# North America eSIM

> Compare 45 regional eSIM data plans for North America, from $1.72. One QR code for every country on your route, no roaming charges.

Page: https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/ · Data as of: 2026-10-06 · Prices: US dollars

## North America eSIM at a glance

- **Prices from:** $1.72
- **Plans:** 45 plans
- **Data allowances:** 1 GB to 50 GB, plus 20 unlimited plans
- **Validity:** 3 to 180 days, or 1 to 30 days with daily plans
- **Price per GB:** from $1.53, typically $2.71
- **5G:** 45 of 45 plans
- **Hotspot:** 45 of 45 plans
- **Top-up:** 42 of 45 plans
- **Calls and SMS:** Data only

## Best eSIM for North America by trip length

The cheapest plan that covers the whole trip, for two kinds of use: light use is about 0.3 GB a day (maps and messaging), everyday use is about 1 GB a day (plus social media and some video).

| Trip | Light use | Everyday use |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3 days | [1 GB for 7 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-1gb-7days): $3.01 | [1 GB a day for 3 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-1gbday): $7.95 |
| 7 days | [3 GB for 15 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-3gb-15days): $8.03 | [1 GB a day for 7 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-1gbday): $18.55 |
| 14 days | [5 GB for 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-5gb-30days): $13.42 | [20 GB for 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-20gb-30days): $33.66 |
| 30 days | [10 GB for 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-10-gb-30-days): $20.59 | [Unlimited for 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-unlimited-30-days): $68.90 |

Each plan is in the table above with its full terms. Unlimited plans may slow down after a fair-use limit.

## Plans (45)

Price is what a customer pays; per-day plans are bought for 1 to 30 days at the daily price. Each plan name links to it on the page.

| Plan | Coverage | Data | Validity | Speed | Hotspot | Top-up | Price (USD) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [USA & Canada 500MB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-500mbday) | 2 countries | 500 MB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | No | $1.72/day |
| [North America 500MB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-500mbday) | 3 countries | 500 MB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | No | $1.76/day |
| [USA & Canada 1GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-1gbday) | 2 countries | 1 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $2.65/day |
| [North America 1GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-1gbday) | 3 countries | 1 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $2.92/day |
| [USA & Canada 1GB 7Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-1gb-7days) | 2 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $3.01 |
| [North America 1GB 7Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-1gb-7days) | 3 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $3.09 |
| [North America 1GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-1gb-30days) | 3 countries | 1 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $3.43 |
| [North America 1GB/Day FUP1Mbps Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-3-areas-1gbday-fup1mbps-unlimited) | 3 countries | 1 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $3.71/day |
| [North America 1.5GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-15gbday) | 3 countries | 1.5 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | No | $3.87/day |
| [USA & Canada 2GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-2gbday) | 2 countries | 2 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $4.68/day |
| [North America - 1 GB - 7 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-1-gb-7-days) | 3 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $4.99 |
| [North America 2GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-2gbday) | 3 countries | 2 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $5.49/day |
| [North America 2GB/Day FUP1Mbps Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-3-areas-2gbday-fup1mbps-unlimited) | 3 countries | 2 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $7.07/day |
| [North America - 2 GB - 15 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-2-gb-15-days) | 3 countries | 2 GB | 15 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $7.49 |
| [North America 3GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-3gbday) | 3 countries | 3 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $7.72/day |
| [USA & Canada 3GB 15Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-3gb-15days) | 2 countries | 3 GB | 15 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $8.03 |
| [North America 3GB 15Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-3gb-15days) | 3 countries | 3 GB | 15 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $8.24 |
| [USA & Canada 3GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-3gb-30days) | 2 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $8.58 |
| [North America 3GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-3gb-30days) | 3 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $8.75 |
| [North America - 3 GB - 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-3-gb-30-days) | 3 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $9.05 |
| [North America 3GB/Day FUP1Mbps Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-3-areas-3gbday-fup1mbps-unlimited) | 3 countries | 3 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $10.05/day |
| [North America 5GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-5gbday) | 3 countries | 5 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $12.01/day |
| [North America - Unlimited - 3 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-unlimited-3-days) | 3 countries | Unlimited | 3 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $12.79 |
| [USA & Canada 5GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-5gb-30days) | 2 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $13.42 |
| [North America - 5 GB - 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-5-gb-30-days) | 3 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $13.57 |
| [North America 5GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-5gb-30days) | 3 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $13.73 |
| [North America - Unlimited - 5 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-unlimited-5-days) | 3 countries | Unlimited | 5 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $17.28 |
| [North America - 5 GB - 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-5-gb-30-days-5) | 3 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $19.96 |
| [North America 10GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-10gbday) | 3 countries | 10 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $20.59/day |
| [North America - 10 GB - 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-10-gb-30-days) | 3 countries | 10 GB | 30 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $20.59 |
| [North America 10GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-10gb-30days) | 3 countries | 10 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $21.89 |
| [North America - Unlimited - 7 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-unlimited-7-days) | 3 countries | Unlimited | 7 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $22.03 |
| [USA & Canada 10GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-10gb-30days) | 2 countries | 10 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $23.04 |
| [North America - Unlimited - 10 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-unlimited-10-days) | 3 countries | Unlimited | 10 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $26.40 |
| [North America - 10 GB - 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-10-gb-30-days-5) | 3 countries | 10 GB | 30 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $32.43 |
| [North America 20GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-20gb-30days) | 3 countries | 20 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $33.66 |
| [North America 20GB 90Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-20gb-90days) | 3 countries | 20 GB | 90 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $35.64 |
| [USA & Canada 20GB 30Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-usa-canada-20gb-30days) | 2 countries | 20 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $39.60 |
| [North America - Unlimited - 15 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-unlimited-15-days) | 3 countries | Unlimited | 15 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $48.84 |
| [North America - Unlimited - 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-unlimited-30-days) | 3 countries | Unlimited | 30 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $68.90 |
| [North America 50GB 180Days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-50gb-180days) | 3 countries | 50 GB | 180 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $76.56 |
| [North America - 50 GB - 7 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-50-gb-7-days) | 3 countries | 50 GB | 7 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $80.00 |
| [North America - 50 GB - 15 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-50-gb-15-days) | 3 countries | 50 GB | 15 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $86.00 |
| [North America - 50 GB - 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-50-gb-30-days) | 3 countries | 50 GB | 30 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $89.00 |
| [North America - Unlimited - 30 days](https://esimnest.com/region-north-america/#plan-north-america-unlimited-30-days-3) | 3 countries | Unlimited | 30 days | 5G/LTE | Yes | Yes | $98.00 |

## Works in 3 countries

Canada, Mexico, United States

## eSIM for North America: common questions

### Will an eSIM work on my phone in North America?

Yes, if your phone supports eSIM and is not locked to a carrier. That includes iPhone XS and later, Google Pixel 3 and later, and most recent Samsung Galaxy models. Check the device compatibility page if you are unsure.

### When should I install the eSIM?

Install it before you travel, while you have Wi-Fi. For most plans the validity starts when the eSIM first connects to a network in North America, not when you install it. Each plan's details show how long you have to activate it.

### Can I keep my own number and WhatsApp?

Yes. The eSIM is a second line for mobile data only. Your usual SIM stays in the phone for calls and texts, and WhatsApp, iMessage and other apps keep working with your own number.

### What happens if I run out of data?

Plans that support top-ups can be extended from your eSimNest account without installing a new eSIM. Whether a plan can be topped up is shown in its details. Otherwise you can buy a new plan at any time.

### Can I share the connection as a hotspot?

Most plans allow tethering. Plans marked with Hotspot in the list support it; check the plan details before you buy if it matters for your trip.

### How much does an eSIM for North America cost?

Plans for North America start at $1.72. For a week-long trip with everyday use (about 1 GB a day), the cheapest plan is $18.55: 1 GB a day for 7 days.

### Is there an unlimited eSIM for North America?

Yes, 20 plans have unlimited data, from $1.72. Unlimited plans usually slow down after a daily high-speed allowance; each plan's details state the policy.

### How long is an eSIM for North America valid?

Fixed plans are valid for 3 to 180 days from activation, and daily plans can be bought for 1 to 30 days.

### Does the eSIM work on 5G in North America?

45 of 45 plans support 5G where the local network offers it; the others use 4G/LTE.

### Can I make calls and send SMS with an eSIM in North America?

eSIMs for North America are data-only. You can still call and message over the internet with apps such as WhatsApp or FaceTime.