eSIM Georgia
This Georgia eSIM from 1,95€ runs on the Magti, Beeline and Geocell networks, with 1 to 20 GB or unlimited data, prepaid, without a contract and without registration, so you are online the moment you land in Tbilisi.
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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 Georgia?
Get connected in under 2 minutes
Book before you fly
Pick your data amount and validity, pay, and you get an email with a setup link and a QR code straight away. Install the eSIM at home on WLAN, in your own time. The validity is not running yet.
Switch it on in Georgia
After landing in Tbilisi, Kutaisi or Batumi, select the eSIM as your line for mobile data and turn data roaming on for it. Your phone connects to Magti, Beeline or Geocell, and you do not enter an APN.
Validity starts, add more data
The validity only starts when your phone first connects to a Georgian network. If the data runs low, you top up online at any time, with no new eSIM and no new setup.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Georgia?
This eSIM uses three of Georgia's networks — Magti, Beeline (now Cellfie) and Geocell: your phone connects automatically, with nothing to set up.
The Simbye eSIM uses 3 networks in Georgia: Magti · Mobitel · Geocell.
Half of all mobile speed tests in the country come out above this, half below. Speedtest Global Index, July 2026. There are no separate figures per network for this country.
There is nothing to configure. Once you have landed in Georgia and the eSIM is switched on as your data line, your phone connects to one of the available networks by itself. You do not enter an APN. Only two switches matter: the eSIM has to be selected as the line for mobile data, and data roaming has to be on for it. If nothing appears after a few minutes, switch network selection from automatic to manual once and pick one of the networks shown by hand — Magti, Beeline (now Cellfie) or Geocell. That solves it in almost every case.
You already have signal in the arrivals hall at Tbilisi airport and at Kutaisi airport. Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Gori, Zugdidi and Telavi are covered throughout. So are the Georgian Military Highway up to Gudauri and Stepantsminda below Mount Kazbek, the Kakheti wine region, Borjomi and Bakuriani, and the Black Sea coast around Batumi, Kobuleti and Ureki. Magti states that it covers 99 percent of the populated territory under Georgian control, and it reaches furthest into the mountain valleys, as far as Mestia in Svaneti and into remote villages. To be straight with you: on high passes, on hiking trails, in Tusheti and in narrow gorges the signal drops out. Download maps, tickets and addresses for offline use before you set off.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Georgia?
Georgia is easier with the eSIM, especially on a night flight: it works whether or not the arrivals kiosk is open, and nobody scans your passport — a local card gives you a Georgian number instead.
| Compared | Simbye eSIM | Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| ID required | No, there is nothing to register | Yes, your passport is scanned at the counter and the number is registered to you |
| When you get online | Right after landing, already set up at home | Only once the kiosk in the arrivals hall is open |
| Late night or early arrival | No problem, nobody needs to be there | The desks in Tbilisi and Kutaisi are not open around the clock |
| Paying | Before the trip, in your own currency | On the spot in lari (GEL) |
| Phone number | None, data only | Georgian number included |
| Calls and SMS | Not possible, but WhatsApp and video calls run over data | Possible |
| Topping up | Online any time, same eSIM | In a shop, at a terminal or in the operator's own app |
| Your SIM slot | Stays free, your home SIM stays in | Takes the slot, unless your phone is dual SIM |
Why roaming on your home contract gets expensive in Georgia
Georgia lies in the South Caucasus, and wherever you fly in from, most operators bill it from a separate international price list, often per day or per megabyte. What applies to you is rarely in the name of your plan, it is in a country list you have to go looking for. On top of that come spending caps that cut the data off in the middle of the trip, and day passes that keep charging while you are back on hotel wifi. If you buy a prepaid eSIM for Georgia instead, you pay once, you know before departure what you are getting, and there is no contract, no renewal and no bill waiting when you come home.
You also need to be online in Georgia more often than you would expect. Addresses and signs are frequently written only in the Georgian script, which you cannot simply guess at. Bolt needs data constantly, you want the mountain road to Stepantsminda on the map, you end up rebooking guesthouses in Svaneti while on the road, and camera translation saves you on the menu. That is exactly what a data plan is for, one that runs from the first minute at Tbilisi airport.
Where the networks actually reach
In the cities it is straightforward. Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Gori, Zugdidi, Telavi and Poti are well covered, as are the main roads between them and the coast from Batumi through Kobuleti to Ureki. For the classic loop through Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Kakheti and Sighnaghi, Gori, Uplistsikhe, Kutaisi and Batumi, that is entirely enough.
The mountains are where it gets interesting. Magti states coverage of 99 percent of the populated territory under Georgian control and is the most dependable in the valleys of Svaneti, along the Georgian Military Highway and in Tusheti. Beeline, now trading as Cellfie, and Geocell are strong in the cities but tend to lose the signal in Upper Svaneti and around Vardzia. And there are limits no eSIM removes: on high passes, on hiking trails and in narrow gorges a dead zone is normal. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not under Georgian control and are not served by the Georgian networks.
How much data do you need in Georgia?
So you can work it out instead of guessing: how much an hour costs in the apps you actually use on holiday.
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.
You only show your passport for a SIM card, not for the eSIM
In Georgia every SIM card is registered to a person. If you buy a card from Magti, Silknet or Cellfie on the ground, the seller scans your passport at the counter and registers the number in your name. With this eSIM none of that happens: no counter, no queue, no ID.
What no eSIM can fix are the occupied territories. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not under Georgian control, the Georgian networks do not serve them, and several foreign ministries advise against travelling there. Entering from the Russian side is illegal under Georgian law. Plan your route through territory under Georgian control, where the eSIM works.
What does an eSIM for Georgia cost?
Simbye offers 9 plans for Georgia from €1,95 to €55,95 — data packs from €1,95, unlimited from €23,95. Prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Georgia range from 1 GB to 50 GB, plus unlimited options.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Georgia.
| Plan | Validity | Price | Per travel day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | 7 days | €1,95 | €0,27 |
| 3 GB | 30 days | €4,95 | €0,16 |
| 5 GB | 30 days | €6,95 | €0,23 |
| 10 GB | 30 days | €11,95 | €0,39 |
| 20 GB | 30 days | €18,95 | €0,63 |
| Unlimited | 7 days | €23,95 | — |
| Unlimited | 15 days | €37,95 | — |
| 50 GB | 30 days | €41,95 | €1,39 |
| Unlimited | 30 days | €55,95 | — |
- Networks
- Magti Georgia + Mobitel (Beeline) Georgia + Geocell Georgia
- 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 Georgia eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
