
• 50 GB for 180 days: $48.80
• Unlimited (no speed reduction listed): 3 days $8.20, 5 days $13.70, 7 days $17.00, 10 days $24.00, 14 days $34.00, 20 days $48.00, 30 days $72.00, 60 days $144.00, 90 days $216.00

See eSIMGlobe's Europe plans

Read my full eSIMGlobe eSIM review for prices in other countries, what buyers say and my verdict.

Saily eSIM for Europe: best for calls and texts

Pros

• Phone number with minutes and text plans
• Unlimited hotspot sharing
• 5 GB a day on unlimited

Cons

• No 20 GB plan
• 10 GB costs more than at other providers

I recommend Saily as the best eSIM for Europe with a phone number, for the trips where someone needs to call you. If you never need a number, a data-only plan such as eSIMGlobe costs less.

A guesthouse in the countryside may only answer the phone, and a doctor's office may want to ring you back. For calls like these, you buy a Saily minutes plan on top of your data.

Proof: Saily confirms a phone number with a minutes plan for calls in Europe

For texts, Saily sells a phone number and text message plan.

On a trip of more than 10 days, my recommendation is 10 GB for 30 days at $35.99. For 10 days or fewer, take unlimited instead, because 10 days of it cost the same. A week of unlimited costs $26.99. After 10 GB, the next size up is 50 GB for 90 days at $95.99. Saily also has an option for auto top-ups.

Saily's 35 countries include the UK, Switzerland, Norway and Turkey, but buy and activate before you enter Turkey, because Saily's website and top-ups don't work there.

Saily's main plans for Europe

• 1 GB for 7 days: $4.99
• 3 GB for 30 days: $12.49
• 5 GB for 30 days: $19.49
• 10 GB for 30 days: $35.99
• 50 GB for 90 days: $95.99
• Unlimited (5 GB a day, then up to 1 Mbps): 5 days $18.99, 7 days $26.99, 10 days $35.99, 15 days $49.99, 20 days $59.99, 30 days $71.99

See Saily's Europe plans

Read my full Saily eSIM review for prices in other countries, what buyers say and my verdict.

Roamless eSIM for Europe: best for the Balkans, Turkey and Northern Cyprus

Pros

• Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro, North Macedonia included
• Turkey and Northern Cyprus on one plan
• Unlimited hotspot
• Credits that never expire

Cons

• No Serbia on the list
• 10 GB costs more than at most providers

For a route that leaves the EU in the southeast, I recommend Roamless eSIM for Europe. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Turkey and Northern Cyprus are all on it, next to the EU, the UK, Switzerland and Norway. Serbia is missing, so a stop in Belgrade needs eSIMo or Airalo's Europe plan.

After a week on the Turkish coast, a few days in Northern Cyprus stay on the same plan. If that trip lasts 10 days or less, Roamless's 10-day unlimited plan costs $29.40, less than its 10 GB plan. For a longer route, go with 10 GB for 30 days at $30.95, about the same price as Airalo's Europe plan with the Balkans and Turkey. Airalo has no Northern Cyprus, though.

A day of unlimited data costs $3.84 on Roamless, a week $25.62 and a month $70.20. Any day you want full speed after your 3 GB, you can switch to your credits. Credits are Roamless's pay-as-you-go balance: you put money on it, pay only for the data you use, and the credits never expire.

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Roamless's main plans for Europe

• 1 GB for 30 days: $4.95
• 3 GB for 30 days: $10.95
• 5 GB for 30 days: $17.95
• 10 GB for 30 days: $30.95
• 20 GB for 30 days: $47.95
• 50 GB for 30 days: $69.95
• Unlimited (3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps): 1 day $3.84, 3 days $11.43, 5 days $18.30, 7 days $25.62, 10 days $29.40, 15 days $44.10, 30 days $70.20, 60 days $90.00, 90 days $135.00

See Roamless's Europe plans

eSIMo eSIM for Europe: best for Serbia and Eastern Europe

Pros

• 44 countries with Serbia and Moldova
• Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine too
• Canary Islands on the list

Cons

• No unlimited plan
• Hotspot not stated
• No Bosnia on the list

If your trip reaches Serbia or goes further east, to Moldova, Georgia or Armenia, my pick is eSIMo eSIM for Europe. A drive through Bosnia needs Roamless or Airalo's Europe plan instead, and heavy users need an unlimited plan, which eSIMo doesn't sell.

Go with the 10 GB plan for 30 days at $24.90. Airalo's Europe plan has Serbia too, but it costs $6.10 more for 10 GB and has no Moldova or Armenia.

A few days in Belgrade, then a trip on to Moldova or a flight to Georgia, can all run on one eSIM. eSIMo's 44 countries also cover the EU, the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Turkey. The Canary Islands are on the list too.

eSIMo doesn't state its networks, 5G or hotspot for Europe. Check the plan details before you buy if you need hotspot.

eSIMo plans for Europe

• 1 GB for 7 days: $4.50
• 3 GB for 30 days: $10.90
• 5 GB for 30 days: $15.90
• 10 GB for 30 days: $24.90
• 20 GB for 30 days: $38.90

See eSIMo's Europe plans

Which countries does a Europe eSIM cover? The UK, Switzerland, Turkey and the Balkans

Every Europe eSIM I recommend covers all 27 EU countries, and so do Ubigi, Nomad and Jetpac. The plans differ only outside the EU: in the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Turkey and the Western Balkans.

Ubigi, Nomad and Jetpac have no Turkey and no Western Balkans. For the Balkans, look at Airalo's Europe plan, Roamless or eSIMo. Ubigi also sells an Extended plan for 56 countries, the Balkans and Turkey among them, at $35.00 for 10 GB over 30 days.

Think of a road trip from Croatia down the coast to Montenegro and Albania. Croatia is in the EU, so any Europe plan works there. Many Europe plans stop at the Montenegrin border. Roamless, eSIMo and Airalo's Europe plan keep you online all the way to Albania.

Does Europe support eSIM? Networks and 5G on each plan

Yes, Europe supports eSIM: travel eSIMs run on the local networks of each country.

Land in Berlin with eSIMGlobe, and your phone can join Vodafone or O2. Both have 5G there. eSIMGlobe uses two or more networks in most of its countries, and Airalo's Europe plan names two or three in most big countries, such as Iliad and WindTre in Italy. Nomad often offers more than one network too, while Ubigi has one network in some countries, such as O2 in Germany and MEO in Portugal.

5G is common in most countries, though not on every network. Ubigi has it in 25+ destinations. Saily and Roamless don't name their networks, though both use 5G or 4G. Jetpac shows its networks per plan.

High in the mountains, the signal is often weak. On the train from Zurich to Milan through the Alps, it can drop in places, so download your maps and tickets before you board.

eSIM or a European SIM card?

An eSIM is easier for most trips. You install it before the flight, it works when you land, and one plan reaches the UK and Switzerland too.

A European SIM card makes sense when you want a local number: you get one in a phone shop of a local network in the first country of your trip. Under the EU's "roam like at home" rule, a SIM you buy in Italy also works in France and Spain at no extra cost.

The rule also covers Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, plus Moldova and Ukraine by agreement, but not the UK, Switzerland, Turkey or the Western Balkans. Say you buy an Italian SIM card in Rome. It works the same way on a weekend in Nice, but once you fly on to London, the rule no longer covers you.

The full comparison of both is in eSIM vs SIM card for travel.

A Europe eSIM or one-country plans: which costs less?

For one country, a country plan costs less than a Europe plan at every eSIM I recommend. eSIMGlobe's 10 GB for 30 days costs $9.40 in Italy and $8.90 in Spain, $4.80 and $5.30 less than its Europe plan.

With two countries, eSIMGlobe's Italy and Spain plans come to $18.30, against $23.10 for its 20 GB Europe plan. That saves a few dollars. But you get two installs and two sets of dates to watch.

From three countries on, the Europe plan usually costs less, and it always saves you the extra installs. Three Ubigi country plans cost $33.00 to $37.50. Ubigi's 25 GB Europe plan costs $29.00.

A week in Italy alone needs only the Italy plan. Paris, Rome and Barcelona in one trip is different: one Europe plan covers all three cities without a second install.

On our homepage you can choose each country of your route, from the first city to the last, and compare the plans that cover all of them.

My verdict: what is the best eSIM for Europe in 2026?

Start with where you're going. In cities and on the main routes, every eSIM I recommend works. For the mountains and long drives, take an eSIM with more than one network in each country, such as eSIMGlobe or Airalo's Europe plan. Where one network has a gap, another may still have signal.

For most trips, eSIMGlobe is the best eSIM for Europe: 10 GB for 30 days works in 34 countries, and a 7-day unlimited plan at $17.00 covers a heavy week.

For a month of unlimited data in the EU and the UK, my pick is Airalo's 30-day unlimited plan.

I recommend Saily when you need a phone number for calls and texts. Go with Roamless for the Balkans, Turkey and Northern Cyprus, all on one plan with 40 countries and credits that never expire. And for Serbia, Moldova, Georgia or Armenia, eSIMo covers 44 countries at $24.90 for 10 GB.