eSIM Cyprus
Cyprus eSIM from 1,95€ on the Cyta, Epic and Primetel networks: data packs or unlimited, prepaid with no contract and no sign-up, set up by QR code and online the minute you land in Larnaca.
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2GB highspeed/day, then unlimited at 1Mbps
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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 Cyprus?
Set it up before you fly
You order, we send an email with a link — that is the whole setup. Tap it once and the eSIM joins your normal SIM inside the phone. It does not use any data or days yet, so feel relaxed doing this at home before the trip starts.
Switch it on after you land
Landed in Larnaca, Paphos or Limassol? Open Settings and turn on data roaming for the Simbye line — that single switch is all it takes. The phone finds the strongest of the three Cypriot networks by itself and you are online in moments, often before the seatbelt sign is even off.
Stay reachable, extend if needed
Your own card keeps its place in the phone, so you can still be called and texted on your usual number during the whole stay. Staying longer than planned? Add extra days straight from the app — the eSIM simply keeps running, nothing has to be reinstalled.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Cyprus?
Your phone takes whichever Cypriot network carries best where you happen to be standing — Cyta, Epic or Primetel.
The Simbye eSIM uses 3 networks in Cyprus: Cyta · Epic · Primetel.
| Cyta |
|---|
| Epic |
| Primetel |
- Typical download211Mbit/s
Source: Speedtest Global Index, national median, July 2026.
You are not locked to one operator here, which matters more on a small island than you would think. Land at Larnaca or Paphos and the line is already registering while the seatbelt sign is still on — by the time you reach the hire-car desk you are online. There is nothing to set up: no APN to type in, no profile to import, no app to open first, because all of that was done when you installed the eSIM at home. If the bars stay empty after landing, flick flight mode on for ten seconds and off again to force a fresh search, and if that fails, turn off automatic network selection and pick one of the three by hand.
Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos are solid, and so is the whole holiday strip — Ayia Napa, Protaras, Coral Bay, the beach roads and the motorway between the coast and the capital. It thins out when you head inland and up. In the Troodos mountains the signal follows the valleys and the villages: Platres, Kakopetria, Omodos and Pedoulas are fine, but on the trails around Chionistra and down in the deeper gorges you can lose it for a stretch. The Akamas peninsula is the other honest gap — the rough track past Lara Bay toward the Blue Lagoon, and the floor of the Avakas gorge. Near the dividing line in Nicosia the phone sometimes drifts onto a network that is not part of your plan. The fix is the same: turn off automatic selection and choose Cyta, Epic or Primetel by hand, because where one has nothing, the next often still holds.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Cyprus?
For a week in Cyprus the eSIM is the easier call: it reads Cyta, Epic and Primetel and works from touchdown, while a local SIM ties you to one operator and a counter.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| When the data starts | Live as you land at Larnaca or Paphos, before the hire-car desk. | Offline until you find an open counter in the arrivals hall. |
| ID at the counter | Nothing to show anyone; the line belongs to the order you placed. | Shops register the prepaid line, so your passport goes onto the form. |
| Where you get it | Ordered online at home, ready before you finish packing. | Cyta, Epic or Primetel shops, plus airport kiosks with their own hours. |
| Paying for it | Card or PayPal in your own language before you travel. | Cash or card at the till, with the receipt printed in Greek. |
| Your own number | Your home number stays live beside it, so bank codes reach you. | Your SIM comes out, and anyone calling your old number gets nothing. |
| Topping up | More data from the app, in seconds, from a beach chair. | Back to a shop, or through a Greek-language top-up menu. |
| Reception | Reads Cyta, Epic and Primetel, settling on whichever one reaches you. | One operator only — whichever shop you happened to walk into. |
| A Cypriot number | No Cypriot number on this data plan; WhatsApp calls run normally. | A Cypriot number, worth having if a landlord keeps calling you. |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Cyprus?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Cyprus cost?
from 1,95€
9 plans · 7–180 days · unlimited from 19,95€
Simbye offers 9 plans for Cyprus from 1,95€ to 47,95€ — data packs from 1,95€, unlimited from 19,95€. Prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Cyprus range from 1 GB to 50 GB, plus unlimited options.
Validity runs from 7 to 180 days and starts with your first connection in Cyprus.
Data plans
Unlimited
- 1 GB 7 days 1,95€ 0,27€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 3,95€ 0,13€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 5,95€ 0,19€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 18,95€ 0,63€ per travel day
- 50 GB 180 days 38,95€ 0,21€ per travel day
- Unlimited 7 days 19,95€ 2,85€ per travel day
- Unlimited 15 days 33,95€ 2,26€ per travel day
- Unlimited 30 days 47,95€ 1,59€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Cyta + Epic + Primetel
- 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
- Prepaid instead of a contract — useful as a second line, or when your own data allowance is used up
Frequently Asked Questions about Cyprus eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
An eSIM for Cyprus is a digital plan you order on this page, with the email arriving within minutes. Pick a plan, pay by card, then tap the link or scan the QR code to install the eSIM next to your normal SIM. Install it at home before the flight, since no data and no days are used until you connect in Cyprus.
Yes, Cyprus does have eSIM, and it works there as the easy way to arrive online. Your phone joins the Cypriot networks as a visiting line, so there is no shop, no counter and no local card to buy. Land at Larnaca or Paphos, switch on data roaming for the Simbye line, and it registers on its own.
An eSIM for Cyprus starts at 1,95€ - price depends on the plan you pick. The price table above on this page shows every option, from smaller data packs up to unlimited, with the days included. The amount shown is what you pay, in your own currency, before you travel, and nothing renews by itself once the plan ends.
Cyta, Epic and Primetel, all three, with your phone taking whichever carries best where you are standing. On a small island that matters more than it sounds, because where one has nothing the next often still holds. There is no access point to type in and no network to choose by hand.
No, not in Kyrenia and Famagusta. This plan runs on Cyta, Epic and Primetel, the networks of the southern part of the island, covering Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos, Ayia Napa, the Troodos roads and southern Nicosia. North of the dividing line the masts belong to a separate mobile system, so a day trip to Kyrenia, Famagusta or the Karpaz leaves you without data.
No, you don't get a Cypriot phone number with this data plan, so there are no calls or texts over the network. Your own number stays live on your normal SIM, so bank codes and calls from home still reach you, and WhatsApp or FaceTime calls run over the eSIM's data as usual.
No, you don't have to register or show your passport in Cyprus. A local prepaid card usually means paperwork at the till before the line works. This eSIM belongs to the order you placed, so you install it at home and simply arrive with it already working when you land.
No, it doesn't work in Greece if you fly on. Fly or sail on to Greece, Israel or anywhere else and it has no signal there. If your trip takes in more than one country, pick a plan that names each of them before you leave, rather than discovering the gap at the next airport.
What you need for Cyprus, data-wise, is about 1 to 3 GB for a week of maps, WhatsApp and restaurant lookups around Larnaca, Limassol and Ayia Napa. Add beach photo uploads and a few video calls and you are at 5 to 10 GB. Streaming in the apartment, working remotely or sharing a hotspot with the hire-car crew is where the biggest sizes on this page start to make sense.
The eSIM that's best for Cyprus comes down to which networks you get on this small island. This one is cleared for Cyta, Epic and Primetel at once, and your phone takes whichever comes in best — solid across Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and the holiday strip, thinner up in the Troodos valleys. It is data only, so if you need a Cypriot number to be called on, this is not it.
Ready for Cyprus?
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.
