Airalo eSIM Data Plans for South Africa

Airalo does not provide a truly unlimited high‑speed data eSIM for South Africa. The plans titled “CellSA – Unlimited” only allow 3 GB of high‑speed data per day; once that limit is reached the speed drops to 1000 kbps. The “Unlimited” label is a marketing name, not a plan that offers continuous unrestricted data.

Travelers seeking higher data allowances can choose from Airalo’s fixed‑data options. For example, the CellSA 20 GB plan is available for 15 days at $38.00 USD and for 30 days at $40.00 USD. The Discover 20 GB plan, which includes 5 G coverage in South Africa plus 138 additional countries, is offered for 15 days at $65.00 USD and for 30 days at $66.00 USD. These fixed‑data plans may be more cost‑effective for travelers who need a reliable amount of data without daily throttling.

Airalo does not provide South Africa eSIM plans that include a local phone number or the ability to send or receive SMS. Only data‑only eSIMs are available for South Africa. Travelers can use popular VoIP applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and iMessage over the data connection to make calls and send messages without needing a traditional SMS or phone number capability.

Airalo provides 16 single‑country data plans specifically for South Africa and 23 multi‑country plans that include South Africa in their coverage, for a total of 39 distinct options. Among these, some plans have a fixed data amount that is available for the entire validity period, while others limit data usage on a daily basis – the fixed plans give a set amount of data for the chosen number of days, the daily‑cap plans restrict the amount that can be used each day. Prices for South African plans range from about $4 to $89, and data caps vary from 1 GB up to 20 GB within the validity periods that span from 3 to 365 days.