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Data
30GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$43.79
$43.79
$43.79
$1.46/GB
$1.46/day
0% off applied
Data
30GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$43.79
$43.79
$43.79
$1.46/GB
$1.46/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$31.37
$31.37
$31.37
$1.57/GB
$1.05/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$31.37
$31.37
$31.37
$1.57/GB
$1.05/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
20GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$48.97
$48.97
$48.97
$2.45/GB
$2.45/day
0% off applied
Data
20GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$48.97
$48.97
$48.97
$2.45/GB
$2.45/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
15GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Telkom SA
Price
$53.45
$53.45
$53.45
$3.56/GB
$3.56/day
0% off applied
Data
15GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$53.45
$53.45
$53.45
$3.56/GB
$3.56/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
15GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Telkom SA
Price
$55.14
$55.14
$55.14
$3.68/GB
$2.76/day
0% off applied
Data
15GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$55.14
$55.14
$55.14
$3.68/GB
$2.76/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
15GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Telkom SA
Price
$56.84
$56.84
$56.84
$3.79/GB
$1.89/day
0% off applied
Data
15GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$56.84
$56.84
$56.84
$3.79/GB
$1.89/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
10GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$15.86
$15.86
$15.86
$1.59/GB
$1.06/day
0% off applied
Data
10GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$15.86
$15.86
$15.86
$1.59/GB
$1.06/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
10GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$16.50
$16.50
$16.50
$1.65/GB
$0.55/day
0% off applied
Data
10GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$16.50
$16.50
$16.50
$1.65/GB
$0.55/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
10GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$24.76
$24.76
$24.76
$2.48/GB
$1.24/day
0% off applied
Data
10GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$24.76
$24.76
$24.76
$2.48/GB
$1.24/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
10GB
Validity
10 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$15.42
$15.42
$15.42
$1.54/GB
$1.54/day
0% off applied
Data
10GB
Validity
10 days
Price
$15.42
$15.42
$15.42
$1.54/GB
$1.54/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
5GB
Validity
15 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$9.88
$9.88
$9.88
$1.98/GB
$0.66/day
0% off applied
Data
5GB
Validity
15 days
Price
$9.88
$9.88
$9.88
$1.98/GB
$0.66/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
5GB
Validity
30 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$10.56
$10.56
$10.56
$2.11/GB
$0.35/day
0% off applied
Data
5GB
Validity
30 days
Price
$10.56
$10.56
$10.56
$2.11/GB
$0.35/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
5GB
Validity
20 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$12.66
$12.66
$12.66
$2.53/GB
$0.63/day
0% off applied
Data
5GB
Validity
20 days
Price
$12.66
$12.66
$12.66
$2.53/GB
$0.63/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
10GB
Validity
7 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$14.31
$14.31
$14.31
$1.43/GB
$2.04/day
0% off applied
Data
10GB
Validity
7 days
Price
$14.31
$14.31
$14.31
$1.43/GB
$2.04/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
5GB
Validity
10 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$9.22
$9.22
$9.22
$1.84/GB
$0.92/day
0% off applied
Data
5GB
Validity
10 days
Price
$9.22
$9.22
$9.22
$1.84/GB
$0.92/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
5GB
Validity
7 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$8.77
$8.77
$8.77
$1.76/GB
$1.25/day
0% off applied
Data
5GB
Validity
7 days
Price
$8.77
$8.77
$8.77
$1.76/GB
$1.25/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
3GB
Validity
10 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$5.90
$5.90
$5.90
$1.97/GB
$0.59/day
0% off applied
Data
3GB
Validity
10 days
Price
$5.90
$5.90
$5.90
$1.97/GB
$0.59/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
5GB
Validity
5 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$8.11
$8.11
$8.11
$1.62/GB
$1.62/day
0% off applied
Data
5GB
Validity
5 days
Price
$8.11
$8.11
$8.11
$1.62/GB
$1.62/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
5GB
Validity
3 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$7.67
$7.67
$7.67
$1.53/GB
$2.56/day
0% off applied
Data
5GB
Validity
3 days
Price
$7.67
$7.67
$7.67
$1.53/GB
$2.56/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
3GB
Validity
7 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$5.45
$5.45
$5.45
$1.82/GB
$0.78/day
0% off applied
Data
3GB
Validity
7 days
Price
$5.45
$5.45
$5.45
$1.82/GB
$0.78/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
3GB
Validity
5 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$5.02
$5.02
$5.02
$1.67/GB
$1.00/day
0% off applied
Data
3GB
Validity
5 days
Price
$5.02
$5.02
$5.02
$1.67/GB
$1.00/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
Unlimited
Validity
30 days
Fair use
?
1GB / day
then 512kbps
Price
$39.11
$39.11
$39.11
$1.30/day
0% off applied
Data
Unlimited
Validity
30 days
Price
$39.11
$39.11
$39.11
$1.30/day
0% off
High-speed data: 1GB / day
Then unlimited at: 512kbps
Plan type: Data only
Hotspot supported
Then unlimited at: 512kbps
Plan type: Data only
Hotspot supported
Data
3GB
Validity
3 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$4.79
$4.79
$4.79
$1.60/GB
$1.60/day
0% off applied
Data
3GB
Validity
3 days
Price
$4.79
$4.79
$4.79
$1.60/GB
$1.60/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
1GB
Validity
7 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$2.97
$2.97
$2.97
$2.97/GB
$0.42/day
0% off applied
Data
1GB
Validity
7 days
Price
$2.97
$2.97
$2.97
$2.97/GB
$0.42/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/3G
Hotspot supported
Data
1GB
Validity
5 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$2.80
$2.80
$2.80
$2.80/GB
$0.56/day
0% off applied
Data
1GB
Validity
5 days
Price
$2.80
$2.80
$2.80
$2.80/GB
$0.56/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
Unlimited
Validity
20 days
Fair use
?
1GB / day
then 512kbps
Price
$26.94
$26.94
$26.94
$1.35/day
0% off applied
Data
Unlimited
Validity
20 days
Price
$26.94
$26.94
$26.94
$1.35/day
0% off
High-speed data: 1GB / day
Then unlimited at: 512kbps
Plan type: Data only
Hotspot supported
Then unlimited at: 512kbps
Plan type: Data only
Hotspot supported
Data
1GB
Validity
3 days
Network
Multi-network
Price
$2.57
$2.57
$2.57
$2.58/GB
$0.86/day
0% off applied
Data
1GB
Validity
3 days
Price
$2.57
$2.57
$2.57
$2.58/GB
$0.86/day
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Multi-network
Speed: 4G/5G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
3GB
Validity
1 days
Network
Telkom SA
Price
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$3.67/GB
0% off applied
Data
3GB
Validity
1 days
Price
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$3.67/GB
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Data
Unlimited
Validity
15 days
Fair use
?
1GB / day
then 512kbps
Price
$20.29
$20.29
$20.29
$1.35/day
0% off applied
Data
Unlimited
Validity
15 days
Price
$20.29
$20.29
$20.29
$1.35/day
0% off
High-speed data: 1GB / day
Then unlimited at: 512kbps
Plan type: Data only
Hotspot supported
Then unlimited at: 512kbps
Plan type: Data only
Hotspot supported
Data
5GB
Validity
1 days
Network
Telkom SA
Price
$16.10
$16.10
$16.10
$3.22/GB
0% off applied
Data
5GB
Validity
1 days
Price
$16.10
$16.10
$16.10
$3.22/GB
0% off
Plan type: Data only
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
Network: Telkom SA
Speed: 4G/LTE
Hotspot supported
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Staying connected in South Africa
A quick look at what the eSIM plans for South Africa in our index offer, plus a few practical essentials for your trip.
Networks the plans use
Cell C
LTE / 4G / 5G
MTN
3G / 4G
Telekom
LTE / 4G
Vodacom
3G / LTE / 4G / 5G
Based on the plans currently listed for South Africa in our index. Network details are provided by suppliers and may change.
Travel essentials
- CurrencySouth African rand (ZAR)
- Dialling code+27
- Local timeSAST (GMT+2)
- LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans, Zulu
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Read guide →abestesim eSIM plans for South Africa
abestesim offers 44 eSIM plans for South Africa, with data from 1GB up to 30GB, plus an unlimited data option. Prices range from £1.37 to £54.02. Validity runs from 1 to 30 days. All abestesim plans for South Africa are travel eSIMs, so you can install before you fly and activate on arrival, with no physical SIM and no roaming charges.
Provider
abestesim
Plans for South Africa
44
From
£1.37
Data
1GB to 30GB + unlimited
Validity
1 to 30 days
Compare every abestesim plan for South Africa by data, validity and price. Install your eSIM before you travel, then activate it when you arrive.
abestesim South Africa eSIM: common questions
abestesim currently offers 44 plans for South Africa, including plans from 1GB up to 30GB, plus an unlimited option. Prices start from £1.37.
The lowest priced abestesim plan for South Africa starts at £1.37. Larger data allowances and longer validity options cost more, so you can pick the plan that fits your trip.
abestesim plans for South Africa range from 1 to 30 days of validity, so you can match the plan to how long you are travelling. Validity usually begins when the eSIM first connects to a network, but check the individual plan details to be sure.
Yes, abestesim offers at least one unlimited data plan for South Africa. Unlimited plans may apply a fair use policy on high speed data, so it is worth checking the plan details.
After buying, you install the abestesim eSIM on a compatible, network unlocked phone, usually by scanning a QR code or through an app. Install before you travel, then it activates when you arrive in South Africa. No physical SIM is needed.