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Poland eSIM

Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active

Poland eSIM plans

12 of 12 plans

3 days

1 plan
  • Unlimited

    3 days

    $7.44

    -35%

5 days

1 plan
  • Unlimited

    5 days

    $10.08

    -46%

7 days

2 plans
  • 1 GB

    7 days

    $2.64

    -34%

  • Unlimited

    7 days

    $12.72

    -53%

10 days

1 plan
  • Unlimited

    10 days

    $15.84

    -54%

15 days

2 plans
  • 2 GB

    15 days

    $3.36

    -39%

  • Unlimited

    15 days

    $28.80

    -40%

30 days

5 plans
  • 3 GB

    30 days

    $3.60

    -40%

  • 5 GB

    30 days

    $5.04

    -41%

  • 10 GB

    30 days

    $7.44

    -38%

  • 20 GB

    30 days

    $11.28

    -41%

  • Unlimited

    30 days

    $40.08

    -42%

Local know-how

What to know before you land in Poland

Coverage and networks

Orange Polska, Play, Plus and T-Mobile Polska share Poland fairly evenly, so the real split is not between them but between two 5G layers. Most 5G here rides on 2100 MHz and performs like strong LTE; the gigabit tier is the separate 3.5 GHz build, and it is young. T-Mobile lit its first 3500 MHz site in January 2024, and its own figure for that layer is over 26 percent of the population, some 2,000 masts across 380-plus towns, so fast 5G means cities. RFBenchmark's June 2026 ranking put T-Mobile first on both, averaging 447 Mb/s on 5G and 64 Mb/s on LTE. The Tatra valleys above Zakopane and the Bieszczady are the weak ground, and TOPR's own advice on a poor signal is to climb toward a ridge.

Landing and activation

Chopin handles most arrivals, then Kraków-Balice, which cleared 13.2 million passengers in 2025. Chopin's station sits under the terminal: SKM lines S2 and S3 reach Centrum in about thirty minutes, and the airport tells you to buy at least a 75-minute ticket. Kraków's rail shuttle reaches Kraków Główny in roughly eighteen. Modlin is the outlier, 35 km out, with Ryanair and, since December 2025, Wizz Air again; you take a train to Modlin station and then a shuttle bus. Neither Chopin nor Kraków lists a mobile-operator shop in its own terminal directory, and neither publishes its Wi-Fi login method, so do not plan the first hour around either. A local prepaid SIM must be registered to a named person under the 2016 anti-terrorism act; bring your passport.

What connectivity costs here

Polish prepaid data is cheap and wildly uneven. A T-Mobile starter is 5 PLN online, about 1.35 dollars. Then the same 30 PLN, roughly 8 dollars, buys 15 GB for a month on T-Mobile's top-up table or 300 GB on Plus, which prices at one złoty per 10 GB and one day of validity. Orange sits between at 35 PLN for 50 GB. The cost is the errand, not the money, because every card must be registered first. Nobody registers a hotspot, so bar and hotel Wi-Fi is the one connection here with no paperwork. EU phones roam at home rates here. Americans do not: Verizon's TravelPass is 12 dollars a day for 5 GB before it throttles, so ten days costs more than a year of Plus.

Which plan fits your trip

Trains and trams carry most trips here, so your data goes on transit rather than constant turn-by-turn driving. Jakdojade is the transit app Polish cities run on, and Bolt, Uber and FREE NOW all operate here, FREE NOW in 23 Polish cities. Budget for translation too: Polish platform announcements and menus do not yield to guesswork. A week across Warsaw and Kraków with day trips to Auschwitz and Wieliczka fits 5 GB; two weeks adding Gdańsk, Wrocław and Zakopane with daily uploads wants 10 GB. Cache maps before the Tatras, and remember mountain rescue is a voice call, 985 or 601 100 300, which your home SIM handles. Poland borders seven countries, and Berlin, Prague or Vilnius on the same trip puts you outside Polish coverage.

Install in three steps

Set up your Poland 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.

  1. 1

    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. 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.

  3. 3

    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 Poland?

A regional bundle covers Poland and 41+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.

Frequently asked about Poland 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 Poland. 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.