Land in Saudi Arabia. Skip the phone store.
Buy the plan at home, install it over Wi-Fi, and turn flight mode off at the gate. The phone finds a Saudi network by itself — in Riyadh, in Jeddah, or straight off a flight into Makkah or Madinah. No out-of-region rate from your own carrier, and no queue at a counter with your passport out.
- Working when you land
- No roaming bill to come home to
- Installed at home over Wi-Fi
Built for visitors, not residents
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Delivered inside the app
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Your own line stays switched on
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No store, no ID check
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Awake on landing
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One price, paid up front
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Support that answers in your language
Three steps, all of them at home
Buy it, install it over Wi-Fi, land connected.
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Get the app
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Pick the plan that fits the trip
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Scan the code once
Buy it, install it, watch what is left
All of it happens on the phone: choose a plan, install it, keep an eye on the balance, top up the same eSIM. There is no website account to open first.
Where it works, and where it will not
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- install, before you leave home
- 5G · LTE
- where the network reaches
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- counters, forms or ID checks
The rest is worth knowing before you go. Coverage thins out on the long desert highways between cities, across the Empty Quarter, on the drive out to AlUla, and around construction-stage NEOM sites still being built. No eSIM changes that, and no local SIM bought at an airport kiosk changes it either. It is a question of where the towers are, not of what is in your phone, and any plan that promises full bars in open desert is promising something it does not control.
Before a drive out to AlUla or the desert
Download the map for the whole route offline while you still have signal, and the site or camp with it. Tell someone which road you are taking and when you expect to be back. Between towns on a desert highway, treat a live connection as a bonus rather than a given — the eSIM picks the network back up on its own once you are back in range.
Frequently asked questions
The questions that come up before departure.
What is an eSIM?
A SIM card built into the phone as software. You install a plan by scanning a QR code instead of pushing a chip into a tray, and the plastic SIM you already have stays exactly where it is.
Does my phone support eSIM?
Most phones sold since 2018: iPhone XS and newer, Samsung Galaxy S20 and newer, Google Pixel 3 and newer, and most current Android models. The phone also has to be carrier-unlocked. Our setup guides show where to check on your model.
When should I install it?
At home over Wi-Fi, a day or two before departure. Nothing starts running at that point: the clock begins when the eSIM first connects to a network in Saudi Arabia. Installing early costs you nothing and saves you doing it on airport Wi-Fi with a queue behind you.
Do I keep my own number?
Yes. The eSIM is data-only, so your home line stays active for your number, your SMS codes and your messaging accounts. Point mobile data at the eSIM and leave the rest alone. What you do not get is a Saudi number — see below, because a hotel booking, a ride-hailing app or a delivery order can ask for one.
How fast is it?
It runs on Saudi Arabia's own networks — 5G in the major cities and along the busiest routes, LTE everywhere else the network reaches. Enough for maps, video calls, streaming, and working from a laptop over the hotspot.
Do I have to take my physical SIM out?
No. Both lines run at once. The only setting that matters is which line carries mobile data: point it at the eSIM, and switch data roaming off on your home line so it cannot connect quietly in the background.
Flying to Saudi Arabia?
Install the plan before you go, and land with the internet already working.
Free app · Paid once, before departure · Data-only, alongside your own SIM