Best eSIM for Egypt

When you should not buy from us

No eSIM suits every trip. These are the cases where something other than our Egypt plan is the better buy.

• You are on a Nile cruise for most of the trip. The boat has Wi-Fi, the river has patchy coverage, and a large data plan would go unused.
• You need a local number for a bank or a delivery service, which means registering a local SIM in person with your passport.

What to compare before you buy

The cheapest Egypt eSIM is rarely the best one. These are the things that decide whether a plan actually works for your trip.

• Price per gigabyte, not the headline price: a $5 plan with 1 GB costs more per gigabyte than a $13 plan with 5 GB.
• Whether hotspot and tethering are allowed. Many cheap plans block them, which matters the moment you open a laptop.
• What happens when the data runs out: can you top up the same eSIM, or must you buy and install a new one?
• What 'unlimited' means on that plan: almost always a daily allowance at full speed, then a much slower connection.
• Whether validity starts when you buy, when you install or when you first connect. Each of our plan pages says which.
• Whether there is a refund if the eSIM will not work on your phone, and whether a human answers when something goes wrong.

What actually matters in Egypt

• Coverage is strong in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan and the Red Sea resorts, and thin in the Western Desert and the Sinai interior.
• Data can slow noticeably around the pyramids and Karnak in the middle of the day, when the local cells are carrying every visitor in the country at once.
• Ride-hailing works well in Cairo and is the easiest way to avoid negotiating a fare. It needs data at the moment you want to leave, which is the argument for having it already working.

How much data do you need for Egypt?

250-400 MB a day. 3 GB covers a week, 10 GB a fortnight with photos and video calls home.

Not sure? The data calculator works it out from how you actually use your phone.