Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
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 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max
- iPhone 14, 15 and 16 (inc. Plus, Pro and Pro Max versions)
- iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS, XS Max, XR
- iPhone SE (2020, 2022)
- Apple watch SE
- Apple watch series 3, 4, 5 and 6
- iPad Pro 11" (model A2068, from 2020)
- iPad Pro 12.9" (model A2069, from 2020)
- iPad Air (model A2123, from 2019)
- iPad (model A2198, from 2019)
- iPad Mini (model A2124, from 2019)
- iPad 10th generation (2022)
*On iPhone 13, 14 & 15 models, you can have two eSIMs activated at the same time. *iPhones from mainland China and iPhone devices from Hong Kong and Macao (except for iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone SE 2020, and iPhone XS) don't have eSIM capability. *iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max are not compatible with physical SIM cards in the USA.
Explore Portugal
Portugal eSIM: three networks on one plan, from Lisbon arrivals to the Algarve cliffs
A roaming pass from home bills you by the day and slows you after a few gigabytes, and a local SIM card means a passport copy at the counter. The eSIM4 Portugal eSIM is a prepaid tourist eSIM for Portugal, paid once, from USD 2.98 for a week of high-speed mobile data, and it is working before you have reached the metro at Lisbon airport or the taxi rank at Porto or Faro. It connects to the NOS, Vodafone and MEO networks, and the email with the QR code arrives within minutes of paying.
Coverage across Portugal
Because this plan can use more than one Portuguese network, your phone simply moves to whichever is strongest: Lisbon and Sintra, Porto and the Douro valley, the whole Algarve coast from Lagos to Tavira, Coimbra, Evora and the Alentejo, the Silver Coast surf towns and the motorways and trains between them. Connectivity thins only in the emptiest corners of the interior, and with three networks on one plan your phone always has somewhere to go.
Which Portugal eSIM plan to choose
1 GB over 7 days is USD 2.98, enough for maps, messaging and a few photos a day. 5 GB over 30 days is USD 7.98 for a longer stay with photos going home every evening. 20 GB over 30 days is USD 17.98 for a working trip. Unlimited data runs from USD 9.98 for 3 days up to USD 67.98 for 30 days, for anyone who would rather never look at a data counter. Every plan tops up online in about a minute if the trip stretches, and the days only start counting when the eSIM first connects in Portugal, so buy it whenever you like, install your eSIM on Wi-Fi at home and switch on data roaming when you land.
Beyond Portugal on the same trip
Crossing into Spain, or flying on to France or Italy? This plan stops at the Portuguese border. The Europe eSIM covers Portugal, Spain and 39 more European countries on one plan, from USD 3.98 for 1 GB over 7 days, so a Lisbon to Seville to Madrid trip needs one purchase.
Pick a plan, check out and stay connected from the arrivals hall; the QR code will beat you to the suitcase.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The same three national networks, MEO, NOS and Vodafone, run Madeira and all nine Azores islands, so the one Portugal eSIM covers Lisbon, Porto, Funchal and Ponta Delgada on the same plan and there is no separate island eSIM to buy. Funchal, Machico and the levadas, Sao Miguel, Terceira, Faial and Pico are all well served, and because the plan can roam on all three networks your phone keeps the strongest one as you move. The inter-island ferries lose signal at sea, so save the offline map before the crossing and pick up where you left off at the next harbour.
You can, but it is the slow way in. Vodafone has a counter by the baggage belts and another in the arrivals hall, open from 7 am to 10 pm, and every Portuguese prepaid SIM is registered against a copy of your passport, so the queue forms just when you want to be on the metro into town. The Portugal eSIM is a foreign line roaming on NOS, Vodafone and MEO: no passport copy, no queue and no physical SIM card to swap. Buy it at home, install it over Wi-Fi, and it is live before the aircraft doors open.
Your phone should automatically pick the best of NOS, Vodafone and MEO, and across Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve and the motorways between them the three overlap almost completely. Inland, on the Alentejo plains, in the Douro side valleys and on the Camino north of Lisbon, one network often reaches further than another, and having all three on one plan is exactly what covers you there. If your phone ever settles on a weak one, open your network settings, switch network selection from automatic to manual, pick another of the three, and switch back to automatic afterwards.
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.