Unlimited
3 days · Fofo Mobil
$11.50
$7.44
-35%
Travel eSIM
Portugal eSIM
Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active
Portugal eSIM plans
12 of 12 plans
All plans
3 days
1 planUnlimited
3 days · Fofo Mobil
$11.50
$7.44
-35%
5 days
1 planUnlimited
5 days · Fofo Mobil
$19.00
$10.08
-47%
7 days
2 plans1 GB
7 days · Fofo Mobil
$4.00
$2.64
-34%
$2.64/GB+349% per GBUnlimited
7 days · Fofo Mobil
$27.00
$12.72
-53%
10 days
1 planUnlimited
10 days · Fofo Mobil
$34.50
$15.84
-54%
15 days
2 plans2 GB
15 days · Fofo Mobil
$5.50
$3.84
-30%
$1.92/GB+227% per GBUnlimited
15 days · Fofo Mobil
$48.00
$28.80
-40%
30 days
5 plans3 GB
30 days · Fofo Mobil
$6.50
$4.32
-34%
$1.44/GB+145% per GB5 GB
30 days · Fofo Mobil
$9.00
$5.28
-41%
$1.06/GB+80% per GB10 GB
30 days · Fofo Mobil
$11.00
$7.92
-28%
$0.79/GB+35% per GB20 GB
30 days · Fofo Mobil
$19.00
$11.76
-38%
$0.59/GBBest rate hereBest valueUnlimited
30 days · Fofo Mobil
$69.00
$43.44
-37%
Local know-how
What to know before you land in Portugal
Coverage and networks
MEO is the former incumbent, NOS and Vodafone Portugal the established challengers, and Digi arrived last and prices accordingly. The regulator ANACOM counted 15,495 5G base stations at the end of 2025, spread across all 308 municipalities but only 2,336 parishes, about 76 percent of them. The split inside that number is what you feel: 62.8 percent of the sites sit in predominantly urban areas and 23.3 percent in rural ones, so the Alentejo interior, the Douro valleys and the smaller Azorean islands run thinner than the coast. Digi is the cheapest and the most capped, publishing ceilings of 75 Mbps on 4G and 160 Mbps on 5G that fall to 1 Mbps once an allowance is spent. Assume nothing inside Madeira's road tunnels.
Landing and activation
Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Madeira and Ponta Delgada are all ANA airports, part of VINCI, so the free Wi-Fi behaves identically at each one. Pick the network named _VINCI Airports WiFi, open a browser, accept the terms and press Connect. There is no SMS code and no registration form, which matters when the profile you just installed cannot receive a text. The slow part of your first hour is the border: since 10 April 2026 the EU Entry/Exit System has been fully live, so a non-EU passport means fingerprints and a facial image rather than a stamp. Lisbon's terminal has a Vodafone store selling data cards. Digi, the cheap alternative, activates prepaid only through its own dealers and asks for an ID number and a Portuguese NIF.
What connectivity costs here
Local data is close to free, which is why the airport is the wrong place to buy it. Digi lists prepaid at 4 euros a month for 50 GB, 5 euros for 150 GB and 7 euros for 200 GB, roughly 5 to 8 dollars, with unlimited postpaid from 6 euros; the catch is the drop to 1 Mbps once the allowance goes. Airport counters publish no prices and will not match those. An EU or EEA SIM costs nothing extra here, though operators may ask for proof you live where it came from. British and American carriers sell daily passes instead, so price a fortnight of them before you fly. Hotel and cafe Wi-Fi is usually quick; the EU's 2026 Digital Decade report rates Portuguese connectivity among Europe's best.
Which plan fits your trip
Portugal is three trips and they consume differently. The cities are compact and well covered, so five days across Lisbon and Porto rarely passes 3 to 5 GB, with cafe Wi-Fi absorbing the evenings. A rental car changes the arithmetic, because the Algarve, the Douro and the Alentejo run navigation for hours at a time through the thin rural quarter of the network; two weeks of driving and cities is closer to 10 GB. The islands change it again. Out there the constraint is signal rather than allowance, so pull offline maps down before a levada walk on Madeira or a hop from São Miguel to a smaller Azorean island. Working from Lisbon for a month is the one case for buying unlimited and forgetting it.
Install in three steps
Set up your Portugal 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 Portugal?
A regional bundle covers Portugal and 41+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.
Frequently asked about Portugal 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 Portugal. 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.