Travel eSIM Guide

Best eSIM by destination

One guide per destination. Each one compares at least two providers on price, data, validity, hotspot rules and coverage — and tells you how much data you actually need, so you buy the right plan size first time.

Every guide follows the same structure: the short answer up top, the full comparison table, picks for different traveller types, honest coverage notes, install steps, and what the trip would cost on roaming or a local SIM instead.

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Best eSIM for Turkey

Turkey sits outside EU roaming rules, so UK networks charge £6–£8 a day there. A travel eSIM starts at $3.90 for a whole trip. Roafly and Dingo compared, prices checked October 2026.

Best eSIM for the USA

The USA is rest-of-world pricing for UK networks — £5–£8 a day in daily roaming charges. A travel eSIM starts at $3.90, with 10GB for $16.90. Roafly and Dingo compared, prices checked October 2026.

Best eSIM for Thailand

Thailand sits outside EU roaming rules, so UK networks charge £6–£8 a day there. A travel eSIM starts at $3.90, with 10GB for $10.00. Roafly and Dingo compared, prices checked October 2026.

Best eSIM for Europe

One eSIM for a multi-country trip: 33 countries on a single plan from $4.50, with 10GB for $19.90 — including Switzerland and the UK. Plus the honest exceptions: O2 customers and travellers from Ireland may already roam free. Roafly and Dingo compared, prices checked October 2026.

Best eSIM for International Travel

For trips spanning several regions: global vs regional vs country plans priced side by side. Roafly Global covers 117 countries from $9.90 — and stacking cheaper regional plans can halve the data cost. Prices checked October 2026.

Coming soon, in this order

The destinations we are writing next — guides appear here as they are published:

After those: the UAE, Japan, Australia, Morocco, Egypt, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta and Switzerland, then the long-haul and backpacking destinations.