# eSIM for Europe Viasimo's Europe eSIM starts at $1.59 for 1 GB over 7 days, running on local 5G networks where available. Plans last 3 to 180 days, arrive by email in minutes and install from your phone's settings, with no app. Canonical page: https://viasimo.com/destinations/europe/ ## Europe eSIM prices | Plan | Data | Days | Price | Price per GB | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unlimited, 3 days | Unlimited | 3 | $6.99 | - | | Unlimited, 5 days | Unlimited | 5 | $11.99 | - | | 1 GB, 7 days | 1 GB | 7 | $1.59 | $1.59 | | Unlimited, 7 days | Unlimited | 7 | $14.99 | - | | Unlimited, 10 days | Unlimited | 10 | $20.99 | - | | 3 GB, 15 days | 3 GB | 15 | $3.29 | $1.10 | | Unlimited, 15 days | Unlimited | 15 | $29.99 | - | | 1 GB, 30 days | 1 GB | 30 | $3.00 | $3.00 | | 3 GB, 30 days | 3 GB | 30 | $3.59 | $1.20 | | 5 GB, 30 days | 5 GB | 30 | $5.00 | $1.00 | | 10 GB, 30 days | 10 GB | 30 | $10.99 | $1.10 | | 20 GB, 30 days | 20 GB | 30 | $19.99 | $1.00 | | 50 GB, 30 days | 50 GB | 30 | $56.99 | $1.14 | | Unlimited, 30 days | Unlimited | 30 | $53.99 | - | | 10 GB, 31 days | 10 GB | 31 | $8.00 | $0.80 | | 20 GB, 31 days | 20 GB | 31 | $14.99 | $0.75 | | 50 GB, 31 days | 50 GB | 31 | $33.00 | $0.66 | | Unlimited, 60 days | Unlimited | 60 | $109.99 | - | | 20 GB, 90 days | 20 GB | 90 | $29.99 | $1.50 | | 50 GB, 90 days | 50 GB | 90 | $54.99 | $1.10 | | Unlimited, 90 days | Unlimited | 90 | $159.99 | - | | 50 GB, 180 days | 50 GB | 180 | $61.99 | $1.24 | | 100 GB, 180 days | 100 GB | 180 | $114.99 | $1.15 | | Unlimited, 180 days | Unlimited | 180 | $319.99 | - | ## Which networks does the Europe eSIM use? The host network is chosen automatically when you arrive. ## eSIM Details - **Data**: 1 GB – 100 GB or unlimited - **Validity**: 3–180 days - **Speed**: 4G LTE / 5G - **Hotspot / tethering**: Supported on most devices - **Activation**: Automatic on arrival - **Speed management**: Roughly 2-3 GB per day at full speed, sometimes less depending on the local carrier, then reduced - **Top-ups**: Add more data from your account, before the plan expires - **Text messages (SMS)**: Data only: use an app for verification codes - **Unused validity**: 180 days before it must be installed ## Europe: what to know before you land Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/europe/#destination-guide · Researched October 2026 by Viasimo The Europe plan is the one to pick when a trip mixes EU and non-EU countries: London and Paris, Zurich and Milan, Istanbul and Athens, or Spain with a ferry to Morocco. It covers far more than the EU, including the UK, Switzerland and Türkiye, but a few small states inside Europe's map, such as Monaco, Andorra and Bosnia and Herzegovina, are not on the list. ### Europe: quick facts | Fact | Europe | | --- | --- | | Emergency number | 112 across the EU and most of Europe; 999 also works in the UK | | Main airports | London Heathrow Airport (LHR); Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG); Frankfurt Airport (FRA); Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS); Istanbul Airport (IST); Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) | | Plug types | Type C, E, F, G, J, L (230V) | | Currency | Euro in most; pound sterling, Swiss franc, Turkish lira and several other local currencies | | Apps worth having | WhatsApp, Uber, Bolt, Trainline, Omio, Citymapper | ### Monaco, Andorra and the Neum corridor: gaps inside the map (Europe · https://viasimo.com/destinations/europe/#guide-monaco-andorra-and-the-neum-corridor-gaps-inside-the-map) Most people assume a Europe plan covers every country on the continent. This one covers a long list, but several places that tourists pass through are missing, and you can drift into them without noticing. - **Monaco**: a popular day trip from Nice. Monaco runs its own mobile networks, led by Monaco Telecom, and Monaco is not on the covered list. Near the border your phone may hop onto a Monégasque signal and stop loading data. Set network selection to manual and choose a French network if that happens. - **Andorra**: reached by road from Barcelona or Toulouse. It is not covered, so expect no data once you are inside the principality. - **Bosnia and Herzegovina**: the old coast road between Split and Dubrovnik passes through Bosnia at Neum, a strip of about 20 km of coastline with border checks on either side. Since the Pelješac Bridge opened in 2022, you can stay in Croatia the whole way. Day trips from Dubrovnik to Mostar, and Kosovo, are also outside this plan. Always check the covered list for every stop, especially on road trips and cruises. ### Across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Bosphorus (Europe · https://viasimo.com/destinations/europe/#guide-across-the-strait-of-gibraltar-and-the-bosphorus) This plan reaches beyond the edges of the EU in two places that many people combine with a European trip. In the south, Gibraltar and Morocco are both covered, as is Spain. That makes a Seville, Gibraltar and Tangier itinerary straightforward. Around Gibraltar your phone may switch between Spanish and Gibraltar networks several times as you walk around the bay; that is normal. The ferries from Tarifa or Algeciras to Tangier cross the strait in about an hour, and you will lose signal for part of the crossing before Moroccan networks appear near the port. In Morocco the eSIM can use Orange Morocco. In the east, Türkiye is covered on both the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, so a trip that combines Greece and Türkiye, for example Athens, the islands and a ferry from Kos to Bodrum or from Lesbos to Ayvalık, works on one plan. Expect a short loss of service mid-crossing. Georgia and Armenia, often added to a Türkiye trip, are not on this list. ### Why EU Roam Like at Home rules don't decide your coverage (Europe · https://viasimo.com/destinations/europe/#guide-why-eu-roam-like-at-home-rules-don-t-decide-your-coverage) You may have read that roaming within the EU is free. That is the EU's Roam Like at Home rule, which the European Commission says applies in all 27 EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and since 1 January 2026 also in Ukraine and Moldova. It lets customers of an EU mobile operator use their home allowance while travelling. It does not affect a travel eSIM like this one. This plan works the same way in the EU, in the UK, in Switzerland and in Türkiye: it has one data allowance that you use wherever you are on the covered list. That is particularly useful in the places where EU rules do not apply. The Commission notes that the UK is outside Roam Like at Home, and as non-EU, non-EEA countries, Switzerland and Türkiye are outside it as well. In practice, travellers with an EU home SIM often use it within the EU and add a plan for the non-EU leg. Visitors from outside Europe, or anyone whose trip includes London, Zurich or Istanbul, get the most value from one plan that covers all of them. ### Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Åland (Europe · https://viasimo.com/destinations/europe/#guide-jersey-guernsey-the-isle-of-man-and-aland) Some of Europe's small islands have their own mobile networks and are not automatically included in UK or Finnish plans. This plan covers Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and the Åland Islands, so ferries to them from England, France, Sweden or Finland are no problem. On the ferries from Poole or Portsmouth to the Channel Islands, or from St Malo, signal drops in the middle of the crossing and returns as you approach St Helier or St Peter Port. In Jersey you will see the local network JT, and in Åland the island operator Ålcom, which shows that the eSIM has switched to the local partner. The Baltic ferries between Stockholm, Mariehamn, Helsinki and Tallinn sail through the Stockholm and Åland archipelagos, where you can stay connected to land networks for much of the route, then lose coverage in open water. Some ships run their own maritime mobile networks, which are a separate paid service, so keep an eye on your network name while on board. ### Sources for the Europe guide - [Roaming in the EU (European Commission)](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/roaming) - [Neum (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neum) - [Monaco Telecom (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco_Telecom) ## Eleven days by train from London to Ljubljana via Paris, Lucerne, Milan and Venice Multi-country route · 11 days · Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/europe/#itinerary A rail route across five countries for travellers who want one eSIM through EU and non-EU borders: the Eurostar to Paris, TGV Lyria to Switzerland, the Gotthard line into Italy, then Venice and a short hop to Ljubljana and Lake Bled. **When to go:** May, June and September are best: long days, open mountain railways around Lucerne and fewer crowds than July and August, when Venice and Paris are at their busiest and hottest; winter rail travel works but some summit trips close. ### Day 1 in Europe: London: Westminster to St Paul's - **Base:** London - **Plan:** Start at Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, then cross the river and walk the South Bank past the London Eye to Tate Modern. Cross the Millennium Bridge to St Paul's Cathedral and finish in Covent Garden. Book your Eurostar for tomorrow and check in early: allow time for passport checks. - **Mobile signal:** Strong 4G and 5G across central London on the plan's UK partners; some deep Tube tunnels drop between stations. ### Day 2 in Europe: Eurostar to Paris: the Seine and Notre-Dame - **Base:** Paris - **Getting there:** Eurostar from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord, about 2 hours 20 minutes. - **Plan:** Take the morning Eurostar from St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord. In the afternoon, walk the Île de la Cité to Notre-Dame, reopened after restoration, and Sainte-Chapelle's stained glass. Cross to the Latin Quarter and follow the Seine's quays west towards the Louvre at sunset. - **Mobile signal:** Expect a short gap in the Channel Tunnel; your phone switches to a French network such as Orange, SFR or Bouygues soon after. Good 5G in central Paris. ### Day 3 in Europe: Paris: the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre - **Base:** Paris - **Plan:** Visit the Louvre at opening with a timed ticket, then walk through the Tuileries to the Place de la Concorde. In the afternoon, go to the Eiffel Tower, booking the summit in advance, or view it from the Trocadéro. In the evening, climb up to Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre for the view over the city. - **Mobile signal:** Strong across central Paris and in most Métro stations; some older tunnels between stations still drop. ### Day 4 in Europe: TGV Lyria to Lucerne - **Base:** Lucerne - **Getting there:** TGV Lyria Paris to Zurich, about 4 hours, then a train to Lucerne, about 45 minutes. - **Plan:** Take the TGV Lyria from Gare de Lyon to Basel or Zurich and change for Lucerne. In the late afternoon, walk across the Chapel Bridge and the Spreuer Bridge, see the Lion Monument and walk the Musegg Wall towers above the old town. - **Mobile signal:** Your phone switches from a French to a Swiss network such as Swisscom, Sunrise or Salt near Basel. Switzerland is not in the EU, but it is on this plan. ### Day 5 in Europe: Mount Rigi or Mount Pilatus - **Base:** Lucerne - **Plan:** Take the lake steamer to Vitznau and the cogwheel railway up Mount Rigi, returning by cable car to Weggis, or do the Golden Round Trip to Mount Pilatus by boat, the world's steepest cogwheel railway and a cable car. Check the summit webcams first; clouds can hide the view completely. - **Mobile signal:** Good on Lake Lucerne and at the summits; brief drops on the steepest sections of track and in the cable-car stations. ### Day 6 in Europe: Over the Gotthard to Milan - **Base:** Milan - **Getting there:** EuroCity from Lucerne to Milan Centrale, about 3 hours 10 minutes. - **Plan:** Take a direct EuroCity train south through the Gotthard Base Tunnel to Milan. In the afternoon, visit the Duomo and climb to its rooftop terraces, walk through the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, and see Leonardo's Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie if you have booked weeks ahead. - **Mobile signal:** No signal for much of the 57 km Gotthard Base Tunnel; your phone switches to an Italian network such as TIM, Vodafone or Wind Tre near Chiasso. ### Day 7 in Europe: High-speed train to Venice - **Base:** Venice - **Getting there:** High-speed train from Milan to Venice, about 2 hours 15 minutes. - **Plan:** Take a Frecciarossa or Italo train to Venice Santa Lucia. Ride vaporetto line 1 down the Grand Canal to St Mark's Square. If you arrive on a day when the Venice access fee applies, pay it in advance or show your hotel booking. Spend the evening walking the quieter backstreets of Cannaregio. - **Mobile signal:** Good across Venice, though the narrowest alleys and thick stone buildings weaken it indoors. ### Day 8 in Europe: Venice: St Mark's and the lagoon islands - **Base:** Venice - **Plan:** Visit St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace early, walking the Bridge of Sighs inside the palace. In the afternoon, take the vaporetto to Murano for its glass workshops and on to Burano for the coloured houses and lace. Return at dusk to the Rialto Bridge. - **Mobile signal:** Good on the vaporetto and on Murano and Burano; open lagoon stretches can thin out briefly. ### Day 9 in Europe: To Ljubljana - **Base:** Ljubljana - **Getting there:** Coach from Venice Mestre or Tronchetto to Ljubljana, about 3.5 to 4 hours, or train with a change at Trieste. - **Plan:** Take the coach or a train via Trieste across the border into Slovenia. In the afternoon, walk Ljubljana's old town along the Ljubljanica river, crossing the Triple Bridge and the Dragon Bridge, and take the funicular up to Ljubljana Castle for the view towards the Alps. - **Mobile signal:** Your phone switches from an Italian to a Slovenian network such as A1 or Telemach near the border, usually without a gap. ### Day 10 in Europe: Lake Bled and the Vintgar Gorge - **Base:** Bled - **Getting there:** Bus from Ljubljana to Bled, about 1 hour 20 minutes. - **Plan:** Take the bus to Bled. Walk the Vintgar Gorge boardwalks in the morning (open spring to autumn only; check dates), then walk round the lake and take a pletna boat to the island church. Climb to Bled Castle in the late afternoon for the view, and try the local cream cake by the lake. - **Mobile signal:** Good round the lake and in Bled town; weaker deep in the Vintgar Gorge. ### Day 11 in Europe: Lake Bohinj and back to Ljubljana - **Base:** Ljubljana - **Getting there:** Bus from Bled to Bohinj, about 40 minutes, and about 2 hours back to Ljubljana. - **Plan:** Take the bus deeper into Triglav National Park to Lake Bohinj. Ride the Vogel cable car for the view over the Julian Alps, or walk to the Savica waterfall. Return to Ljubljana in the evening for a last walk along the river before flying out of Ljubljana Airport. - **Mobile signal:** Good in Ribčev Laz and at the Vogel stations; patchy on the Savica path and the lake's north shore. ### Staying connected on this Europe route - Download offline maps and your onward tickets before the Gotthard Base Tunnel and the Channel Tunnel, where signal drops. - Monaco, Andorra and Bosnia and Herzegovina are not on this plan; check the covered list before adding a detour. - Book the Last Supper, the Eiffel Tower summit and St Mark's Basilica in advance and save the tickets offline. ### Sources for the Europe itinerary - [Eurostar](https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en) - [SBB: Swiss Federal Railways](https://www.sbb.ch/en) - [TGV Lyria](https://www.tgv-lyria.com/) - [Comune di Venezia: Venice access fee](https://cda.ve.it/en/) - [Wikivoyage: Ljubljana](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ljubljana) - [Slovenia Tourist Board](https://www.slovenia.info/en) ## About this eSIM A Europe eSIM is not a country plan. It is one profile and one data allowance that keeps working as you cross from one European country into the next, so a trip through several of them does not turn into a sequence of separate purchases and profile swaps. Check the covered country list on this page before you book, because a regional plan covers the countries on its list and nothing beyond them. ### Getting online when you land Install the profile at home on Wi-Fi, before your first flight. It stays dormant until you activate it, so an early install costs you nothing. Wherever your trip starts, the sequence is the same: leave airplane mode, select the travel line for mobile data, and enable data roaming on that line. Roaming is precisely what a regional plan does, so this toggle is not optional; it is the mechanism. Once you are attached, the phone has registered onto a local network in whichever country you are standing in. The part that surprises first time users comes later, at the borders. When you cross into the next country, your phone drops the old network and finds a new one on its own, usually within a few minutes. Sometimes it lingers on the previous country's signal, which is common near land borders and normal. If data has not resumed shortly after a crossing, one cycle of airplane mode forces the phone to look again. ### The networks you'll be on There is no single European network, and that is the point of a regional plan. Instead, the profile is authorised on many different national operators, and you are handed to whichever one serves the place you are in at that moment. In practice that means your connection quality changes as you travel, and it changes for reasons that have nothing to do with the plan. Western European cities, particularly the large ones, generally offer strong modern service. Smaller countries and rural regions vary. A high speed train can move you between two very different network environments inside an hour. Your status bar will show different network names in different countries, which is exactly what should happen. Because coverage is inherited from local operators rather than owned, a regional plan cannot promise a uniform experience across the continent. What it can promise is continuity: the same profile, the same allowance, no new purchase at each border. ### Where coverage holds, and where it thins Reliably strong: the major cities and their transport systems. Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Vienna, Prague, Lisbon and their peers are densely covered, including most metro networks, and the motorway and main rail corridors between them are well served. Where it thins is predictable once you know the pattern. Alpine valleys around Interlaken and the mountain passes lose signal behind the rock. Long rail tunnels cut out completely, and even on open track the metal bodied carriages of high speed trains weaken reception enough to interrupt calls. Northern Scandinavia, the Scottish Highlands and the emptier stretches of Iberia and the Balkans all have real gaps. Ferries are the other case worth planning for. Sailing between the Greek islands, along the Croatian coast from Split, or across the Baltic, you hold a land network near the coast and lose it mid crossing. Ship based mobile service is a separate maritime system and is not part of a regional plan, so keep data switched off at sea unless you are certain what you are connecting to. ### What you'll actually use data for here Trains and tickets, above all. European rail runs on live information: platform changes, delays, connection risk, seat reservations that must be added separately. A multi country rail trip without data is a trip spent reading departure boards and hoping. Accommodation increasingly assumes connectivity too, with self check in codes, door keypads and arrival instructions sent by message on the day. Island hopping depends on ferry timetables that change with the season and the weather. City transport apps, ride hailing, museum time slots and restaurant bookings all live on the phone, and several major attractions now sell entry only in advance. Then there is language. A regional trip can cross four languages in a week, and camera translation on a menu or a station notice earns its keep daily. Add maps for old city centres that defeat orientation, and the photo uploads that follow a good day in Santorini or Barcelona. ### Before you fly Confirm your phone supports eSIM and is unlocked, then screenshot the QR code and activation details so an offline moment cannot lock you out. Read the covered country list properly and match it against your route, including any transit stops. This is the single most important check for a regional plan; a country you assumed was included but is not will simply not carry your data. Download tickets, boarding passes and hotel confirmations for offline access rather than trusting a connection in a tunnel. Pull offline maps for each city on your itinerary. Keep your home SIM installed with data disabled so verification codes still reach you, and label both lines so the regional plan is the one doing the work all the way across the continent. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does an eSIM work in Europe? Yes. Your Europe eSIM connects automatically the moment you arrive, with no roaming fees and nothing to set up at the airport. Coverage runs on 4G LTE and 5G where the network has rolled it out, and falls back to 4G elsewhere. ### Do I get 5G in Europe? Yes, where it has been deployed. 5G runs on The local networks we use in Europe, and your eSIM uses it automatically on a 5G-capable phone, dropping back to 4G LTE outside covered areas. No country is covered everywhere, so 5G availability varies by location. ### Does the Europe eSIM work in Monaco? No. Monaco is not on this plan's covered list. If you visit on a day trip from Nice or Menton, your phone may pick up a Monaco network near the border and stop loading data. Switch the eSIM to manual network selection and pick a French network. You can usually still get French signal along much of the coast nearby. ### Will I have data on a day trip from Dubrovnik to Mostar? Not in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is not covered by this plan. Your data will work in Croatia and resume when you come back across the border. On the coast road between Split and Dubrovnik you can avoid passing through Bosnia at Neum by using the Pelješac Bridge, which opened in 2022. ### Does EU Roam Like at Home apply to this eSIM? No, and it does not need to. Roam Like at Home is an EU rule for customers of EU operators travelling within the EU and EEA, and since 2026 Ukraine and Moldova. This eSIM uses one allowance across every covered country, including the UK, Switzerland and Türkiye, which are outside that rule. ### Can I use the Europe eSIM in Morocco after the ferry from Tarifa? Yes. Morocco is on this plan's covered list, along with Spain and Gibraltar. On the ferry from Tarifa or Algeciras you will lose signal for part of the crossing, then reconnect to a Moroccan network as you approach Tangier. If data does not return after you disembark, switch airplane mode on and off once. ### Are the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man covered? Yes. Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man all have their own mobile networks and are not part of the UK, so some UK plans charge roaming there. This plan covers all three. Signal drops during the ferry crossings from England or France and returns as you approach the harbour. ### How much data do I need for 7 days in Europe? For 7 days in Europe, Viasimo sells 1 GB for $1.59 and unlimited data for $14.99. Our sizing recommendation, not a measurement: maps, messaging and the occasional lookup, about 1 GB a week; maps, social, photos and some browsing, about 3 to 7 GB a week. The data calculator on this site works it out from how you actually use your phone. ## Information and verification - **Prices and plans**: Every price and allowance on this page is read from the live catalog, not typed in. Verified October 30, 2026.