How to choose and use eSIMs when traveling abroad as a family
How to use an eSIM for international travel
Families can save money and use cell phone data abroad with global eSIMS
How to find the best eSIM for your trip
Destination
What region are you visiting, and which providers cover it?
Data
Would you prefer a set or unlimited amount of data?
Price
What is your budget, and what if you need more data?
Our family has relied on this eSIM provider since 2022
For our family, Airalo eSIMs have been reliable, easy to buy and install, and consistently available wherever we travel all over the world.
Different eSIMs are right for different trips and circumstances. Here are other providers we haven’t used personally, but are comfortable recommending based on experiences we’ve heard from other travelers:
Here’s how our family has used eSIMs in other countries
Of course, every family, mobile carrier, plan, and phone setup is different. Here’s a quick summary of our family to give you context:
- Our own family of four is based in the USA, but we travel extensively and often stay at least a month in countries around the world
- 3 devices: We two adults and our teen each have an Apple iPhone
- Our tween daughter doesn’t have a phone yet
- When abroad, we use a data-only eSIM for that country or region
- We adults keep a basic US-based mobile plan for voice and text, but we don’t use the plan’s data when abroad
- Our teen doesn’t have a regular phone plan at this point, and uses only Wi-Fi or his data eSIM
