San Marino eSIM

Yes, as long as you have an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked iPhone. That covers the iPhone XS, XR and every model since, including the SE (2020) and newer. After buying you'll get a QR code by email; scan it in Settings to load your San Marino travel eSIM, then keep your normal SIM active for calls and texts. Because it's a data-only plan, you get fast mobile internet across the republic while your usual number stays on your primary line. If you're unsure whether your iPhone is unlocked, dial *#06# to find your EID, or ask your carrier. Our 24/7 support team can confirm compatibility before you travel.

It works on most recent eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked Android phones. That includes the Samsung Galaxy S20 and newer, the Z Fold and Z Flip range, Google Pixel 3 and later, and many other 2019-onward flagships. Older or budget handsets sometimes lack an eSIM chip, so check your model's specifications first. Installing is simple: scan the QR code we email you to add the San Marino eSIM, then set it as your data line while keeping your physical SIM for your normal number. You'll have prepaid data ready when you arrive in the republic. If you're not certain your phone supports eSIM, our support team can verify it before you leave home.

Your San Marino travel eSIM can connect to the major Italian networks that cover the republic — TIM, Wind and Iliad — with fast 4G and 5G across Monte Titano, the old city and the lower districts. Your phone picks the best available signal automatically; there's nothing to configure manually. Once you scan the QR code and arrive, registration happens on its own and your prepaid data begins. Because it's data-only, you'll use this connection for maps, messaging, photo uploads and calls over WhatsApp or FaceTime, while your home number stays on your primary SIM. Multi-network access in hilly terrain means you simply stay on whichever mast is strongest.

Honest answer: it depends where you're sleeping. This plan is for San Marino itself, on the Italian networks that serve the republic. If your trip is an Italian holiday — Rimini, Bologna, Florence — with a day trip up to San Marino, our Italy eSIM is the better buy for the whole trip. Choose this San Marino plan if you're actually staying in the republic, want the multi-network flexibility on the mountain, or you're a country-collector making San Marino the destination. Either way you're on the same physical infrastructure — the difference is which plan matches where you'll use most of your data.

It takes just a few minutes. After purchase we email you a QR code. On your phone, open Settings, choose to add an eSIM or mobile plan, and scan that code to install it. We recommend doing this on Wi-Fi before you travel. The plan won't start counting down yet: your validity and prepaid data only begin when the eSIM first connects to a network after you arrive in San Marino. On arrival, enable the eSIM as your data line, switch on data roaming for that line, and turn roaming off on your home SIM. Your phone connects automatically. If anything looks off, our 24/7 support can walk you through it.

Yes, and we recommend it. Install the eSIM at home over Wi-Fi as soon as your QR code arrives by email. Installing is not the same as activating: your data allowance and validity period only start when the eSIM first connects to the local network in San Marino, not when you scan the code. You have up to 180 days between purchase and first use. San Marino has no airport of its own — most visitors drive or bus up from Rimini, about 40 minutes away — so your plan activates as you arrive in the republic and your phone settles onto one of its serving networks.

For many visitors, yes — and it removes a genuine gotcha. San Marino is not an EU member, and while most big EU carriers treat it like Italy for roaming, not all do: some plans bill San Marino at non-EU rates, and travellers have been stung without realising they'd left Italy. UK and US plans typically charge premium rates there. At our prices — plans from $3, 20GB for $18.50 — the eSIM costs less than the uncertainty. A fixed prepaid price, no surprise fees, and a top-up any time if you run low.

Yes to both. This is a data-only eSIM, so it doesn't make native calls or send SMS, but everything you'd actually use works over the internet: WhatsApp calls and messages, FaceTime, iMessage and other VoIP apps all run on your prepaid data. Your usual phone number stays active on your physical SIM thanks to dual-SIM, so friends and family can still reach you and apps tied to your number keep working. The trick is to set the eSIM as your data line and turn data roaming off on your home SIM to avoid your carrier's charges. That way you stay reachable on your normal number while the San Marino eSIM carries all your mobile internet.

Yes, personal hotspot and tethering are supported, so you can share your San Marino eSIM connection with a laptop, tablet or a travel companion's phone. Just switch on the hotspot in your phone's settings as you normally would. Anything connected to your hotspot draws from the same prepaid data allowance — but with 10GB at $9 and 20GB at $18.50, you can hotspot freely: upload every photo from the Three Towers, stream on a tablet in the evening, keep the family online. If you do run low, add a top-up at any time.

The best eSIM is one that's quick to set up, connects to every network serving the republic and is clear about what you pay upfront, which is exactly what the GulfData San Marino travel eSIM offers. You get fast data with access to TIM, Wind and Iliad across Monte Titano and the old city, with instant QR activation you can install before you travel. Plans start at $3 with no roaming fees and no surprise charges — and no risk of a non-EU roaming surprise from Europe's fifth-smallest state. It keeps your normal number active on your primary SIM, supports hotspot sharing, offers top-ups, and works on recent eSIM-capable iPhones and Android phones. Backed by 24/7 support.