Travel eSIMs
Airalo review for Singaporeans
The largest travel eSIM store, with prepaid data plans for 200+ countries.
- Starting price
- S$6.50
- Pricing model
- prepaid
- Activation fee
- None
- FX markup
- Not applicable — data only
- Top-up
- In-app, no extra fee
- Coverage
- 200+ countries and regions
- Phone number
- No — data only
- KYC / ID required
- No
- Plan validity
- 7 to 30 days, depending on package
Pricing notes. Pay-as-you-go data packages. A typical 1GB/7-day country plan starts around S$6.50; larger and regional bundles bring the per-GB cost down.
GST. Digital eSIM plans sold to Singapore consumers have 9% GST included in the displayed price.
Airalo is the eSIM most Singaporean travellers reach for first, and for good reason: it covers more than 200 countries, so a single app handles a trip that hops from Japan to Korea to Taiwan. You buy a data package before you fly, install the eSIM, and switch it on when you land. Prices are shown in SGD and small plans are cheap enough to try risk-free.
Pros & cons
What’s good
- Widest country coverage of any travel eSIM — useful for multi-country Asia trips.
- Cheap small plans make it easy to try without overcommitting.
- Well-polished app with easy top-ups while you travel.
Worth noting
- Data-only — no local phone number for calls or SMS.
- Per-GB cost on small single-country plans is higher than buying a larger bundle.
- Speeds can drop to throttled rates once a plan's data is used up.
Our verdict
For most Singaporean travellers Airalo is the safe default — especially for multi-country regional trips where its coverage shines. If you want the lowest price on a single destination, compare its larger bundles against Nomad before buying.
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