eSIM Cambodia
Cambodia eSIM from 2,95€ on the Metfone network: prepaid data packs with no contract and no registration — scan the QR code and you're online the minute you land in Phnom Penh.
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 Cambodia?
Install it at home
As soon as you order, we email you a link. One tap and the eSIM is on your phone, resting next to your normal card without touching it. Nothing is used up at this point — the clock only starts later, so set it up at home in peace.
Landed? Flip one switch
Landed in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap or Sihanoukville? Open Settings and turn on data roaming for the Simbye line — that single switch is all it takes. The phone finds the Metfone network on its own and you are online in moments, long before the boat to the islands.
Keep your number, top up anytime
Your own SIM stays where it is, so calls and texts to your usual number keep coming through while the Simbye line takes care of the data. If the volume runs low mid-trip, top up in the app in a minute — nothing to scan or install again.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Cambodia?
Your phone runs on Metfone across Cambodia, from Phnom Penh's riverside to the boat pier at Sihanoukville — it connects by itself.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metfone Cambodia | 25Mbit/s | 14Mbit/s | 94ms |
Source: nPerf averages, 01.04.2025 – 31.03.2026.
There is no operator to pick in Cambodia: the line has Metfone behind it, the phone registers on it by itself. Arrive at Phnom Penh's airport or Siem Reap–Angkor and you are typically online while you are still walking to the visa desk. Nothing waits for you in the settings — no APN to enter, no profile to select, no app that has to be opened before data works. If the signal bar stays stubbornly empty, switch airplane mode on, count to ten, and switch it off again; the phone will search the network fresh and usually latches on straight away. Should that not do it, turn off automatic network selection and pick Metfone manually from the list.
Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang and the coast around Sihanoukville, Kampot and Kep are well covered, and so is the whole Angkor park — signal holds at Ta Prohm and out at Banteay Srei. The gaps are where you would expect them. The boat crossings to Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem drop out mid-channel, and on the quieter beaches of Samloem — Lazy Beach and Sunset Beach among them — you should plan to be offline. Inland it thins in the Cardamom Mountains, on the red roads through Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri, and in Virachey National Park. Remote temple runs to Preah Vihear and Koh Ker have long quiet stretches, as do the floating villages far out on the Tonlé Sap.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Cambodia?
The eSIM is the faster route: online at Phnom Penh or Siem Reap–Angkor without handing over your passport, since local SIM cards are registered here. What you give up is a Cambodian number.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| After you land | Registered while you walk towards the visa desk, nothing to press. | Only once you have queued, paid and had the SIM registered. |
| Passport and paperwork | No Cambodian registration, no passport copy, no form at a counter. | Registration is required, so your passport is copied before activation. |
| Where you buy | Bought and installed at home, before the flight to Cambodia. | Arrivals counters, phone shops in Phnom Penh, market stalls in Siem Reap. |
| Payment | Card, in your own currency, from the sofa before you travel. | Dollars or riel in cash, and the counter decides the rate. |
| Your number stays | Your usual number keeps ringing for WhatsApp, family, app codes. | Your own number is out of the tray and out of reach. |
| Refills | Refilled in the app in under a minute, anywhere with signal. | Scratch cards from stalls, with instructions mostly in Khmer. |
| Network you get | Metfone — the phone registers by itself. | Locked to the one operator whose card you happened to buy. |
| Local Cambodian number | No Cambodian number on this line; WhatsApp calls run over data. | A +855 number for guesthouses, tuk-tuk drivers and restaurant bookings. |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Cambodia?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Cambodia cost?
from 2,95€
5 plans · 7–30 days
Simbye offers 5 plans for Cambodia from 2,95€ to 28,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Cambodia range from 1 GB to 20 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Cambodia.
Data plans
- 1 GB 7 days 2,95€ 0,42€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 5,95€ 0,19€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 14,95€ 0,49€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 28,95€ 0,96€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Metfone Cambodia
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE
- 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 Cambodia eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
You get an eSIM for Cambodia by buying it online here, before you fly. Pick a plan, pay with your usual card, the QR code and install link arrive by email in minutes. You scan it at home on Wi-Fi. There is nothing to collect at Phnom Penh or Siem Reap airport and no stall to find.
Yes, eSIM does work in Cambodia. An eSIM for Cambodia is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Cambodian networks carry eSIM, this profile roams onto Metfone as a foreign line. Recent iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy models handle it. Arrive at Phnom Penh's airport or Siem Reap-Angkor and you are typically online while you are still walking towards the visa desk.
An eSIM for Cambodia starts at 2,95€, the final price depends on data and days you book. The price table above on this page shows each plan with its amount in your own currency before you buy, prepaid and with nothing billed afterwards. The plan simply ends when the days are up, it does not renew on its own.
Not the same as a shop's Metfone SIM card - same network, different paperwork. This line rides on Metfone, but you never enter one of their shops, never hand over a passport copy, never queue at a counter to pay in cash. You buy in your own currency, in your own language, from home before the flight.
Metfone - nothing to choose. The phone registers on it by itself once data roaming is on for the Simbye line, with no APN to enter and no app to open first. If the bar stays empty, switch airplane mode on, count to ten, and switch it off again.
Not for your phone in Cambodia with this line. Cambodia checks device serial numbers before a local operator connects a handset, and that process runs through Cambodian SIM cards and Cambodian shops. Your eSIM roams onto Metfone as a foreign profile, so no local file is opened and there is nothing for you to do on arrival.
No, you don't get a Cambodian phone number - this is a data plan without one. Your usual number keeps ringing on your normal SIM for family, app codes, WhatsApp calls run over the data. Apps that text a Cambodian code to sign you up will not reach you on this line.
It works partly on Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem, so it's worth planning for. The boat crossings from Sihanoukville drop out mid-channel, on the quieter beaches of Samloem, Lazy Beach and Sunset Beach among them, you should expect to be offline. Download your maps, tickets and booking confirmations before you step onto the ferry.
How much data you need for Cambodia depends on use: around 300 to 500 MB a day covers Maps, a ride app and messengers between Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Angkor. Uploading temple photos and stories takes you closer to 1 GB a day. Video calls, streaming on a night bus or tethering a laptop can double that again. Beach days use less, because the islands drop out anyway.
The eSIM that's best for Cambodia comes down to your route, how much data you use and how many days you're there. This one uses Metfone, which holds in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang, the coast around Sihanoukville and Kampot, across the whole Angkor park. It is data only, so no Cambodian number for calls. Boat crossings to Koh Rong stay offline on any plan.
Ready for Cambodia?
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.
