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An eSIM for the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands.
Netherlands eSIM on KPN and Vodafone
5GMobile data for a weekend in Amsterdam or a semester in Utrecht, on two Dutch networks. Every plan counts its days from its first connection in the Netherlands.
The unlimited plan is the day pass we feature for the Netherlands: 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 the Netherlands
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 the Netherlands
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.
Netherlands eSIM networks: KPN and Vodafone, 5G on both
A Netherlands eSIM, or a Holland eSIM as plenty of travelers search for it, connects to KPN and Vodafone. Every plan has the same pair, the day pass included, and the catalog marks 5G on both. You get 5G where the network has built it and 3G or 4G elsewhere.
Which address sites see is less settled. France, the Netherlands, and the UK are all listed as exits on each plan, and a site sees an address in whichever one carries your traffic. A Dutch IP address is possible, not promised.
50 GB for 30 days or for 180 days
The shorter plans step up with the stay: 1 GB for 7 days, 2 or 3 GB for 15 days, and 3, 5, 10, or 20 GB for 30 days. At the top, 50 GB comes at two lengths. A month on a contract in Rotterdam points to the 30-day plan; a semester in Delft points to the 180-day one, the longest term here.
The day pass is the other shape: 1 GB a day at full speed, then 512 Kbps until the day resets. Any plan can be topped up with more data on the same eSIM. A top-up never adds days, so a stay that outlasts the term needs a new plan.
Train to Antwerp, Cologne, or London: the Europe rows
A Netherlands plan names the Netherlands alone. For a trip that crosses a border, compare the rows of the Europe eSIM, because they don't all treat the Netherlands the same way:
- 31-day rows: the Netherlands isn't on their list, even though their traffic exits here. Skip them if your trip includes Dutch days.
- 33-country rows: KPN, Telfort, and Vodafone, with 5G marked on KPN and Telfort but not on Vodafone. The exit is in Belgium.
- 35-country rows: KPN and Vodafone, both marked 5G, with the same three exits as the Netherlands plans. France isn't on their list.
- 34- and 41-country rows: KPN and Vodafone, with exits in the UK or Norway. The 34-country row of 50 GB for 30 days shows no 5G.
Belgium, Germany, and the UK are on every Europe row. For one day across the border, keep this eSIM and add a Belgium or Germany plan. For Europe and another continent, Global 130 names the Netherlands on KPN and Vodafone.
Questions about a Netherlands eSIM
Does the eSIM come with a Dutch phone number?
No. It carries data only, with no number, no calls, and no SMS, and your own SIM keeps your number. A +31 number is a separate product: a Netherlands virtual number is a rental that receives SMS.
Is the Netherlands day pass unlimited?
Not at full speed. Each day opens with 1 GB at full speed, and after that the eSIM runs at 512 Kbps until the day resets.
Does a Netherlands eSIM work in Aruba or Curaçao?
How early can I install it?
Any time before your trip. A plan starts counting at its first connection in the Netherlands, and an unused plan stays valid for 180 days. Installing does cost you one option: only an eSIM that hasn't been installed or connected can be refunded on request, within 30 days of purchase.
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KPN and Vodafone on every plan, as a day pass or fixed data. Crossing into Belgium or Germany too? Compare the Europe rows first.