Nomad eSIM Data Plans for South Korea

Nomad does not provide a truly unlimited high‑speed data plan for South Korea. All available options have a capped data allowance; the largest is 75GB for a 10‑day period. Once the cap is reached, the network speed would be throttled, though the exact reduced speed is not specified in the available information.

Travelers can instead choose from fixed‑data plans. A 30‑day plan local to South Korea offers 50GB for $39, while a 45‑day regional APAC plan also provides 50GB for $72. Both plans include tethering and 5G coverage and may be more cost effective for most users unless extremely heavy data consumption is expected.

Nomad does not provide eSIM plans that include a phone number or SMS capability for South Korea. All of Nomad’s South Korean eSIM offerings are data‑only, so travelers cannot make or receive traditional voice calls or SMS messages using the eSIM. For communication, users can rely on internet‑based applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, or iMessage, which operate over the data connection and allow calls and messaging without a dedicated phone number.

Nomad currently offers ten single‑country data plans that cover South Korea and 27 multi‑country plans that include South Korea. The available plans range in price from $4.00 to $170.00 and in data cap from 1 GB to 75 GB, with validity periods spanning 3 to 365 days. Some plans provide a fixed amount of data for the entire validity, while others offer a daily data cap that resets each day. Certain plans also support tethering, allowing the data to be shared with other devices.