eSIM Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Bosnia and Herzegovina eSIM from 2,95€ runs on BH Telecom and HT-Eronet, 1 to 20 GB, prepaid with no contract and no registration — online within minutes of landing in Sarajevo.
Your Selection
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Get connected in under 2 minutes
Buy before you leave
Pick your data amount and duration and complete the purchase. You get an email straight away with a setup link and a QR code. Set the eSIM up calmly at home on Wi-Fi — that does not start the clock.
Arriving in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Whether you land at Sarajevo (SJJ), Tuzla (TZL), Banja Luka (BNX) or Mostar (OMO), or cross the border from Croatia, Serbia or Montenegro: switch on data roaming for the Simbye line once you arrive. Your phone then registers on BH Telecom or HT-Eronet by itself.
Staying connected
The clock only starts with your first connection inside the country. You can watch your usage in the Simbye app and top up at any time without setting anything up again. The hotspot for your laptop, tablet or travel companions is yours to use.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Whether you end up on BH Telecom or HT-Eronet is decided by your phone on the spot, by signal strength — there is nothing to pick by hand.
The Simbye eSIM uses 2 networks in Bosnia and Herzegovina: BH Telecom · HT-Eronet.
The eSIM is enabled for the BH Telecom and HT-Eronet networks. Which one you end up on is decided automatically by your phone based on signal strength — there is nothing to configure and no access point to type in. If one network drops out, the device switches on its own. One thing worth knowing beforehand: Bosnia and Herzegovina has no 5G in regular service yet, the frequencies still have not been auctioned. So expect 4G/LTE.
BH Telecom is the largest operator in the country and carries the signal in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Zenica, Bihać and most towns in between. HT-Eronet is strongest in Herzegovina — Mostar, Široki Brijeg, Međugorje, Livno and the short stretch of coast at Neum. In Banja Luka, Trebinje and across the north and east, the local heavyweight is m:tel; m:tel is not part of this eSIM, so there you run on BH Telecom's own network. In the cities that is no problem, in smaller places in Republika Srpska coverage can be thinner. And because this is mountain country, the connection cuts out in places in Sutjeska National Park, on Bjelašnica and Jahorina, in the Rakitnica canyon and on the switchbacks between Jajce and Bihać. Download maps and timetables before you set off.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia is a timing question: the eSIM is installed at home and asks for no document, whereas a local card waits until you land, may want your passport and often only takes cash in Convertible Mark.
| Compared | Simbye eSIM | Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | At home on Wi-Fi, before you fly | Only after landing, in a shop or at the airport |
| ID document | Not needed, you buy online | Reports differ: some shops ask for a passport, others do not |
| Time on arrival | None, switch on data roaming and you're done | Finding the counter, paperwork, sometimes a wait for activation |
| Payment | Online with your usual card, before the trip | On the spot in Convertible Mark (KM), often cash only at kiosks |
| Phone number | None, this is a data-only plan | Bosnian number included, so calls and SMS too |
| Your own number | Stays active, family can still reach you | Only with dual SIM, otherwise you have to take your card out |
| Topping up | Anytime online in the app, no kiosk | Credit at a kiosk or in the operator's app, usually in Bosnian |
| Day trip, e.g. Croatia to Mostar | Worth it, you're online from the border | Hardly worth it, the trip to the shop costs more time than the visit |
Why your home contract gets expensive here
For just about every mobile contract in the world, Bosnia and Herzegovina is abroad, and abroad means roaming. The people it catches out most are those driving over from Croatia for an afternoon in Mostar or at the Kravice waterfalls: the phone quietly registers on a foreign network, and the bill arrives four weeks later.
What your provider charges for that is in your contract, and it varies wildly. Some sell day passes for the Western Balkans, others bill per megabyte, others throttle you after a few hundred megabytes. If you want to know the cost of the trip in advance, that gets you nowhere.
A prepaid data plan for the country turns it around: you book a fixed allowance between 1 and 20 GB, set the eSIM up at home on Wi-Fi with a QR code, and it only goes live once you are there. No contract, no registration, no bill afterwards. Your usual number stays active alongside it — data runs on the eSIM, calls and texts still go through your home tariff at its rates.
eSIM on BH Telecom or HT-Eronet: which network carries you where
The country has three major network operators, and their strength follows the political map. BH Telecom is the largest and at home in the Federation: Sarajevo, Tuzla, Zenica, Bihać. HT-Eronet is the smallest of the three and strongest where the Croat population lives — Mostar, Široki Brijeg, Livno, Tomislavgrad, Međugorje and the narrow strip of coast at Neum. m:tel dominates Republika Srpska with Banja Luka, Trebinje and Bijeljina.
This eSIM uses BH Telecom and HT-Eronet. In Sarajevo, in the Herzegovina triangle around Mostar, in Tuzla, Zenica and Bihać you are well covered, and the main arrival points Sarajevo, Tuzla, Banja Luka and Mostar are covered too. In Republika Srpska you are carried by BH Telecom's own network; in the cities you won't notice a difference, in remote villages m:tel may be denser.
Then there's the terrain, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina that is the real adversary. In Sutjeska National Park, on the Olympic mountains Bjelašnica and Jahorina, in the Rakitnica canyon, in Una National Park and on the switchbacks between Jajce and Bihać, the connection drops out completely in places. That is not a quirk of this eSIM — it applies to every card in the country, local ones included. Download maps, timetables and translations offline before you head into the mountains, and never rely on an app alone when hiking.
How much data do you need in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
So you can work it out instead of guessing: how much an hour costs in the apps you actually use on holiday.
The Netflix and Spotify figures come from the providers themselves (Netflix Help Center, Spotify Support, retrieved 28 Aug 2026). The rest are network-operator estimates (o2, Vodafone, EE) and vary with picture quality and reception.
No 5G, no ID, no phone number
5G is not in regular service in the country yet: the frequencies still have not been auctioned, and an auction has only been announced. So you'll be on 4G/LTE, which moves briskly in Sarajevo, Mostar, Tuzla and Banja Luka and slows down noticeably in the mountains. Download maps, timetables and translations offline before you head out of the cities.
There is no registration requirement for this eSIM: you buy online, set it up yourself with a QR code and show no ID. We are not aware of any network block on foreign eSIMs, and internet calls over WhatsApp, Viber or FaceTime are not blocked in the country. What the eSIM does not come with is a Bosnian phone number — it delivers data only.
What does an eSIM for Bosnia and Herzegovina cost?
Simbye offers 4 plans for Bosnia and Herzegovina from €2,95 to €23,95 — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Bosnia and Herzegovina range from 1 GB to 20 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Plan | Validity | Price | Per travel day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | 7 days | €2,95 | €0,42 |
| 3 GB | 30 days | €5,95 | €0,19 |
| 5 GB | 30 days | €11,95 | €0,39 |
| 20 GB | 30 days | €23,95 | €0,79 |
- Networks
- BH Telecom + HT-Eronet
- 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
- Roaming on your home contract gets billed here — this eSIM is prepaid, so nothing is added afterwards
Frequently Asked Questions about Bosnia and Herzegovina eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
