eSIM South Korea
71 data plans from 5 providers compared by price. All prices checked on .
On 15 November 2026, the cheapest eSIM for South Korea costs €2.49: 1 GB for 30 days from BNESIM.
See the plan at BNESIM- 1 Price €2.49
- 2 Data 1 GB
- 3 Validity 30 days
- 4 Compared 71 plans
The cheapest plan by length of trip
- One week, at least 5 GB €3.49 BNESIM, 5 GB for 30 days €0.70 per GB See the plan at BNESIM
- Two weeks, at least 10 GB €5.99 BNESIM, 10 GB for 30 days €0.60 per GB See the plan at BNESIM
- One week, unlimited €24.42 Jetpac, 7 days €3.49 per day See the plan at Jetpac
- Lowest price per GB €19.99 BNESIM, 50 GB for 30 days €0.40 per GB See the plan at BNESIM
What does a gigabyte cost?
The lowest price per GB for each data volume, unlimited plans left out.
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€2.491 GBBNESIM, 30 days
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€1.003 GBBNESIM, 30 days
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€0.705 GBBNESIM, 30 days
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€0.6010 GBBNESIM, 30 days
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€0.4520 GBBNESIM, 30 days
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€0.4050 GBBNESIM, 30 days
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€0.40100 GBBNESIM, 30 days
All plans by data size
Sorted by price within each group, cheapest first. The links lead to the provider; for some we receive a commission, which changes neither the price nor the order.
Under 5 GB
| Rank | Provider | Plan | Network | Hotspot | Price | per GB | per day | Checked | Go to provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BNESIM | 1 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€2.49
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€2.49 per GB | €0.08 | Go to BNESIM | |
| 2 | Yesim | 1 GB, 30 days | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€2.50
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€2.50 per GB | €0.08 | Go to Yesim | |
| 3 | BNESIM | 3 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€2.99
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€1.00 per GB | €0.10 | Go to BNESIM | |
| 4 | Ubigi | 1 GB, 7 days | not stated | not stated |
€3.00
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€3.00 per GB | €0.43 | Go to Ubigi | |
| 5 | Airalo | 1 GB, 3 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€3.62
converted from $4.00
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€3.62 per GB | €1.21 | Go to Airalo | |
| 6 | Jetpac | 3 GB, 1 day | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€5.88
converted from $6.50
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€1.96 per GB | €5.88 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 7 | Jetpac | 1 GB, 4 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€6.33
converted from $7.00
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€6.33 per GB | €1.58 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 8 | Jetpac | 3 GB, 4 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€6.79
converted from $7.50
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€2.26 per GB | €1.70 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 9 | Ubigi | 3 GB, 7 days | not stated | not stated |
€7.00
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€2.33 per GB | €1.00 | Go to Ubigi | |
| 10 | Airalo | 3 GB, 3 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€7.24
converted from $8.00
|
€2.41 per GB | €2.41 | Go to Airalo | |
| 11 | Airalo | 3 GB, 7 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€8.14
converted from $9.00
|
€2.71 per GB | €1.16 | Go to Airalo | |
| 12 | Jetpac | 3 GB, 7 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€8.14
converted from $9.00
|
€2.71 per GB | €1.16 | Go to Jetpac |
5 to under 15 GB
| Rank | Provider | Plan | Network | Hotspot | Price | per GB | per day | Checked | Go to provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BNESIM | 5 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€3.49
|
€0.70 per GB | €0.12 | Go to BNESIM | |
| 2 | BNESIM | 10 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€5.99
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€0.60 per GB | €0.20 | Go to BNESIM | |
| 3 | Jetpac | 5 GB, 1 day | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€6.33
converted from $7.00
|
€1.27 per GB | €6.33 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 4 | Jetpac | 5 GB, 4 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€7.24
converted from $8.00
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€1.45 per GB | €1.81 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 5 | Jetpac | 10 GB, 1 day | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€8.60
converted from $9.50
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€0.86 per GB | €8.60 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 6 | Jetpac | 5 GB, 7 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€8.60
converted from $9.50
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€1.72 per GB | €1.23 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 7 | Airalo | 5 GB, 7 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€9.05
converted from $10.00
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€1.81 per GB | €1.29 | Go to Airalo | |
| 8 | Airalo | 5 GB, 15 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€9.50
converted from $10.50
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€1.90 per GB | €0.63 | Go to Airalo | |
| 9 | Airalo | 5 GB, 30 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€9.95
converted from $11.00
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€1.99 per GB | €0.33 | Go to Airalo | |
| 10 | Jetpac | 5 GB, 30 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€9.95
converted from $11.00
|
€1.99 per GB | €0.33 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 11 | Jetpac | 10 GB, 4 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€10.86
converted from $12.00
|
€1.09 per GB | €2.72 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 12 | Ubigi | 10 GB, 7 days | not stated | not stated |
€12.00
|
€1.20 per GB | €1.71 | Go to Ubigi | |
| 13 | Jetpac | 10 GB, 7 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€12.67
converted from $14.00
|
€1.27 per GB | €1.81 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 14 | Ubigi | 10 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€14.00
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€1.40 per GB | €0.47 | Go to Ubigi | |
| 15 | Jetpac | 10 GB, 30 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€15.38
converted from $17.00
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€1.54 per GB | €0.51 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 16 | Yesim | 10 GB, 30 days | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€16.00
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€1.60 per GB | €0.53 | Go to Yesim | |
| 17 | Airalo | 10 GB, 7 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€16.29
converted from $18.00
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€1.63 per GB | €2.33 | Go to Airalo | |
| 18 | Airalo | 10 GB, 15 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€16.74
converted from $18.50
|
€1.67 per GB | €1.12 | Go to Airalo | |
| 19 | Airalo | 10 GB, 30 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€17.19
converted from $19.00
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€1.72 per GB | €0.57 | Go to Airalo |
15 GB and more
| Rank | Provider | Plan | Network | Hotspot | Price | per GB | per day | Checked | Go to provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BNESIM | 20 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€8.99
|
€0.45 per GB | €0.30 | Go to BNESIM | |
| 2 | Jetpac | 15 GB, 7 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€15.38
converted from $17.00
|
€1.03 per GB | €2.20 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 3 | BNESIM | 50 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€19.99
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€0.40 per GB | €0.67 | Go to BNESIM | |
| 4 | Jetpac | 15 GB, 30 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€20.36
converted from $22.50
|
€1.36 per GB | €0.68 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 5 | Yesim | 20 GB, 30 days | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€23.30
|
€1.17 per GB | €0.78 | Go to Yesim | |
| 6 | Ubigi | 25 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€25.00
|
€1.00 per GB | €0.83 | Go to Ubigi | |
| 7 | Airalo | 20 GB, 15 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€26.24
converted from $29.00
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€1.31 per GB | €1.75 | Go to Airalo | |
| 8 | Airalo | 20 GB, 30 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€27.14
converted from $30.00
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€1.36 per GB | €0.90 | Go to Airalo | |
| 9 | Yesim | 30 GB, 30 days | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€29.20
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€0.97 per GB | €0.97 | Go to Yesim | |
| 10 | Jetpac | 30 GB, 30 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€31.66
converted from $34.99
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€1.06 per GB | €1.06 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 11 | Jetpac | 20 GB, 30 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€38.91
converted from $43.00
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€1.95 per GB | €1.30 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 12 | BNESIM | 100 GB, 30 days | not stated | not stated |
€39.99
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€0.40 per GB | €1.33 | Go to BNESIM | |
| 13 | Jetpac | 40 GB, 30 days | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€40.71
converted from $44.99
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€1.02 per GB | €1.36 | Go to Jetpac | |
| 14 | Airalo | 50 GB, 30 days | SK, 5G | not stated |
€44.34
converted from $49.00
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€0.89 per GB | €1.48 | Go to Airalo |
Unlimited data
The “Full speed” column gives the limit the provider itself states.
| Rank | Provider | Plan | Full speed | Network | Hotspot | Price | per day | Checked | Go to provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yesim | 1 day | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€3.50
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€3.50 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 2 | Yesim | 3 days | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€10.50
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€3.50 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 3 | Airalo | 3 days | not stated | SK, 5G | not stated |
€10.86
converted from $12.00
|
€3.62 per day | Go to Airalo | |
| 4 | Jetpac | 3 days | 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbit/s | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€11.75
converted from $12.99
|
€3.92 per day | Go to Jetpac | |
| 5 | Yesim | 5 days | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€17.50
|
€3.50 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 6 | Jetpac | 5 days | 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbit/s | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€18.09
converted from $19.99
|
€3.62 per day | Go to Jetpac | |
| 7 | Airalo | 5 days | not stated | SK, 5G | not stated |
€18.10
converted from $20.00
|
€3.62 per day | Go to Airalo | |
| 8 | Jetpac | 7 days | 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbit/s | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€24.42
converted from $26.99
|
€3.49 per day | Go to Jetpac | |
| 9 | Yesim | 7 days | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€24.50
|
€3.50 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 10 | Ubigi | 7 days | not stated | not stated | not stated |
€25.00
|
€3.57 per day | Go to Ubigi | |
| 11 | Airalo | 7 days | not stated | SK, 5G | not stated |
€26.24
converted from $29.00
|
€3.75 per day | Go to Airalo | |
| 12 | BNESIM | 10 days | not stated | not stated | not stated |
€29.00
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€2.90 per day | Go to BNESIM | |
| 13 | Yesim | 10 days | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€29.94
|
€2.99 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 14 | Jetpac | 10 days | 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbit/s | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€30.75
converted from $33.99
|
€3.08 per day | Go to Jetpac | |
| 15 | Airalo | 10 days | not stated | SK, 5G | not stated |
€31.67
converted from $35.00
|
€3.17 per day | Go to Airalo | |
| 16 | Ubigi | 15 days | not stated | not stated | not stated |
€34.00
|
€2.27 per day | Go to Ubigi | |
| 17 | Yesim | 14 days | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€37.19
|
€2.66 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 18 | Jetpac | 15 days | 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbit/s | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€37.99
converted from $41.99
|
€2.53 per day | Go to Jetpac | |
| 19 | Yesim | 15 days | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€39.00
|
€2.60 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 20 | Airalo | 15 days | not stated | SK, 5G | not stated |
€44.34
converted from $49.00
|
€2.96 per day | Go to Airalo | |
| 21 | Jetpac | 21 days | 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbit/s | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€45.23
converted from $49.99
|
€2.15 per day | Go to Jetpac | |
| 22 | Yesim | 21 days | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€46.20
|
€2.20 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 23 | Ubigi | 30 days | not stated | not stated | not stated |
€49.00
|
€1.63 per day | Go to Ubigi | |
| 24 | Yesim | 30 days | not stated | LGU+, SKTelecom, 5G | allowed |
€57.00
|
€1.90 per day | Go to Yesim | |
| 25 | Jetpac | 30 days | 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbit/s | SK Telecom, KT | allowed |
€59.71
converted from $65.99
|
€1.99 per day | Go to Jetpac | |
| 26 | Airalo | 30 days | not stated | SK, 5G | not stated |
€62.43
converted from $69.00
|
€2.08 per day | Go to Airalo |
Prices in US dollars are converted to euros at the rate of 13 Nov 2026 (1 USD = €0.9048, source: www.ecb.europa.eu). At checkout the amount can differ by a few cents.
Good to know for South Korea
Roaming with a German contract
According to the EU portal Your Europe, roaming at domestic prices applies in the EU and in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Moldova and Ukraine. South Korea is not included.
Source: europa.eu, read on 14 Nov 2026
In tariffs with Basic Roaming (MagentaMobil since August 2024), Telekom allows mobile data in South Korea only with a booked Travel & Surf pass. According to its price list, no data use is possible without a pass, so no data charges arise (country group 3).
Source: www.telekom.de, read on 14 Nov 2026
Vodafone charges EUR 9.99 per calendar day in South Korea with ReisePaket World, including 500 MB, 50 minutes and 50 SMS, or EUR 34.99 for one week. According to Vodafone, ReisePaket World is preset in most tariffs.
Source: www.vodafone.de, read on 14 Nov 2026
South Korea is in none of O2's zones 1 to 3. For zone 4 ("rest of the world": all other countries where O2 has a roaming agreement) the price list names EUR 1.49 per MB, billed in 10 KB steps.
Source: www.o2online.de, read on 14 Nov 2026
Hotspot
37 of the 71 plans allow a hotspot, for 34 the provider does not say.
Also
According to Apple, with Dual SIM both numbers can make and receive calls and FaceTime calls and send and receive iMessage, SMS and MMS. The iPhone uses only one mobile network at a time for mobile data.
Source: support.apple.com, read on 14 Nov 2026
Activation
According to Apple, Dual SIM on iPhone works for travel abroad: one number for the home line and another for the line used while travelling. From iOS 26, loading a travel eSIM may use a dedicated setup flow.
Source: support.apple.com, read on 14 Nov 2026
According to Apple, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later support Dual SIM with eSIM. To use two carriers, the carrier must unlock the iPhone, or both plans must come from the same carrier.
Source: support.apple.com, read on 14 Nov 2026
According to Google, an eSIM is added on Pixel phones under Settings > Network & internet > SIMs > Add SIM > Set up eSIM. If the eSIM is not detected automatically during setup, it may first need to be activated through the carrier, Google says.
Source: support.google.com, read on 14 Nov 2026
According to Google, a Pixel phone must be free of a SIM lock to work on any mobile network. Phones bought from a carrier can be SIM-locked for up to 2 years, Google says.
Source: support.google.com, read on 14 Nov 2026
According to Samsung, an eSIM can be activated on Galaxy phones (depending on the model) by scanning the operator's QR code, automatically or by entering the details by hand, under Settings > Connections > SIM manager > Add eSIM.
Source: www.samsung.com, read on 14 Nov 2026
Common questions
What does an eSIM for South Korea cost?
On 15 November 2026, the 71 checked plans cost between €2.49 and €62.43. Per GB, that is €0.40 to €6.33.
Which eSIM is cheapest for a week in South Korea?
For seven days with at least 5 GB, on 15 November 2026 it is the plan “5 GB for 30 days” from BNESIM for €3.49.
Which eSIM for South Korea has unlimited data?
26 of the 71 plans have unlimited data. On 15 November 2026, the cheapest for at least seven days costs €24.42: 7 days from Jetpac.
Can I make calls with a travel eSIM?
55 of the 71 plans are data only, for 16 the provider does not say.