Albania
Albania
Albania
Albania
Albania
Albania
How Do eSIM Plans Work?
Step 1: Purchase Your eSIM Data Pack
You'll receive an email with your eSIM after purchase, no matter where you are in the world.
Step 2: Receive Activation Details
You'll get a QR code or manual installation instructions via email and WhatsApp to activate your eSIM.
Step 3: Install And Activate Your New eSIM
Set up your eSIM before your trip, and once you reach your destination, enable the data plan to start using the internet.
Is My Mobile Phone eSIM Compatible?
- iPhone XR, XS, XS Max
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd & 3rd gen)
- iPhone 12, Mini, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 13, Mini, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 14, Plus, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 15, Plus, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 16, Plus, Pro, Pro Max, 16e
- iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e
- iPhone Air (eSIM only, no SIM tray)
- iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max
- iPhone Duo (foldable, eSIM only, no SIM tray)
- iPad Pro 11″ (2018+) & 12.9″ (2018+)
- iPad Air (2019+)
- iPad (2019+)
- iPad Mini (2019+)
- iPad 10th Gen (2022)
*Two eSIMs can be active at the same time on iPhone 13 and later. *iPhones from mainland China do not support eSIM. *Hong Kong/Macao models (except 13 mini, 12 mini, SE 2020, XS) lack eSIM. *US models of iPhone 14 and later do not have a physical SIM tray. *iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are eSIM only in the US, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Guam, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. *iPhone Air and iPhone Duo have no SIM tray in any country. They run on eSIM only.
Explore Albania
Albania eSIM: Off the Plane at Tirana and Online Before the Passport Queue
A prepaid tourist eSIM for Albania, paid once, from USD 3.98 for a week of high-speed mobile data. Land at Tirana International Airport, switch on data roaming and the taxi app, the hotel email and the maps to Berat are all loading before you reach the arrivals hall. It runs on the One Albania network, the QR code arrives by email within minutes, and there is no physical SIM card to buy, register or swap at a counter.
Coverage across Albania
Coverage on the One Albania network takes in Tirana, Durres, Shkoder, Berat and Gjirokaster, the whole Albanian Riviera from Vlora over the Llogara Pass to Himara, Dhermi, Saranda and Ksamil, and the Butrint ruins at the southern tip. Connectivity thins on the switchbacks above Himara and in the deep valleys of the north, as it does on every network, so save the offline map before you leave the coast road.
Which Albania eSIM plan to choose
A long weekend in Tirana and Berat runs on the 1 GB for 7 Days data plan at USD 3.98. Two weeks down the Riviera with maps, WhatsApp and ferry tickets fits 5 GB for 30 Days at USD 11.98, and 20 GB for 30 Days at USD 28.98 carries a month of beach photos to the cloud. Unlimited data plans run from 3 to 30 days, with 7 Days at USD 33.98 when the phone is also the hotspot for a laptop. Activation happens the first time the eSIM data connects in Albania, so install it on Wi-Fi at home and the days do not start a moment early; a top-up is a minute online if the data usage runs ahead of the allowance.
Beyond Albania on the same trip
Taking the ferry from Saranda to Corfu, or driving on to Montenegro or North Macedonia? The Europe eSIM covers Albania on the same One Albania network and carries on into Greece, Montenegro and North Macedonia, from USD 3.98 for 1 GB over 7 days. Staying inside Albania? The Albania plan is the better value.
Pick a plan, check out, and the QR code is in your inbox before the boarding pass; switch on data roaming when you land and the travel eSIM keeps you connected from the arrivals hall to the last beach in Ksamil. Stay connected, pay once.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, both local carriers have counters in the arrivals area, and every SIM they sell is registered against your passport on the spot, which takes 15 to 20 minutes and runs at airport prices. The eSIM skips the queue: install it on Wi-Fi at home, switch on data roaming when the wheels touch down, and the registration never happens because the line is already yours.
Yes, it connects, and the bill is the catch: Albania sits outside the EU roam-like-at-home zone, so most EU and UK plans charge Albania at a separate per-day or per-gigabyte rate that is not capped by EU rules. The Albania eSIM is one prepaid price for the whole trip: 5 GB for 30 Days costs USD 11.98, paid once, with nothing renewing.
Yes in the villages at either end, where you can check the weather and message the guesthouse, and the signal fades on the highest section of the pass between them, as it does for every network in the Accursed Mountains. Download the trail map and the guesthouse address before you set off from Shkoder, and the phone picks the signal up again on the way down into Theth.
An eSIM is a digital SIM built into your phone. Instead of swapping a plastic card, you scan a QR code, or tap one link on a recent iPhone, and the plan installs in about a minute alongside your existing SIM. Your home number stays exactly as it is, and you can switch between plans in Settings whenever you like.
You pay once, from a few dollars, instead of a daily roaming charge, and there is no airport kiosk, no ID check and no card to swap. Buy it at home, install it on Wi-Fi, and you land with maps, ride apps and WhatsApp already working in the arrivals hall. If plans change, every eSIM tops up online in about a minute.
As a guide: 1 GB covers a week of maps, messaging and a few photos a day; 5 GB over a month suits social media and daily browsing; 20 GB or unlimited suits streaming, video calls and working on the road. If in doubt, start small: every plan tops up online in about a minute, so you never pay for data you will not use.
Yes. Our regional plans cover many destinations on one eSIM, so a multi-stop trip needs nothing new at each border: Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa, Oceania and a World eSIM for trips that cross regions. The countries included are listed on each regional plan page, and you can combine a regional plan with a country plan for the best value.
No. Most people are done in under two minutes: scan the QR code from the activation email, or on iPhone with iOS 17.4 or later simply tap the Direct Installation link in the same email and the eSIM installs itself. Step-by-step guides are here for iPhone guide and Android guide, our support team is on hand, and a refund guarantee covers you if the eSIM cannot be installed on your device.
Most phones from the last five years support eSIM, including every iPhone from the XR onwards and recent Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel models. Check your model in our compatibility guide before you buy. If your phone was bought on a carrier contract it may need to be unlocked first, which your carrier can do.
Open the activation email, then on iPhone go to Settings, Cellular, Add eSIM and scan the QR code, or tap the Direct Installation link on iOS 17.4 or later. On Android go to Settings, Connections, SIM Manager and scan. Most phones can scan the QR code straight from a screenshot in your photo gallery, so no second phone is needed. Once the eSIM appears in your cellular settings it is installed and ready. Full walkthroughs: iPhone guide and Android guide.
Install it any time before you travel, on Wi-Fi at home: the eSIM does not expire while it sits on your phone. When you land, switch it on and enable data roaming, and your days start counting from that first connection abroad, not from the day you bought it. You can also install on arrival, as long as you have Wi-Fi to download the eSIM.
Yes. Your phone runs as a dual SIM, with your home SIM and the travel eSIM side by side, and most phones store several eSIMs at once with one active for data at a time. Keep a plan for each country on your trip and switch between them in Settings as you cross borders.
Yes. Tethering is included on every plan, so your laptop or a second phone can share the connection whenever you need it.
Your connection pauses rather than charging you more. Top up online in about a minute using the link in your activation email, or in the Yabb app, and you are back online with the same eSIM.
The activation email includes a link to a live usage page for your eSIM, so you can see exactly how much data is left at any time and top up before it runs out.
Top local carriers at up to 5G speeds. The network for this destination is shown above the plans on this page, and the eSIM connects to it automatically when you land.
Choose a 90-day plan where one is offered, or top up your existing plan as you go. Either way the eSIM stays on your phone for the whole trip.
Travel eSIMs are data only, which is exactly why there is no ID or address check to buy one. Everything you normally use runs on the data: WhatsApp, FaceTime, iMessage, Uber, maps and your bank app. If you want a real phone number for calls and SMS abroad, our Yabb app gives you calls, texts and a temporary local number without roaming charges. In a few countries we also sell plans that include a local number, minutes and texts, shown in the plan name; those minutes and texts are for local calls and local texts within that country only.
Yes. WhatsApp, iMessage and Signal stay on your existing number with every chat intact; there is nothing to re-register. The eSIM simply supplies the data they run on.
Yes, with your home SIM left in the phone. The eSIM carries all your data, and most carriers deliver incoming text messages to your home number abroad at no charge, so one-time codes from your bank, Google, Airbnb and the rest arrive exactly as they do at home. Keep the home SIM switched on with data roaming turned off, and only the eSIM uses data. Two things to know before you fly: making a call or sending a text from the home SIM is what triggers roaming charges on most carriers, so leave calling and texting to WhatsApp and the like, and a few carriers do charge for incoming texts or block them abroad, so a quick check with your carrier before you leave settles it.