Unlimited Basic RedteaGO
AED 0.98 One-time purchase
- Validity: 1 day
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 170+ countries
Compare Travel SIMs in United Arab Emirates
Find the Best eSIM Travel Plans. Compare data plans, network coverage, and activation processes to choose the ideal eSIM for travel, remote work, or everyday connectivity. Explore top offers and flexible solutions from leading providers.
68 live travel sims offers tracked across 10 UAE providers, with monthly prices from AED 0.98 One-time purchase. Data current as of 21 October 2026 and updated daily from the Giraffy database.
Live offers
68 live offers compared from 10 providers, from AED 0.98 One-time purchase. Updated daily.
1 GB RedteaGO
AED 2.94 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 170+ countries
1 GB Data KnowRoaming
AED 4.30 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
1 GB eSIMX
AED 4.41 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
1 GB GlobaleSIM
AED 4.41 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Red Sand - 1GB airalo
AED 4.41 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
1 GB Nomad
AED 4.90 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
1 GB GigSky
AED 6.85 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 190+ countries
1 GB Ubigi
AED 6.86 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Unlimited Data - 1 Days KnowRoaming
AED 6.86 One-time purchase
Unlimited Data - 1 Days from KnowRoaming. Validity: 1 day; Data: Unlimited; Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries.
- Validity: 1 day
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Red Sand - 2GB airalo
AED 7.34 One-time purchase
- Validity: 15 days
- Data: 2 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
2 GB GlobaleSIM
AED 7.83 One-time purchase
- Validity: 10 days
- Data: 2 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
3 GB RedteaGO
AED 8.81 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 170+ countries
3 GB Nomad
AED 9.30 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
3 GB Data KnowRoaming
AED 9.69 One-time purchase
- Validity: 10 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Red Sand - 3GB airalo
AED 9.79 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
3 GB GlobaleSIM
AED 10.77 One-time purchase
- Validity: 14 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
3 GB eSIMX
AED 11.56 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
1 GB FlexiRoam
AED 11.75 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 1 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 200+ countries
Unlimited (3 Days) Nomad
AED 11.75 One-time purchase
- Validity: 3 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Unlimited Data - 3 Day KnowRoaming
AED 11.75 One-time purchase
- Validity: 3 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
3 GB Ubigi
AED 11.75 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
5 GB RedteaGO
AED 12.63 One-time purchase
- Validity: 180 days
- Data: 5 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 170+ countries
5 GB Nomad
AED 13.71 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 5 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Red Sand - 5GB airalo
AED 14.69 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 5 GB
- 5G: Yes
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
3 GB GigSky
AED 14.97 One-time purchase
- Validity: 15 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 190+ countries
5 GB Data KnowRoaming
AED 15.56 One-time purchase
- Validity: 15 days
- Data: 5 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
5 GB GlobaleSIM
AED 15.67 One-time purchase
- Validity: 21 days
- Data: 5 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
5 GB eSIMX
AED 16.45 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 5 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
10 GB Nomad
AED 17.63 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Unlimited (5 Days) Nomad
AED 17.63 One-time purchase
- Validity: 5 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Unlimited Data - 5 Days KnowRoaming
AED 19.59 One-time purchase
- Validity: 5 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
10 GB eSIMX
AED 20.37 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
10 GB GlobaleSIM
AED 21.15 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
2 GB FlexiRoam
AED 21.55 One-time purchase
- Validity: 15 days
- Data: 2 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 200+ countries
5 GB GigSky
AED 23.30 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 5 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 190+ countries
Unlimited (7 Days) Nomad
AED 23.50 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
20 GB Nomad
AED 24.48 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 20 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
10 GB - 7 days Ubigi
AED 24.48 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Red Sand - 10GB airalo
AED 24.97 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
10 GB Data KnowRoaming
AED 26.33 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
10 GB Ubigi
AED 26.44 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
10 GB eSIMX
AED 28.20 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Unlimited Data - 7 Days KnowRoaming
AED 28.40 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
3 GB FlexiRoam
AED 31.34 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 3 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 200+ countries
15 GB GlobaleSIM
AED 32.32 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 15 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Unlimited (10 Days) Nomad
AED 32.32 One-time purchase
- Validity: 10 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Red Sand - Unlimited airalo
AED 34.28 One-time purchase
- Validity: 10 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Unlimited Data - 10 Days KnowRoaming
AED 35.26 One-time purchase
- Validity: 10 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
10 GB GigSky
AED 37.99 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 190+ countries
20 GB RedteaGO
AED 38.10 One-time purchase
- Validity: 90 days
- Data: 20 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 170+ countries
50 GB Nomad
AED 38.19 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 50 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Red Sand - 20GB airalo
AED 41.13 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 20 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
20 GB Data KnowRoaming
AED 42 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 20 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
20 GB eSIMX
AED 43.87 One-time purchase
- Validity: 7 days
- Data: 20 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
20 GB GlobaleSIM
AED 45.05 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 20 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Red Sand - 25GB airalo
AED 47.99 One-time purchase
- Validity: 45 days
- Data: 25 GB
- 5G: Yes
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
5 GB FlexiRoam
AED 48.97 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 5 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 200+ countries
20 GB eSIMX
AED 53.67 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 20 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
Unlimited Data - 15 Days KnowRoaming
AED 56.80 One-time purchase
- Validity: 15 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
50 GB Data KnowRoaming
AED 78.35 One-time purchase
- Validity: 60 days
- Data: 50 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
50 GB RedteaGO
AED 88.04 One-time purchase
- Validity: 180 days
- Data: 50 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 170+ countries
10 GB FlexiRoam
AED 88.14 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 10 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 200+ countries
50 GB GigSky
AED 96.94 One-time purchase
- Validity: 90 days
- Data: 50 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 190+ countries
Unlimited Data - 30 Days KnowRoaming
AED 103.81 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: Unlimited
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 130+ countries
100 GB GigSky
AED 145.42 One-time purchase
- Validity: 180 days
- Data: 100 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 190+ countries
20 GB FlexiRoam
AED 146.90 One-time purchase
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 20 GB
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 200+ countries
5GB breeze
Price on request
- Validity: 30 days
- Data: 5 GB
- 5G: Yes
- Countries Covered: Worldwide 100+ countries
What are travel SIMs in the UAE?
Travel SIMs and eSIMs give you mobile data, and sometimes calls, while abroad without paying the high international roaming rates of your home network. In the UAE they appeal to a frequently travelling, connectivity-dependent population who want to land in a new country and get online immediately rather than queue for a local SIM at the airport. Most modern options are eSIMs, installed by scanning a QR code or tapping through an app, with no physical card to source or swap on arrival.
How the UAE market works
The domestic mobile market is served by etisalat by e& and du, both of which sell roaming packs to their own subscribers. Alongside them, global eSIM specialists sell country, regional and worldwide data plans that UAE residents buy directly through apps before or during a trip. These providers operate over partner networks in each destination, so coverage and speed depend on the local carrier abroad rather than on a UAE licence. Physical SIMs used inside the UAE itself, however, fall under TDRA rules and registration requirements.
Benefits of travel SIMs
Avoids roaming bills — Data is bought upfront at local-style rates instead of premium pay-as-you-go roaming charges.
Instant activation — An eSIM can be installed before you fly and switches on automatically when you land.
Keep your number — Your UAE line stays active for calls and one-time passwords while the eSIM carries your data.
How to choose
Start with your destination and trip length, then pick a single-country plan for one stop or a regional or global plan for multi-country itineraries. Check the data allowance and validity window, whether tethering (hotspot) and a local phone number are included, and confirm your handset supports eSIM before buying. For longer stays, compare the eSIM's per-gigabyte price against simply buying a local prepaid SIM on arrival, which can sometimes work out cheaper.
Leading providers in the UAE
Airalo, Nomad, KnowRoaming, FlexiRoam, RedteaGO, GigSky and eSIMX are among the widely used global eSIM providers accessible to UAE travellers, while etisalat by e& and du offer roaming add-ons for those who prefer to stay on their home network. Because prices and coverage differ significantly by region and provider, comparing the effective cost per gigabyte for your specific route is the best way to save.
What it costs
Plans start from as little as around AED 1 for a small regional data allowance and rise to roughly AED 150 for large multi-country or long-validity packages. The cost depends on the destination, the volume of data included and how long the plan stays valid, with global plans covering many countries priced higher than tightly scoped single-country options.
Protections and regulation
The TDRA regulates telecom services within the UAE, but global eSIM plans run on carrier networks in the country you visit, so the consumer terms are set by the eSIM provider rather than a UAE regulator. Buy from established, reputable apps, check the refund and expiry terms before purchase, and note that most travel data plans are prepaid with no ongoing contract or auto-renewal unless you enable it.
Common questions
Do I need to remove my UAE SIM? — No, an eSIM runs alongside it so you keep your number for calls and OTPs.
Will my phone work with eSIM? — Most recent iPhone and Android models support it; check compatibility before buying.
Can I make calls? — Many plans are data-only; use internet calling or choose a plan that includes a local number.
The cheapest Travel eSIMs in United Arab Emirates is AED 0.98 One-time purchase from RedteaGO.
Travel eSIMs in United Arab Emirates — FAQ
What is the cheapest travel eSIM for visitors to United Arab Emirates?
Giraffy tracks 68 travel SIM and eSIM plans across 10 providers for United Arab Emirates. The lowest tracked price is AED 0.98 One-time purchase. Compare by data allowance and daily cost to find the best value.
What is the difference between a travel eSIM and a local SIM card?
A travel eSIM is activated digitally before you travel — no queuing at an airport kiosk. A local SIM offers the same coverage but requires buying and inserting a physical card on arrival. Both use local network infrastructure, so coverage is equivalent.
Can I use a travel SIM in multiple countries?
Some travel SIMs and eSIMs are regional — valid in a zone of countries — while others are single-country only. Check the coverage map on the deal card before buying; regional plans are usually better value for multi-country itineraries.
How much mobile data do I need for a two-week trip?
Light browsing, maps, and messaging use 1–2 GB per week. Streaming video or making video calls can use 3–6 GB per week. A 10 GB plan covers most travellers comfortably for two weeks; go larger if you expect heavy streaming or remote work.
Can I make calls and send SMS on a travel eSIM?
Many travel eSIMs are data-only — they don't include a local phone number for calls or SMS. For voice, use WhatsApp, FaceTime, or another internet calling app over the data connection. If you need a local number, look for plans labelled 'voice + data'.
How do I install a travel eSIM on my phone?
After purchase you'll receive a QR code by email. Go to Settings → Mobile/Cellular → Add eSIM on your iPhone or Android device, scan the QR code, and the plan activates automatically — usually within minutes. You can install it before you travel and switch it on when you land.