eSIM Malta
Malta data eSIM from 1,95€ on the GO, Melita and Vodafone (now Epic) networks: from 1 GB up to unlimited, prepaid and contract-free. Scan the QR code before you fly and you are online the minute you land in Luqa.
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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 Malta?
Pick a plan and pay
Choose the amount of data that fits your trip and pay online. The eSIM arrives by email within minutes — with a one-click link, a QR code and the manual details as a backup.
Set it up at home
Install the eSIM calmly on your home Wi-Fi. It then sits quietly in your phone until you reach Malta — at Malta International Airport in Luqa, by ferry into Valletta harbour, or on the Ċirkewwa crossing to Gozo.
Switch on data roaming
After landing, turn on data roaming for the Simbye line. Your phone joins a Maltese network by itself and there is no APN to type in anywhere. That is the moment your validity starts.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Malta?
You never pick a network — the eSIM automatically takes whichever one carries best where you are.
The Simbye eSIM uses 3 networks in Malta: GO · Melita · Vodafone.
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| Melita |
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Once you land, your phone picks one of Malta's three operators by itself: GO, Melita or Vodafone, which trades as Epic today. If it loses the network somewhere, it looks for another one by itself. You select nothing, unlock nothing and type in no APN. If something ever stalls, switch automatic network selection off and on again in your network settings — that is the only manual step you will ever need.
Malta is barely 27 kilometres long and densely populated, so the masts stand close together. You have steady reception in Valletta and the Three Cities, in Sliema, St. Julian's and Paceville, in Buġibba, Qawra, St. Paul's Bay, Mellieħa, Mdina, Rabat, the fishing village of Marsaxlokk and around the airport at Luqa. The same goes for Victoria, Xlendi, Marsalforn, Mġarr and Ramla Bay on Gozo. On Comino you do get reception at the Blue Lagoon, but weaker than on the main islands — in high summer, with thousands of day trippers on the same beach, it can crawl.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Malta?
Malta makes the eSIM the easier call: nothing is registered and it works at any hour, while every Maltese SIM has to be tied to a person and the airport shop may be shut when you land.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| ID required | No, you buy and install online | Yes — in Malta every SIM must be registered to a person, passport or ID card at the counter |
| Available from | Right after purchase, set up before you leave home | Only after you land, at the airport shop or in town |
| Late arrival | Irrelevant, it works at any hour | The airport shops keep fixed opening hours — land at night and you stay offline until the next morning |
| Your existing number | Stays active, WhatsApp keeps running | On phones with only one SIM slot you have to take your card out |
| Local phone number | None, it is a data-only plan | Maltese number with calls and SMS |
| Paying | Online by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, before departure | On the spot in euros, starter pack plus credit |
| Topping up | Any time online, the same eSIM stays in place | Credit in a shop, in the operator's app or online |
| After the trip | It simply expires, nothing to cancel | Leftover credit sits on a card you will not use again |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Malta?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Malta cost?
from 1,95€
8 plans · 7–30 days · unlimited from 19,95€
Simbye offers 8 plans for Malta from 1,95€ to 47,95€ — data packs from 1,95€, unlimited from 19,95€. Prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Malta range from 1 GB to 20 GB, plus unlimited options.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Malta.
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
- 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
- GO + Melita + Vodafone
- 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 Malta eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
No, you don't get a Maltese phone number. This is a data-only plan. You browse, navigate and stream, but you cannot make calls or send texts over this line. Your usual number stays active in the phone, and WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram keep working — including calls inside those apps, because they run on data.
Yes, the eSIM works on Gozo and Comino too. Gozo and Comino sit on the same networks as the main island. You get normal reception in Victoria, Xlendi, Marsalforn and Mġarr. On Comino around the Blue Lagoon it gets extremely busy in high summer, and the connection can crawl there.
No, you don't have to register or show ID. A local prepaid card in Malta is a different story: every SIM there has to be registered to a person, so you show your passport or ID card in the shop. With this eSIM none of that applies — buy it, install it, done.
No, it doesn't work on a day trip to Sicily - only on Malta, Gozo and Comino. On the crossing and in Italy you have no internet with it. Out at open sea no normal mobile network reaches you anyway, only the ship's own onboard network — and that is not included in this plan.
The network you'll get in Malta is GO, Melita or Vodafone, which trades as Epic today. Your phone picks the strongest signal automatically, and you select nothing.
You can buy an eSIM for Malta right here on this page: pick a data size, pay, and the QR code arrives by email within minutes. Scan it over Wi-Fi before you fly and switch the line on once you land at Luqa. Nothing has to be collected on the island and no shop visit is needed.
Yes - an eSIM for Malta is a digital profile with 4G/5G, covering Malta, Gozo and Comino. All you need is an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone. The travel profile connects to a partner network automatically when you arrive, so no local SIM card and no counter visit is involved.
An eSIM for Malta starts at 1,95€; the exact price depends on the data size and days you choose, and the table above shows every plan in your own currency. A short island break usually runs on a few gigabytes for maps, ferry times and messaging, while streaming or hotspot use needs more.
The data you need for Malta is about 3 GB for a typical week. Malta is small, so you lean on maps, bus and ferry times a lot, which with messenger comes to roughly 100 to 150 MB a day. Photos from Valletta, Mdina and the Blue Lagoon take you to about 500 MB daily. Streaming in the evening or a hotspot for the laptop is what argues for a bigger pack.
The eSIM that's best for Malta rarely comes down to coverage. Malta is barely 27 kilometres long and densely built, and this eSIM uses GO, Melita and Epic, so reception is steady in Valletta, Sliema, on Gozo and around the airport, with only Comino weaker. What matters more is data volume and how long it runs, shown in the plan list on this page.
Ready for Malta?
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.
