eSIM Chile
Chile eSIM from 2,95€ on the Movistar and WOM networks: prepaid data packs with no contract and no registration, set up by QR code and online the minute you land in Santiago.
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 Chile?
Install it before you fly
The moment you buy, an email with your install link is on its way. One tap does the job — the eSIM slips in next to your regular card and waits. Nothing runs, nothing counts down yet, which makes the night before your flight a perfect moment.
Flip one setting on arrival
In Santiago or Valparaíso you only switch on data roaming for the Simbye line and you are set. The phone latches onto the better of the two Chilean networks without any help from you. Everything else — APN, profile, number — was already handled when you installed the eSIM.
Keep your number, add more anytime
Because your normal card never leaves the phone, you stay reachable on your usual number for calls and texts the entire trip. And if you burn through the data faster than planned, open the app and add more — the eSIM keeps running, no new installation needed.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Chile?
Your phone takes whichever Chilean network reaches further where you happen to be standing — Movistar or WOM, decided automatically.
The Simbye eSIM uses 2 networks in Chile: Movistar · WOM.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 63Mbit/s | 14Mbit/s | 39ms |
| WOM | 41Mbit/s | 14Mbit/s | 44ms |
Source: nPerf averages, 01.04.2025 – 31.03.2026.
You are not locked to one Chilean operator. The line reads both Movistar and WOM and stays on whichever one is actually reaching you, and that can swap between Santiago and a valley in the south without you noticing. Land at Arturo Merino Benítez in Santiago, or come in at Calama, Puerto Montt or Punta Arenas, turn on data roaming for the Simbye line, and you are online while the plane is still taxiing. Nothing to set up: no APN, no profile, no app to open first. If the bars stay empty for a minute or two, flip airplane mode on for ten seconds and off again. If that does not do it, switch off automatic network selection and pick the other Chilean network from the list yourself.
Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concepción, La Serena, Antofagasta, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas are solid, and Route 5 down the spine of the country carries well between them. San Pedro de Atacama, Pucón, Puerto Varas and the Elqui Valley hold up in and around the towns. Beyond that it gets honest fast. The Atacama away from the road drops out — the Valle de la Luna after dark, the altiplano tracks up to the El Tatio geysers, the long empty run north of Copiapó. So does most of Torres del Paine once you are out on the circuit, the Carretera Austral through Aysén, the fjord ferries out of Puerto Montt and Quellón, and the high Andes passes over to Argentina. Where Movistar has nothing, WOM sometimes still does, and the other way round — turn off automatic selection and choose the other network by hand.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Chile?
The eSIM handles the arrival, the paperwork and the topping up. Take a local SIM only if a bus company or a host really needs to ring a Chilean number, and bring your passport.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first signal | Usually online while the plane is still taxiing in Santiago, nothing more. | You land, find the counter, queue, register, and hope it opens that hour. |
| ID and registration | Nothing to register — you never hand your passport to a phone shop. | Chile registers prepaid lines now, so your passport goes on record first. |
| Where you get it | Bought and installed at your kitchen table, long before the flight south. | Counters at Arturo Merino Benitez, or an operator shop in a mall. |
| Paying for it | Your own card, your own currency, done before you leave the house. | Chilean pesos at the till, after you have found a working machine. |
| Your own number | Your everyday number keeps ringing on the same phone, side by side. | Your SIM goes in a pocket, and your number goes with it. |
| Topping up | More data is a few taps away, from Atacama to Patagonia. | Recharge at a kiosk or a pharmacy, in Spanish, with cash handy. |
| Signal and networks | Reads Movistar and WOM, switching to whichever reaches you better. | One operator, chosen at the counter, for the whole length of Chile. |
| A Chilean phone number | There is no Chilean number on it; WhatsApp calls still work fine. | You get a Chilean number, useful for booking buses or calling hosts. |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Chile?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Chile cost?
from 2,95€
5 plans · 7–30 days
Simbye offers 5 plans for Chile from 2,95€ to 33,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Chile range from 1 GB to 20 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Chile.
Data plans
- 1 GB 7 days 2,95€ 0,42€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 9,95€ 0,33€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 12,95€ 0,43€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 21,95€ 0,73€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 33,95€ 1,13€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Movistar + WOM
- 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 Chile eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
You can buy an eSIM for Chile right here on this page, and it arrives by email within minutes. Choose your plan, pay by card, then tap the install link or scan the QR code so the eSIM sits alongside your normal SIM. Set it up at home before the flight, because nothing counts down until you connect in Chile.
Yes, an eSIM works in Chile. An eSIM for Chile is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Your phone joins the local networks as a visiting line, so there is no Chilean card to buy, no counter and no address needed. Land at Arturo Merino Benítez in Santiago, or at Calama, Puerto Montt or Punta Arenas, switch on data roaming for the Simbye line, and you are online.
An eSIM for Chile starts at 2,95€, but the final price depends on the data pack and days you choose. The price table above on this page shows the whole range. The figure you see is the figure you pay, in your own currency, before you travel, and nothing renews on its own when the plan ends.
Movistar and WOM are the networks available for this eSIM use in Chile, with your phone choosing between them automatically. You are not locked to one Chilean operator, so the line can swap between Santiago and a valley in the south without you noticing. There is no access point to enter and no profile to import, since that was handled at installation.
No, it won't stop working in Chile. The IMEI registration people talk about in Chile applies to phones used with a Chilean SIM card bought locally. This eSIM roams onto the local networks as a visiting line instead, so there is nothing to certify, nothing to file and no clock ticking on your handset while you travel.
No, you don't have to register or show your passport in Chile. A Chilean prepaid card sold locally normally means your details go on record before the line works. This eSIM is a foreign line roaming onto Movistar and WOM instead, so nothing is registered in your name and you can set it up before you fly.
No, you don't get a Chilean phone number - this is a data plan, so there are no calls or texts over the local network. Your own number stays active on your normal SIM and keeps ringing, while WhatsApp, FaceTime and Telegram calls run over the eSIM's data just as they do at home.
In Patagonia and the Atacama, cities and Route 5 have solid signal, the wild parts do not. Santiago, Valparaíso, Concepción, La Serena, Antofagasta, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas hold well, and so do San Pedro de Atacama, Pucón and Puerto Varas around town. Away from the road the Atacama drops out, and so does most of Torres del Paine on the circuit.
No, it doesn't work in Argentina, Peru or Bolivia - Chile only. Step over the border into Argentina, Peru or Bolivia and the line has no signal, even briefly. If your trip crosses borders, choose a plan that names every country on your route before you leave, rather than finding out at the pass.
Data you need for Chile depends on use: maps, messengers and photos run on 1-3 GB a week, enough for Santiago and day trips. Backing up pictures from Atacama or the south each evening puts you nearer 5-10 GB. Video calls, streaming on the long drives and a laptop on the hotspot need the bigger sizes shown in the table above.
Ready for Chile?
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.
