eSIM for Romania

Viasimo's Romania eSIM starts at $1.29 for 500 MB over 1 day, running on Orange and Vodafone with 5G where available. Plans last 1 to 180 days, arrive by email in minutes and install from your phone's settings, with no app.

Works everywhere in Romania

Alba County
Arad County
Arges
Bacău County
Bihor County
Bistrița-Năsăud County
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Which networks does the Romania eSIM use?

Host networks: Orange / Vodafone

Your eSIM picks one automatically; you do not choose or switch between them.

Data: 500 MB – 50 GB or unlimited
Validity: 1–180 days
Speed: 4G LTE / 5G
Hotspot / tethering: Supported on most devices
Activation: Starts when you first connect in your destination
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

Setting up Buy, scan the QR code we email you, and switch on the travel line when you land. How it works

Choosing a plan

How much data do you need?

The allowances below are our sizing recommendations, not measurements. The plan beside each one is the cheapest option on this page that covers it.

Recommended data allowances matched to the plans sold for this destination
You are	Plan for	Cheapest plan that covers it
LightMaps, messaging and the occasional lookup	About 1 GB a week	$1.591 GB, 7 days
TypicalMaps, social, photos and some browsing	About 3 to 7 GB a week	$4.595 GB, 30 days
HeavyVideo streaming, video calls and uploads	10 GB a week or more	$8.0010 GB, 30 days
Working or sharingTethering a laptop, calls and cloud sync	20 GB a week or more	$13.99Unlimited, 7 days

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About this eSIM

Romania is one of the more forgiving countries in Europe for staying online. Mobile data is fast and cheap to build here, the networks reach further into the countryside than the empty landscape suggests, and an eSIM gives you all of it without hunting for a shop. Load the plan before departure and you are connected from the moment your plane touches down at Bucharest Otopeni, Cluj-Napoca or Timisoara.

Getting online when you land

Install the profile while you still have wifi at home; the download itself needs a connection, and Romanian airport wifi is workable but not something to depend on with a taxi queue forming. Once installed, the profile sits dormant until your handset finds a Romanian network, at which point registration takes anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of minutes. If nothing appears by the time you reach baggage claim, toggle airplane mode once, then check that data roaming is enabled for the travel line specifically. That single setting accounts for most of what people mistake for a broken eSIM.

Keep your usual number switched on alongside it for calls and bank one-time codes, with its own data switched off. Romanian banks, hotels and car hire desks all send verification texts, and you want those arriving on the number your accounts already know.

The networks you'll be on

Roaming here puts you on two established Romanian operators. Orange runs 4G LTE and 5G, which makes it the strongest card in the deck when your device selects it. Vodafone carries 4G LTE.

Your phone picks between them automatically, and it will not always pick the fastest one. If a connection feels sluggish in a place where it should not be, open your network settings, switch operator selection from automatic to manual, and see what else the phone can find. Set it back to automatic before you travel onward, otherwise the phone will keep straining for an operator that has no signal two valleys away.

Where coverage holds, and where it thins

The cities are dense with signal. Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Iasi, Brasov, Sibiu and Constanta all behave the way you would expect a European city to behave, including inside cafes and shopping centres. The motorway corridors and the main rail lines hold up well, so a train from the capital up to Brasov leaves you online for most of the journey.

Then there is the other Romania. The Carpathians break line of sight constantly, and coverage in the mountains follows the valley floors and the resort towns rather than the ridges. Along the Transfagarasan and the Transalpina you will drop out repeatedly on the high sections, which is exactly where you least want to be guessing at a turn. The Danube Delta is the sharpest example: signal exists around Tulcea and the larger villages, but once you are threading the channels by boat it becomes unreliable and then absent. The same applies to the deep Apuseni valleys, parts of Maramures, and the forested approaches to the Bucovina monasteries. None of this is unusual for the terrain; it just needs planning around.

What you'll actually use data for here

Ride hailing is the big one. Bolt is everywhere in the Romanian cities and is the default way to move around Bucharest and Cluj, which means your phone needs to be online before you leave the terminal, not after. Beyond that: the national rail app for timetables and delays, parking payment apps that most city centres now expect, translation for menus and pharmacy labels, and card payment apps in a country where contactless has become close to universal.

Hikers lean on their phones heavily in the Carpathians, and that is the use case worth preparing for. Download your offline maps for Piatra Craiului, Bucegi or Retezat before you set out. Mountain rescue in Romania publishes emergency contact information you should have saved locally rather than looked up mid-hike. Data will come and go on the trail; a downloaded map does not care.

Before you fly

Check that your handset is eSIM capable and carrier unlocked, because a locked phone will accept the profile and then refuse to register on a foreign network. Install the profile at home, label it clearly so you can tell it apart from your home line, and leave the setting that controls which line sends messages pointed at your usual number.

Estimate your data honestly. A week of maps, messaging and photo uploads is modest; a week of streaming on a long train journey is not. Buy for the way you actually use a phone rather than the way you intend to.

Two small habits pay off. Download offline maps for any mountain or delta section of the trip while you are still in a city. And if you are crossing into Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia or Hungary on the same journey, check whether your plan covers those countries or whether you need a regional one, because the border is where a single country plan quietly stops working.

Unlimited runs at full speed up to a fair-use limit, then continues slower.

Before you buy

Important to know

This is a data-only eSIM. It carries no calls or SMS on its own number.
Your existing number stays on your primary SIM, so calls and verification texts keep working.
Your phone must support eSIM, and some carrier-locked phones cannot install one.
Signal varies with location, terrain, congestion and your handset. Dense urban areas are consistently better served than remote ones.
5G only works where the host network has deployed it and your phone supports it. Everywhere else it falls back to 4G LTE.
The eSIM selects a host network automatically. You cannot pick or switch between them.
Unlimited plans run at full speed up to a fair-use limit, then continue at a reduced speed. Read the fair usage policy

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Frequently asked questions

Does an eSIM work in Romania?

Yes. Your Romania 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 Orange, Vodafone. 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 Romania?

Yes, where it has been deployed. 5G runs on Orange, Vodafone in Romania, 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.

What happened to Telekom Romania Mobile?

Vodafone and Digi bought it jointly, completing the deal on 30 September 2025. Postpaid and business customers moved to Vodafone, and prepaid customers to Digi, with migration running to around early 2026. This eSIM uses Orange and Vodafone, so Romania now effectively has three networks: Orange, Vodafone and Digi.

What is the mountain rescue number in Romania?

Salvamont, Romania's mountain rescue service, has a national dispatch on 0725 826 668 (+40 725 826 668 from abroad), and 112 also reaches all emergency services. Salvamont offers a free app too. Both numbers need a voice line, so keep your home SIM switched on, as this eSIM is data only.

Do I need a vignette to drive in Romania?

Yes. You need a rovinietă, the electronic road vignette, to drive on national roads. It is sold at border points and most petrol stations, and you can face a heavy fine without one. Keep proof of purchase on your phone in case you are stopped.

Are Bolt and Uber safe to use in Bucharest?

The UK Foreign Office describes taxi apps such as Bolt and Uber as generally reliable in Bucharest. Some street taxi drivers overcharge visitors, so if you take a regular taxi, check that it shows its prices on the side and a company name. Keep your phone secure at Gara de Nord and on airport transport.

Will my passport be checked crossing from Romania into Bulgaria?

It may be. Although Romania follows Schengen rules, the Foreign Office notes that border guards check passports at land and river crossings into Bulgaria and Hungary. Carry your passport, and remember that this eSIM's plan covers Romania only, so arrange data for Bulgaria before you cross.

How much data do I need for 7 days in Romania?

For 7 days in Romania, Viasimo sells 1 GB for $1.59 and unlimited data for $13.99. 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.

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Know before you go

Romania: what to know before you land

In Romania this eSIM uses Orange and Vodafone, two of the country's three remaining mobile operators after Telekom Romania Mobile was split between Vodafone and Digi in 2025. For mountain trips, save the Salvamont rescue number, 0725 826 668, before you go. If you drive, you need a rovinietă road vignette, sold at borders and most petrol stations.

Emergency: 112
Plugs: CF 230V
Currency: Romanian leu (RON)

Main airports

OTP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (Otopeni)
CLJ Cluj-Napoca International Airport
TSR Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport

Apps worth having BoltUberAplicația SALVAMONTWhatsAppCFR Călători

Orange, Vodafone, Digi and the end of Telekom Romania Mobile

Romania's mobile market changed shape recently. Telekom Romania Mobile, the operator once known as Cosmote, was bought jointly by Vodafone and Digi, a deal agreed in October 2024 and completed on 30 September 2025. Vodafone took the postpaid and business customers, the shops, staff and most of the network infrastructure; Digi took the prepaid customers and most of the spectrum. Customers were being moved onto the new networks until around the start of 2026, and the company is due to be merged into Vodafone after July 2026.

That leaves three main networks: Orange, Vodafone and Digi. This eSIM connects to Orange and Vodafone, on 4G and 5G where available, and your phone switches between them automatically.

What this means for you:

If a Romanian host mentions Telekom, they are talking about a brand that is disappearing; their line will now be on Vodafone or Digi.
Digi is popular with Romanians for its low prices, so friends may be on a network you aren't. In mountain valleys where one operator's mast is out of reach, your phone has a second option.
Romania is in the EU, but this eSIM's plan is for Romania; roaming rules for EU-issued SIMs don't apply to it.

Salvamont rescue and the app for Carpathian hikes

Romania's mountain rescue service, Salvamont, runs a national dispatch on 0725 826 668 (+40 725 826 668 from a foreign phone). It answers rescue calls and also gives advice and information on routes and conditions. Save the number in your contacts before you head into the Bucegi, Piatra Craiului, Făgăraș or Retezat ranges.

Salvamont also has a free app, Aplicația SALVAMONT, intended to keep hikers safe on the mountain. Install it and set it up while you have a good signal in a town, not at the trailhead.

Some practical points:

112 connects to all emergency services and works across Romania.
Both numbers need a voice line. This eSIM carries data only, so keep your home SIM switched on during hikes.
Mobile coverage in the Carpathians follows valleys and resort towns. If you need to call and have no signal, climb to open, higher ground.
Tell someone your route and expected return time, and carry a power bank: cold weather drains batteries quickly.

Romania is also seismically active, with regular tremors; the last major earthquake was in 1977. Learn what to do in a quake, and follow official instructions on your phone if one happens.

Rovinietă, Bucharest taxis and card copying

If you drive on Romania's national roads you must have a rovinietă, the electronic road vignette. It is sold at border crossings and most petrol stations, and driving without one can bring a heavy fine. Buy it before you set off and keep the receipt or confirmation on your phone.

In Bucharest, most taxis should show their prices on the side of the car and display a company name, but some drivers overcharge foreign visitors. The UK Foreign Office says taxi apps such as Bolt and Uber are generally reliable, and they spare you any argument about the fare.

Petty theft is the main crime concern, particularly in the capital. Thieves use distraction techniques and sometimes work in groups. Be most alert:

near money exchanges and hotels;
on public transport to and from the airport;
at main railway stations, including Gara de Nord.

Criminals have copied cards in some bars and restaurants. Pay by contactless or phone wallet where you can, keep your card in sight, and check your banking app for unexpected transactions. Keep a copy of your passport, on paper and on your phone, and leave the original in the hotel safe when you can.

Schengen, EES and border checks into Bulgaria and Hungary

Romania follows Schengen rules. Visa-free visitors, including UK passport holders, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen area, and time spent in other Schengen countries in the previous 180 days counts. Overstaying can lead to a ban of up to three years.

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is replacing passport stamps for short stays. On your first entry you may have to give fingerprints and a photo, which is free and lasts three years, and you may be asked again when leaving. Expect longer queues at Bucharest Otopeni and land borders, and allow extra time when departing.

Even within Schengen, the Foreign Office notes that border guards check passports at land and river crossings into Bulgaria and Hungary, so carry your passport on day trips across the Danube to Bulgaria or westwards into Hungary. Your passport must have been issued less than 10 years before you arrive and be valid for at least three months after you leave the Schengen area.

Before crossing, remember that this eSIM's plan covers Romania only. Set up data for the next country, and download offline maps and your onward tickets while you still have a Romanian signal.

Researched October 2026 · 5 sources

en.wikipedia.org Telekom Romania Mobile (Wikipedia)
salvamontromania.ro Salvamont Romania
gov.uk Romania travel advice: safety and security (GOV.UK)
gov.uk Romania travel advice: entry requirements (GOV.UK)
gov.uk Romania travel advice: getting help (GOV.UK)

7-day itinerary

Seven days in Romania: Bucharest, Peleș, Brașov, Bran, Sighișoara and Sibiu

A Transylvania-focused week for first-timers, starting in Bucharest and crossing the Carpathians by train to castle country: Peleș and Bran, medieval Brașov, Saxon fortified churches at Viscri and Biertan, the citadel of Sighișoara and Sibiu's old town.

Length: 7 days
Bases: 4

When to go May to June and September to early October are mild and good for walking; the Transfăgărășan high road is normally open only from about July to October, and winters in Transylvania are cold and snowy.

Day 1 Bucharest

Bucharest: Palace of Parliament and the Old Town

Henri Coandă airport to central Bucharest takes about 40 minutes by train, bus or taxi app.

Book a guided tour of the Palace of the Parliament, Ceaușescu's vast administrative building, and bring your passport for the security check. Walk up Calea Victoriei past the Romanian Athenaeum and Revolution Square, where the 1989 revolution came to a head. In the evening, explore the Lipscani streets of the Old Town and the Stavropoleos Monastery church.

Signal Orange and Vodafone both have 4G and 5G in central Bucharest; inside the Palace of the Parliament's thick walls reception can be weak.
Day 2 Brașov

Peleș Castle at Sinaia, then Brașov

Bucharest to Sinaia takes about 1.5 to 2 hours by train; Sinaia to Brașov about 1 hour.

Take the train north into the Prahova Valley to Sinaia. Walk up through the park to Peleș Castle, the late nineteenth-century royal summer palace with its carved wood interiors; check opening days, as it closes early in the week. See the nearby Pelișor Castle and Sinaia Monastery, then continue by train to Brașov for the evening.

Signal Coverage is good along the Prahova Valley line, with short drops in the mountain cuttings; Sinaia and Brașov have reliable 4G.
Day 3 Brașov

Brașov's old town

Start at the Council Square and visit the Black Church, the largest Gothic church in the region, known for its Ottoman carpets. Walk the narrow Strada Sforii and the old walls past the White and Black Towers. In the afternoon, ride the cable car or hike up Tâmpa mountain for views over the city, then visit the Saint Nicholas Church in the Schei district.

Signal Strong 4G and 5G across central Brașov; on the forested Tâmpa trail, coverage is generally good but can dip in places.
Day 4 Brașov

Bran Castle and Râșnov fortress

Bran is about 30 to 45 minutes from Brașov by car or bus; Râșnov is on the way.

Visit Bran Castle, promoted as 'Dracula's Castle', though its link to Vlad the Impaler is slim; go early to beat tour groups. On the way back, stop at Râșnov, a hilltop peasant citadel built to shelter villagers from raids, reached by a short walk or small funicular. Return to Brașov for the evening.

Signal Coverage is good in Bran and Râșnov, though it weakens in the castle's inner rooms and on the hillside paths at Râșnov.
Day 5 Sighișoara

Viscri and Sighișoara

Brașov to Viscri is about 1.5 hours by car, the last stretch on rough road; Viscri to Sighișoara is about 1 hour.

Drive north-west to Viscri, a Saxon village whose fortified church is part of a UNESCO site, with whitewashed walls and a tower you can climb. Continue to Sighișoara, an inhabited medieval citadel and another UNESCO site. Climb the Clock Tower for views over the town, then walk up the covered Scholars' Stairs to the Church on the Hill.

Signal Expect weak or patchy signal in Viscri and on the back roads; Sighișoara has reliable 4G.
Day 6 Sibiu

Biertan and Sibiu

Sighișoara to Biertan is about 40 minutes by car; Biertan to Sibiu about 1.5 hours.

Head south-west to Biertan to see its large fortified church on a hill, with three rings of walls and the famous 'marriage room' where quarrelling couples were locked up. Continue to Sibiu and walk around the Large and Small Squares, the Bridge of Lies and the Brukenthal National Museum, the oldest museum in Romania. In the evening, see the rooftops' eye-shaped attic windows from the Council Tower.

Signal Coverage is patchy at Biertan but good across Sibiu's old town.
Day 7 Sibiu

Transfăgărășan or fly home from Sibiu

Sibiu to Bâlea Lake is about 1.5 to 2 hours by car; Sibiu airport is 10 minutes from the centre.

If you're travelling between July and October and have a car, drive the Transfăgărășan road over the Făgăraș Mountains to Bâlea Lake, a glacial lake at about 2,000 m. Watch for sheep and fog on the bends. Return to Sibiu and fly home, or continue south over the pass towards Bucharest. Out of season, visit the ASTRA open-air museum of rural buildings outside Sibiu instead.

Signal Coverage on the Transfăgărășan is poor in places, especially on the south side and in the Bâlea tunnel; save the Salvamont rescue number before you go.

Staying connected on this route

Save Salvamont's number, 0725 826 668, before mountain walks or drives over the Transfăgărășan.
Download offline maps for the Saxon villages and Făgăraș Mountains, where back roads have weak coverage.
Use the CFR Călători app for train tickets and the Bolt or Uber apps for taxis in Bucharest.

Itinerary sources · 4

whc.unesco.org Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania – UNESCO World Heritage Centre
whc.unesco.org Historic Centre of Sighişoara – UNESCO World Heritage Centre
salvamontromania.ro Salvamont Romania
gov.uk Romania safety and security – GOV.UK

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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