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Best eSIM for Vanuatu

Set it up in Australia before you fly and land in Port Vila connected, with instant Digicel data and no roaming bill.

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Vanuatu travel eSIM with fast 4G/5G mobile data coverage from MegaEsim
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Truly Unlimited DataStay connected every day with no overall data cap for the full validity period.
High-Speed Every DayUp to 1 GB per day at full 4G/5G speed, then up to 1 Mbps for the rest of that day.
Resets Every DayYour full-speed allowance refreshes automatically every 24 hours, with nothing for you to do.
Multi-network CoverageRuns on Digicel in Vanuatu for stable coverage.
Multiple eSIM PurchaseYou can buy several eSIMs at once for family and friends.
Device CompatibilityWorks with any smartphone that supports eSIM.

Vanuatu travel data eSIM

What Is a Vanuatu eSIM?

A Vanuatu eSIM is a digital data plan that gives your phone mobile internet across Vanuatu without a physical SIM card. You buy a plan, scan a QR code, and you are online. No plastic SIM, no airport queues.

Your home SIM stays in your phone, so you keep your normal number for calls and texts while the eSIM handles data. Cheaper than roaming, faster than finding a SIM shop when you land.

Strongest network, chosen automatically Connects to the strongest network in each area for fast 4G LTE and 5G data wherever you are.
  • No Physical SIM Card100% digital, delivered as a QR code
  • 4G LTE + 5G SpeedConnects to whichever operator is strongest nearby
  • Keep Your Home NumberDual SIM, so calls and texts still reach you
  • Fixed Price, No SurprisesPaid up front, with no meter running

Local networks

Which networks you connect to in Vanuatu

Your MegaEsim Vanuatu plan roams on the local operators below. Your phone picks whichever gives the strongest signal where you are standing, so there is nothing to choose or set up.

Digicel 4G

11 plans are available for Vanuatu, from $3.88 up to $64.61. Every plan is data only, delivered by QR code, and starts counting when you connect on arrival.

Vanuatu flag Port Vila Luganville Lenakel Isangel

Same plan, same coverage, wherever you go in Vanuatu.

Every plan

All Vanuatu eSIM plans and prices

Unlimited plans never run out. They run at full speed up to a daily allowance, then carry on at a reduced speed. Data plans give you a set amount of data to use across the whole validity period.

Prices and plan details last updated .

Cheapest 1 GB 7 days $3.88 $0.55 per day Best value 3 GB 30 days $10.99 $0.37 per day Most data 20 GB 30 days $64.61 $2.15 per day
See all 11 plans and prices Hide the full price list 1 GB to 20 GB plus unlimited · 1 to 30 days · from $3.88
Full speed each dayValidityPer dayPrice
1 GB a day Best value1 day$4.31$4.31
2 GB a day1 day$8.19$8.19
3 GB a day1 day$11.63$11.63
5 GB a day1 day$15.08$15.08
10 GB a day1 day$28.00$28.00

Once the daily allowance is used the connection keeps working at a reduced speed, then resets the next day.

Pick yours in the selector at the top of the page.

The alternatives

Travel eSIM vs SIM Card vs Roaming

The same trip, three ways to pay for data.

Recommended

MegaEsim travel eSIM

Sorted before you leave home

From $3.88, fixed

  • Scan a QR code before you fly
  • Working the moment you land
  • Keeps your home number
  • Paid up front, so no bill later

Local SIM card

Cheap, once you have one

Varies by shop

  • Find a shop, queue, show ID
  • Offline until you reach that shop
  • Your own SIM comes out
  • Paid up front, so no bill later

Roaming on your home plan

Nothing to do, and it costs

Often $10 or more a day

  • Already switched on
  • Keeps your home number
  • Charged per day, per line
  • The bill lands after the trip

Everyday use

Your number stays yours, and every app keeps working

Because your home SIM stays in the phone, WhatsApp still runs on your own number, and so do iMessage and the SMS codes your bank sends. Everything else simply uses the eSIM's data, exactly as it does on Wi-Fi at home.

  • WhatsApp
  • Google Maps
  • Uber
  • Instagram
  • Spotify
  • Gmail
  • Banking apps
  • Airline apps

Getting connected

From checkout to signal in three steps

Buying and installing takes about five minutes. The only waiting happens after you land.

Buy before you fly Choose your plan and the QR code arrives by email within a minute or two. It also sits in your account as a backup.
Install while you have Wi-Fi Scan the code from your phone settings. Do this at home the night before rather than in an arrivals hall with no signal.
Land, then switch on data roaming Turn on data roaming for the eSIM line when you arrive. Your plan activates on a local network and the clock starts then, not before.

Read the full setup guide

If plans change

Change of plans? No problem

Buy now and decide later. There are three situations where we refund you, and you have a long window to ask.

6 month money back guarantee You have half a year from the day you buy to ask for a refund.
Your trip is off
Cancelled or postponed and you have not activated the eSIM. Full refund.
Your phone cannot take it
Device turns out not to support eSIM, or it is carrier locked. Refunded immediately.
It will not connect
A network fault we cannot fix. Full or partial refund depending on what you used.

Vanuatu guide · 5 min read

Getting Online in Vanuatu: Set It Up Before You Fly

A MegaEsim Vanuatu eSIM is $3.88 for 1 GB over 7 days, against $7.00 as Airalo's entry price and $26.00 for their 3 day unlimited plan, checked 12 August 2026. It runs on Digicel and installs from a QR code before you fly, which for the many travellers flying in from Brisbane or Sydney means setting it up at home and landing in Port Vila already online.

01 Buying a Vanuatu eSIM from Australia

Most visitors to Vanuatu arrive from Australia, and the question people ask is whether to sort connectivity before leaving or on arrival. Sort it before. Your Australian plan will either not work in Vanuatu at all or will charge international roaming rates that make a few days of maps and messaging cost more than the flight's checked bag.

Install the eSIM at home while you still have wifi, leave it switched off, then turn the line on when you land at Bauerfield. Your Australian number stays active for calls and texts on your normal SIM, and the eSIM carries the data.

02 What does an eSIM for Vanuatu cost?

Prices checked 12 August 2026 in US dollars on each provider's own Vanuatu page.

Plan MegaEsimBest choice Airalo Holafly
1 GB$3.88 for 7 daysfrom $7.00unlimited only
3 GB$10.99 for 30 daysnot listed at this sizeunlimited only
10 GB$31.44 for 30 daysnot listed at this sizeunlimited only
Unlimitedfrom $4.31 a day$26.00 for 3 days$53.50 for 7 days

Our unlimited plans run at full speed up to the daily allowance and then at up to 1 Mbps. Every unlimited travel eSIM applies a daily limit. Ours is on the plan.

03 Can I use a Digicel eSIM in Vanuatu?

Our Vanuatu eSIM runs on Digicel, which is one of the two networks covering the islands and the one with the widest reach outside Port Vila.

You do not need to arrange anything with Digicel yourself. There is no Digicel shop to visit, no local account to open and no prepaid top up to buy. You buy the plan from us, scan the QR code, and your phone connects to their network when you land.

04 Travelling to Vanuatu and New Caledonia?

Plenty of Pacific itineraries take in both, and a Vanuatu only plan stops the moment you land in Noumea. New Caledonia runs on a separate network with its own plans.

If your trip covers both, buy the country plan for wherever you are spending the most time and check a regional Pacific option for the rest, rather than assuming one island plan will follow you across the Coral Sea.

05 Where does coverage get thin in Vanuatu?

Port Vila and the areas around it are well covered, as is Luganville on Espiritu Santo and the main resort strips.

Beyond that it drops away quickly. Tanna has service around the main village and very little on the walk up to Mount Yasur. The outer islands, the Banks group and much of the interior of Santo have no usable mobile signal on any network. Many resorts run their own wifi precisely because of this.

Download offline maps before island hopping. No travel eSIM from any provider creates coverage where there is no mast.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our Vanuatu eSIM.

Yes. A MegaEsim Vanuatu plan connects to the Digicel network and installs from a QR code before you travel, so you land in Port Vila already connected.

Yes, and it is the sensible way to do it. Install it at home over wifi, leave the line switched off, then turn it on and enable data roaming for that line when you land. Your Australian number stays active on your normal SIM.

Ours at the time of writing. 1 GB over 7 days is $3.88, against $7.00 as Airalo's entry price and $53.50 for a Holafly unlimited week, checked 12 August 2026.

Partly. There is service around the main village on Tanna and around Luganville on Espiritu Santo, but the outer islands, the Banks group and the climb to Mount Yasur have little or no signal on any network. Download offline maps first.
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11 plans for Vanuatu, from $3.88. Your QR code arrives by email within minutes, and the clock only starts when you connect on arrival.

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