Airalo eSIM Data Plans for South Africa

Airalo does not provide a truly unlimited Data plan for South Africa. All plans labelled “Unlimited” by Airalo give 3 GB of high‑speed data per day and, after that amount is used, the speed is capped at 1000 kbps.

Instead, Airalo sells fixed‑data eSIMs that can be a more cost‑effective option. For example, the CellSA – 20 GB plan gives 20 GB of high‑speed data for 15 days (USD 38) or 30 days (USD 40), and the CellSA – 10 GB plan offers 10 GB for 7 days (USD 23). These plans provide a predictable amount of high‑speed data without any post‑limit throttling.

Airalo does not offer a South Africa eSIM that includes a local phone number or SMS capability. The provider only sells data‑only plans for South Africa. Travelers can still use VoIP apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and iMessage over the data connection for voice and messaging without a traditional phone number or SMS service.

Airalo provides 16 single‑country plans that cover South Africa and 15 multi‑country plans that include the country in their coverage list. The available plans range in price from $4 to $89, offering data amounts between 1 GB and 20 GB over validity periods from 3 to 365 days. Within these offerings, some plans apply a daily data cap while others provide a fixed data amount for the full validity period.