eSIM in Spain: best eSIM options

Let’s take a look at your options for an eSIM in Spain

The Iberian nation of Spain has long been one of Europe’s top destinations for tourism and education. The country is brimming with Moorish, Romanesque and Gothic architecture as well as bold cultural elements such as bullfighting and Botellón street parties – several reasons why so many travellers continue to choose Spain as a vacation destination or a new place of residence. Some additional perks of travelling to Spain include the sunny Mediterranean climate and delicious foods such as paella. No matter what motivations you may have to travel, Spain stands out as an all-inclusive and appealing destination.

Not only does Spain have a lot to offer, but all its major local carriers support the use of eSIMs as well!

Traveling to Spain? Stay connected by purchasing an eSIM online!

eSIMs are easy to activate on your device, without the need for physically interacting with SIM cards. They also allow you to use a physical SIM at the same time – namely, your local line. Travel eSIMs are especially useful as you can acquire them digitally right before you travel, thus eliminating the need for individual SIMs or phones for your travel destination. You can also easily switch phones by registering your new device with your cellular network provider!

How do eSIMs work?

The way an eSIM works is that when you purchase one from a mobile network provider, you are sent a QR code via email, which you can scan and use to install a connection onto your phone. In other words, it is simply the virtual form of a SIM card, which you can easily install on your phone!

Why purchase an eSIM?

For starters, it is a great way to stay connected to your destination country. In this case, purchasing an eSIM in Spain will allow you to maintain connection to communication services while you are abroad during your travels. If you were to use roaming data, you could be charged high fees. Secondly, they are very easy to acquire and you do not need to physically interact with any mobile service provider of an eSIM in Spain, keeping your travels as streamlined as possible!

Local Carriers

Movistar

Movistar by Telefónica provides 2G up to EDGE, 3G up to HSPA+ and 4G/LTE. 5G NR has been launched as a service, but is not available for prepaid plan so far.

Telefónica remains the incumbent and primary landline provider and used to be market leader in Spain, but its prepaid offer was once not very competitive. This changed in 2019 when Movistar finally released affordable prepaid options as part of a promotional offer.

This carrier supports the use of an eSIM in Spain. 

Check out their local prices and coverage (in EUR)

Orange

Orange España is the second largest mobile phone provider of the four Spanish providers (Movistar, Orange, Vodafone and Yoigo), with 11 million customers. The company also offers TV and Internet (ADSL, FTTH) services. Orange offers GSM 900/1800 MHz (2G), UMTS 2100MHz (3G) HSDPA (3.5G) and LTE (4G) services.

This carrier supports the use of an eSIM in Spain. 

Check out their local prices and coverage (in EUR )

Vodafone

Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications operator in Spain headquartered in Madrid. The company was founded in 2000, as a result of the merger of the shares held by Vodafone Group and British Telecommunications plc, and Airtel Móviles, S.A.

Vodafone España offers GSM900/1800 MHz (2G), UMTS (3G), HSDPA (3.5G) and 4G LTE services in Spain.

This carrier supports the use of an eSIM in Spain. 

Check out their local prices and coverage (in EUR)

eSIM2Fly Roaming SIM

asia packageSo how does a roaming eSIM compare with local eSIMs?

Local SIMs charge users about $1 per GB. The price per GB on SIM2Fly is $3.10 per GB on the first package and then $2.50 for add-on packages. This makes the eSIM2Fly roaming SIM competitive with the local eSIMs in price per GB.