A weekend in Paris deserves better than airport Wi-Fi.
Daily plans for short trips — pay only for the days you actually use.
Short trips are where most travellers overpay. Either they pay for a 30-day plan they use for three days, or they rely on hotel Wi-Fi and end up offline at the wrong moment. There's a better way: daily eSIM plans. You pick exactly how many days you need. You only pay for those days. Your eSIM awakens when you land and switches off when you're done.
How daily plans work
A daily plan gives you a set amount of full-speed data every day, then unlimited data at a lower speed until the day ends. You pay per day, not per gigabyte, and longer trips cost less per day. Choose 2 days for a city break, 4 days for a long weekend, 7 days for a week. If your trip extends, you can top up. If you use less, you don't lose it — your plan runs to the end of its activated period.
- Daily plans activate the first time your eSIM connects to a local network.
- A typical 3-night city break: 4-day plan (accounts for travel days).
- You get full speed up to a daily allowance, then a slower speed for the rest of the day.
- Each plan shows its slower speed before you buy. At 1 Mbps, maps, messaging and browsing still work.
When to use a fixed data pack instead
Daily plans are best for trips up to two weeks. For longer trips where you know you'll use data lightly — checking emails, maps, the occasional photo upload — a fixed data pack (e.g., 5 GB for 30 days) often works out cheaper. The maths: a 5-day daily plan at £1.50/day = £7.50. A 3 GB fixed pack for the same period might be £4. Compare both options on the destination page before you buy.
City break essentials
For a weekend in a European city, your eSIM earns its keep the moment you land. Grab your luggage, open Maps, and you're already navigating to your hotel — no airport Wi-Fi queues, no roaming panic. Google Maps, Uber/Bolt, restaurant reviews, translation apps, contactless payment apps: they all need data, and they all work the moment you connect.
- Install your eSIM the night before travel. It takes 2 minutes.
- Set your eSIM as the default for mobile data in phone settings before you fly.
- Download offline maps for your destination as a backup.
- Activate before landing — you'll be navigating before you've picked up your luggage.
Crossing borders on a short trip
Eurostar to Paris, then a day trip to Brussels? Regional eSIM plans cover multiple countries — no need to buy separately. Our Europe plans work across 30+ countries. If your city break is strictly one country, a single-country plan is usually cheaper.