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eSIM Cambodia

Cambodia eSIM from 2,95€ on the Metfone networks: prepaid data packs with no contract and no registration — scan the QR code, ou're online the minute you land in Phnom Penh.

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Valid for 7 Days
3,69€ 2,95€
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Valid for 30 Days
14,94€ 11,95€
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17,44€ 13,95€
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7,44€ 5,95€
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34,94€ 27,95€

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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.

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How does Simbye eSIM work for Cambodia?

Get connected in under 2 minutes

1

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.

2

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, ou are online in moments, long before the boat to the islands.

3

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 or across Cambodia, from Phnom Penh's riverside to the boat pier at Sihanoukville — it picks the network by itself.

Metfone Cambodia
25Mbit/sDownload
14Mbit/sUpload
94msLatency

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 whichever it finds first. Arrive at Phnom Penh's airport or Siem Reap–Angkor, ou 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 t, 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 or manually from the list — whichever one you were not on.

Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang and the coast around Sihanoukville, Kampot and Kep are well covered, 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, 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, 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.

Simbye eSIM
After you l
Registered while you walk towards the visa desk, nothing to press.
Passport and paperwork
No Cambodian registration, no passport copy, no form at a counter.
Where you bu
Bought and installed at home, before the flight to Cambodia.
Payment
Card, in your own currency, from the sofa before you travel.
Your number stays
Your usual number keeps ringing for WhatsApp, family, app codes.
Refills
Refilled in the app in under a minute, anywhere with signal.
Network you g
Metfone or whichever is stronger where you stand — the phone registers by itself.
Local Cambodian number
No Cambodian number on this line; WhatsApp calls run over data.
Local SIM card
After you l
Only once you have queued, paid and had the SIM registered.
Passport and paperwork
Registration is required, so your passport is copied before activation.
Where you bu
Arrivals counters, phone shops in Phnom Penh, market stalls in Siem Reap.
Payment
Dollars or riel in cash, the counter decides the rate.
Your number stays
Your own number is out of the tra, out of reach.
Refills
Scratch cards from stalls, with instructions mostly in Khmer.
Network you g
Locked to the one operator whose card you happened to buy.
Local Cambodian number
A +855 number for guesthouses, tuk-tuk drivers and restaurant bookings.
After you l
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 bu
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, 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 tra, 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 g
Metfone or whichever is stronger where you stand — 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.

How much data do you need in Cambodia?

So you can work it out instead of guessing: how much an hour costs in the apps you actually use on holiday.

Just staying reachable

1–3 GB

Messages, the map now and then, checking mail. Everything else runs on the hotel Wi-Fi.

5 GB is plenty

An ordinary holiday

5–10 GB

Navigating, social media, uploading photos, a few videos in the evening.

10 GB is the safe choice

Out a lot, or a laptop along

20 GB and up

Streaming in the evening, video calls home, keeping a laptop or tablet online through your phone.

10 GB

Data used per hour

WhatsApp
around 30 MB per hour
on a call — messaging costs almost nothing
Google Maps
2–5 MB per hour
navigation without satellite view
Spotify
40–70 MB per hour
depending on the sound quality you set
Web and email
60–240 MB per hour
news sites, mail, searching
Instagram
400–600 MB per hour
scrolling the feed
TikTok
840 MB – 1 GB per hour
videos play back to back
YouTube
0.5 – 1.5 GB per hour
depending on picture quality
Netflix
up to 3 GB per hour
in HD. On "save data" around 170 MB

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.

What does an eSIM for Cambodia cost?

Simbye offers 5 plans for Cambodia from €2,95 to €27,95 — 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.

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
10 GB 30 days €13,95 €0,46
20 GB 30 days €27,95 €0,93
Networks
Metfone Cambodia
Setting it up
A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
Network technology
4G/LTE on both networks
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.