eSIM for France on the Orange network

Every France plan in the catalog connects to a single French network: Orange. Each of them supports 5G speeds, so you get 5G where Orange has it and 4G/LTE elsewhere, whichever plan you pick.

Having one network has two consequences worth knowing before you buy:

• Coverage is Orange's alone. Where Orange has a signal, the plan works. Where it doesn't, there is no SFR, Bouygues or Free Mobile to fall back on.
• Wanting several French networks means a different plan. The global plans and most Europe plans that include France list four French networks (see "France only, or a Europe plan?" below).

The France plans list their traffic exit as "Europe", not France, and no plan that covers France lists France as its IP exit. Maps, messages and email behave the same either way. A French streaming, banking or ticketing app that checks your location may treat you as abroad.

Both plan types exist for France, and the shape of the trip decides which one fits.

• Fixed data: 100 MB or 1 GB for 7 days, 2 or 3 GB for 15 days, 3 GB to 50 GB for 30 days, and 50 GB for 180 days.
• The day pass: your first 1 GB each day runs at full speed; after that, the pass carries on at 512 Kbps until the day resets. Sellers often call this "unlimited": the connection doesn't stop when the allowance is used, but only that daily gigabyte runs at full speed. You pick how many days at checkout.

A long weekend in Paris

If you need data mainly for metro routes, maps and messaging, start with a small fixed plan such as 1 GB for 7 days, and top it up on the same eSIM if it runs short.

Two weeks on the road

Driving through Provence or the Loire Valley keeps navigation on all day. That pattern suits a day pass: if the allowance is gone by late afternoon, the route still loads at the reduced speed.

A semester or a long stay

The 50 GB plan for 180 days is the only France plan built for months rather than weeks. Like every fixed France plan, it can be topped up if the data runs out before the days do.

You can install the eSIM at home on Wi-Fi whenever it suits you. On all France plans but one, the days begin only when your phone first connects to Orange in France, so installing a week before the flight costs you nothing. The exception is the smallest plan, 100 MB for 7 days: it counts from installation, so leave that one until the day you travel.

Short of data halfway through? Every France plan on this page, the day pass included, can be topped up on the same eSIM, without a new QR code. The Add more row in the Plan details tab confirms it for the plan you've selected.

A France plan works in France and nowhere else. If the trip continues to another country, a Europe eSIM can cover the whole route instead of a plan per country, and most plans on that page include France, though not all of them. On November 2, 2026:

• The day pass and the plans for 34 or 41 countries include France on four French networks: Orange, SFR, Bouygues and Free Mobile. The fixed ones run from 1 GB for 7 days to 50 GB for 180 days. Their days start at the first connection, they can be topped up, and traffic exits in the UK or Norway.
• The plans for 33 countries include it on SFR only. They run from 7 to 30 days and exit in Belgium.
• The plans for 31 countries include it too: 10, 20 or 50 GB for 31 days, on the same four networks. These count from installation, can't be topped up, exit in the Netherlands, and leave the Netherlands itself off their list.
• The plans for 35 countries leave France out, even though their traffic exits in France, the Netherlands or the UK.

Every one of these lists also covers the UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Spain, so the Eurostar to London or a train to Geneva stays on one plan. Most sizes come in more than one list, so the Coverage row in the Plan details tab, which lists every country of the plan you select, is the thing to check before you pay.

For a week or two that starts in France and moves on, the Europe day pass or one of its 7-day and 15-day plans with France will do. The Global 130 eSIM also has a 7-day plan with 1 GB that covers France, the UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Spain, with the same four French networks. Or pair a France plan with one for the next country. Staying in France the whole time? The France plan keeps it simple: one country, Orange, and terms up to 180 days.