eSIM Hungary
Hungary eSIM from 1,95€ running on Telekom, Yettel and One, with 1 to 50 GB or unlimited data, prepaid, no contract and no registration – online the moment you land in Budapest.
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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 Hungary?
Book before you travel
Choose your data package, pay, and the eSIM arrives by email within minutes – with a one-tap setup link and a QR code. Set it up at home on Wi-Fi: you need no Hungarian network for that, and the validity does not start yet.
Switch it on after you land
Validity begins with the first connection in Hungary. After landing at Budapest Ferenc Liszt or at Debrecen, turn on data roaming for the new line. From there the phone finds an available Hungarian network by itself.
Online in Hungary
The connection is up after a minute or two. Set the eSIM as your line for mobile data; your home number stays active for calls and texts. When the data runs low, top up any time without swapping the eSIM.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Hungary?
In Hungary your eSIM picks Telekom, Yettel or One on its own – you set nothing.
The Simbye eSIM uses 3 networks in Hungary: Telekom · Yettel · One.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 64Mbit/s | 21Mbit/s | 37ms |
| Yettel | 84Mbit/s | 21Mbit/s | 33ms |
| One | 45Mbit/s | 15Mbit/s | 32ms |
Source: nPerf averages, 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2024.
You do not pick a network. The eSIM registers on its own in one of the networks available – Telekom, Yettel or One. If it loses signal, it looks for the next one. Only if a spot gives you trouble is it worth going into the settings: on the eSIM line, turn off automatic network search and try another of the networks offered. What does matter is switching on data roaming for that one line, because it registers as a foreign line. You never have to type in an access point.
Hungary is well covered. Magyar Telekom is the largest operator; Yettel and One, formed in early 2025 out of Vodafone Hungary and DIGI, split the rest roughly evenly. All three run 4G nationwide and 5G in the cities. In Budapest, in Debrecen, Szeged, Pécs, Győr, Miskolc, Kecskemét and Székesfehérvár, around Lake Balaton from Siófok through Balatonfüred and Tihany to Keszthely and Hévíz, in the Danube Bend at Szentendre, Visegrád and Esztergom, and in Eger and Tokaj, you have signal throughout. It thins out where almost nobody lives: the puszta around Hortobágy, the forests of the Bükk and Mátra, the Zemplén hills and the small villages of the Őrség on the Slovenian border.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Hungary?
Hungary tips towards the eSIM: you set it up with an email address and nothing else, while a Hungarian prepaid SIM wants photo ID at a staffed branch and a yearly re-confirmation of your details.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| ID and registration | Not needed, you buy online with an email address | Required: Hungary demands photo ID for every prepaid SIM, and operators must re-confirm customer data every year |
| Where you get it | By email, at home before you fly | In a Telekom, Yettel or One shop – for foreigners usually only at a staffed branch |
| Time it takes | A few minutes, scan the QR code and you are done | Travel there, queue, forms – ID and signature required on the spot |
| When validity starts | With the first connection in Hungary, 7 to 180 days depending on the plan | At the moment of purchase in the shop |
| Phone number | None, data only | A Hungarian number is included |
| Calls and texts | Not on this line; your home number stays active alongside | Possible |
| Paying | Online by card, no forint cash needed | In forint on the spot, often with Hungarian-only menus |
| Topping up | Online any time, the same eSIM stays in your phone | Via machine, app or shop, mostly in Hungarian |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Hungary?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Hungary cost?
from 1,95€
9 plans · 7–180 days · unlimited from 19,95€
Simbye offers 9 plans for Hungary from 1,95€ to 47,95€ — data packs from 1,95€, unlimited from 19,95€. Prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Hungary range from 1 GB to 50 GB, plus unlimited options.
Validity runs from 7 to 180 days and starts with your first connection in Hungary.
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 10,95€ 0,36€ 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
- Telekom + Yettel + One
- 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 Hungary eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
You need an eSIM in Hungary mainly if your mobile contract covers data there badly or not at all. The minute you land, your provider's roaming price list takes over, and that ranges from a small included allowance through day passes to billing per megabyte. Prepaid means the opposite: you pay first, the allowance is fixed, and nothing lands on your bill afterwards. If your plan already covers Hungary generously, you do not need us – spend two minutes on your contract terms before you buy.
How much data you need in Hungary varies: a city break to Budapest with maps, search and messaging usually needs a few gigabytes, while two weeks at Lake Balaton with photos and videos needs considerably more. There are packages from 1 to 50 GB and plans with unlimited data, with validity from 7 to 180 days. If you misjudge it, you top up while you are there.
No, a Hungarian phone number isn't included. This is a data-only plan with no local number. Calls and texts over the Hungarian network are not possible with it. Simply leave your normal SIM active alongside: calls and texts keep running on your usual number, the internet runs on the eSIM. Voice and video calls through Messenger, Viber or WhatsApp work normally; no block on such services is known in Hungary.
No, you don't have to register with your ID in Hungary. That duty applies to Hungarian prepaid SIMs bought in the country: the law requires photo ID, and operators must have customer data re-confirmed every year. For foreigners without Hungarian ID that means a trip to a staffed branch. Our eSIM is not a Hungarian SIM – it registers on the networks as a foreign line, and all you need is an email address.
Coverage outside Budapest is good in cities like Debrecen, Szeged, Pécs, Győr or Miskolc and around Lake Balaton, with signal throughout and 5G in Budapest, Debrecen, Győr, Kecskemét and around Lake Balaton. It thins out in the puszta near Hortobágy, in the forests of the Bükk and Mátra, in the Zemplén hills and in the villages of the Őrség. There you drop back to 4G, and in some valleys signal can disappear entirely.
No, this plan doesn't cover Vienna, Bratislava or Croatia — Hungary only. If your trip includes a side trip to Vienna, Bratislava or the Croatian coast, take a Europe-wide eSIM instead of the country one – that covers the neighbouring countries too.
You can buy an eSIM for Hungary online right on this page: pick the data amount and days, pay, and it lands in your inbox within minutes. There's no shop queue in Budapest and no plastic SIM to collect — scan the QR code from the email and the Hungary profile installs on your phone.
An eSIM for Hungary is a data plan on local networks. Hungarian networks support eSIM roaming, so your travel profile logs into a local network by itself once you land and switch it on. All you need is a phone that supports eSIM and isn't carrier-locked — no local SIM card, no shop visit and no waiting at the airport.
An eSIM for Hungary starts at 1,95€, though the exact price depends on how much data and how many days you need, shown in the price table above on this page for every Hungary plan. A small bundle for a long weekend in Budapest costs less than a bigger plan for a longer stay, and you pay once with no monthly bill.
The eSIM that's best for Hungary depends more on your data appetite and trip length than on coverage. This eSIM picks Telekom, Yettel or One by itself, all three run 4G nationwide and 5G in the cities, so Budapest, Debrecen, Lake Balaton and the Danube Bend are unproblematic. It is data only, with no Hungarian number for calls or texts. Sizes and durations are in the table above.
Ready for Hungary?
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.
