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An eSIM for India is a digital data plan for the phone you already own. There is no physical SIM card, no airport lines, and no passport needed. Your plan is ready on your SIMAREA account before you even leave home.
It works safely alongside your normal SIM. You keep your own number for calls and important text messages. Your data goes through the SIMAREA plan. Just turn off data roaming on your home SIM to avoid high bills.
Coverage comes from AirTel, the one network these plans use. Your phone connects to it when you arrive.
If you stay longer, top up your current plan with more data. You do not need to buy a new one.
What it is not: a local phone number. If you need a number for verification codes, see virtual numbers.
India eSIM for travel
5GMobile data across India on Airtel, with 5G where Airtel has it. Buy and install before you leave; the days begin when your phone first connects in India.
The unlimited plan is the day pass we feature for India: after its daily full-speed allowance it keeps you connected at a lower speed, and it is billed per day for the days you choose. Fixed plans are one price for the term shown. Nothing on this page is an estimate.
How to get mobile data in India
Install it at home before you go. Some plans here start counting at installation, so check the line under the price for the plan you pick.
Pick eSIM plan
Choose how long you are there. The day pass is billed per day, so the term is yours to set.
Pay, then scan
Charged from your balance, which you top up with crypto. Your QR code is in your dashboard once the order is paid.
Turn it on when you arrive
Turn on data roaming for your SIMAREA plan when you arrive, and it joins a partner network.
What to know about an eSIM for India
The specifics that decide whether a travel eSIM is useful once you're actually there.
Runs on AirTel
Plans for India connect to AirTel. Your phone joins it once data roaming is on for the eSIM.
Set up before you go
No SIM card store, no passport check. Install it at home, then turn on data roaming for it when you arrive.
Hotspot sharing
Share your internet with a laptop or a friend, if your plan and phone allow it.
Keep your own number
The eSIM is just for internet. Your normal SIM still receives calls and important bank codes. You can use both at once.
Keep using the same eSIM
Staying longer? Top up the same plan with more data from your dashboard. No need for a new QR code.
If it does not work
Not installed or connected yet? Ask for a refund within 30 days of buying it. Installed but not working on any of its networks? Support helps, and refunds you if it cannot be fixed.
eSIM India plans: Airtel and a Singapore exit
India plans in the catalog connect to a single network, Airtel, listed with 5G. The India plans carry 5G speeds too, which means 5G where Airtel's 5G reaches and 4G/LTE everywhere else. There is no second network on them to fall back on.
Traffic on every India plan leaves through Singapore. Websites see a Singapore IP address, and an app or site that checks for an Indian IP will treat you as outside India.
If you'd like Jio alongside Airtel, look at the regional and global plans further down this page: some list both.
How to choose an eSIM for India travel
No plan is right for every trip. These are the points that decide it for India, with what the catalog offered on November 2, 2026:
- Network. India plans use Airtel only. The Asia day pass and its 19-country plans list Airtel and Jio in India; the 20-country Asia plans list Jio, Vodafone, IDEA and Airtel, all on 4G; the global plans list Airtel and Jio.
- Length of stay. India plans last 7, 15, or 30 days. A longer stay means topping up, or a 20-country Asia plan: 20 GB for 90 days or 50 GB for 180 days.
- Fixed pack or day pass. Packs hold 100 MB, 500 MB or 1 GB for a week, 2 or 3 GB for 15 days, and 3 GB to 50 GB for a month. The India day pass gives you 1 GB of full-speed data every day.
- What happens when data runs out. A fixed pack stops until you top it up. The day pass drops to 512 Kbps for the rest of the day instead.
- Top-ups. Every India plan on this page can take more data or days on the same eSIM, the day pass included.
- IP address. India plans exit in Singapore. The Asia plans with India exit in Hong Kong (20 countries) or in the UK and Norway (the day pass and 19 countries), and the global ones in the UK and Norway.
Once you select a plan, the Plan details and Technical specs tabs show its top-up option, its networks and its IP address.
India travel eSIM: matching the plan to the trip
A week on the Golden Triangle
Delhi, Agra and Jaipur in a few days mostly means maps, ride bookings, train apps and messages. A 500 MB or 1 GB pack for 7 days fits light use like that; a day pass suits you better if you'd rather not watch the meter.
A month between Goa and Kerala
Slow travel over several weeks fits one of the month-long packs: 10 or 20 GB if you stream or make video calls, a smaller one if guesthouse Wi-Fi does most of the work. When it runs low, top it up on the same eSIM.
Work trips to Bengaluru or Mumbai
Video meetings and a laptop on hotspot, if your plan and phone allow it, burn through data quickly. A day of video calls can use up the day pass's 1 GB early, after which it slows to 512 Kbps, so a large pack (20 or 50 GB for a month) may fit a work trip better. Top it up if the trip runs long.
Days begin in India, not at the departure gate
If your flight to India connects through Dubai, Doha or London, the layover doesn't use up the plan. India plans start counting days only when your phone first connects to Airtel in India, and the plan has no network anywhere else. Install the eSIM at home on Wi-Fi, leave it in place, and the clock starts after you land.
Only one India plan behaves differently: the 100 MB pack for a week begins counting the moment it's installed. Set that one up as late as you can, or choose a bigger plan if you prefer to install early.
India on Asia and global plans
An India plan covers India alone. For a route through several countries, check two pages:
- Asia eSIM. India is on two of its country lists. The day pass and the 19-country fixed plans add Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan and much of East and Southeast Asia, use Airtel and Jio in India, and exit in the UK or Norway. The 20-country plans, sold for every term and size from 1 GB for a week to 50 GB for 180 days, add Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, among others; in India they list Jio, Vodafone, IDEA and Airtel, all on 4G, and traffic exits in Hong Kong. The 7- and 12-country plans leave India out.
- Global 130 eSIM. Every plan on it includes India, on Airtel and Jio, with fixed data from 7 days to a year. Traffic exits in the UK and Norway.
Before you pay, open the Plan details tab: its Coverage row lists every country of the plan you've selected.
Sri Lanka is on every Asia plan that includes India and on every global plan. Nepal, the Maldives and Bhutan aren't in any regional or global plan, so a side trip there needs a plan of its own: see Nepal and the Maldives.
India eSIM: what travelers ask
Is an India day pass unlimited?
Only partly. The India day pass gives you 1 GB at full speed each day. After that, data keeps flowing at 512 Kbps until the day resets: slower, but not cut off. You choose how many days it runs, and it can be topped up on the same eSIM.
Can I get an Indian phone number with this eSIM?
No. It's a data-only plan with no +91 number, and your regular SIM keeps your own number.
What if Airtel has no signal where I'm staying?
An India plan has no other network to switch to. If you're heading somewhere Airtel may not reach, an Asia or global plan that also lists Jio may suit you better; support can point you to one before you pay, and it replies 24/7. If the eSIM doesn't work on its network at all, support fixes it or refunds it.
Can one eSIM last a six-month stay in India?
India plans end at 30 days, but the same eSIM can keep going: top up a fixed plan with more data or days before it runs out. The longest single plans that include India are the Asia page's 20-country plan with 50 GB for 180 days, on 4G in India, and the Global 130 eSIM's 365-day plan, which carries only 1 GB.
Is there a small plan for a short stopover in India?
The smallest India plan is 100 MB for 7 days. Unlike the others, it starts counting at installation, so set it up on the day you arrive. If you'll need more than a little data, the 500 MB and 1 GB plans for 7 days wait until you connect in India.
Does the India eSIM work on a side trip to Nepal?
No. India plans connect only in India, and Nepal isn't in any regional or global plan in the catalog. Add a separate Nepal eSIM for those days.
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