English
An eSIM for Italy 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.
Every plan here uses more than one partner network. Your phone joins one when you arrive and can switch to another if the signal weakens.
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 one for verification codes, see virtual numbers for Italy.
Italy eSIM: three networks on every plan
5GData for Italy on the phone you bring, connected to TIM, Wind or Iliad. Every plan here waits for its first connection in Italy before the days start, so you can install it at home whenever it suits you.
The unlimited plan is the day pass we feature for Italy: 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 Italy
Set it up at home the night before. Your eSIM waits quietly until you arrive.
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 Italy
The specifics that decide whether a travel eSIM is useful once you're actually there.
More than one network
Every plan here lists more than one partner network. If one gets weak, your phone can switch to another.
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 Italy: TIM, Wind and Iliad on every plan
All Italy plans on this page list the same three Italian networks: TIM, Wind and Iliad. Each one is listed with 5G, and so is every plan, which means 5G where the network you're on has it and 4G/LTE elsewhere. With three networks available, your phone settles on the strongest signal by itself. If it clings to a weak one in a hill town or a valley in the Dolomites, turn off automatic selection and pick another of the three by hand.
Vodafone isn't on the Italy plans. It shows up on some Europe plans and on the global plan, covered in the last section.
Italy plans don't hand you an Italian IP address. Their traffic exits in France, the Netherlands or the UK, so sites see an address in one of those countries. Train and museum bookings, maps and messaging work regardless. An Italian bank, or a streaming app that shows a different catalog in Italy, may count you as abroad.
Italy travel eSIM: fixed plans and the day pass
Fixed plans hold one amount of data for a set number of days. On November 2, 2026, the Italy page sold these:
- 7 days: 1 GB
- 15 days: 2 GB or 3 GB
- 30 days: 3, 5, 10, 20 or 50 GB
- 180 days: 50 GB
There's no plan under 1 GB, so even the shortest one leaves room for a week of maps and messages.
The day pass counts by the day instead of by the trip. You get 1 GB a day at full speed on TIM, Wind or Iliad; past that, the connection keeps going at 512 Kbps until the day resets. Pick the number of days in the picker. That's the plan people usually mean by an unlimited Italy eSIM: the connection doesn't stop, but only the first gigabyte each day is fast. At 512 Kbps, maps and messages still load, while video calls struggle.
How to choose an eSIM for Italy travel
Network, IP and top-ups are the same on every Italy plan, so the choice comes down to how long you stay, how much you use, and whether your days are even or uneven. A few typical trips:
Rome, Florence and Venice by train
Ten days of station platforms, booking apps and walking directions is steady, moderate use. The 3 GB plan for 15 days fits a careful user. If you share photos as you go or keep navigation running all day, the day pass is simpler: each day brings another full-speed gigabyte.
Two weeks on the Amalfi Coast or in Puglia
Beach days use little data and travel days use a lot, which suits a fixed pool you can spend unevenly. 5 GB or 10 GB for 30 days covers most of that, and it can be topped up if a rainy week goes to streaming.
A semester in Bologna or Florence
The 50 GB plan for 180 days is the only Italy plan built for months. When it runs low before the term ends, top it up on the same eSIM. If you'll also spend weekends in other countries, read the Europe section below first.
Not sure how much you use? The trip data calculator estimates it from your habits.
Installing before you fly and adding data in Italy
No Italy plan starts counting at installation. Every one, the day pass included, starts at its first connection to TIM, Wind or Iliad in Italy, so you can install the eSIM over home Wi-Fi a week before the flight and lose nothing. Landing in Milan, Rome or Naples, turn on data roaming for the eSIM and it joins one of the three.
Every Italy plan also takes a top-up. If the data or the days run out early, add more to the same eSIM instead of buying and scanning a new one.
Italy and the rest of Europe on one plan
An Italy plan works in Italy only. If the route also takes in Switzerland, Austria, France or Greece, every plan on the Europe eSIM page includes Italy, but the country lists and the Italian networks vary:
- 35 countries, without France: Italy on TIM, Iliad and Wind, the trio the Italy plans use, plus San Marino and Vatican City. Traffic exits in France, the Netherlands or the UK. It also has the largest 90-day and 180-day plans on the Europe page: 50 GB for 90 days and 100 GB for 180 days.
- 33, 34 or 41 countries, France included: Italy on Vodafone and Wind, with Iliad as well on the 33-country plans. These exit in Belgium (33) or in the UK or Norway (34 and 41). The Europe day pass covers the 41 countries: 1 GB a day, then 384 Kbps, slower after the allowance than the Italy pass.
- 31 countries: the 31-day plans with 10, 20 or 50 GB list all four Italian networks and exit in the Netherlands, but they count from installation and can't be topped up.
The Coverage row under Plan details lists every country of the plan you select, so check France or Turkey there before paying. The Global 130 eSIM also covers Italy, on Vodafone and Wind, for a route that goes beyond Europe. And if Italy is the long stop and France or Switzerland only a couple of days, a country plan for each keeps you on TIM, Wind and Iliad in Italy.
Italy eSIM questions
Does an Italy eSIM work in Vatican City and San Marino?
The Italy plans list Italy alone, so neither is a covered location on them. Both have their own plans, Vatican City and San Marino, which list the same Italian networks. The Europe plans for 35 countries name Italy, San Marino and Vatican City together, on TIM, Iliad and Wind.
Are Sicily, Sardinia and the smaller islands covered?
Yes. An Italy plan covers the whole country, islands included, with no regional versions. You have data wherever TIM, Wind or Iliad has a signal, from Palermo to the Aeolian Islands.
Can I get an Italian phone number?
Not with the eSIM, which is data only and has no +39 number. For an Italian number that stays yours, rent an Italy number for a week up to twelve months; it receives SMS from any sender but can't call or send messages.
Will my Italy eSIM work on the train to Zurich or Nice?
Only until the border: past it, an Italy plan has no network. Every Europe plan covers Switzerland, while France is missing from the 35-country plans, so for a train into France pick a Europe plan whose Coverage row lists it.
Can I stretch the day pass over a month?
Yes. Set the number of days in the picker to cover the month, or start shorter and top up the same pass if the trip runs on. Each day still has its own full-speed gigabyte, which doesn't carry over to the next day.
Is there a bigger plan for a long stay than 50 GB?
Not among the Italy plans: 50 GB is the top size, for 30 or 180 days, and both can be topped up. The Europe plans for 35 countries include 100 GB for 180 days on the same TIM, Iliad and Wind networks, with Italy, San Marino and Vatican City all covered.
Invite Friends. Earn 7% on Every Deposit.
Every time a friend tops up, you get 7% of it. For life, not just once.
The SIMAREA app is on its way
Check your data, top up and manage every eSIM from your phone.
Get your Italy eSIM before the trip
Choose a fixed plan or the day pass on TIM, Wind and Iliad, and install it at home. Going on to Switzerland or France? Compare the Europe plans first.