Unlimited
3 days · Pilatus Mobile
$11.50
$7.44
-35%
Travel eSIM
Switzerland eSIM
Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active
Switzerland eSIM plans
12 of 12 plans
All plans
3 days
1 planUnlimited
3 days · Pilatus Mobile
$11.50
$7.44
-35%
5 days
1 planUnlimited
5 days · Pilatus Mobile
$18.00
$10.08
-44%
7 days
2 plans1 GB
7 days · Pilatus Mobile
$4.00
$2.64
-34%
$2.64/GB+150% per GBUnlimited
7 days · Pilatus Mobile
$25.00
$12.72
-49%
10 days
1 planUnlimited
10 days · Pilatus Mobile
$34.00
$15.84
-53%
15 days
2 plans2 GB
15 days · Pilatus Mobile
$7.00
$3.36
-52%
$1.68/GB+59% per GBUnlimited
15 days · Pilatus Mobile
$46.00
$30.00
-35%
30 days
5 plans3 GB
30 days · Pilatus Mobile
$9.00
$3.84
-57%
$1.28/GB+21% per GB5 GB
30 days · Pilatus Mobile
$14.00
$5.28
-62%
$1.06/GBBest rate hereBest value10 GB
30 days · Pilatus Mobile
$23.00
$20.40
-11%
$2.04/GB+93% per GB20 GB
30 days · Pilatus Mobile
$36.00
$32.40
-10%
$1.62/GB+53% per GBUnlimited
30 days · Pilatus Mobile
$68.00
$40.08
-41%
Local know-how
What to know before you land in Switzerland
Coverage and networks
Swisscom, Sunrise and Salt are the only three running their own networks; every other brand resells one of them, so a cheaper name buys a different price, not different coverage. Sunrise carries yallo and Lebara; Salt carries GoMo and Lidl Connect. Coverage follows the valley floors, the motorways and the rail corridors, because that is where the masts stand, so the signal holds in Interlaken and thins in the side valley above it. Cable cars, high traverses and older road tunnels are the real gaps, and a train through a long tunnel drops out and comes back. Read the 5G icon as a speed hint, not a coverage promise: the population figures operators quote count people where they live, and nobody lives on the ridge.
Landing and activation
Zurich's free network is called Zurich Airport and runs eight hours, but the default login sends an SMS code, which is no use on a data-only line. The way around it sits on the same screen: choose Register by boarding pass, then collect the code at a WiFi Station or an information desk. Geneva's Free_Wi-fi_GVA has the same trap and better exits, with boarding-pass scanners through departures and arrivals and an ID desk at the Visitors Center, and it remembers you for months afterwards. All three operators sell SIMs landside at Zurich, Swisscom and Salt in Airport Shopping, Sunrise at The Circle, and buying one means showing a passport. Basel's EuroAirport stands on French ground, so expect a French mast first.
What connectivity costs here
A Sunrise prepaid starter is CHF 19.90 and comes with CHF 20 of credit; Swisscom lists the same fee and has been waiving it. On Swisscom's basic prepaid rate data costs CHF 2 a day, and the flat packs run CHF 20 for seven days, CHF 40 for fifteen and CHF 65 for thirty, so roughly $25, $50 and $80 for unlimited Swiss data. Trains look like a free ride and are not: SBB FreeSurf covers your data on IC and IR services, but only for customers of Swiss operators, which a travel eSIM is not. Stations are better, with SBB-FREE at around eighty of them after one registration. Roaming is the ambush, since Switzerland sits outside the EU zone and European bundles often stop at the border.
Which plan fits your trip
Rail travel is light on data and heavy on hours. Tickets in SBB Mobile, the platform change at Bern, a MeteoSwiss check before you pay for a cable car: a week through Lucerne, Interlaken and Zermatt lands near 3 to 5 GB, less if you lean on station Wi-Fi between connections. Driving is the opposite, because navigation runs the whole time you are on the passes, so count roughly half a gigabyte a day. Download maps and any hiking route before you leave the valley, since the side valleys are where the signal goes. If the trip continues to Milan, Munich or Paris, check that Switzerland is named on the coverage list in its own right, and Liechtenstein too, which runs its own network under FL1.
Install in three steps
Set up your Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
A regional bundle covers Switzerland and 41+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.
Frequently asked about Switzerland 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 Switzerland. 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.