# Portugal eSIM - eSIMpass > Prepaid data-only travel eSIM for Portugal. Bought online, delivered by email as a QR code, installed in a few minutes. No contract, no physical SIM, no phone number. - Product page and checkout: https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal - Prices as of 2026-10-12, in GBP, taxes included - From 2.42 GBP ## Plans on sale | Plan | Type | Price | Checkout | |---|---|---|---| | 30 Days - 3GB Data | Fixed data | 2.42 GBP | [Buy](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/checkout?product_id=131&qty=1&gmc=esim-portugal¤cy=GBP&options=%7B%22105%22%3A68879%7D) | | Unlimited - 1 Day | Unlimited data | 2.59 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | 30 Days - 5GB Data | Fixed data | 3.32 GBP | [Buy](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/checkout?product_id=131&qty=1&gmc=esim-portugal¤cy=GBP&options=%7B%22105%22%3A68658%7D) | | 30 Days - 10GB Data | Fixed data | 4.98 GBP | [Buy](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/checkout?product_id=131&qty=1&gmc=esim-portugal¤cy=GBP&options=%7B%22105%22%3A67788%7D) | | Unlimited - 2 Days | Unlimited data | 5.19 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | 30 Days - 20GB Data | Fixed data | 7.40 GBP | [Buy](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/checkout?product_id=131&qty=1&gmc=esim-portugal¤cy=GBP&options=%7B%22105%22%3A67789%7D) | | Unlimited - 3 Days | Unlimited data | 7.78 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 4 Days | Unlimited data | 10.20 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 5 Days | Unlimited data | 12.93 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 6 Days | Unlimited data | 15.67 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 7 Days | Unlimited data | 18.41 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 8 Days | Unlimited data | 19.78 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 9 Days | Unlimited data | 21.83 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 10 Days | Unlimited data | 23.20 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 11 Days | Unlimited data | 25.25 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 12 Days | Unlimited data | 27.30 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 13 Days | Unlimited data | 28.67 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 14 Days | Unlimited data | 30.04 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 15 Days | Unlimited data | 32.09 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 16 Days | Unlimited data | 33.46 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 17 Days | Unlimited data | 34.15 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 18 Days | Unlimited data | 35.51 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 19 Days | Unlimited data | 37.57 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 20 Days | Unlimited data | 38.94 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 21 Days | Unlimited data | 40.30 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 22 Days | Unlimited data | 40.99 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 23 Days | Unlimited data | 41.67 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 24 Days | Unlimited data | 42.36 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 25 Days | Unlimited data | 43.04 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 26 Days | Unlimited data | 43.73 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 27 Days | Unlimited data | 44.41 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 28 Days | Unlimited data | 45.09 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 29 Days | Unlimited data | 45.78 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | | Unlimited - 30 Days | Unlimited data | 47.15 GBP | [Choose dates](https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal) | Each Checkout link opens payment with that plan selected: only the email address and payment remain. ## How it works 1. Choose a plan and pay on the product page (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal or crypto). 2. The eSIM QR code arrives by email; install it before you travel (Settings > Mobile/Cellular > Add eSIM). 3. On arrival, select the eSIM for mobile data and turn on data roaming for it. Your own SIM stays in the phone for calls and SMS. Data-only: the eSIM has no phone number. Requires an eSIM-compatible, carrier-unlocked phone. ## Your eSIM for Portugal, online the moment you land Install your Portugal eSIM before you fly by scanning the QR code, then simply turn off airplane mode after you land. You are connected straight away at Lisbon, Porto or Faro, with no plastic SIM to swap and no phone shop to find before your transfer into town. The one plan covers the whole country, so the same eSIM works whether you are starting in Lisbon, road-tripping the Algarve, or tasting your way up the Douro Valley. ## Getting connected at Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports Set the eSIM up at home and it connects automatically when you switch off airplane mode at Lisbon (LIS), Porto (OPO) or Faro (FAO). You are online for the Aerobus, the metro or a Bolt ride into the centre the second you arrive, with maps and translation ready before you reach the taxi rank. ## Coverage from the cities to the Algarve Portugal runs on three networks - MEO, NOS and Vodafone - with fast 4G/LTE nationwide and 5G across Lisbon, Porto and the larger towns. That is plenty for live maps, restaurant bookings, the CP train app and video calls home. Coverage holds up well along the Algarve coast and the main tourist routes; only deep-rural corners of the Alentejo interior thin out, as they would on any network. A few GB covers a city break of maps and messaging - size up if you plan to stream or tether a laptop. ## Madeira, the Azores and island trips Heading to the islands? The eSIM works on Madeira and across the main Azorean islands, covering Funchal, Ponta Delgada and the popular hiking and whale-watching spots. Coverage is strongest in and around the towns, so download offline maps before heading into the more remote levada trails or crater hikes. ## Portugal from the UK: short flights, same time zone Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve are on UK time all year and change their clocks on the same weekends, so there is no jet lag at all - and Madeira is on UK time too. Only the Azores are an hour behind. Flights are short: around two hours twenty to Lisbon or Porto, two and a half to three and a half to Faro depending on where you leave from, and just under four to Madeira. Jet2 alone flies to Faro from 13 UK airports. ## What a British passport needs for Portugal The Schengen rules apply: no visa for up to 90 days in any 180 across the whole Schengen area, a passport issued less than ten years before you arrive, and at least three months' validity after the day you leave. Border officers can also ask to see a return or onward ticket and that you have enough money for your stay. Since April 2026 the EU's Entry/Exit System takes your fingerprints and a photo the first time you cross, instead of a passport stamp. The Foreign Office points out that the EU's optional Travel to Europe app can speed this up at Portuguese airports. ETIAS is not running yet; nothing needs to be applied for in advance today. Check gov.uk's current guidance (updated 11 August 2026) before you travel. ## Plugs and roaming Sockets are the European two-pin kind (types C and F), so you need an adaptor. Portugal, Madeira and the Azores are in the Europe zone of every big UK network, but EE, Vodafone and Three charge by the day on most plans started since 2021; O2 does not. The table below has the figures. ## FAQ ### Does the eSIM work on Madeira and the Azores? Yes. The Portugal plan covers Madeira and the main Azorean islands as well as the mainland, so the same eSIM works if your trip combines Lisbon or Porto with an island stay. Coverage is best in and near the towns. ### Will it work on the Lisbon Metro and CP trains? Yes - you will have data across the Lisbon Metro and on Comboios de Portugal (CP) routes between the main cities, so the live transit and timetable apps work on the move. Signal can briefly drop in long tunnels, as with any mobile network. ### Is coverage good in the Algarve and rural areas? Coverage is strong along the Algarve coast and the main routes. Very remote parts of the Alentejo interior can be patchy, so download offline maps if you are heading well off the beaten track. ### Is Portugal on the same time as the UK? Yes. Mainland Portugal and Madeira keep UK time all year, changing their clocks on the same dates. The Azores are one hour behind. --- Source: https://www.esimpass.co.uk/esim/esim-portugal - eSIMpass, Elemento Logico Lda, Portugal - help@esimpass.com