Prepaid travel data for France with instant activation and no roaming fees
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No Roaming
4G/5G Speed
Refund Policy
Data only — no phone number, no calls, no SMS Your own number stays active on your existing SIM (dual SIM), and you can call and message through WhatsApp, FaceTime and similar apps.
1 Day
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You do not get a new phone number with this eSIM.
Setting up your eSIM? The installation and activation guide walks through it step by step, and the full FAQ covers device compatibility, hotspot, dual SIM and topping up.
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One plan covers all of France - Paris, the Riviera, Provence, the Loire and beyond - so a single eSIM handles the whole trip. Scan the QR code before you fly, switch off airplane mode on arrival, and you are connected immediately.
The eSIM activates the moment you turn off airplane mode at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly (ORY), Nice (NCE) or Lyon (LYS). Your RER B ticket, taxi app and maps are ready before you reach the platform.
France's networks - Orange, SFR, Bouygues and Free Mobile - give you 5G across the cities and dependable 4G through the regions, from the vineyards of Burgundy and Bordeaux to the lavender fields of Provence and the beaches of the Cote d’Azur.
You will have data across the Paris Metro and RER - much of the network now has mobile coverage underground - so live navigation works between stations. The same eSIM keeps you online on the TGV as you speed down to Lyon, Marseille or Bordeaux, with only brief drops in the longest tunnels.
If you go by Eurostar from St Pancras, by Eurotunnel from Folkestone or by ferry from Dover, the French border check - including the EU's Entry/Exit System fingerprints and photo - happens before you leave the UK. Eurostar reaches Paris in about two hours 16 minutes, and the Dover-Calais crossing takes an hour and a half to an hour and 40 minutes, with dozens of sailings a day between DFDS and P&O. Air France and British Airways fly Heathrow to Paris in just over an hour.
France follows the Schengen rules, and officers can ask to see travel insurance, money for your stay, your accommodation and a return ticket. Your GHIC covers state healthcare, and 112 reaches the emergency services (gov.uk, updated 11 August 2026). France is one hour ahead of the UK, and sockets are types C and E.
Yes - much of the Paris Metro and RER now has mobile coverage underground, so maps and transit apps work between stations. Signal can briefly drop in older tunnel sections.
Yes. You stay online on the TGV between the major cities; coverage dips only in the longest tunnels and reconnects automatically.
Coverage is strong across Provence, the Riviera and the main tourist regions. Remote hilltop villages and deep countryside can thin out, as on any network.
In the UK, before you leave: the Foreign Office says entry details for travel through Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone or Eurostar at St Pancras are taken at the border there (gov.uk, updated 11 August 2026).
The cost of using your UK plan in France, network by network, from each network’s own price guide (checked 8 October 2026). Prices are for current plans; older plans are sometimes cheaper.
| Network | Cost in France | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| EE | £2.72 a day | Included if you joined before 7 July 2021, or on Essentials Plus, All Rounder or Full Works |
| O2 | Included | Up to 25GB a month |
| Vodafone | £2.75 a day | Included on plans from before 11 August 2021, or with Euro Roam or Global Roam |
| Three | £2.75 a day | £2 if you joined between 1 October 2021 and 17 December 2025; free before then and on pay as you go |
| Tesco Mobile | Included | Home From Home, no usage cap |
| Sky Mobile | £2 per 24 hours | Roaming Passport Plus; free for Sky VIP Diamond |
| giffgaff | Included | Up to 5GB per plan, for up to 63 days |
| VOXI | £2.60 a day | European Roaming Pass; £15 for 8 days |
| SMARTY | Included | Up to 12GB a month |
| iD Mobile | Included | Up to 30GB a month |
Every network, zone and join-date rule is explained in UK mobile roaming charges compared.
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