# eSIM for Indonesia Viasimo's Indonesia eSIM starts at $1.29 for 500 MB over 7 days, running on Indosat, Telkomsel, and XL with 5G 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/indonesia/ ## Indonesia eSIM prices | Plan | Data | Days | Price | Price per GB | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unlimited, 3 days | Unlimited | 3 | $10.99 | - | | Unlimited, 5 days | Unlimited | 5 | $16.00 | - | | 100 MB, 7 days | 100 MB | 7 | $1.29 | $13.21 | | 500 MB, 7 days | 500 MB | 7 | $1.29 | $2.64 | | 1 GB, 7 days | 1 GB | 7 | $1.79 | $1.79 | | Unlimited, 7 days | Unlimited | 7 | $21.99 | - | | Unlimited, 10 days | Unlimited | 10 | $28.99 | - | | 2 GB, 15 days | 2 GB | 15 | $2.59 | $1.30 | | 3 GB, 15 days | 3 GB | 15 | $3.59 | $1.20 | | Unlimited, 15 days | Unlimited | 15 | $43.99 | - | | 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 | $9.00 | $0.90 | | 20 GB, 30 days | 20 GB | 30 | $14.99 | $0.75 | | 50 GB, 30 days | 50 GB | 30 | $28.99 | $0.58 | | Unlimited, 30 days | Unlimited | 30 | $77.99 | - | | Unlimited, 60 days | Unlimited | 60 | $159.99 | - | | Unlimited, 90 days | Unlimited | 90 | $234.99 | - | | Unlimited, 180 days | Unlimited | 180 | $464.99 | - | ## Which networks does the Indonesia eSIM use? - **Indosat**: 5G - **Telkomsel**: 5G - **XL**: 4G LTE Your eSIM picks one automatically; you do not choose or switch between them. The operator list comes from the network partner that carries this eSIM. Verified October 30, 2026. ## eSIM Details - **Data**: 100 MB – 50 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 - **Connects via**: Singapore - **Unused validity**: 180 days before it must be installed ## Indonesia: what to know before you land Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/indonesia/#destination-guide · Researched October 2026 by Viasimo Indonesia now expects you to do some admin on your phone before you even reach immigration: the free All Indonesia arrival card within 72 hours of landing, and in Bali the 150,000-rupiah tourist levy. Our eSIM can connect to Telkomsel, Indosat, XL and Smartfren, with 5G where those networks offer it, so you have more than one network to fall back on. ### Indonesia: quick facts | Fact | Indonesia | | --- | --- | | Emergency number | 112 (general emergency), 110 (police), 118 or 119 (ambulance), 113 (fire) | | Main airports | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Jakarta) (CGK); I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (Bali) (DPS) | | Plug types | Type C, F (230V) | | Currency | Indonesian rupiah (IDR) | | Apps worth having | Gojek, Grab, WhatsApp, All Indonesia | ### All Indonesia arrival card, e-VOA and Bali's tourist levy (Indonesia · https://viasimo.com/destinations/indonesia/#guide-all-indonesia-arrival-card-e-voa-and-bali-s-tourist-levy) Indonesia has moved most arrival paperwork online, and having data or wifi before you fly makes it far easier. - **All Indonesia arrival card.** This single online form, which combines customs and health declarations, is completed on the official All Indonesia website or app within **72 hours of arrival**. It is free; the UK Foreign Office warns travellers to ignore websites or emails asking for payment. - **Visa on arrival.** Many nationalities can buy a visa on arrival for **500,000 rupiah**, valid for 30 days and extendable once for another 30. You can also apply online at least a week ahead, which opens up multiple-entry and 60-day options. Keep proof of your onward or return travel on your phone. - **Bali tourist levy.** Foreign visitors to Bali pay **150,000 rupiah** per person under a provincial regulation, either online through the official Love Bali website and app or on arrival. Screenshot every confirmation and QR code. Queues at Ngurah Rai and Soekarno-Hatta move faster when you can show a saved image rather than trying to reload a page on a congested airport signal. Overstaying a visa is costly, at 1 million rupiah per day, so set a reminder in your phone for your exit date. ### Telkomsel, Indosat and the new XLSmart in Opensignal's reports (Indonesia · https://viasimo.com/destinations/indonesia/#guide-telkomsel-indosat-and-the-new-xlsmart-in-opensignal-s-reports) Indonesia's mobile market changed shape in 2025. **XL Axiata and Smartfren merged** to form **XLSmart**, with the new name adopted on 16 April 2025. The XL, Axis and Smartfren brands all continue, so you will still see each name in shops and on your phone's network list. Our eSIM can connect to **Telkomsel, Indosat, XL and Smartfren**, choosing from these networks as you move around. Independent testing shows how competitive the networks have become. In Opensignal's December 2025 report, **Telkomsel** won ten awards outright and shared another, while Indosat took three. In the July 2026 report, **XL** won ten awards outright, a sharp rise on its previous result. In practice, which network is best changes by island and even by neighbourhood, which is why access to several helps. On 5G, Opensignal has described Indonesia's rollout as slow compared with early ambitions, and a further spectrum auction has been aimed at speeding it up. Our eSIM supports **4G/LTE and 5G**, and will use 5G where a partner network offers it; outside the bigger cities, expect 4G to be the norm. ### Paying by QRIS in Jakarta, Bali and beyond (Indonesia · https://viasimo.com/destinations/indonesia/#guide-paying-by-qris-in-jakarta-bali-and-beyond) Across Indonesia, from Jakarta cafés to Ubud warungs, you will see the **QRIS** code: a single national QR standard used by banks and e-wallets. Bank Indonesia has also linked QRIS with QR payment systems in several other countries, including Thailand's PromptPay, Malaysia's DuitNow, Singapore's NETS QR and Japan's JPQR, with links to South Korea and China following in 2026. If your bank app is part of one of those systems, check whether it supports scanning QRIS in Indonesia before you travel. Every QR payment needs a live connection at the moment you scan, so keep mobile data on when you are out shopping or eating. Ride-hailing and delivery apps such as **Gojek** and **Grab** also work best with data on, as drivers often message you about pickup points. Outside the cities and tourist hubs, cash is still essential. Small guesthouses, boat operators and market stalls on islands such as Flores or Sumba may not take cards or QR codes, so carry rupiah and check ATM locations on your map while you have a signal. ### Sources for the Indonesia guide - [Indonesia travel advice: entry requirements (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/indonesia/entry-requirements) - [Indonesia travel advice: getting help (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/indonesia/getting-help) - [Love Bali (Bali provincial government)](https://lovebali.baliprov.go.id/) - [XLSmart (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLSmart) - [Indonesia mobile network experience (Opensignal)](https://insights.opensignal.com/indonesia) - [QRIS (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QRIS) ## Seven days in Indonesia: Yogyakarta, Borobudur and Bali 7-day itinerary · 7 days · Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/indonesia/#itinerary A first taste of Indonesia combining Java and Bali: three days in Yogyakarta for the palace, Borobudur and Prambanan, then a short flight to Bali for Ubud's rice terraces and temples, a Mount Batur sunrise and the clifftop temple at Uluwatu. **When to go:** The dry season from about April to October is best for temple sunrises and the Batur trek; July, August and late December are the busiest in Bali, while the November to March rains bring heavy afternoon downpours. ### Day 1 in Indonesia: Yogyakarta: the Kraton and Taman Sari - **Base:** Yogyakarta - **Getting there:** Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) is about 1 hour west of the city by road or the airport rail link; international arrivals usually connect via Jakarta, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. - **Plan:** Start at the Kraton, the sultan's palace complex that is still a working royal residence, where morning performances of gamelan or traditional dance are often held. Walk to Taman Sari, the former royal water garden with its bathing pools and underground passages. Spend the late afternoon on Jalan Malioboro and in Beringharjo market for batik, then try a becak or Gojek ride back as the street-food stalls open. - **Mobile signal:** Strong 4G across central Yogyakarta, with 5G possible in parts of the city where a partner network has it. The eSIM can switch between Telkomsel, Indosat and XL. ### Day 2 in Indonesia: Borobudur at dawn - **Base:** Yogyakarta - **Getting there:** About 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes by car from Yogyakarta. - **Plan:** Leave very early for Borobudur, the 9th-century Buddhist monument about 40 km north-west of the city. Climbing the terraces now needs a timed ticket, an official guide and the provided bamboo sandals, and numbers are capped, so book ahead. Walk the galleries clockwise past the relief panels to the stupas at the top. Afterwards visit the small Mendut temple nearby and, if time allows, the Punthuk Setumbu hill viewpoint. - **Mobile signal:** Reliable 4G around the Borobudur park entrance and on the monument; weaker on the rural lanes up to Punthuk Setumbu. ### Day 3 in Indonesia: Prambanan and Ratu Boko - **Base:** Yogyakarta - **Getting there:** Prambanan is about 17 km east of Yogyakarta, roughly 40 minutes by car; Ratu Boko is a short drive south of Prambanan. - **Plan:** Head east to Prambanan, the 9th-century Hindu temple compound with its tall, pointed shrines to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma, and walk on to the Buddhist Sewu temple at the north end of the park. In the late afternoon drive up to Ratu Boko, the remains of a hilltop palace complex with a stone gateway, for sunset over the plain. Return to Yogyakarta for the night. - **Mobile signal:** Good 4G at Prambanan and Ratu Boko; you can share photos straight away. ### Day 4 in Indonesia: Fly to Bali and on to Ubud - **Base:** Ubud - **Getting there:** Domestic flight from Yogyakarta to Denpasar (DPS), about 1 hour 15 minutes, then about 1 hour 30 minutes by road to Ubud. - **Plan:** Fly to Bali and pay or show your tourist levy confirmation on arrival. Drive up to Ubud, then spend the afternoon at the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, with its temples among the trees, keeping sunglasses and phones secure from the monkeys. In the evening watch a Legong or Kecak dance performance at one of the temples or the Ubud Palace. - **Mobile signal:** 4G is reliable in Ubud and around the airport, though the roads north from Denpasar can be slow. Inside the Monkey Forest keep your phone zipped away. ### Day 5 in Indonesia: Tegallalang rice terraces and Tirta Empul - **Base:** Ubud - **Getting there:** Tegallalang is about 20 minutes north of Ubud; Tirta Empul and Gunung Kawi are a further 20 to 30 minutes. - **Plan:** Go early to the Tegallalang rice terraces north of Ubud, before tour buses arrive, and walk along the terraced paths that follow the traditional subak irrigation system. Continue to Tirta Empul, a water temple where Balinese Hindus bathe in the holy spring pools; you can join in wearing a sarong, following the order of the spouts. In the afternoon visit Gunung Kawi's rock-cut shrines in a river valley nearby. - **Mobile signal:** Generally good 4G on the roads north of Ubud; it can drop to one bar in the Gunung Kawi valley at the bottom of the steps. ### Day 6 in Indonesia: Mount Batur sunrise trek - **Base:** Ubud - **Getting there:** Ubud to the Batur trailhead is about 1 hour 15 minutes by road; follow local authorities' advice on any volcanic exclusion zones. - **Plan:** Get picked up around 2 a.m. for the drive to Mount Batur, an active volcano in north-east Bali. Climb with a local guide, as required, for about two hours in the dark to reach the summit for sunrise over Lake Batur and, on clear mornings, Mount Agung and Mount Rinjani on Lombok. Descend past steam vents, then relax in the natural hot springs by the lake before returning to Ubud to rest. - **Mobile signal:** Coverage is usually workable on the summit and around Lake Batur, but there are weak patches on the forested lower trail. ### Day 7 in Indonesia: Uluwatu temple and Kecak at sunset - **Base:** Uluwatu - **Getting there:** Ubud to Uluwatu by road, roughly 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic; Denpasar airport is about 30 to 45 minutes from Uluwatu. - **Plan:** Drive south to the Bukit Peninsula. Spend the afternoon at one of the beaches below the cliffs, such as Padang Padang or Bingin, then go to Pura Luhur Uluwatu, a sea temple on a cliff some 70 metres above the Indian Ocean. Stay for the Kecak fire dance performed in the amphitheatre at sunset, before your onward flight from Denpasar. - **Mobile signal:** 4G is reliable on the Bukit Peninsula and at Uluwatu temple, though data can slow when the sunset crowd gathers. ### Staying connected on this Indonesia route - Complete the All Indonesia arrival card within 72 hours of your arrival and pay the Bali levy on the official Love Bali site, saving both confirmations offline. - Book Borobudur's climbing tickets in advance while you have good signal; slots are capped and sell out. - Keep mobile data on for QRIS payments and Gojek or Grab rides, but carry cash for the Batur trek and small warungs. ### Sources for the Indonesia itinerary - [Borobudur (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur) - [UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Borobudur Temple Compounds](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/592/) - [UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Prambanan Temple Compounds](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/642/) - [GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Indonesia](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/indonesia) ## About this eSIM Indonesia is not one destination, it is thousands of islands strung across three time zones, and connectivity tracks that geography exactly. Java and Bali are dense, urban and thoroughly wired; the further east and the further off the main shipping and flight routes you go, the more your phone becomes a camera with a map on it. Knowing which half of that trip you are on is the whole skill. ### Getting online when you land Whether you come in at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta, Bali's Ngurah Rai or through Batam by ferry from Singapore, turn the profile on before you clear immigration so it has registered by the time you are outside. The airport exits at both major airports are a scrum of drivers, and the calm move is to already have a ride app open rather than negotiating at the kerb with no data. Add the profile to your handset before departure, using your home connection. Verification loops are the trap here: hotel and ride apps often want to confirm a login the moment you first open them in a new country, and doing that with no data and no local wifi is a slow, annoying start. Two settings to check once it is live. Roaming permission must be on for the travel profile, since it registers as a visitor rather than a domestic line. And your usual number should stay switched on for calls and codes, because you will still want it while your data runs over the eSIM. ### The networks you'll be on Coverage on this profile comes through whichever of Telkomsel, Indosat, XL, Smartfren, Fren/Hepi or PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler has the best signal where you are. All of them run 4G LTE, and Telkomsel and Indosat add 5G where it has been rolled out. Having several networks to fall back on matters a great deal in a country where reach is the scarce resource rather than raw speed. What that looks like in practice: fast service in the cities and the built up tourist belts, dependable 4G along the main roads of Java, Bali and southern Sumatra, and a fallback to slower connections as you move into the outer islands. Where coverage exists in remote Indonesia it will often be a basic connection rather than a fast one, which is fine for a message, a map tile or a ferry timetable, and not fine for uploading a dive video. ### Where coverage holds, and where it thins Jakarta and greater Jabodetabek are comprehensively covered, as are Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Bandung, Semarang and Yogyakarta, plus the toll roads and rail lines connecting them across Java. Bali is well served across the whole southern arc from Kuta and Seminyak through Canggu and up to Ubud, and along the east coast to Amed and Sanur. Batam and Bintan, sitting close to Singapore, are solid too. Signal degrades in a pattern you can predict. Water crossings are the first: fast boats to the Gilis, Nusa Penida and Lembongan, ferries to Lombok, and any longer inter island passage will drop you mid channel and pick you up on approach. Highland interiors are the second: the crater rims of Bromo and Ijen, the Bali mountain villages behind Munduk, Sumatra's Lake Toba backroads and the Mentawai islands are all thin. Third is the eastern and interior frontier, where Flores away from Labuan Bajo, the Komodo park boat routes, Tana Toraja in Sulawesi, the Mahakam river upstream of Samarinda, and Raja Ampat in Papua are best planned as offline days. Dense jungle, rice terrace valleys and steep volcanic ridges all shadow signal even a short distance from a covered road. If you have a liveaboard or a multi day trek on the itinerary, assume no service for its duration and set expectations with people at home before you go quiet. ### What you'll actually use data for here Ride hailing is the daily essential. The big Indonesian superapps handle motorbike taxis, cars, food delivery and small parcel runs, and in traffic heavy Jakarta a motorbike is often the only sensible way to cross town. Ordering food to a guesthouse in Ubud or a coworking space in Canggu is completely normal and happens entirely on the phone. Beyond that, transport logistics eat data: checking whether the fast boat is running in rough weather, rebooking a domestic flight after a volcanic ash delay, and finding which ferry terminal your ticket actually departs from. Digital wallets and QR payments are widespread in the cities and much less so in villages, so you will be checking balances and finding ATMs online. Divers and surfers watch swell and tide forecasts obsessively. And translation gets used constantly outside tourist areas, since English drops off quickly once you are away from the coast strips. ### Before you fly Load the eSIM at home and open your phone's mobile data settings to confirm it is present, active and selected for data. Keep your home line for voice so your own number still reaches you. Download offline maps for each island you are visiting individually, since a single regional download will not cover an archipelago. Save your accommodation pins, boat and flight confirmations, and any dive or trek operator's phone number in a form you can read with no signal. Take a power bank and a plug adapter, because long boat days and full day scooter rides drain a phone quickly and charging points on the water are rare. Finally, verify your device supports eSIM before you buy a plan, and if you are travelling with a second, older phone as a beach handset, check that one too. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does an eSIM work in Indonesia? Yes. Your Indonesia eSIM connects automatically the moment you arrive, with no roaming fees and nothing to set up at the airport. The host networks it can use are Indosat, Telkomsel, XL. 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 Indonesia? Yes, where it has been deployed. 5G runs on Indosat, Telkomsel, XL in Indonesia, 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. ### Do I need to fill in an arrival card for Indonesia? Yes. Indonesia uses the All Indonesia arrival card, which combines customs and health declarations. You complete it online on the official All Indonesia website or app within 72 hours of arrival, and it is free. The UK Foreign Office warns about fake sites charging fees. Save the confirmation QR code on your phone so you can show it at the airport. ### How do I pay the Bali tourist levy? Foreign visitors to Bali pay 150,000 rupiah per person. You can pay online in advance through the official Love Bali website or app, or pay on arrival. Paying beforehand and saving the confirmation on your phone is the simplest option, especially if you land at Ngurah Rai after a long flight and want to avoid extra queues. ### What happened to XL and Smartfren in Indonesia? XL Axiata and Smartfren merged into a single company, XLSmart, which adopted its new name on 16 April 2025. The XL, Axis and Smartfren brands all continue, so you may still see those names on your phone. Our eSIM can connect to XL and Smartfren, as well as Telkomsel and Indosat, depending on which network is available where you are. ### Is there 5G in Indonesia? Yes, but coverage is limited. Opensignal has described Indonesia's 5G rollout as slow, and a further spectrum auction was aimed at improving it. 5G is mainly found in larger cities, while 4G remains the norm across most islands. Our eSIM supports 4G/LTE and 5G and will use 5G where a partner network offers it. ### How much data do I need for 7 days in Indonesia? For 7 days in Indonesia, Viasimo sells 100 MB for $1.29, 500 MB for $1.29, 1 GB for $1.79, and unlimited data for $21.99. 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. - **Host networks**: The operator list comes from the network partner that carries this eSIM. Verified October 30, 2026.