Prepaid travel data for Germany with instant activation and no roaming fees
Quick Setup
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.
This eSIM can use any of Germany's three established nationwide networks: Telekom, Vodafone and O2 (Telefónica). That matters in the countryside, where each network has its own gaps - Germans call them Funklöcher. If one drops out, pick another from the network list in your phone's mobile settings.
According to the regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, about 97.5% of Germany's area had 4G from at least one network in January 2025, and its online Funkloch map shows where coverage is thin.
A SIM from an EU or EEA country already works in Germany at home prices under the EU's roam-like-at-home rules, within your operator's fair-use allowance. This eSIM is mainly for everyone else: the UK has not been covered since it left the EU, and Turkey, Switzerland and the US never were. On an EU SIM it is still useful if you need more data than your allowance.
Deutsche Bahn offers free WiFi on every ICE, in first and second class, with no time limit. It is shared by the whole train, and DB asks passengers to avoid heavy streaming and downloads. Only some IC and regional trains have WiFi, so the eSIM is what keeps you online on regional trains, the S-Bahn and trams, or when the on-board WiFi drops.
You can, but German law requires your identity to be checked before a German prepaid SIM is activated - often by video call or in a shop. This eSIM is bought online before you travel, so there is no German ID check or shop visit, and it carries data only, with no German number.
British Airways and Lufthansa fly from Heathrow to Frankfurt and Munich more than a dozen times a day each, in under two hours, and to Berlin with BA and Eurowings. Germany follows the Schengen rules, and the Foreign Office notes that temporary border checks are currently in place at its land borders - carry your passport if you cross from a neighbouring country. Declare cash over 10,000 euros. Your GHIC covers state healthcare (gov.uk, updated 11 August 2026). Germany is one hour ahead of the UK, and sockets are the European two-pin kind.
No - it covers Germany only. On a train across the border it stops working once your phone switches to a foreign network, so buy an eSIM for the next country as well.
All three networks have large 5G footprints. Whether your phone connects to 5G on this eSIM depends on the network it picks and your phone, so plan on 4G.
The cost of using your UK plan in Germany, 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 Germany | 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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