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See what travelers are saying about their South Africa eSIM experience. Real feedback from real users to help you pick the best plan for your trip.

1 out of 5 stars
Provider logoLinkeSIM South Africa

“No good not recommending to other people using esim..4g sometimes 5g but i cant browse even Messenger Facebook and other can't use i follow all how to install my iPhone 14 can't use data my experience this link is not good i will go back mobimatter apps to buy esim expensive but its working here is scamers”

1 out of 5 stars
Provider logoLinkeSIM South Africa

“Worst!!! Esim not working, I bought a 20GB Plan for South Africa and is it not Working”

5 out of 5 stars
Provider logoRoamify South Africa

“I bought the South Africa 10GB for 15days plan. Website is a little slow in order to buy the plan but once gone through, the esim setup was straightforward, able to share via a hotspot and worked fine.”

4 out of 5 stars
Provider logoAiralo South Africa

“Nice”

5 out of 5 stars
Provider logoMaya Mobile South Africa

“This has been such a wonderful experience. I usually buy roaming from my UK provider, but the service isn’t always reliable. With this e-sim I was connected all the time. The online platform was so easy to use when I needed to top up my data. I will most definitely use this again. Well done. ”

South Africa Travel eSIM FAQ

Everything you need to know about using eSIMs in South Africa

How many travel eSIM brands (providers) are available for use in South Africa, and how many prepaid data plans are there?

There are more than 260 travel eSIM brands available for use in South Africa, and over 11, 500 prepaid data plans. This wide variety of options makes it easy for travelers to find an eSIM that suits their needs.

Are there any unlimited data eSIM plans available for South Africa?

Unlimited data eSIM plans are available for South Africa from several providers. ESIM.DOG, Roamify, Earth Esim, abesteSIM, MicroEsim, Yesim, EtravelSIM, FairPlay, and Orange Travel all list unlimited data packages. Prices spread across these options range from about $1.88 for a single‑day plan with ESIM.DOG up to roughly $238.00 for a 30‑day plan from EtravelSIM. Most unlimited plans may throttle speed—some indicate a practical cap such as 1 Mbps or 384 kbps, while others simply note that speed may be reduced after a certain threshold; tethering is usually allowed on these plans. Travelers should evaluate the expected data usage and consider speed constraints when selecting a plan to ensure adequate performance during their stay.

What are the major mobile networks available for a travel eSIM in South Africa?

In South Africa, the primary Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) providing infrastructure for mobile services are:

  • Vodacom: A subsidiary of Vodafone Group, offering extensive coverage and a wide range of mobile services.

  • MTN South Africa: Part of the MTN Group, providing comprehensive mobile services with a significant market presence.

  • Cell C: A local operator offering various mobile services, including prepaid and postpaid plans.

  • Telkom Mobile: A division of Telkom SA, providing mobile services alongside its fixed-line offerings.

  • Rain: A data-focused operator specializing in high-speed 4G and 5G services.

Additionally, South Africa hosts several Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), such as FNB Connect and Capitec Connect, which lease access from major carriers to offer mobile services. However, most travel eSIMs rely on the infrastructure of the primary MNOs rather than MVNOs.

Can I get a travel eSIM with a phone number and SMS for South Africa?

Yes, travel eSIMs that provide a phone number and SMS service for South Africa are available. The providers that offer such plans are Airalo and RedEx eSIM. Both use the South African dialing code +27, which means the number is local to South Africa. Each plan allows inbound and outbound voice calls and inbound and outbound SMS messages.

The prices and validity of these plans vary. Airalo starts at about $4.50 for a 1GB 3‑day plan and can rise to roughly $55.00 for a 50GB 30‑day plan. RedEx eSIM offers a 20GB 30‑day plan for $34.66 and a 25GB 30‑day plan with unlimited calls and SMS for $57.24. Validity ranges from a few days to a month, and data caps span from 1GB to 50GB.

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All Travel eSIM Providers for South Africa

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4S eSIM
4S eSIM108 plans for South Africa
abesteSIM
abesteSIM76 plans for South Africa
AdventureSIMs
AdventureSIMs17 plans for South Africa
AeroSims
AeroSims33 plans for South Africa
Airalo
Airalo54 plans for South Africa
airdatalink
airdatalink54 plans for South Africa
AirPlans
AirPlans76 plans for South Africa
AloOui
AloOui77 plans for South Africa
aloSIM
aloSIM18 plans for South Africa
AlpineSIM
AlpineSIM80 plans for South Africa
Always Mobile
Always Mobile22 plans for South Africa
Amigo eSIM
Amigo eSIM5 plans for South Africa
ASIMGO
ASIMGO74 plans for South Africa
Astaroam
Astaroam13 plans for South Africa
Avelis eSIM
Avelis eSIM21 plans for South Africa
Awinst Connect
Awinst Connect17 plans for South Africa
BeeSim
BeeSim44 plans for South Africa
Best Connect eSIM
Best Connect eSIM5 plans for South Africa
BetterRoaming
BetterRoaming8 plans for South Africa
Bidaiesim
Bidaiesim61 plans for South Africa
Billion Connect
Billion Connect77 plans for South Africa
Bloomy eSIM
Bloomy eSIM159 plans for South Africa
BlueSky eSIM
BlueSky eSIM38 plans for South Africa
bndless
bndless34 plans for South Africa
BNESIM
BNESIM42 plans for South Africa
Bordersim
Bordersim24 plans for South Africa
Breeze
Breeze43 plans for South Africa
Buy UK eSIM
Buy UK eSIM21 plans for South Africa
ByteSIM
ByteSIM82 plans for South Africa
Cellesim
Cellesim15 plans for South Africa
CloudOn eSIM
CloudOn eSIM26 plans for South Africa
CocoRoam
CocoRoam58 plans for South Africa
Comet SIM
Comet SIM10 plans for South Africa
ConnectedYou
ConnectedYou12 plans for South Africa
DashRoam
DashRoam24 plans for South Africa
Earth Esim
Earth Esim29 plans for South Africa
EchoRoam
EchoRoam39 plans for South Africa
EscapeSIM
EscapeSIM73 plans for South Africa
eSIM Agora
eSIM Agora14 plans for South Africa
eSIM Hero
eSIM Hero31 plans for South Africa
eSIM Lounge
eSIM Lounge11 plans for South Africa
eSIM Net
eSIM Net282 plans for South Africa
eSIM Now
eSIM Now5 plans for South Africa
eSIM Park
eSIM Park15 plans for South Africa
eSIM Signal
eSIM Signal73 plans for South Africa
eSIM-On Shop
eSIM-On Shop4 plans for South Africa
ESIM.DOG 🐶
ESIM.DOG 🐶365 plans for South Africa
esim0
esim036 plans for South Africa
eSIM2Me
eSIM2Me35 plans for South Africa
eSIM4Travel
eSIM4Travel17 plans for South Africa
ESIM888
ESIM88813 plans for South Africa
eSIMania
eSIMania25 plans for South Africa
Esimatic
Esimatic99 plans for South Africa
eSIMCard
eSIMCard95 plans for South Africa
eSimfly
eSimfly41 plans for South Africa
EsimForTravels
EsimForTravels20 plans for South Africa
eSIMFOX
eSIMFOX4 plans for South Africa
Esimify
Esimify8 plans for South Africa
eSIMMigo
eSIMMigo20 plans for South Africa
eSIMNEXA
eSIMNEXA13 plans for South Africa
eSIMno
eSIMno19 plans for South Africa
eSIMNow
eSIMNow80 plans for South Africa
eSIMo
eSIMo15 plans for South Africa
eSIMPal
eSIMPal8 plans for South Africa
eSIMPhoney
eSIMPhoney12 plans for South Africa
eSimpli
eSimpli15 plans for South Africa
eSIMRide
eSIMRide18 plans for South Africa
eSIMsData
eSIMsData57 plans for South Africa
Esimtofly
Esimtofly11 plans for South Africa
Esimul
Esimul34 plans for South Africa
eSIMX
eSIMX27 plans for South Africa
eSimy
eSimy12 plans for South Africa
eSIMzio
eSIMzio40 plans for South Africa
esimzon
esimzon18 plans for South Africa
Eskimo eSIM
Eskimo eSIM13 plans for South Africa
Esoim
Esoim16 plans for South Africa
EtravelSIM
EtravelSIM23 plans for South Africa
EZsim
EZsim28 plans for South Africa
Ezy eSIM
Ezy eSIM22 plans for South Africa
FairPlay
FairPlay11 plans for South Africa
FlyEsim.me
FlyEsim.me40 plans for South Africa
Flysimio
Flysimio14 plans for South Africa
FootySIMs
FootySIMs3 plans for South Africa
Frog eSIM
Frog eSIM9 plans for South Africa
FullBars
FullBars13 plans for South Africa
Gaza Online
Gaza Online29 plans for South Africa
Giga.Tel
Giga.Tel126 plans for South Africa
GIGAGO
GIGAGO152 plans for South Africa
Gigapanda
Gigapanda9 plans for South Africa
GigSky
GigSky46 plans for South Africa
Gjirafa eSIM
Gjirafa eSIM28 plans for South Africa
Global Starlink
Global Starlink1 plan for South Africa
GLOBAL YO
GLOBAL YO40 plans for South Africa
GlobaleSIM
GlobaleSIM18 plans for South Africa
GlobalPass
GlobalPass14 plans for South Africa
globeSIM
globeSIM8 plans for South Africa
Globie
Globie21 plans for South Africa
Glowi eSIM
Glowi eSIM20 plans for South Africa
goAFK
goAFK21 plans for South Africa
GoMoWorld
GoMoWorld4 plans for South Africa
gosimless
gosimless11 plans for South Africa
Govora
Govora17 plans for South Africa
GPT Cellular
GPT Cellular12 plans for South Africa
GulfData
GulfData30 plans for South Africa
Halo eSIM
Halo eSIM15 plans for South Africa
Hiroaming
Hiroaming16 plans for South Africa
Hopsim
Hopsim26 plans for South Africa
Horizon eSIM
Horizon eSIM24 plans for South Africa
Hungry eSIM
Hungry eSIM27 plans for South Africa
IbridMarket
IbridMarket34 plans for South Africa
Inbox eSIM
Inbox eSIM13 plans for South Africa
Instabridge
Instabridge8 plans for South Africa
iRoamly
iRoamly168 plans for South Africa
JamboSim
JamboSim39 plans for South Africa
Jetpac
Jetpac25 plans for South Africa
Jett-On
Jett-On6 plans for South Africa
Keep On Roaming
Keep On Roaming37 plans for South Africa
Keepgo
Keepgo19 plans for South Africa
Kolet
Kolet15 plans for South Africa
Landed eSIM
Landed eSIM66 plans for South Africa
Lempart Flex
Lempart Flex241 plans for South Africa
LibrePass eSIM
LibrePass eSIM15 plans for South Africa
LimitSIM
LimitSIM31 plans for South Africa
LineCast Networks
LineCast Networks4 plans for South Africa
LinkeSIM
LinkeSIM11 plans for South Africa
Lotso Travel
Lotso Travel68 plans for South Africa
Lumbus
Lumbus26 plans for South Africa
Manet Travel
Manet Travel7 plans for South Africa
Maxesimo
Maxesimo55 plans for South Africa
Maya Mobile
Maya Mobile8 plans for South Africa
MegaEsim
MegaEsim23 plans for South Africa
Megaroam
Megaroam36 plans for South Africa
merdata
merdata32 plans for South Africa
MeSIM
MeSIM147 plans for South Africa
Mi eSIM
Mi eSIM39 plans for South Africa
MicroEsim
MicroEsim111 plans for South Africa
MobileSIM
MobileSIM31 plans for South Africa
MobiMatter
MobiMatter22 plans for South Africa
mobineX
mobineX1 plan for South Africa
MolaHop
MolaHop21 plans for South Africa
MoodSIM
MoodSIM31 plans for South Africa
MoreMins eSIM
MoreMins eSIM5 plans for South Africa
Movisim
Movisim34 plans for South Africa
MTX Connect
MTX Connect3 plans for South Africa
mysim24
mysim24105 plans for South Africa
MyTravel eSIM
MyTravel eSIM27 plans for South Africa
nadanada
nadanada25 plans for South Africa
nextSIM
nextSIM55 plans for South Africa
NiftySIM
NiftySIM23 plans for South Africa
Nimbus
Nimbus47 plans for South Africa
Nomad
Nomad20 plans for South Africa
Nomado
Nomado23 plans for South Africa
NovuSIM
NovuSIM12 plans for South Africa
Numero eSIM
Numero eSIM12 plans for South Africa
NXTL eSIM
NXTL eSIM4 plans for South Africa
OffWeGoSIM
OffWeGoSIM9 plans for South Africa
Orange Travel
Orange Travel23 plans for South Africa
Orbit Mobile
Orbit Mobile13 plans for South Africa
Ovosim
Ovosim35 plans for South Africa
Ozly eSIM
Ozly eSIM10 plans for South Africa
PikaSim
PikaSim24 plans for South Africa
PingBars
PingBars34 plans for South Africa
PingRoam
PingRoam34 plans for South Africa
PRIeSIM
PRIeSIM32 plans for South Africa
PuraSIM
PuraSIM22 plans for South Africa
Qrispy eSIM
Qrispy eSIM5 plans for South Africa
Quibity
Quibity5 plans for South Africa
Rafeeq
Rafeeq133 plans for South Africa
RedEx eSIM
RedEx eSIM443 plans for South Africa
RedSim
RedSim40 plans for South Africa
Revo eSIM
Revo eSIM18 plans for South Africa
Rewild Mobile
Rewild Mobile14 plans for South Africa
Ringo Light
Ringo Light6 plans for South Africa
Roafly
Roafly15 plans for South Africa
Roam2Go
Roam2Go44 plans for South Africa
Roamable
Roamable23 plans for South Africa
Roamance
Roamance5 plans for South Africa
Roambit
Roambit19 plans for South Africa
Roamdera
Roamdera56 plans for South Africa
Roameer
Roameer16 plans for South Africa
RoameSIM
RoameSIM30 plans for South Africa
RoamGo
RoamGo84 plans for South Africa
Roamic
Roamic16 plans for South Africa
Roamify
Roamify138 plans for South Africa
Roamingo
Roamingo12 plans for South Africa
Roamix
Roamix172 plans for South Africa
Roamless
Roamless67 plans for South Africa
Roamly
Roamly11 plans for South Africa
Roamtell
Roamtell41 plans for South Africa
Rovesgo
Rovesgo23 plans for South Africa
ROWM
ROWM5 plans for South Africa
Rufly
Rufly1 plan for South Africa
Saily
Saily23 plans for South Africa
SeferESIM
SeferESIM66 plans for South Africa
shibaSIM
shibaSIM120 plans for South Africa
ShrimpToast
ShrimpToast24 plans for South Africa
Silvy
Silvy9 plans for South Africa
Sim Local
Sim Local18 plans for South Africa
SimBalkan
SimBalkan17 plans for South Africa
Simbye
Simbye10 plans for South Africa
SIMDUCK.COM
SIMDUCK.COM26 plans for South Africa
SimKeep
SimKeep18 plans for South Africa
Simology
Simology28 plans for South Africa
SimOptions
SimOptions7 plans for South Africa
SIMOVO
SIMOVO38 plans for South Africa
simpleSIM
simpleSIM21 plans for South Africa
Simsima
Simsima23 plans for South Africa
SimSmash
SimSmash24 plans for South Africa
SimSwift
SimSwift75 plans for South Africa
Simvito
Simvito989 plans for South Africa
SIMzip
SIMzip7 plans for South Africa
Sirocco
Sirocco109 plans for South Africa
Skratch
Skratch14 plans for South Africa
Skyalo
Skyalo34 plans for South Africa
Skylano
Skylano65 plans for South Africa
Soovia eSIM
Soovia eSIM12 plans for South Africa
SparkRoam
SparkRoam22 plans for South Africa
StaffTraveler eSIM
StaffTraveler eSIM5 plans for South Africa
StayOn
StayOn14 plans for South Africa
Stellar eSim
Stellar eSim100 plans for South Africa
Stixrs
Stixrs65 plans for South Africa
Superalink
Superalink43 plans for South Africa
TailSim
TailSim14 plans for South Africa
Telekonek
Telekonek120 plans for South Africa
Telroo
Telroo38 plans for South Africa
Textr eSIM
Textr eSIM9 plans for South Africa
The SIM Shop
The SIM Shop5 plans for South Africa
ThirdSIM
ThirdSIM34 plans for South Africa
thirr.com
thirr.com26 plans for South Africa
TooSim
TooSim12 plans for South Africa
Touchdown eSIM
Touchdown eSIM80 plans for South Africa
Tourist eSIM
Tourist eSIM105 plans for South Africa
TraveleSIM.CH
TraveleSIM.CH22 plans for South Africa
Travelsim Asia
Travelsim Asia2 plans for South Africa
TripSIM
TripSIM15 plans for South Africa
Tripuck eSIM
Tripuck eSIM548 plans for South Africa
TropiTrade
TropiTrade14 plans for South Africa
Truely
Truely33 plans for South Africa
Turnaa eSIM
Turnaa eSIM31 plans for South Africa
Tutu eSIM
Tutu eSIM23 plans for South Africa
Ubigi
Ubigi46 plans for South Africa
UPeSIM
UPeSIM4 plans for South Africa
VeloeSIM
VeloeSIM10 plans for South Africa
VenterraSIM
VenterraSIM10 plans for South Africa
ViaConecta
ViaConecta11 plans for South Africa
Viasimo
Viasimo43 plans for South Africa
vigxo
vigxo15 plans for South Africa
Virgin Connect Roam
Virgin Connect Roam18 plans for South Africa
VoidMob
VoidMob18 plans for South Africa
voilà
voilà13 plans for South Africa
Voyafi
Voyafi21 plans for South Africa
Voyasim
Voyasim34 plans for South Africa
Voye Global
Voye Global22 plans for South Africa
Wanderly eSIM
Wanderly eSIM58 plans for South Africa
WANOSHI
WANOSHI72 plans for South Africa
Wiiline
Wiiline240 plans for South Africa
WonderConnect
WonderConnect19 plans for South Africa
Worldcitisim
Worldcitisim12 plans for South Africa
Yatelo
Yatelo29 plans for South Africa
yaySIM
yaySIM31 plans for South Africa
Yesim
Yesim30 plans for South Africa
YonoSIM
YonoSIM93 plans for South Africa
ZapSim
ZapSim58 plans for South Africa
ZenSim
ZenSim18 plans for South Africa
Zwitchy
Zwitchy43 plans for South Africa

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