Unlimited
3 days · Annatel
$12.50
$9.12
-27%
Travel eSIM
Israel eSIM
Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active
Israel eSIM plans
18 of 18 plans
All plans
3 days
1 planUnlimited
3 days · Annatel
$12.50
$9.12
-27%
5 days
1 planUnlimited
5 days · Annatel
$18.00
$12.72
-29%
7 days
3 plans1 GB
7 days · Annatel
$4.00
$3.84
-4%
$3.84/GB+364% per GB1 GB
7 days · Annatel+
$10.80
$10.80/GB+1204% per GB10 min10 SMSUnlimited
7 days · Annatel
$26.50
$15.84
-40%
10 days
1 planUnlimited
10 days · Annatel
$34.00
$19.92
-41%
15 days
3 plans2 GB
15 days · Annatel
$6.00
$3.00/GB+262% per GB2 GB
15 days · Annatel+
$18.00
$9.00/GB+987% per GB20 min20 SMSUnlimited
15 days · Annatel
$48.00
$35.76
-26%
30 days
9 plans3 GB
30 days · Annatel
$8.40
$2.80/GB+238% per GB3 GB
30 days · Annatel+
$22.80
$7.60/GB+818% per GB30 min30 SMS5 GB
30 days · Annatel
$10.80
$2.16/GB+161% per GB5 GB
30 days · Annatel+
$32.40
$6.48/GB+683% per GB50 min50 SMS10 GB
30 days · Annatel
$13.20
$1.32/GB+59% per GB10 GB
30 days · Annatel+
$52.80
$5.28/GB+538% per GB100 min100 SMS20 GB
30 days · Annatel
$16.56
$0.83/GBBest rate hereBest value20 GB
30 days · Annatel+
$81.60
$4.08/GB+393% per GB200 min200 SMSUnlimited
30 days · Annatel
$69.00
$49.92
-28%
Local know-how
What to know before you land in Israel
Coverage and networks
Four brands sit on three radio networks. The brands are Cellcom; Partner, Orange until 2016; Pelephone, Bezeq's and the oldest at 1986; and HOT Mobile. The networks are Pelephone's own, Cellcom's, shared with Golan Telecom, and PHI Networks, the Partner and HOT venture running since 2016, with 019 and Rami Levy renting above. Israel switched 2G and 3G off nationally on 31 December 2025, so anything older than 4G registers nowhere. 5G runs 3.5 GHz for capacity and 700 MHz for reach, quick around Tel Aviv, but the Negev past Be'er Sheva and Arad has almost none, the Dead Sea and Judean hills lag on terrain, and deep canyons drop every network. Cross to Bethlehem or Jericho and the handset can land on Jawwal or Ooredoo, still 3G at best.
Landing and activation
Nearly everyone lands at Ben Gurion, mainline flights into Terminal 3 and low-cost into Terminal 1, reopened in summer 2026; Ramon, 18 km north of Eilat, takes the rest. Terminal 3's free Wi-Fi shows up as Netvision and wants no code or callback, though it crawls when several widebodies land together. Visa-exempt visitors have needed an ETA-IL since January 2025, 25 shekels online, valid two years. Nobody stamps your passport: you get a barcoded paper slip, worth keeping, because hotels zero-rate the 18 percent VAT for tourists who show it. Buying a local SIM means handing that passport over: the seller registers the line at the till. The train under Terminal 3 reaches Tel Aviv in eleven to twenty minutes, but never between Friday afternoon and Saturday night.
What connectivity costs here
Israel keeps topping the league tables for cheap mobile data, and local shelf prices explain it: HOT Mobile sells 20 GB for about 11 shekels a month, Rami Levy 200 GB for 26, Cellcom 800 GB for 40, all under $15. None of it is reachable: those are contracts wanting an Israeli ID number and a credit check. What a visitor can buy sits in the Terminal 3 arrivals hall, where Cellcom and Pelephone kiosks ask 99 to 129 shekels, about $30 to $45, for a month of 50 to 120 GB. Cafes and hotels do not charge for Wi-Fi, and Tel Aviv adds a municipal Free_TLV network on top. Israel sits outside the EU roaming zone, so European SIMs bill it as rest of world.
Which plan fits your trip
Distances are short, so trips run as day loops from one base and data goes on navigation and transit apps, not downloads. Buses and light rail stopped taking cash: you pay by Rav-Kav card or app, with a contactless pilot on Egged lines in Eilat, Jerusalem and Haifa since January 2026, and taxis come through Gett or Yango, because Uber's private-driver model never launched here. A week between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is a 3 to 5 GB trip; a fortnight driving Route 90 is 10 to 15. Military jamming has thrown Waze and Moovit into Jordan, Lebanon or the open Mediterranean since 2023, and offline maps cannot fix a wrong fix: type addresses rather than trust the dot.
Install in three steps
Set up your Israel 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.
- 2
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 Israel?
A regional bundle covers Israel and 195+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.
Frequently asked about Israel 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 Israel. 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.