Europe eSIM

Six sizes, one region

Europe is the one region where we offer several eSIMs, because the networks behind them cover slightly different sets of countries. They all work the same way: one QR code, and your phone switches to the local network at every border. What differs is which countries are in, and what happens when your data runs out.

eSIM	Countries	When the data runs out	What it adds
Europe 33	33	Stops	The core of the EU and the UK. Also Réunion.
Europe 38	38	Slows to 128 kbps	Adds Latvia and the French Caribbean, drops Réunion.
Europe	41	Slows to 128 kbps	Adds Switzerland, Turkey, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova and the Faroe Islands; no French Guiana, Guadeloupe or Martinique.
Europe 41	41	Stops	Switzerland and Turkey with the French Caribbean; no Serbia, Ukraine or Moldova.
Europe 49	48	Slows to 128 kbps	Europe (41) plus Albania, Montenegro, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Israel and Uzbekistan.
Europe 55 + US	52	Slows to 128 kbps	Europe 49 plus Bosnia, North Macedonia, Andorra and the United States.

The full country list for the selected eSIM is further down this page. Tap a country there and the buy box switches to a size that includes it.

Which one for which trip

• Interrail or a city trip through the EU: Europe 33 or 38 usually covers it and is the cheapest. Take 38 if you’d rather slow down than get cut off when the data runs out.
• Including Switzerland: Europe (41) or Europe 41. Switzerland isn’t in the EU, and it isn’t in the two smallest sizes.
• Turkey and Greece in one trip: Europe (41) or bigger.
• The Balkans: Albania and Montenegro need Europe 49; Bosnia and North Macedonia need Europe 55 + US. Or look at our Balkans eSIM.
• Europe and the US on one trip: Europe 55 + US.

Our route planner does this for you: add your countries and it picks the smallest eSIM that covers them all.

Who needs a Europe eSIM

From outside the EU (the US, Canada, Australia, Asia): this is the main reason to buy one. Roaming from home is usually expensive, and a local SIM in every country is a hassle.

From the UK: since 2021, UK networks set their own roaming charges for Europe. Some charge a daily fee, others include roaming up to a fair-use limit. Check your contract; for a longer trip or heavy use, an eSIM is often cheaper.

From the EU: under the EU’s Roam like at home rules, your own plan works at home prices in other EU countries, up to a fair-use limit. You’ll mainly want an eSIM for countries outside those rules, such as Switzerland, Turkey, Serbia or the UK, or when you need more data than your plan’s fair use.

Unlimited, explained

Every Europe eSIM comes with an Unlimited option for 1 to 30 days. Unlimited means 1 GB a day at full speed, then 5 Mbps until the next day starts. At 5 Mbps maps, messages, socials and video calls keep working; HD streaming and big uploads don’t. It suits travellers who work on the road or use their phone as a hotspot. Most others do better with a data pack.

How much data for Europe

Two weeks of normal use (maps, messages, socials and some train-ride streaming) comes to about 8 to 9 GB. A month is closer to 20 GB. The table above has today’s prices for the selected eSIM.

Sources: on EU roaming, Your Europe (European Commission); on UK roaming charges, Ofcom. Countries, data rules and plans per eSIM come from our own catalogue.