eSIM Spain
The Spain eSIM from 1,95€ runs on the Movistar, Orange and Vodafone networks, with 1 to 50 GB or unlimited, prepaid with no contract and no registration — online the moment you land in Málaga.
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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 Spain?
Set it up at home
The eSIM arrives by email right after you buy. One tap on the link, or one scan of the QR code, installs it on your phone. Do it calmly at home on Wi-Fi — that does not start the clock, your normal SIM stays in place and your own number stays reachable.
Land in Spain
Whether you arrive at Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona-El Prat, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Alicante-Elche, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, Ibiza, Gran Canaria or Tenerife South: come out of flight mode, switch the eSIM on and turn on data roaming for it. Within a minute or two you are connected via Orange or Movistar.
Get going
The plan starts counting from that first connection in Spain. Navigate, book and stream as you would at home, open a hotspot for your laptop or tablet, and top up whenever data runs low — same eSIM, nothing to set up again.
Check Device Compatibility
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Which networks will you be on in Spain?
Your eSIM connects automatically to the Spanish networks of Movistar, Orange and Vodafone — there is nothing to set up by hand.
The Simbye eSIM uses 3 networks in Spain: Movistar · Orange · Vodafone.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 128Mbit/s | 17Mbit/s | 43ms |
 | 84Mbit/s | 14Mbit/s | 43ms |
 | 60Mbit/s | 16Mbit/s | 43ms |
Source: nPerf averages, 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2025.
There is nothing to type in and nothing to configure. Once you switch on data roaming in Spain, your phone picks whichever network comes in best where you are — Movistar, Orange or Vodafone. It moves between the three in the background. If reception is still poor in one particular spot, flight mode on and off again usually sorts it out, because the phone then searches from scratch. If that does not help, you can go into your phone's network settings and pick another network by hand. That is worth trying in mountain valleys and in old town centres with thick stone walls.
You are online in the arrivals halls of Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona-El Prat, Palma, Alicante and Málaga before you reach the baggage belt. Coverage is dense in the big cities and along the holiday coasts from the Costa Brava down to the Costa de la Luz. Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura sit on the same Spanish national networks as the mainland — the islands are not a special case and cost no extra.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Spain?
Choose the eSIM for Spain if you value the first hour: you step off the plane already online, while a Spanish card is registered with your passport in a shop and your own SIM has to come out.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| ID required | No, you show nobody anything | Yes, registration with your passport in the shop |
| When you get it | Straight after you buy, by email with a QR code | Only after you land, in a shop or from a machine |
| Effort after landing | None, you are online as you step off the plane | Find a shop, queue, hand over your details, swap the card in |
| Spanish phone number | No, data only | Yes, comes with a Spanish number |
| Calls and texts | Not over this eSIM, only via WhatsApp and similar | Yes, the normal way over the Spanish network |
| Your home number | Stays active, WhatsApp carries on unchanged | You have to take your home SIM out if your phone has only one slot |
| Paying | In advance, online, in your own currency | On the spot in euros, by card or cash |
| Topping up | Any time from your sun lounger, data there instantly | Credit from a shop, a machine or the provider's own app |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Spain?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Spain cost?
from 1,95€
9 plans · 7–180 days · unlimited from 17,95€
Simbye offers 9 plans for Spain from 1,95€ to 41,95€ — data packs from 1,95€, unlimited from 17,95€. Prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Spain range from 1 GB to 50 GB, plus unlimited options.
Validity runs from 7 to 180 days and starts with your first connection in Spain.
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 17,95€ 2,56€ per travel day
- Unlimited 15 days 32,95€ 2,19€ per travel day
- Unlimited 30 days 41,95€ 1,39€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Movistar + Orange + 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 Spain eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
Yes, there is an unlimited eSIM for Spain. Alongside the bundles from 1 to 50 GB there are plans with unlimited data. They pay off if you stream in the evening, feed a laptop through the hotspot, or simply do not want to watch a counter.
Yes, Mallorca, Ibiza, Tenerife and Gran Canaria are covered. The Balearics and the Canaries are part of Spain and are served by the same national networks as the mainland. There is no surcharge, no separate plan and no second booking.
No, not for this eSIM — you don't have to register with your passport in Spain. The Spanish registration rule applies to SIM cards sold inside Spain. Your eSIM comes from outside and connects to the Spanish networks as a guest. You register nowhere and show nobody anything.
The Spanish networks you'll be on in Spain are Movistar, Orange and Vodafone. Your phone automatically picks whichever comes in best where you are. If reception is still poor somewhere, you can select another one by hand in your network settings.
No, it doesn't work in Portugal, Andorra or Gibraltar, just Spain. For a side trip to Portugal, Andorra or Gibraltar you need a different plan, because the Spanish networks do not reach there.
An eSIM for Spain starts at 1,95€; the final price depends on data size and days, and the table above shows every plan in your own currency. A week of maps, restaurant searches and messaging usually fits in a few gigabytes, while streaming at the beach or hotspot use needs more.
You can buy an eSIM for Spain right here on this page, and the QR code plus installation link arrive by email within minutes of payment. An eSIM for Spain is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Scan it over Wi-Fi at home, leave the line switched off, and turn it on after you land in Madrid, Barcelona or Palma. No shop visit is needed once you arrive.
Yes, an eSIM for Spain works with 4G and 5G support on the mainland, the Balearics and the Canaries. You only need an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone. The travel profile connects to a partner network automatically as soon as you arrive, so no local SIM card is involved.
How much data you need for Spain is usually 3 to 5 GB for a week of beach or city time. Maps, messengers and restaurant searches run 50 to 100 MB a day, and hotel Wi-Fi carries the evenings. Photo and story uploads from Barcelona or Mallorca add 200 to 300 MB a day. Streaming on the train, video calls or a laptop hotspot are what call for the bigger packs.
The eSIM that's best for Spain depends on how long you stay and what you do there. This eSIM uses Movistar, Orange and Vodafone and moves between them, and the islands run on the same national networks as the mainland. It is data only, with no Spanish number, and 7 to 180 days are available. For a long stay with calls from a local number, a contract SIM fits better.
Ready for Spain?
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.
