Best eSIM for Spain: how to choose, and what to buy
Short answer: For Spain, 3 to 5 GB (5 GB is £4.99) is the usual range for a one-to-two-week holiday. Spain is a big country with very good coverage in the cities and on the coast, and quiet interior stretches in between.
Spain is large, mostly empty in the middle, and almost entirely covered where people actually are, which makes it an easy country to buy data for as long as you know what your itinerary looks like.
Which plan to buy for your trip length
For Spain we currently sell 5 plans, from 1 GB for £1.49 up to 20 GB for £13.49. Matching those to the length of a trip gives the table below.
| Trip length | Light use (maps, messaging) | Moderate use (plus social, photos) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 1 GB · £1.49 (7 days) | 3 GB · £3.49 (30 days) |
| 7 days | 3 GB · £3.49 (30 days) | 5 GB · £4.99 (30 days) |
| 14 days | 3 GB · £3.49 (30 days) | 10 GB · £8.49 (30 days) |
| 30 days | 10 GB · £8.49 (30 days) | 20 GB · £13.49 (30 days) |
Planning figures, not guarantees: roughly 200 MB a day for light use and 500 MB a day for moderate use. Daily video streaming, video calls and large downloads use far more. The plan shown is the cheapest one in our live catalogue that is both big enough and valid long enough.
Spain eSIM plans and prices
Our plans for Spain connect to Orange and Movistar, and the phone picks between them. The best value per gigabyte is the 20 GB plan, at £0.67 a gigabyte.
| Data | Valid for | Price | Per GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | 7 days | £1.49 | £1.49 |
| 3 GB | 30 days | £3.49 | £1.16 |
| 5 GB | 30 days | £4.99 | £1.00 |
| 10 GB | 30 days | £8.49 | £0.85 |
| 20 GB | 30 days | £13.49 | £0.67 |
City breaks and the coast
Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia and the Mediterranean coast are densely covered, and a small plan is plenty for a city break built around maps, tickets and restaurants. If you are mostly in one city, the 1 GB tier will often do for a long weekend.
Walkers and the Camino
Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago and walkers in the Pyrenees or the Sierra Nevada find that the villages are covered and the stretches between them are less certain. Your best protection is an offline map of the route and a power bank rather than a bigger data plan.
Islands and the mainland
Check that a plan lists the islands you are visiting before you buy it; Spain’s island groups are not always treated the same as the mainland by every provider.
Related guides
- Spain eSIM plans — every plan and price
- Cheapest eSIM for Spain — cost per gigabyte
- Best eSIM for travel — how to choose
- Comparing eSIM providers fairly
- Check your phone supports eSIM
We sell eSIMs, so this is a seller’s guide. Prices on this page were read from our catalogue on 7 November 2026; coverage notes are general, so check the plan before paying.
