eSIM Austria
Austria eSIM from 1,95€ on the A1, Magenta and Drei networks, from 1 to 50 GB or unlimited, prepaid with no contract and no registration – you are online the moment you land at Vienna Airport.
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Your plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at your destination — so you can buy today and travel in three weeks.
How does Simbye eSIM work for Austria?
Set it up before you fly
You buy the eSIM, get the email and set everything up at home on Wi-Fi – one tap on the link or the QR code from the mail. The clock does not start there: it starts when the eSIM first connects in Austria.
Switch it on after you arrive
Whether you land at Vienna-Schwechat, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz, Linz or Klagenfurt, or arrive by train via Salzburg or Kufstein: airplane mode off, set mobile data to the Simbye line and switch data roaming on for it. One or two minutes later you are on one of the three networks.
Keep an eye on your data
You can see your usage any time in the app or on your order page. When it runs low, you top up in seconds – same eSIM, nothing to reinstall. Using the hotspot for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion's phone is allowed.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Austria?
Your eSIM picks the Austrian network on its own – nothing to set up, no operator to choose.
The Simbye eSIM uses 3 networks in Austria: A1 · Magenta · Drei.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 161Mbit/s | 21Mbit/s | 28ms |
 | 188Mbit/s | 33Mbit/s | 25ms |
| Drei | 178Mbit/s | 27Mbit/s | 25ms |
Source: nPerf averages, 01.04.2025 – 31.03.2026.
Austria has three networks of its own: A1, Magenta (formerly T-Mobile Austria) and Drei. Your eSIM can use all three. After you land, your phone picks the one with the best signal by itself and switches again later if another one fits better. There is nothing to enter and nothing to choose. Only if reception is odd in one spot can you go into your settings and try one of the three networks manually.
In the cities – Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Villach and Bregenz – at Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck airports and along the motorways and main rail lines, coverage is dense, 5G included. In the tourist regions of Tyrol, in Salzburger Land, in Carinthia around Lake Wörthersee and in Styria near Schladming you are fine in the villages and at the lifts. Narrow side valleys, high alpine terrain in the Hohe Tauern and hiking trails away from the lifts are the exception: there the signal is weak or simply absent.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Austria?
Go with the eSIM in Austria: it is running before you land, with nothing to register. An Austrian prepaid card means a shop visit and an ID check since 2019 — and on Sundays almost everything is shut.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| ID required? | No. You buy online and you are done in minutes. | Yes. Austrian prepaid cards have had to be registered since 2019 – with ID in the shop, by post ident or by video identification. |
| When do you have internet? | Set up by QR code before you fly, live on the first connection in Austria. | Only once you have found a tobacconist, a shop or a vending machine – after a late flight, possibly not until the next day. |
| What do you pay? | A fixed amount up front, no bill afterwards. | Starter pack plus credit. Whatever you do not use is gone on departure day. |
| Phone number | None. Data only, no calls and no SMS over the network. | An Austrian +43 number, with calls and SMS depending on the plan. |
| Keep your own line? | Yes. Your usual number stays active and the eSIM runs alongside it as a second line. | Only with two SIM slots, otherwise you have to take your own card out. |
| Language when buying | German or English, calmly from home. | German is spoken in the shop. English usually works in Vienna, in smaller towns not always. |
| Topping up | Any time from the app, on the slopes or on the Railjet. | Buy a credit voucher at a petrol station, a tobacconist or a supermarket. |
| If something goes wrong | Email support, replacement link and QR code within a few hours. | Back to the shop, and only during opening hours – on Sundays almost everything in Austria is closed. |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Austria?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Austria cost?
from 1,95€
9 plans · 7–180 days · unlimited from 19,95€
Simbye offers 9 plans for Austria from 1,95€ to 47,95€ — data packs from 1,95€, unlimited from 19,95€. Prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Austria range from 1 GB to 50 GB, plus unlimited options.
Validity runs from 7 to 180 days and starts with your first connection in Austria.
Data plans
Unlimited
- 1 GB 7 days 1,95€ 0,27€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 9,95€ 0,33€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 5,95€ 0,19€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 18,95€ 0,63€ per travel day
- 50 GB 180 days 38,95€ 0,21€ per travel day
- Unlimited 7 days 19,95€ 2,85€ per travel day
- Unlimited 15 days 33,95€ 2,26€ per travel day
- Unlimited 30 days 47,95€ 1,59€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- A1 + Magenta + Drei
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE — and 5G where the network already offers it
- APN and settings
- Nothing to set. The eSIM brings everything with it
- Hotspot
- Allowed — for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion
- Adding more data
- Top up any time, without setting anything up again
- Calls and texts
- Not included — WhatsApp calls run over the data
- Your own number
- Stays in the phone and stays reachable
- Contract
- None. The plan ends by itself
- Worth knowing
- Prepaid instead of a contract — useful as a second line, or when your own data allowance is used up
Frequently Asked Questions about Austria eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
No, you needn't register with an ID here. Austria's registration duty applies to prepaid cards you buy here at a tobacconist, a petrol station or a supermarket. Our eSIM is not an Austrian card, you buy it online and you never have to identify yourself.
No, you don't get an Austrian phone number. This is data only, without a number. WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram keep working over the data and you keep your usual number there. If you genuinely need a number of your own, one of our number products is the better route.
You buy and set up the eSIM for Austria online: get the QR code by email, scan it in your phone settings, and it takes a few minutes with no shop visit. An eSIM for Austria is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Your device has to support eSIM and 4G: Austria shut down 3G completely in 2024 and 2025, so a 3G-only phone will not find a data network here any more.
Yes, WhatsApp calls and video calls work. Austria does not block internet calling. WhatsApp, FaceTime and Teams calls run over the data as normal.
In the Austrian mountains, reception is usually good in ski villages and at the lifts, since there are many masts there. It thins out in narrow side valleys, on hiking trails away from the lifts and at mountain huts. Download maps, tickets and your route plan beforehand.
No, the eSIM does not work in Germany or Italy - it covers Austria only. For a side trip to Bavaria, South Tyrol or Slovenia, our Europe plan is the better choice.
Yes, you can get an eSIM for Austria, and it works throughout the country. Austrian mobile networks support eSIM roaming, so the travel profile connects on its own once you land and switch it on. You only need a phone that supports eSIM and is not carrier-locked — no local SIM card, no shop visit and no Austrian address.
An eSIM for Austria starts at 1,95€, but the exact price depends on how much data and how many days you choose - see the table above for every plan. A small bundle for a weekend in Vienna costs less than a long plan for a whole ski season, and you pay once, with no contract and no monthly bill.
How much data you need for Austria comes down to about 250-400 MB a day for maps, messengers and train tickets on a city break in Vienna or Salzburg. Photo uploads and social push it towards 1 GB daily. Streaming in the hotel or tethering a laptop is the expensive part, closer to 2 to 3 GB a day. A week of ordinary sightseeing usually fits in 3 to 5 GB.
The eSIM that's best for Austria depends on your route, your data appetite and how long you stay. A plan cleared for A1, Magenta and Drei together handles the cities, the motorways and the ski regions; narrow side valleys and high alpine terrain stay thin whatever you buy. This one is data only, so there is no Austrian number and no SMS.
Ready for Austria?
Pick a plan, tap the link in your email — you are online from the moment you land.
Choose a planPrepaid, no contract. The plan simply ends on its own.
