Prepaid travel data for Italy 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.
The best eSIM for Italy starts at £2.59. Strong 4G/5G in Rome, Florence and Venice on a major Italian network. Instant QR, data-only, no roaming fees.
The best eSIM for Italy in 2026 starts at just £2.59 with 4G/5G speeds across Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, and all of Italy. Instant QR delivery, no roaming fees.
One plan covers the whole country, so the same eSIM works whether you are in Rome, Florence, Venice or down on the Amalfi Coast. Install it before you travel, turn off airplane mode when you land, and you are online with no SIM to swap.
The eSIM connects automatically when you switch off airplane mode at Rome Fiumicino (FCO), Milan Malpensa (MXP), Venice (VCE) or Naples (NAP). You can buy your Leonardo Express ticket, find your water-bus stop or order a taxi the moment you arrive.
Italy's networks - TIM, Vodafone and WindTre - deliver 5G across the cities and reliable 4G through the regions, including the Tuscan hills, the Amalfi and Cinque Terre coastlines and the lakes. Signal naturally thins in the high Dolomites and remote mountain valleys, so save offline maps for hiking days.
The same eSIM keeps you online on the Frecciarossa and Italo high-speed trains between Rome, Florence, Milan and Naples, and it works on Sicily and Sardinia too - so an island leg of the trip needs no new plan. Expect brief drops in the long rail tunnels, with automatic reconnection after.
No visa, but Italy is Schengen: your 90 days in any 180 are shared with every other Schengen country, and your passport must have been issued less than ten years before you arrive and be valid for three months after you leave. Since April 2026 the EU's Entry/Exit System takes your fingerprints and photo on first entry instead of a stamp - free, and valid three years. Your GHIC or EHIC covers state healthcare, and 112 reaches the emergency services (gov.uk, updated 2 October 2026).
British Airways and ITA Airways fly from Heathrow to Rome in about two and a half hours, and British Airways to both Milan airports in around two. Italy is always one hour ahead of the UK. Sockets are types C, L and F, so bring a European adaptor.
Yes. The Italy plan covers the mainland plus Sicily and Sardinia, so the same eSIM works if your trip includes the islands.
Yes - you will have data on the high-speed routes between the major cities. Coverage dips briefly in long tunnels and reconnects automatically.
Coverage is strong in towns and along the main roads of Tuscany and the lakes. Very high or remote Dolomite valleys can lose signal, so download offline maps for hiking days.
The cost of using your UK plan in Italy, 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 Italy | 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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