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Singapore eSIM

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Singapore eSIM plans

12 of 12 plans

3 days

1 plan
  • Unlimited

    3 days

    $9.36

    -19%

5 days

1 plan
  • Unlimited

    5 days

    $10.80

    -42%

7 days

2 plans
  • 1 GB

    7 days

    $3.36

    -16%

  • Unlimited

    7 days

    $13.20

    -51%

10 days

1 plan
  • Unlimited

    10 days

    $19.92

    -42%

15 days

2 plans
  • 2 GB

    15 days

    $4.32

    -28%

  • Unlimited

    15 days

    $29.28

    -39%

30 days

5 plans
  • 3 GB

    30 days

    $5.04

    -28%

  • 5 GB

    30 days

    $6.72

    -33%

  • 10 GB

    30 days

    $8.40

    -48%

  • 20 GB

    30 days

    $14.88

    -35%

  • Unlimited

    30 days

    $40.80

    -41%

Local know-how

What to know before you land in Singapore

Coverage and networks

Singtel, StarHub, M1 and SIMBA share a very small island, SIMBA being the budget fourth entrant whose Wireless@SG terms still point at its old TPG domain. Singtel's tourist page calls it Singapore's fastest 5G+ network, which is a marketing line rather than a measurement, and in practice all four are dense enough that the choice matters less here than almost anywhere. Fifty kilometres end to end, MRT tunnels included, leaves little room for a dead zone. The real gap is the border. On Pulau Ubin and on the Batam and Bintan ferries your phone can latch onto a Malaysian or Indonesian tower with Singapore still in sight, and a Singapore-only plan gives you nothing there. The local tourist SIMs bundle Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai data for that reason.

Landing and activation

Changi takes almost every arrival. Seletar lists one scheduled airline, Firefly to Subang, and the rest come overland through Woodlands and Tuas or by ferry into HarbourFront and Tanah Merah. #WiFi@Changi wants no account, email or phone number: pick the network, open a browser, tap the logo. Useful, because your SG Arrival Card has to be filed within three days of arrival, free on ICA's site or the MyICA app, and the ones who forgot are doing it in the hall. Changi's own directory puts SIM sales in the Level 1 arrival halls at Changi Recommends, Cheers, the money changers and StarHub; 7-Eleven sells them only past security on the departure side. Carry your passport, and Singapore dollars if you pay cash.

What connectivity costs here

The local SIM is honest value, worth knowing before you rule it out. Singtel's own tourist plans are S$10 for seven days and S$15 or S$30 for thirty; StarHub's are S$12, S$15 and S$30, about US$8 to US$23, all with a few hundred nominal gigabytes. Each one needs a passport at the counter, and Singtel caps that registration at thirty days: keeping the line past day 30 takes Singpass or a Singapore-issued ID, which a visitor cannot get. Buy a tourist plan online and calls and SMS stay off until you visit a retailer in person. Roaming instead is metered daily: A$10 for 2GB on Telstra, against a Singtel week at S$10. Wireless@SG is free in malls and stations but now expects a profile installed in advance.

Which plan fits your trip

Singapore is small, English-speaking and air-conditioned. Translation apps stay closed, the heat pushes you into malls and hotels with free Wi-Fi, and data goes on Google Maps for the right MRT exit, Grab, attraction bookings, QR menus and photos out of Marina Bay after dark. A three to five day stopover fits 3 to 5 GB; a full week with daily video calls home or a laptop on hotspot is a 10 GB trip. Offline maps cover the whole island in one small download, but Grab and live train times need a signal. A pure stopover needs nothing beyond Singapore itself. A Johor Bahru day trip or a Batam weekend puts you on somebody else's network inside the hour.

Install in three steps

Set up your Singapore 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 Singapore?

A regional bundle covers Singapore and 17+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.

Frequently asked about Singapore 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 Singapore. 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.