Iceland eSIM
Iceland eSIM: GB, unlimited and data + calls plans on Nova and Síminn, 4G with 5G where available. Install at home and be online when you land at Keflavík.
Iceland eSIM plans
Prepaid data on local networks. Charged securely in USD — pay by card, Apple/Google Pay, PromptPay or crypto.
No data cap. Choose how many days you need.
- Unlimited data
- Valid for 1 day
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- Unlimited data
- Valid for 3 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- Unlimited data
- Valid for 5 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- Unlimited data
- Valid for 7 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- Unlimited data
- Valid for 10 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- Unlimited data
- Valid for 15 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- Unlimited data
- Valid for 20 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- Unlimited data
- Valid for 30 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
Mobile data and call minutes on one eSIM.
- 20 GB of data
- Unlimited call minutes
- 200 SMS
- Valid for 30 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- 50 GB of data
- Unlimited call minutes
- Unlimited SMS
- Valid for 30 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- 100 GB of data
- Unlimited call minutes
- Unlimited SMS
- Valid for 30 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- 200 GB of data
- Unlimited call minutes
- Unlimited SMS
- Valid for 30 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
- 500 GB of data
- Unlimited call minutes
- Unlimited SMS
- Valid for 90 days
- Network: Nova (5G), Síminn (5G)
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Staying connected in Iceland
Most international flights to Iceland land at Keflavík, and Route 1, the Ring Road, circles the whole country. Install a travel eSIM at home and switch it on when you land. AirOva sells Iceland plans from $1.49: fixed GB, unlimited data and a data + calls option, on Nova and Síminn, with 4G and 5G where available; each plan card lists its network.
Which Iceland plan to choose
GB plans suit most trips, since maps, messaging and weather or road checks take little data. Unlimited plans give unlimited data with no data cap and no fair-usage limit, priced by the number of days, which suits long road trips and remote work. The data + calls option adds call minutes to mobile data. GB and unlimited plans are data only, and no plan includes a local phone number.
Nova, Síminn and 5G
Iceland has three mobile operators running 4G and 5G: Síminn, Nova and the company that traded as Vodafone until June 2025, when it was renamed Sýn. Sýn is not on our plans. Nova was the first to offer 5G, in 2020, and Síminn followed in 2021; expect 4G in places and 5G where available.
Arriving at Keflavík
Keflavík International (KEF), about 50 km southwest of Reykjavík, is Iceland's largest airport. After landing, turn off airplane mode, switch the eSIM line on, choose it for mobile data and enable Data Roaming for that line; the plan is prepaid, so roaming adds no charge. As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is in the Roam Like at Home area for EU and EEA SIMs; see EU roaming rules explained.
The Ring Road and the Highlands
An Icelandic car-rental company reports coverage in virtually every town along the Ring Road, which is paved for all of its roughly 1,300 km. On F-roads into the interior, in parts of the Westfjords and in the central Highlands, signal becomes unreliable and can disappear for long stretches. Highland roads are passable only in summer, and most need a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Check road conditions at umferdin.is, and install the 112 Iceland app, one of the official ways to reach the emergency line 112.
Tip: download offline maps before you leave Reykjavík, because maps stop loading without signal even though GPS keeps working. If you are heading somewhere remote, register a travel plan on safetravel.is, and keep your home SIM in the phone for bank codes, with roaming off unless it is from the EU or EEA.
Travelling on through Europe? Every Europe eSIM plan covers Iceland and 29 more countries on one eSIM, from $1.49.
How your Iceland eSIM works
No SIM shops, no roaming bills.
Buy & pay
Pick a Iceland plan and pay in under 2 minutes.
Scan the QR
Your eSIM appears instantly and lands in your inbox. Install before you fly.
Land & go online
Turn on Data Roaming in Iceland — connected on local 4G/5G.
Iceland eSIM FAQ
Do I need an eSIM if my SIM is from the EU?
Which network will my Iceland eSIM use?
Will I have signal on the Ring Road and in the Highlands?
What do the unlimited and data + calls plans include?
Will my phone work with a Iceland eSIM?
How do I get my Iceland eSIM?
When does the plan start in Iceland?
Can I keep my phone number?
Does it support hotspot / tethering?
Which mobile networks does the Iceland eSIM use?
Is there an unlimited data eSIM for Iceland?
Do any plans include calls?
Travel-smart reading
Guides to help you pick, install and get the most from your Iceland eSIM.
