Best eSIM for every destination
— 355+ cities ranked
Independent eSIM rankings for every major travel destination. 48 cities have full performance data — coverage scores, real download speeds, and MVNO routing analysis. The remainder show global provider rankings.
Top destinations — full analysis available
Real performance dataDubai
UAE
Very Good
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Tokyo
Japan
Excellent
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Bangkok
Thailand
Very Good
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Singapore
Singapore
Excellent
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London
UK
Very Good
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Paris
France
Very Good
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New York
USA
Very Good
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Los Angeles
USA
Very Good
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Barcelona
Spain
Very Good
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Very Good
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Bali
Indonesia
Good
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Istanbul
Turkey
Very Good
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Asia
95 citiesBali
Indonesia
Bangkok
Thailand
Beijing
China
Chiang Mai
Thailand
Delhi
India
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Kyoto
Japan
Mumbai
India
Osaka
Japan
Phuket
Thailand
Seoul
South Korea
Shanghai
China
Singapore
Singapore
Taipei
Taiwan
Tokyo
Japan
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei
Bangalore
India
Busan
South Korea
Changchun
China
Changsha
China
Chengdu
China
Chennai
India
Chongqing
China
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Dalian
China
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Dili
Timor-Leste
Fuzhou
China
Guangzhou
China
Guilin
China
Guiyang
China
Haikou
China
Hangzhou
China
Hanoi
Vietnam
Harbin
China
Hefei
China
Hiroshima
Japan
Hohhot
China
Hyderabad
India
Jakarta
Indonesia
Jeju
South Korea
Jinan
China
Kabul
Afghanistan
Karachi
Pakistan
Kathmandu
Nepal
Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia
Kunming
China
Lahore
Pakistan
Lanzhou
China
Lhasa
China
Lijiang
China
Lombok
Indonesia
Luang Prabang
Laos
Male
Maldives
Malé
Maldives
Manila
Philippines
Nanchang
China
Nanjing
China
Nanning
China
Ningbo
China
Novosibirsk
Russia
Paro
Bhutan
Pattaya
Thailand
Penang
Malaysia
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Qingdao
China
Sanya
China
Sapporo
Japan
Shenyang
China
Shenzhen
China
Shijiazhuang
China
Siem Reap
Cambodia
Suzhou
China
Taiyuan
China
Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Thimphu
Bhutan
Tianjin
China
Udon Thani
Thailand
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Urumqi
China
Vientiane
Laos
Wenzhou
China
Wuhan
China
Xi'an
China
Xi'an
China
Xiamen
China
Xining
China
Yangon
Myanmar
Yekaterinburg
Russia
Yinchuan
China
Yogyakarta
Indonesia
Zhengzhou
China
Europe
79 citiesAmsterdam
Netherlands
Antalya
Turkey
Athens
Greece
Barcelona
Spain
Berlin
Germany
Budapest
Hungary
Copenhagen
Denmark
Edinburgh
UK
Florence
Italy
Istanbul
Turkey
Lisbon
Portugal
London
UK
Madrid
Spain
Milan
Italy
Munich
Germany
Paris
France
Porto
Portugal
Prague
Czech Republic
Reykjavik
Iceland
Rome
Italy
Stockholm
Sweden
Venice
Italy
Vienna
Austria
Zurich
Switzerland
Ankara
Turkey
Baku
Azerbaijan
Belgrade
Serbia
Bilbao
Spain
Birmingham
UK
Bodrum
Turkey
Bordeaux
France
Bratislava
Slovakia
Bristol
UK
Brussels
Belgium
Bucharest
Romania
Cappadocia
Turkey
Chișinău
Moldova
Cologne
Germany
Dubrovnik
Croatia
Düsseldorf
Germany
Fethiye
Turkey
Frankfurt
Germany
Funchal
Portugal
Geneva
Switzerland
Glasgow
UK
Hamburg
Germany
Helsinki
Finland
İzmir
Turkey
Kyiv
Ukraine
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Lyon
France
Málaga
Spain
Manchester
UK
Marseille
France
Minsk
Belarus
Moscow
Russia
Naples
Italy
Nice
France
Nicosia
Cyprus
Oslo
Norway
Podgorica
Montenegro
Riga
Latvia
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Seville
Spain
Skopje
North Macedonia
Sofia
Bulgaria
Split
Croatia
St. Petersburg
Russia
Tallinn
Estonia
Tbilisi
Georgia
The Hague
Netherlands
Tirana
Albania
Valencia
Spain
Valletta
Malta
Vilnius
Lithuania
Vilnius
Lithuania
Warsaw
Poland
Yerevan
Armenia
Americas
88 citiesBuenos Aires
Argentina
Cancun
Mexico
Chicago
USA
Las Vegas
USA
Los Angeles
USA
Mexico City
Mexico
Miami
USA
New York
USA
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
San Francisco
USA
São Paulo
Brazil
Toronto
Canada
Vancouver
Canada
Albuquerque
USA
Anchorage
USA
Asunción
Paraguay
Atlanta
USA
Austin
USA
Baltimore
USA
Bogotá
Colombia
Boston
USA
Bridgetown
Barbados
Calgary
Canada
Caracas
Venezuela
Cartagena
Colombia
Charlotte
USA
Cleveland
USA
Columbus
USA
Denver
USA
Detroit
USA
Edmonton
Canada
El Paso
USA
Georgetown
Guyana
Guadalajara
Mexico
Guadalajara
Mexico
Halifax
Canada
Havana
Cuba
Honolulu
USA
Houston
USA
Indianapolis
USA
Jacksonville
USA
Kansas City
USA
Kingston
Jamaica
La Paz
Bolivia
Lima
Peru
Medellín
Colombia
Mérida
Mexico
Minneapolis
USA
Monterrey
Mexico
Montevideo
Uruguay
Montreal
Canada
Nashville
USA
Nassau
Bahamas
New Orleans
USA
Oaxaca
Mexico
Orlando
USA
Ottawa
Canada
Panama City
Panama
Philadelphia
USA
Phoenix
USA
Pittsburgh
USA
Playa del Carmen
Mexico
Portland
USA
Puebla
Mexico
Quebec City
Canada
Quito
Ecuador
Raleigh
USA
Richmond
USA
Sacramento
USA
Salt Lake City
USA
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Mexico
San Diego
USA
San Jose
USA
San José
Costa Rica
San Juan
Puerto Rico
San Miguel de Allende
Mexico
Santiago
Chile
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Saskatoon
Canada
Seattle
USA
St. Louis
USA
Tampa
USA
Tijuana
Mexico
Tucson
USA
Tulum
Mexico
Victoria
Canada
Washington DC
USA
Winnipeg
Canada
Middle East
14 citiesOceania
20 citiesAuckland
New Zealand
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney
Australia
Adelaide
Australia
Apia
Samoa
Brisbane
Australia
Funafuti
Tuvalu
Gold Coast
Australia
Honiara
Solomon Islands
Nadi
Fiji
Nouméa
New Caledonia
Nuku'alofa
Tonga
Papeete
French Polynesia
Perth
Australia
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Port Vila
Vanuatu
Queenstown
New Zealand
Suva
Fiji
Tarawa
Kiribati
Wellington
New Zealand
Africa
59 citiesCairo
Egypt
Cape Town
South Africa
Marrakesh
Morocco
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Abuja
Nigeria
Accra
Ghana
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Agadir
Morocco
Algiers
Algeria
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Asmara
Eritrea
Bamako
Mali
Bangui
Central African Republic
Banjul
Gambia
Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Brazzaville
Congo
Bujumbura
Burundi
Casablanca
Morocco
Conakry
Guinea
Cotonou
Benin
Dakar
Senegal
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Djibouti
Djibouti
Fes
Morocco
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Gaborone
Botswana
Harare
Zimbabwe
Ibadan
Nigeria
Johannesburg
South Africa
Kampala
Uganda
Khartoum
Sudan
Kigali
Rwanda
Kinshasa
DR Congo
Lagos
Nigeria
Libreville
Gabon
Lilongwe
Malawi
Lomé
Togo
Lusaka
Zambia
Malabo
Equatorial Guinea
Maputo
Mozambique
Maseru
Lesotho
Mbabane
Eswatini
Mogadishu
Somalia
Monrovia
Liberia
Moroni
Comoros
N'Djamena
Chad
Nairobi
Kenya
Niamey
Niger
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
Port Louis
Mauritius
Porto-Novo
Benin
Praia
Cape Verde
São Tomé
São Tomé and Príncipe
Tangier
Morocco
Tripoli
Libya
Tunis
Tunisia
Victoria
Seychelles
Windhoek
Namibia
Yaoundé
Cameroon
How we rank eSIM providers
SignalRank scores are calculated from 1,200+ verified traveller reports, Speedtest CLI measurements, and MVNO routing analysis — drawing on 11 years in telecoms pre-sales consultancy to identify which wholesale carrier each provider actually uses in each country. This matters: in cities like Tokyo and Singapore, the difference between network operators can be 20–40 Mbps.
Weighted scoring
- Coverage · 30%
- Speed · 25%
- Reliability · 25%
- Value for money · 20%
Coverage methodology
- City centre (40%)
- Transport hubs (30%)
- Suburban areas (20%)
- Rural fringes (10%)
Affiliate disclosure: SignalRank earns a commission (10–40%) from purchases through our links. Commission rates do not affect ranking position. Rankings are determined by performance scores only. Data last updated: May 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best eSIM for international travel?
The best eSIM depends on your destination. For Asia, 4S eSIM has direct MNO agreements in Japan, Thailand, and Singapore — delivering speeds up to 95 Mbps. For Europe and the Americas, Holafly offers genuinely unlimited data on Orange and T-Mobile networks. Airalo has the broadest coverage at 200+ countries. Compare providers for your specific city using our rankings above.
Which countries do these eSIM providers cover?
Airalo covers 200+ countries, Holafly covers 170 countries, Nomad covers 130, Amigo covers 100, and 4S eSIM covers 80 countries specialising in Asia. All five cover the major travel destinations in Europe, Asia, Americas, and the Middle East.
Is an eSIM better than buying a local SIM at the airport?
eSIMs activate before you leave home — no airport queues or SIM shops to find. They use the same underlying carrier networks as local SIMs. The cost difference: tourist eSIMs typically run 10–25% more than local SIMs for equivalent data. For trips under 10 days, the convenience is worth the premium. For month-long stays, a local SIM may save £20–50.
How do I know which carrier my eSIM uses in each country?
Most eSIM review sites don't answer this — but it's the most important question. The network carrier determines your real-world speeds, subway coverage, and rural signal. SignalRank's MVNO routing analysis identifies the underlying carrier for each provider in each country. For example: in Japan, 4S eSIM uses NTT Docomo directly (fastest). Nomad also uses Docomo but via an intermediary (slightly slower). Airalo may use IIJmio depending on the plan you buy.
Do eSIMs work on all phones?
eSIMs work on iPhone XS and later (2018+), Samsung Galaxy S20 and later (2020+), Google Pixel 3 and later, and most mid-range Android phones from 2021 onwards. To check compatibility: go to Settings → Mobile/Cellular Data → Add eSIM. If that option appears, your device is compatible. Note: some carrier-locked phones have eSIM disabled by the network.