eSIM Middle East
The Middle East eSIM from 11,95€ covers 11 countries on partner networks, 1–5 GB for 7 to 30 days, prepaid, no contract and no registration — scan the QR code and you are online as you land in Dubai.
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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.
Coverage · Middle East
How does Simbye eSIM work for the Middle East?
Pick a plan and order
Choose how long you are travelling and how much data you need. The eSIM arrives by email straight away — nothing is shipped, there is no courier to wait for and nothing to collect.
Set it up before you fly
Open the email on your phone, tap the link or scan the QR code, done. The plan only starts counting with your first connection in the region — so when you land in Istanbul (IST or SAW), Dubai (DXB), Abu Dhabi (AUH), Doha (DOH), Tel Aviv (TLV), Amman (AMM), Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Muscat (MCT), Kuwait (KWI), Manama (BAH), Baku (GYD) or Yerevan (EVN) — or when you cross a land border into one of the eleven countries.
Land and go online
After you arrive, switch off airplane mode and turn on data roaming for the new line — that is how it is meant to work and it costs nothing extra. No manual APN needed. You are online within a minute or two, and at the next country on your trip precisely nothing happens: it simply keeps working.
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Which countries does this eSIM for the Middle East cover?
This eSIM works in 11 countries — one eSIM covers the whole trip, no matter how many borders you cross along the way.
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 the Middle East?
Across the Middle East the eSIM is the obvious one: a single plan covers all eleven countries, borders included, while a local card means a new counter, a new passport check and a new queue in each one.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| Crossing a border | Nothing to switch, nothing to buy — one plan for all 11 countries | Get a new card in every country |
| Ready when | Set up before you fly, online the moment you land in Dubai or Istanbul | Only after arrival, often after queueing at a counter |
| Registration | None — ordering is enough | In most of these countries only with your passport |
| Phone number | No, pure data plan | Yes, a local number is included |
| Calls and SMS | Not over the network — only through apps like WhatsApp or Signal, where they are allowed locally | Calls and SMS work |
| Data and validity | 1 to 5 GB, 7 to 30 days, prepaid and paid for in advance | New allowance and new validity in every country |
| Hotspot | Allowed | Allowed or blocked depending on the operator |
| If your route changes | Another country from the list? Nothing to do | New counter, new card, new waiting time |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
What does an eSIM for the Middle East cost?
from 11,95€
3 plans · 7–30 days
Simbye offers 3 plans for the Middle East from 11,95€ to 33,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for the Middle East range from 1 GB to 5 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in the Middle East.
Data plans
- 1 GB 7 days 11,95€ 1,70€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 23,95€ 0,79€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 33,95€ 1,13€ per travel day
Frequently Asked Questions about Middle East eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
An eSIM for the Middle East is a single data plan that works in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. These eleven countries share a single data allowance, so you are not buying again for every country.
No, Egypt is not included in the Middle East eSIM. Egypt is not one of the eleven countries, and neither are Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Cyprus or Georgia. For Cairo, Hurghada or Tbilisi you need a separate eSIM.
You set up the Middle East eSIM by scanning a QR code you get by email after ordering, done in minutes — ideally at home before you fly. What you need is a device that supports eSIM and is not locked to a carrier: iPhones from the XR and XS onward, Samsung Galaxy from the S20 onward, Google Pixel from the 3 onward.
No, you don't need to change anything when you cross a border. Dubai to Muscat, Amman to Tel Aviv, Istanbul onward to the Gulf — the eSIM finds a network in the new country by itself. You switch nothing and buy nothing extra.
No, you don't get a phone number with it — it's a pure data plan. You cannot make calls or send SMS over the network with it, and you cannot receive SMS verification codes on it either. Through WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram or FaceTime you stay reachable as long as you have data — in the United Arab Emirates for messages only, see the next question.
Whether WhatsApp calls work in Dubai depends on the type: text messages and photos go through, but voice and video usually don't. The block applies across the United Arab Emirates and affects hotel WiFi and local SIM cards just the same, so it is not down to the eSIM. Plan for calls through those apps not going through while you are in the UAE.
How much data you need for the Middle East depends on use — for maps, chats, taxi apps, boarding passes and some social media, roughly half a gigabyte to a gigabyte per week is enough. The choice runs from 1 to 5 GB — if you stream a lot of video or keep a laptop running off the hotspot, go straight for 5 GB.
Yes, you can use the hotspot with it. You can share the connection with a laptop, a tablet or your travel companion's phone. Your allowance will of course go down faster.
As far as the eSIM goes, combining Israel and the Gulf states in one trip works: both sides are covered, nothing to switch. Whether your route works in terms of flights and entry rules is something to check with your airline and the relevant embassy before you book.
An eSIM for the Middle East starts at 11,95€, and the best one depends on how many of the countries in the plan you actually visit. A regional plan earns its place when you cross borders — Dubai, Doha, Amman, Muscat, Istanbul — because one allowance simply carries on. For a single country a local plan usually gives you more data for the same trip. This one is data only: no number and no SMS, so verification codes will not arrive.
Ready for the Middle East?
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.
