eSIMCard eSIM Data Plans for United Arab Emirates

eSIMCard does not provide a truly unlimited data eSIM for the United Arab Emirates. The plans that carry “Unlimited” in the name give a fixed amount of high‑speed data (usually 1 GB per day or 2 GB per day) and reduce speed to 500 kbps or 2 Mbps once the limit is reached. Travelers who require more than this may consider a fixed data plan instead. For example, a 50 GB eSIM that is valid for 30 days costs $80.10 USD, and a 100 GB eSIM with a 180‑day validity is available for $185.68 USD. These larger allowances are unthrottled and provide a more cost‑effective option for heavy data users.

eSIMCard does not provide eSIM plans for the United Arab Emirates that include a local phone number or SMS capability. The available offerings are data‑only plans, so travelers cannot receive or make calls through a traditional phone line or send text messages via the carrier.

For voice and messaging, users can rely on VoIP applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, or iMessage, which operate over the data connection included in the eSIMCard plan.

eSIMCard lists 21 single‑country data plans and 50 multi‑country data plans that cover the United Arab Emirates. These plans are priced between approximately $3.33 and $478.46 and provide data caps ranging from 1 GB to 100 GB, with validity periods that can extend from a single day to an entire year. Plans come in two principal styles: fixed data amount plans offer a set quantity of data for the entire validity period, while daily data cap plans allow a specified amount of data each day. Many of the plans also allow tethering, and in some cases a reduced speed option of 500 kbps or 2000 kbps is available.