Unlimited
3 days · Belganet
$9.50
$6.72
-29%
Travel eSIM
Belgium eSIM
Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active
Belgium eSIM plans
12 of 12 plans
All plans
3 days
1 planUnlimited
3 days · Belganet
$9.50
$6.72
-29%
5 days
1 planUnlimited
5 days · Belganet
$15.00
$8.64
-42%
7 days
2 plans1 GB
7 days · Belganet
$4.00
$2.64
-34%
$2.64/GB+349% per GBUnlimited
7 days · Belganet
$21.00
$12.72
-39%
10 days
1 planUnlimited
10 days · Belganet
$29.00
$15.84
-45%
15 days
2 plans2 GB
15 days · Belganet
$5.50
$3.60
-35%
$1.80/GB+206% per GBUnlimited
15 days · Belganet
$42.00
$28.80
-31%
30 days
5 plans3 GB
30 days · Belganet
$6.00
$3.84
-36%
$1.28/GB+118% per GB5 GB
30 days · Belganet
$8.50
$6.00
-29%
$1.20/GB+104% per GB10 GB
30 days · Belganet
$13.00
$7.20
-45%
$0.72/GB+22% per GB20 GB
30 days · Belganet
$20.00
$11.76
-41%
$0.59/GBBest rate hereBest valueUnlimited
30 days · Belganet
$71.50
$40.08
-44%
Local know-how
What to know before you land in Belgium
Coverage and networks
Proximus, Orange Belgium and Telenet own the masts, and Telenet sells to consumers under the BASE name. Proximus and Orange pool their radio equipment in a joint venture called MWingz, so the two often transmit from the same site while their spectrum and results stay separate. Digi, the fourth licence holder and a partnership with Belgian operator Citymesh, runs its own 5G across about 30 percent of the population and leans on Proximus 4G everywhere else. Household figures flatter all of them: outdoor 5G reaches more than 95 percent of homes on each network, but measured by land area the regulator puts Telenet near 98 percent, Proximus 94 and Orange 82. Wallonia trails Flanders, so the thin patches turn up in the Ardennes. 3G was switched off in 2025.
Landing and activation
At Brussels Airport the free network is called Brussels Airport Free Wifi and asks only that you accept the terms once, after which it recognises your device on later visits. Charleroi covers both terminals and steers you toward its CRL Airport app, worth downloading before you fly. Buying a Belgian SIM is the slower path. Counter-terrorism rules oblige operators to tie every prepaid card to a named person, and at a shop counter a passport or an EU identity card settles it; identifying yourself online instead needs a Belgian eID and PIN, or an itsme account no visitor can open. The catch waits downtown. Wifi.brussels, the region's free network of more than 200 hotspots, will not open your account until it has texted a code to a working number.
What connectivity costs here
A Proximus Pay&Go+ starter costs €5, about $6, and comes with €10 credit and 3 GB; reloads then buy 3 GB for €15 or 5 GB for €25. BASE prices by the top-up, €10 for 1 GB, €15 for 4 GB, €25 for 8 GB, then charges €0.50 a megabyte once the bundle empties. Digi's prepaid card carries 15 GB for a month at €5, though it works only in Belgium. Monthly plans undercut that: the regulator's May 2026 comparison found 25 to 30 GB for €5 to €9. Belgium's fixed networks rate good to excellent, so the hotel and cafe Wi-Fi resting on them is both free and quick. An EU SIM roams free; a US day pass outprices a month of Belgian data inside a week.
Which plan fits your trip
Distances here are short: Ghent and Antwerp sit well under an hour from Brussels by train, Bruges about an hour. You ride trains constantly, and the regulator's 2025 tests inside carriages on sixteen main lines found data clearly worse than roadside: YouTube clips played through unbroken about half the time on the best network, two times in five on the worst. Load maps and tickets on the platform. Budget 2 to 3 GB for a long weekend across Brussels, Ghent and Bruges, 5 GB for a week that adds the coast or the Ardennes, more if Bolt moves you. Paris, Amsterdam and Cologne are short hops from Brussels-Midi, and the Eurostar is the one that leaves the EU roaming zone behind.
Install in three steps
Set up your Belgium 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 Belgium?
A regional bundle covers Belgium and 41+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.
Frequently asked about Belgium 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 Belgium. 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.