Unlimited
3 days · Viennetz Mobil
$11.50
$7.20
-37%
Travel eSIM
Austria eSIM
Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active
Austria eSIM plans
12 of 12 plans
All plans
3 days
1 planUnlimited
3 days · Viennetz Mobil
$11.50
$7.20
-37%
5 days
1 planUnlimited
5 days · Viennetz Mobil
$18.50
$7.92
-57%
7 days
2 plans1 GB
7 days · Viennetz Mobil
$4.00
$2.64
-34%
$2.64/GB+323% per GBUnlimited
7 days · Viennetz Mobil
$26.50
$13.92
-47%
10 days
1 planUnlimited
10 days · Viennetz Mobil
$34.00
$12.48
-63%
15 days
2 plans2 GB
15 days · Viennetz Mobil
$5.50
$3.36
-39%
$1.68/GB+169% per GBUnlimited
15 days · Viennetz Mobil
$48.00
$22.56
-53%
30 days
5 plans3 GB
30 days · Viennetz Mobil
$6.00
$4.80
-20%
$1.60/GB+156% per GB5 GB
30 days · Viennetz Mobil
$8.00
$5.76
-28%
$1.15/GB+85% per GB10 GB
30 days · Viennetz Mobil
$11.00
$8.64
-21%
$0.86/GB+38% per GB20 GB
30 days · Viennetz Mobil
$16.00
$12.48
-22%
$0.62/GBBest rate hereBest valueUnlimited
30 days · Viennetz Mobil
$69.00
$31.20
-55%
Local know-how
What to know before you land in Austria
Coverage and networks
Three companies own the masts here: A1, Magenta Telekom, which is still T-Mobile Austria GmbH on paper, and Drei. The cheap brands rent from them, so check the parent before you judge coverage. yesss! belongs to A1, and HoT says outright that its service runs over T-Mobile Austria's network. Drei dates its 5G standalone switch-on to September 2022 for routers and March 2024 for phones. Read the coverage maps skeptically. A1's own map page calls itself a computer model and commits only to 95 percent average network availability across the year. Cities and valley floors hold up fine. Side valleys, high passes, ground above the treeline and the long Arlberg and Tauern rail tunnels are where any of the three thins out.
Landing and activation
Salzburg is the easy landing. Pick Freewave, open a browser, press connect, and you are on; nothing is texted to you, so a data-only profile loses nothing. Vienna is the awkward one right now. Track work has cut the S7 back to Wien Geiselbergstraße, and the City Airport Train is running premium buses instead of trains, 21 minutes for €14.90, planned to stay that way until 31 October 2027. The Postbus airport coaches and the long-distance trains to Wien Hauptbahnhof are unaffected. None of A1, Magenta or Drei keeps a shop in the terminal. Buying local is slow anyway: since 1 January 2019 an Austrian prepaid SIM stays dead until it is registered against an official photo ID.
What connectivity costs here
Austrian prepaid is cheap and oddly uniform. A1's B.free S and Magenta's KLAX S are the same offer to the cent, €9.90 for 50 GB over four weeks, about $11, and both drop to 15 GB the moment you leave Austria. Discounters go lower: HoT smart is €5.90 for 10 GB over 30 days, HoT fix €9.90 for 70 GB, yesss! SIMple M €9.99 for 100 GB. Registration is the hidden cost on all of it. Hotels include Wi-Fi and coffee houses give out the password, so a card mostly covers the passes. Watch the cycle length: A1 and Magenta bill in 28-day blocks and HoT in 30, so three weeks pays a full period. An EU or EEA SIM skips the errand and roams at home rates.
Which plan fits your trip
Austria travels by rail, and data use follows the timetable. ÖBB says every Railjet and Cityjet, plus some Nightjets, carries free Wi-Fi on a network called OEBB, which absorbs a lot of a Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck week and holds it to 3 to 5 GB. Mountains change the math: navigation runs all day over the passes, and bergfex or Komoot want their maps downloaded before you lose signal, so a fortnight of driving or skiing sits better on 10 GB. Bolt lists ten Austrian cities and Uber's directory reaches Kitzbühel and Sölden, so keep a ride app installed. One quirk decides the bundle question: the direct Salzburg to Innsbruck road and rail run crosses German soil, where an Austria-only plan stops.
Install in three steps
Set up your Austria eSIM in under a minute
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Check your phone takes an eSIM
Almost every phone sold since 2018 does. Type your model, or dial *#06# and look for an EID.
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Buy the plan and get your QR code
Pay once with card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or crypto. The activation QR arrives in your dashboard and email within seconds.
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Scan the QR from your phone settings
On iPhone: Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM → Use QR Code. On Android: Settings → Network → SIMs → + → Use QR code. Or open the GetSim app and tap install, no QR scanning needed.
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Land, switch it on
Set the GetSim eSIM as your default for cellular data. Your home SIM keeps handling calls and 2FA SMS in the background.
Your real number stays online. The eSIM only handles data. Calls, SMS, banking 2FA all keep arriving on your home SIM.
Crossing borders?
Going to more than just Austria?
A regional bundle covers Austria and 41+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.
Frequently asked about Austria eSIMs
Yes. The GetSim eSIM installs as a second profile on your phone. Your home SIM and number stay active for calls and SMS. Set the GetSim eSIM as the default for cellular data only.
Plans run on tier-1 mobile networks in Austria. The exact carrier depends on the plan; you'll see the network name on each plan card before you pay.
Typical activation is 1–3 minutes after switching the eSIM on. Many travelers install the eSIM at home over Wi-Fi and toggle it on the moment the plane lands.
GetSim eSIMs are data-only. For voice and SMS, use apps like WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal or Telegram. They all work seamlessly over the eSIM data. If you need a real phone number for verifications, pair the eSIM with a GetSim virtual number from the same wallet.
Top up the eSIM directly from your dashboard or the GetSim app, no need to install a new profile. Top-ups are billed per-GB at the same rate as the original plan.