eSIM China
China eSIM from 2,95€ for the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao: 1 to 50 GB on one of the three nationwide networks, prepaid, no contract, no registration – online minutes after landing in Beijing or Shanghai.
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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 China?
Get connected in under 2 minutes
Set it up before you fly
You buy the eSIM and get an email with a link and a QR code right away. Set it up at home on Wi-Fi – the validity does not start yet, it starts with your first connection on the ground. While you are at it, download the apps you will need in China.
Switch it on after landing
Whether you arrive at Beijing Daxing, Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Baiyun, Chengdu Tianfu, Hong Kong International or Macau International: turn the Simbye line on in your settings and enable data roaming for it. You are online shortly after, with nothing to configure by hand.
Change nothing on the road
Shenzhen to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Macao – the same plan keeps running, you swap nothing. Use the hotspot to bring your laptop and tablet along. When the data or the validity runs out, you simply book again.
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Which countries does this eSIM for China cover?
This eSIM covers 3 destinations: mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao. One eSIM is enough for all three – you never swap anything on the road.
Network list from our provider, as of August 2026. Which network you get depends on coverage where you are.
eSIM or a local SIM card in China?
Take the eSIM if you are crossing into Hong Kong or Macao: the same plan keeps running and your hotspot stays open, whereas a Chinese SIM means a passport at the counter and a new card at each border.
One plan for mainland, Hong Kong and Macao – instead of three
A trip to China rarely stays in one place. Many people fly into Beijing, take the high-speed train via Xi'an to Shanghai, continue to Guangzhou or Guilin – and finish with a few days in Hong Kong and a side trip to Macao. On that route you cross two borders where your phone switches to a different network.
With single-country eSIMs you buy three plans for that: one for the mainland, one for Hong Kong, one for Macao. Each has a minimum size, and two days in Macao barely use a few hundred megabytes – the rest is wasted. Then there is the effort: three setups, three emails, switching at every border and hoping it works first time.
A regional plan works differently. You pay once, the data travels with you, and whether you spend it in Chengdu or in Kowloon makes no difference. If Hong Kong is your only stop and nothing else, a single-country plan still serves you well – the advantage appears the moment there is more than one destination on the list.
Where coverage gets thin
You will find network where most travellers go: in the mega-cities, along the high-speed rail lines, and almost everywhere in Hong Kong and Macao. It gets thinner in the west – on the Tibetan and Qinghai plateau, across the desert stretches of Xinjiang and in the mountains of Yunnan there are long, sparsely settled stretches between towns; do not expect a continuous connection there. On the high-speed train the connection also drops in tunnels; that is normal and does not mean something is wrong with the eSIM.
The second thin spot has nothing to do with masts and everything to do with the services themselves. In mainland China many services you use at home are not reachable on local connections. So do not count on everything working: if you only start looking at the airport, you are left without maps, without a translator and without a messenger. Download offline maps first, set up WeChat and a payment app, and save your hotel address in Chinese – that saves more evenings than any extra gigabyte.
One practical point at the end: this eSIM comes without a phone number. Anything that wants to verify you by SMS – a ride-hailing app, a bank, a ticket site – sends the code to your usual number. Keep it active in your phone, and check beforehand what your home provider charges for receiving abroad.
What does an eSIM for China cost?
Simbye offers 5 plans for China from €2,95 to €46,95 — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for China range from 1 GB to 50 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 180 days and starts with your first connection in China.
| Plan | Validity | Price | Per travel day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | 7 days | €2,95 | €0,42 |
| 5 GB | 30 days | €9,95 | €0,33 |
| 10 GB | 30 days | €18,95 | €0,63 |
| 20 GB | 30 days | €23,95 | €0,79 |
| 50 GB | 180 days | €46,95 | €0,26 |
Frequently Asked Questions about China eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
