Prices checked 4 October 2026
The short answer
Airalo's Eurolink regional eSIM, covering 41 countries, listed the lowest Europe prices we could read on 4 October 2026: A$45.00 for 10 GB across 30 days, A$69.50 for 20 GB across 30 days, or A$103.00 for a month of unlimited data, slowed after 5 GB a day. Simify's Europe and UK eSIM covers 51 countries from A$29 for 5 GB over 7 days. Holafly covers 33 countries, unlimited only, at US$27.50 for 7 days.
At a glance
The cheapest listed option from each provider for a one week trip.
| Provider | Cheapest listed plan for a 7 day trip | Unlimited for 7 days | Hotspot | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airalo | 3 GB, 7 days, A$16.00 | A$39.50 | Yes | AUD |
| Simify | 5 GB, 7 days, A$29 | Priced per day, see full table | Yes | AUD |
| Holafly | Unlimited, 7 days, US$27.50 | US$27.50 | 1 GB a day | USD as shown |
| Saily | not published | not published | not published | not published |
| Travelkon | not published | not published | not published | not published |
The $5 a day pass, or an eSIM?
Australians do not pop over to Europe. The trip is long, and length is exactly what breaks the roaming pass.
Telstra's Day Pass is $5 a day in Zone 1 and $10 a day in Zone 2, for 2 GB of data plus unlimited standard calls and SMS. Its page also warns the pass "can take up to 2 hours to activate, so do it before you fly". Every sum below uses the cheaper $5 rate, so look up which zone each country on your itinerary sits in.
Now the arithmetic. The cheapest plan in the table below is Airalo's A$7.50 for 1 GB across 3 days, which roaming passes inside day two at A$10. On a real itinerary the gap stops being small. Airalo's 10 GB across 30 days is listed at A$45.00, which is nine days of Day Pass, so from day ten of a European holiday the eSIM is the cheaper line. Three weeks of roaming comes to A$105. Airalo's 20 GB over 30 days is A$69.50, and a full month of its unlimited plan is A$103.00, less than three weeks of pass.
What you give up is worth naming. Two gigabytes a day across 21 days is 42 GB, twice the 20 GB bundle, and the pass carries calls and texts on your Australian number. Every eSIM here is data only. On a long European trip, though, you pay that daily fee for weeks on end, and this is the one shape of trip where the eSIM wins on arithmetic alone.
Coverage first, price second
A Europe trip from Australia crosses borders, so the product that fits is a regional eSIM, not a stack of single country plans. The three country lists differ. Airalo's Eurolink page lists 41 countries including the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Turkey and Ukraine. Simify's Europe and UK page lists 51, including Georgia, Israel, Türkiye and Uzbekistan. Holafly's lists 33, including Iceland, but not Turkey. Read your itinerary against the list, transit stops included, before you look at a price. A plan that does not cover the country you land in is not cheaper.
Saily and Travelkon appear without prices. Both sites blocked every request we made on 4 October 2026, and we do not lift figures from another comparison site, because a date at the top of this page only means something if every number under it came from the provider. The detail is in Sources.
Every Europe plan we could read
Each row was copied from the page linked in the provider's name, on 4 October 2026, in that page's own words and currency. The full price ladders sit behind the "All plans" toggles.
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
| Provider | Plans and prices as listed | Currency | Validity | Data cap or unlimited | Hotspot or tethering | Network partner | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airalo (Eurolink regional eSIM)Read 4 Oct 2026 |
All 14 plans
| AUD, as shown on the page | 3 to 180 days depending on plan; unlimited in 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 or 30 days | Fixed plans: the GB you buy. Unlimited plans: full speed to 5 GB a day, then 1 Mbps (page wording: "Lower speed rate of 1 Mbps after 5 GB usage per day") | Yes, per Airalo's help centre: "you can use your personal hotspot with your eSIM as long as it is supported by your device and the network" | not published (the page lists 41 countries but no operator names) | 4 October 2026 |
| Simify (Europe and UK eSIM, fixed plans)Read 4 Oct 2026 |
All 7 plans
| AUD, as shown on the page | 7 to 90 days depending on plan; starts when the eSIM first connects at your destination | The GB you buy | Yes (page wording: "Our fixed plans support hotspot and tethering") | not published (page says it "connects automatically to the strongest local network"; 51 countries listed) | 4 October 2026 |
| Simify (Unlimited Europe and UK eSIM)Read 4 Oct 2026 |
| AUD | You pick the number of days | Unlimited, with a fair use note: speeds "may be temporarily reduced for a short time (typically up to 24 hours)" during very high usage periods | Yes (page wording: "Hotspot enabled") | not published | 4 October 2026 |
| Holafly (Europe eSIM)Read 4 Oct 2026 |
All 6 plans
| USD, as the page showed it to us; the page offers other currencies | 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 or 30 days (other day counts selectable on the page) | Unlimited data on the phone | Limited: "Share 1 GB of data per day with fellow travelers" | not published (33 countries listed, no operator names) | 4 October 2026 |
| SailyRead 4 Oct 2026 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 4 October 2026 |
| TravelkonRead 4 Oct 2026 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | 4 October 2026 |
What a long Europe trip actually costs
Same trip length, same comparison, listed prices only. For reference, 21 Telstra Day Passes at $5 a day come to A$105.
| Provider | Plan | Listed price | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airalo | 10 GB for 30 days | A$45.00 | $1.50 a day |
| Airalo | 20 GB for 30 days | A$69.50 | $2.32 a day |
| Airalo | Unlimited for 15 days | A$71.00 | $4.73 a day |
| Simify | 10 GB for 30 days | A$49 | $1.63 a day |
| Simify | 20 GB for 30 days | A$75 | $2.50 a day |
| Holafly | Unlimited for 15 days | US$50.50 | US$3.37 a day |
| Saily | not published | not published | not published |
| Travelkon | not published | not published | not published |
The per day column is ours, not the provider's: it is the listed price divided by the days that plan runs for, which is the only way plans of different lengths can be set beside each other. Every other figure is the provider's own.
Reading the Europe table
Airalo's Europe unlimited plan is more generous than its Japan one. The Eurolink page says "Lower speed rate of 1 Mbps after 5 GB usage per day", against 3 GB in Japan, and the limit resets daily. Airalo's page also lists its global Discover plans, which cost more and are not in our table, because the regional plan covers the same countries for less.
Simify runs one price ladder across all its destinations, so its Europe and UK prices match its Japan and Indonesia prices: A$29 for 5 GB over 7 days up to A$219 for 100 GB over 90 days. The 30 day rungs at 10 GB, 20 GB and 30 GB suit a typical Australian long haul trip, at A$49, A$75 and A$99.
Holafly's phone data is unlimited across its 33 countries, with hotspot sharing metered at "1 GB of data per day". Its page quoted us in US dollars, so convert before comparing it with anything else in the table, and remember the rate will have moved by the time you buy.
None of the three pages we read names the mobile networks it uses in each European country. Each says the eSIM connects to local partner networks and lists 4G and 5G where available. If the carrier matters to you, ask the provider before you buy.
The same thing, drawn
One line is the roaming pass adding up at a fixed rate a day. The other is one eSIM plan bought once. Where they cross is the day the pass starts costing more.
How to set up a travel eSIM before you fly
Do this at home on Wi-Fi, not at the airport. Ten minutes, once. If your provider's install email differs, follow the email.
- Check your phone takes an eSIM and is unlocked. Look for "Add eSIM" or "Add mobile plan" in your mobile settings. Phones bought on a carrier contract can stay locked until that contract ends, and every provider here publishes a compatibility list.
- Install it at home. You get a QR code, an activation code or an app prompt. Installing adds a second line. Label it "Travel".
- Point mobile data at the travel line. Leave your Australian line as the default for calls and SMS, so your number keeps working.
- Data roaming on for the travel line, off for your Australian one. The travel eSIM connects as a roaming line, so it needs roaming on. Switching it off on your home line is what stops your carrier billing you for background data.
- Leave the travel line off until you land. Airalo and Simify both say validity starts when the eSIM first connects at your destination, not when you install it, so installing weeks early costs nothing.
- On landing, give it a minute. The phone has to find a partner network. If nothing appears, toggle flight mode, confirm roaming is on for the travel line, then restart.
Questions people actually ask
Will one eSIM work across the whole of Europe?
A regional plan works in every country on that provider's list and switches networks as you cross borders without you touching anything. Airalo's Eurolink list runs to 41 countries, Simify's to 51 and Holafly's to 33. Anything off the list is not covered, so check every country you will pass through, transit stops included.
Is the United Kingdom included?
Yes, on all three plans we could read. The United Kingdom appears on Airalo's Eurolink list, on Simify's Europe and UK list and on Holafly's Europe list.
Is Turkey included?
On two of the three. Airalo's Eurolink list includes Turkey, with a page note that restrictions apply to extended usage beyond 91 days under local legislation. Simify's list includes Türkiye. Holafly's 33 country list does not.
How does unlimited data work on a Europe eSIM?
Airalo runs at full speed to 5 GB a day, then 1 Mbps for the rest of it. Holafly's phone data is unlimited with hotspot sharing limited to 1 GB a day. Simify's is priced per day with a fair use note about temporary speed reductions during very high usage.
Can I top up if I run out halfway through the trip?
Airalo's Europe page says "In many cases, you can top up your eSIM", with options appearing in the app where they exist. Simify's and Holafly's pages did not state a top up policy in the sections we read, so ask before you count on it.
Can I hotspot a laptop in Europe?
Airalo's help centre says yes, subject to your device and the network. Simify says its fixed and unlimited plans support hotspot and tethering. Holafly caps shared data at 1 GB a day.
Sources
Prices checked 4 October 2026. Every figure above was copied from the page linked below on that date, in its own currency. Prices move often, so treat the table as a snapshot and confirm on the provider's page before you buy.
- Airalo (Eurolink regional eSIM)https://www.airalo.com/europe-esimplan prices, validity and the wording quoted in the table
- Simify (Europe and UK eSIM, fixed plans)https://simify.com/products/eu-uk-es-egplan prices, validity and the wording quoted in the table
- Simify (Unlimited Europe and UK eSIM)https://simify.com/products/ultd-eu-uk-esplan prices, validity and the wording quoted in the table
- Holafly (Europe eSIM)https://esim.holafly.com/esim-europe/plan prices, validity and the wording quoted in the table
- Sailyhttps://saily.com/esim-europe/page would not load for us on 4 October 2026, see the note below
- Travelkonhttps://www.travelkon.com.au/page would not load for us on 4 October 2026, see the note below
- Airalo hotspot wordinghttps://www.airalo.com/help/using-managing-esims/ZSEEHBT5HW6F/can-i-use-tethering-personal-hotspot/5XTAX1X7HR0B
- Simify unlimited per day pricehttps://simify.com/products.jsonthe store's public product data feed, which listed the unlimited product at 5.40 in the store currency (AUD). The product page itself shows a total only once you choose the number of days.
- Telstra international roaming, for the Day Pass figures used abovehttps://www.telstra.com.au/international-roaming
Saily and Travelkon: every page we requested on saily.com and travelkon.com.au on 4 October 2026 returned a Cloudflare access challenge (HTTP 403) instead of the page, with a desktop browser user agent, a mobile user agent and plain requests alike. We did not copy their prices from third party sites, so every Saily and Travelkon cell reads "not published" until we can read their plan pages directly.