Unlimited
3 days · Hé Hé
$11.50
$7.20
-37%
Travel eSIM
Netherlands eSIM
Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active
Netherlands eSIM plans
18 of 18 plans
Popular plans
One pick for each shape of trip: a few days, a week, a month, and unlimited.
1 GB
7 days · Hé Hé
$4.00
$3.84
-4%
$3.84/GB+553% per GB2 GB
15 days · Hé Hé
$6.00
$3.36
-44%
$1.68/GB+186% per GB20 GB
30 days · Hé Hé
$27.00
$11.76
-56%
$0.59/GBBest rate hereBest value
All plans
3 days
1 planUnlimited
3 days · Hé Hé
$11.50
$7.20
-37%
5 days
1 planUnlimited
5 days · Hé Hé
$18.50
$10.08
-46%
7 days
3 plans1 GB
7 days · Hé Hé
$4.00
$3.84
-4%
$3.84/GB+553% per GB1 GB
7 days · Hè Hè+
$7.20
$7.20/GB+1124% per GB10 min10 SMSUnlimited
7 days · Hé Hé
$27.00
$12.72
-53%
10 days
1 planUnlimited
10 days · Hé Hé
$34.00
$16.08
-53%
15 days
3 plans2 GB
15 days · Hé Hé
$6.00
$3.36
-44%
$1.68/GB+186% per GB2 GB
15 days · Hè Hè+
$12.48
$6.24/GB+961% per GB20 min20 SMSUnlimited
15 days · Hé Hé
$48.00
$28.80
-40%
30 days
9 plans3 GB
30 days · Hé Hé
$7.50
$3.84
-49%
$1.28/GB+118% per GB3 GB
30 days · Hè Hè+
$13.44
$4.48/GB+662% per GB30 min30 SMS5 GB
30 days · Hé Hé
$10.00
$5.28
-47%
$1.06/GB+80% per GB5 GB
30 days · Hè Hè+
$21.12
$4.22/GB+618% per GB50 min50 SMS10 GB
30 days · Hé Hé
$18.00
$7.92
-56%
$0.79/GB+35% per GB10 GB
30 days · Hè Hè+
$34.56
$3.46/GB+488% per GB100 min100 SMS20 GB
30 days · Hé Hé
$27.00
$11.76
-56%
$0.59/GBBest rate hereBest value20 GB
30 days · Hè Hè+
$54.24
$2.71/GB+361% per GB200 min200 SMSUnlimited
30 days · Hé Hé
$69.00
$40.08
-42%
Local know-how
What to know before you land in Netherlands
Coverage and networks
Dutch coverage has no geography working against it. No mountain range, no empty interior, so the weak spot is structural, and it is trains. In the 2025 umlaut and connect network test all three operators scored lowest in the railway walk tests, and the five tunnels on the high-speed line between Amsterdam and Breda only finished getting mobile antennas in early 2025. The three are KPN, Odido, formerly T-Mobile, and Vodafone, rated 989, 987 and 971 out of 1000. Read the 5G icon carefully. Nearly every KPN sample in that test ran on 5G, Odido managed 82 to 92 percent, Vodafone 12 to 28 percent, and Vodafone builds most of its 5G from spectrum sharing rather than the 3.5 GHz band auctioned in July 2024.
Landing and activation
Schiphol is one terminal, its arrivals halls all feed into Schiphol Plaza, and the NS platforms sit directly underneath. The airport network is Airport_Free_Wifi: pick it, get four hours, log in again for four more. Schiphol's own words are perfect for messages and emails, so leave the big downloads. Trains to Amsterdam Centraal run eight an hour and take about seventeen minutes, and NS accepts a contactless bank card, but you must check in and out, and at Schiphol that means free-standing posts rather than gates you cannot walk past. The Plaza SIM counters close early: Airport Telecom, between Arrivals 1 and 2, shuts at 18:00 on weekdays and 16:00 at weekends. Rotterdam The Hague's free Wi-Fi is a network named KPN and needs no password.
What connectivity costs here
The airport counters are the expensive door. L-Mobi near Arrivals 3 has been selling 15 GB for EUR 40, roughly USD 45, and in town that money goes much further. A KPN prepaid data bundle runs EUR 16 for 3 GB or EUR 22 for 5 GB over 31 days; Odido's combi bundles are EUR 15 and EUR 20. Short passes beat both: Odido sells an unlimited day for EUR 3.50 and a week for EUR 13.50, Vodafone EUR 4 and EUR 14, though unlimited stops at the Dutch border. Nobody charges for hotel or cafe Wi-Fi, which is why a long weekend rarely reaches even the smallest bundle. Verizon TravelPass costs USD 12 a day, against the EUR 3.50 Odido wants for the same day.
Which plan fits your trip
The Netherlands burns less data than most places you fly to. Transport takes a contactless tap instead of an app, English is close to universal so translation apps stay shut, and the big four cities sit within about an hour of each other by train. What keeps you online is the bike. Google's own documentation says cycling, walking and transit directions are unavailable from a downloaded offline map, and you will ride and walk more than you planned. A long weekend in Amsterdam on maps, messaging and feeds fits inside 2 to 3 GB. Add Rotterdam, Utrecht, the Wadden islands or the bulb fields for a week, with daily photo uploads, and 5 GB is the honest number.
Install in three steps
Set up your Netherlands 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 Netherlands?
A regional bundle covers Netherlands and 41+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.
Frequently asked about Netherlands 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 Netherlands. 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.