Key takeaways
Based on 42 traveler reports from Tunisia and our tests, the best option for most trips is Maya Mobile: it worked well for 7 of 7 travelers who reported from Tunisia, on the cheapest global unlimited plan. Saily (3 of 3) suits a first eSIM, best help desk in our test, higher price. Holafly (4 of 5) suits a resort week on unlimited data, speed capped in our test. Airalo (3 of 4) suits trips continuing to Morocco or Egypt; one eSIM never connected. Ubigi (2 of 3) is the only one not on Ooredoo; its help desk never answered us. eSIM4Travel is the cheapest here, with 1 report, negative.
- Best for most trips Maya Mobile 100% worked well in Tunisia 7 of 7 reviewers 8.4 our score
- First eSIM, best help desk Saily 100% worked well in Tunisia 3 of 3 reviewers 8.1 our score
- Unlimited data, resort weeks Holafly 80% worked well in Tunisia 4 of 5 reviewers 7.1 our score
- Tunisia plus MENA trips Airalo 75% worked well in Tunisia 3 of 4 reviewers 7.5 our score
- Interior towns and the south Ubigi 67% worked well in Tunisia 2 of 3 reviewers 6.3 our score
- Lowest price, human help desk eSIM4Travel 0% worked well in Tunisia 0 of 1 reviewers 8.8 our score
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The best eSIM for Tunisia is not the one with the best network, because there is no agreed best network: the two independent measurement firms rank Ooredoo, Tunisie Telecom and Orange in opposite orders, and every travel eSIM sold here roams on one or two of those three. What separates the providers in Tunisia is whether the eSIM connected at all, and how fast it ran once it did. In 42 traveler reports from Tunisia, the misses were mostly eSIMs that never connected or ran at a crawl with full signal bars, not dead zones.
Two country facts matter before you buy. First, Tunisia runs a mandatory handset registration scheme called Sajalni: put a Tunisian SIM into a phone brought in from abroad and you get 30 days of service, after which the phone is blocked on every Tunisian network unless you register its IMEI (the phone's hardware serial number) [3]. A travel eSIM roams on a foreign profile and, according to the registration authority's own briefings as reported in the Tunisian press, does not start that clock; that is the strongest argument for a travel eSIM in Tunisia specifically. Second, a passport is required to buy and register any local SIM, at the airport or in town.
Coverage follows the coast. The corridor from Tunis through Hammamet, Sousse and Monastir to Sfax and Djerba is served by all three networks, while the interior and the Saharan south thin out off the main roads. Holafly's own page names the Chott el Djerid salt flat, Jebil National Park and the desert routes near Tataouine as places where its signal is weak or absent [10], and no operator or eSIM provider claims coverage of open desert. 5G went live on all three networks in February 2025 according to industry press, and 3G is still on; the one eSIM4Travel report from May 2024 describes landing on H+ rather than 4G. August is the peak month by a wide margin in the statistics office figures reported by CEIC, so a crowded cell in a resort town is an August problem, not a year-round one.
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Best eSIM Providers for Tunisia
eSIM plans in Tunisia at a glance
- Cheapest plan Yesim €0.45 0.4 GB 1 days
- Cheapest 5 GB plan eSIM4Travel $6.32 5 GB 30 days
- Cheapest 10 GB plan eSIM4Travel $11.81 10 GB 30 days
- Cheapest 20 GB plan Global YO $19.59 20 GB 30 days
- Most data Ubigi $290 200 GB 360 days
- Longest validity Global YO $76.99 100 GB 365 days
- Lowest price per GB Global YO $46.89 100 GB 60 days
How well each provider's eSIM works in Tunisia
The Vefru score is our overall rating of the provider. The percentage shows how many reviewers said their eSIM worked well in Tunisia. Since unhappy customers review more often, it is best used to compare providers with each other.
Worked well in Tunisia
7 of 7 reviewers
100%
Worked well in Tunisia
3 of 3 reviewers
100%
Worked well in Tunisia
4 of 5 reviewers
80%
Worked well in Tunisia
3 of 4 reviewers
75%
Worked well in Tunisia
2 of 3 reviewers
67%
Worked well in Tunisia
2 of 4 reviewers
50%
Worked well in Tunisia
2 of 5 reviewers
40%
Worked well in Tunisia
1 of 3 reviewers
33%
Worked well in Tunisia
2 of 2 reviewers
100%
Worked well in Tunisia
1 of 1 reviewers
100%
Worked well in Tunisia
1 of 1 reviewers
100%
Worked well in Tunisia
1 of 1 reviewers
100%
Worked well in Tunisia
0 of 2 reviewers
0%
Worked well in Tunisia
0 of 1 reviewers
0%
How we got these numbers: we read 42 public customer reviews that mention Tunisia or a place in it, published between May 2024 and August 2026, and counted a report as "worked" when the reviewer said the eSIM connected, even with small hiccups. We treat 20 or more reports as strong evidence, 3 to 19 as limited, and fewer than 3 as too few to judge. A count like 7 of 7 means the eSIM worked well for 7 of the 7 travelers who reported from here; each provider section says what went wrong for the rest. The Vefru test score is a separate number: our own hands-on test of the provider, run outside Tunisia, so it says how the provider behaves, not how the network performs here. Local operator prices in the text were checked on 26 September 2026; provider ratings, the plan tables and the price-per-GB chart are live and update on their own.
| Provider | Vefru test score | Worked in Tunisia (reports) | Best for | Network in Tunisia | Speed cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Mobile | 8.4 | 7 of 7 (limited) | Best for most trips | not named on its page (checked September 2026) [17] | Unlimited: 5 GB a day, then slowed |
| Saily | 8.1 | 3 of 3 (limited) | First eSIM, best help desk | not named on its page (checked September 2026) [11] | None on fixed plans; hotspot unrestricted |
| Holafly | 7.1 | 4 of 5 (limited) | Unlimited data, resort weeks | Orange + Ooredoo [10] | Capped from the start (our test); fair use, slowed for up to one day |
| Airalo | 7.5 | 3 of 4 (limited) | Tunisia plus MENA trips | Ooredoo; product pages add Orange [9] | Unlimited: 3 GB a day, then slowed |
| Ubigi | 6.3 | 2 of 3 (limited) | Interior towns and the south | Orange + Tunisie Telecom [14] | Unlimited: fair use, then slowed |
| eSIM4Travel | 8.8 | 0 of 1 (too few) | Lowest price, human help desk | Ooredoo + Tunisie Telecom [16] | Unlimited: 3 GB a day, then slowed |
| GoMoWorld | 7.8 | 2 of 4 (limited) | not a top pick here | unknown | None flagged; 4G listed in our tool |
| Nomad | 7.2 | 2 of 5 (limited) | not a top pick here | Ooredoo, Orange or Tunisie Telecom (varies by plan page) | Unlimited: 2 GB a day, then slowed |
| Yesim | 6.6 | 1 of 3 (limited) | not a top pick here | not named on its page (checked September 2026) | Unlimited: operator fair use, limit unpublished |
| Jetpac | 6.9 | 2 of 2 (too few) | frequent flyers, calls | not named on its page (checked September 2026) | Country plans 4G only (our tool) |
| Roamless | 7.1 | 1 of 1 (too few) | light use, pay as you go | Ooredoo [15] | None, stated as never [15] |
| ByteSIM | 6.1 | 1 of 1 (too few) | local payment methods | Ooredoo + Tunisie Telecom [13] | Daily and unlimited plans: slowed after the quota [13] |
| GigSky | 7.1 | 1 of 1 (too few) | not a top pick here | varies, not named per country | None flagged on fixed plans |
| Global YO | 8.0 | 0 of 2 (too few) | not a top pick here | Ooredoo [12] | 4G only [12]; day plans slowed after the allowance |
We ranked the Best group on traveler reports from Tunisia first, price position second and our own hands-on findings third; eSIM4Travel sits in the group on the strength of its price position and our test, not on reports, and we say so in its section.
Maya Mobile eSIM in Tunisia: best for most trips
- Purchase process9/10
- Mobile app8/10
- eSIM installation9/10
- Customer support6/10
- Speed test9/10
- Prices8/10
- Customer feedback9/10
- Coverage9/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Maya Mobile sells one product: a global unlimited eSIM plan for 165+ countries that you install once and switch on for every trip. It was fast in our test, and it is the cheapest global unlimited plan we have compared. There are no single-country plans, and nothing shorter than 3 days.
Key facts
165+ countries
iPhone app 4.5
Android app 4.7
Auto Top-Up
Hotspot
5.5 GB/day at full speed
Trustpilot
- 4.5/512,788 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
Pros and cons
Maya Mobile eSIM in our hands
Based on the reports, Maya Mobile is the best option for most trips to Tunisia, because it is the only provider here with a clean record from more than a handful of travelers. It worked well for 7 of 7 travelers who reported from Tunisia (100%), which we treat as limited evidence, but the pattern inside those reports is consistent: resort holidays, families, and travelers who used the same eSIM in Tunisia and then in Mexico, Ireland, Spain or India. One reviewer in Sep 2024 bought the unlimited plan and described fast 4G all day, every day, showing as LTE on the phone. Another, in Aug 2025, bought eSIMs for two children while already in Tunisia and topped them up when they ran out.
There were no misses in Tunisia. The nearest thing to one is a Mar 2026 report where the eSIM worked on a Tunisia trip, then would not connect on a later trip; the reviewer got a refund or credit from the help desk without argument. A second reviewer, in Aug 2025, bought a plan for a phone that turned out not to be eSIM-compatible and was refunded at once. So the help desk record in Tunisia is good, even though in our own test Maya's WhatsApp bot ignored the first message and the human replies were templates.
Maya sells no Tunisia-only plan. Tunisia is covered by its global unlimited plan only, in 3, 7, 14 and 30 day lengths, with a cruise variant, and nothing shorter than 3 days [17]. The allowance is 5 GB a day at full speed, then slowed until the daily reset, which was the fairest unlimited rule we tested; in our test in Czechia we saw 5G at once after setting the APN to "globaldata" and turning roaming on.
Maya does not name the Tunisian network it uses, only "the strongest local network" [17]. On price it is the cheapest global unlimited plan in our comparison by a wide margin, and cheaper than most providers' single-country unlimited plans, though it is poor value for a one or two day trip. The QR code arrives by email, the app is optional, and the hotspot is included. Read our Maya Mobile test for the install and help desk details, or see the current plan lengths at Maya Mobile.
Maya Mobile eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for MAYA MOBILE in Tunisia from 2 GB.
Saily eSIM in Tunisia: first eSIM, best help desk
- Purchase process7/10
- Mobile app9/10
- eSIM installation9/10
- Customer support10/10
- Speed test8/10
- Prices4/10
- Customer feedback9.4/10
- Coverage8/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Saily is the travel eSIM from the company behind NordVPN, with plans for about 200 destinations. It has the smoothest install we have tested, a polished app and a built-in VPN. But prices run above the market in most big European destinations, and traveler reports sit below average.
Key facts
About 200 destinations
iPhone app 4.7
Android app 4.5
Top-ups
Hotspot
3 or 5 GB/day cap
Trustpilot
- 4.7/531,741 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Pros and cons
Saily eSIM in our hands
Saily is the choice for a first eSIM in Tunisia, because the one install that failed was fixed by its help desk on the spot. It worked well for 3 of 3 travelers who reported from Tunisia (100%), limited evidence. One reviewer arrived in Tunis on 17 Apr 2026, could not install the eSIM, asked for help and was walked through installing a fresh one, and then used it on a road trip around the country. Another, in Aug 2026, had tried a local SIM on an earlier trip and found gaps in parts of the country; with Saily they reported a connection everywhere they went and used the app's virtual location to keep streaming apps from home working.
There are no misses to describe, only the near miss above, and it says something useful: a help desk that answers at the airport is worth more in Tunisia than in countries where everything connects on its own. That matches our own test, where Saily's in-app chat put us through to a fast, polite human and its install was the smoothest we tried. The app is the only way to buy, so set it up on Wi-Fi before you fly; it dies once the data is gone.
Saily sells Tunisia plans of 1 GB for 7 days and 3, 5, 10 and 20 GB for 30 days, plus a Middle East and North Africa regional plan of 1 to 3 GB that covers 19 countries; our comparison tool listed no unlimited Saily plan for Tunisia as of October 2026. Its page states no hotspot restriction and 3G, 4G and 5G access, but does not name the Tunisian network [11]. One thing to re-check before you buy: the page gave a 180-day activation window on 10 Sep 2026 and "a 30-day activation period" on 26 Sep 2026, so buy close to the trip until that is settled. The drawback is price: Saily is usually among the dearer providers in our comparison, and dearest in the places most people travel. See our Saily test for the app and help desk findings, and Saily's Tunisia page for the current activation window.
Saily eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for SAILY in Tunisia.
Holafly eSIM in Tunisia: unlimited data, capped speeds
- Purchase process7/10
- Mobile app7/10
- eSIM installation9/10
- Customer support6/10
- Speed test4/10
- Prices5/10
- Customer feedback9.4/10
- Coverage9/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Holafly is an Irish eSIM provider built around unlimited data, with trip eSIMs for 200+ destinations. Travelers report it working more often than any other provider we track. Its weak points are speed and price: our test ran at about 30 Mbps on 5G, and its unlimited plans cost more than most.
Key facts
200+ destinations
iPhone app 4.8
Android app 4.7
No top-ups
Hotspot 1 GB/day
30 to 40 Mbps
Trustpilot
- 4.7/5113,513 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
Pros and cons
Holafly eSIM in our hands
Holafly suits a resort week where you want to stop thinking about data, with one condition: in our test, Holafly's speed was capped from the start, before any data was used. That is enough for maps, messaging, browsing and streaming, and slow for large downloads, uploads, cloud backups and laptop work; the hotspot is also limited to 1 GB a day and there are no top-ups, only a new eSIM [10]. It worked well for 4 of 5 travelers who reported from Tunisia (80%), limited evidence. The successes are plain: one reviewer in May 2026 wrote that they never lost signal once in Tunisia, and another in Jun 2026 got 5G at once after choosing the network by hand on arrival.
The one miss, in Jul 2026, was a regular Holafly user who found the local partner network far less available in Tunisia than Holafly's partners elsewhere; Holafly compensated them without argument. That reviewer named Tunisie Telecom, but Holafly's own page says its Tunisia eSIM uses Orange and Ooredoo [10], so the network behind that miss is unclear. The same page names weak or no-signal areas: parts of the Sahara, the Chott el Djerid, Jebil National Park and desert routes near Tataouine [10].
Holafly sells only unlimited plans for Tunisia, in 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 and 30 day lengths. Fair use can cut the speed for at most one day before it resets, and every eSIM keeps a 1 GB monthly allowance after the plan ends if you leave it installed [10]. The install is one tap with no QR code, and in our test 5G appeared immediately. On price, its Tunisia unlimited plan sits above Holafly's usual grid, and Holafly is the most expensive unlimited option in about half of our comparisons, so it is the easy choice, not the cheap one. The cap is the finding in our Holafly test; Holafly's Tunisia page and the plan table below show what unlimited costs here today.
Holafly eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for HOLAFLY in Tunisia from 2 GB.
Airalo eSIM in Tunisia: easy setup, one dead eSIM
- Purchase process9/10
- Mobile app8/10
- eSIM installation9/10
- Customer support7/10
- Speed test7/10
- Prices5/10
- Customer feedback8.2/10
- Coverage7/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Airalo is an eSIM marketplace from Singapore with plans for 200+ destinations, some with calls and texts. It is easy to buy and install. But prices sit at the market median, and travelers report more failed connections than with any other provider we track.
Key facts
200+ destinations
iPhone app 4.6
Android app 4.3
Top-ups
Hotspot
No cap on fixed plans
Trustpilot
- 4.1/545,721 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
Pros and cons
Airalo eSIM in our hands
Airalo suits travelers who want the easiest purchase and a regional plan that also covers Morocco or Egypt, but its Tunisia record has a hole. It worked well for 3 of 4 travelers who reported from Tunisia (75%), limited evidence. The successes describe setup, not speed: a reviewer in Aug 2026 who called themselves the worst person to do anything on a phone got through the install with the help desk's guidance, and a first-time eSIM user from the Netherlands found it easy to sort out after reading up on eSIMs following a Tunisia trip.
The miss, in Jul 2026, was an eSIM that did not work at all; the reviewer could use no data and asked for a refund. One of the three "worked" reports, from the same month, still called the data connection in Tunisia terrible, so the count flatters Airalo slightly: it connected for three people, but not well for all three. This fits Airalo's record across all countries in our report base, which is the weakest of the 14 providers.
Airalo's Tunisia plans run from 1 GB to 20 GB plus unlimited at 3 GB a day, then slowed; the local brand name is El Jem Communications. Its Middle East and North Africa regional plan covers 13 countries with its own unlimited option, and the global Discover+ plans add calls and texts on a US number. Airalo's country page names Ooredoo as the network, while its product pages say Orange and Ooredoo [9], and our comparison tool lists Ooredoo. No identity check is needed for Tunisia, and most packages start on first connection, though some start at install, so check the package page. On price Airalo sits at the market average and is never the cheapest; its purchase and install were among the smoothest in our Airalo test, and we saw no speed cap. One line from a 29 Jul 2026 report sums up the risk: "Connection to data in Tunisia is terrible." The plan table below and Airalo's Tunisia page show the current packages.
Airalo eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for AIRALO in Tunisia.
Ubigi eSIM in Tunisia: second network, no help desk
- Purchase process4/10
- Mobile app3/10
- eSIM installation8/10
- Customer support2/10
- Speed test9/10
- Prices7/10
- Customer feedback8.2/10
- Coverage9/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Ubigi is the travel eSIM brand of Paris operator Transatel, with one reusable eSIM for 200+ destinations. Data was fast in our test, and its 3 GB, 10 GB and 30-day unlimited plans are cheap. Its weak point is support: a chatbot that ends in an email ticket, with no live agent.
Key facts
200+ destinations
iPhone app 4.6
Android app 3.7
Top-ups
Hotspot
568 Mbps on 5G
Trustpilot
- 4.1/547,238 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
Pros and cons
Ubigi eSIM in our hands
Ubigi is the option for travelers who want to avoid Ooredoo, because its page names Orange Tunisie and Tunisie Telecom and nothing else [14]; it is the only provider in this article that does. That matters for interior towns and the south: Tunisie Telecom claims the widest rural footprint of the three operators and won the nPerf 2025 barometer, though that rests on the operator's own claim and a crowdsourced panel, not on traveler reports. It worked well for 2 of 3 travelers who reported from Tunisia (67%), limited evidence; one called it the best one in Tunisia in Jul 2026, and another used it on two trips and found it easy and reasonably priced.
The miss, in Jun 2026, is the kind to plan around: the reviewer expected the eSIM to connect on landing, it did not, and they went three days without a connection while paying for home roaming instead. Ubigi's "Smartstart" is meant to activate on arrival, but device setup or network selection can stop that, so test the eSIM on Wi-Fi before you fly and know the APN, which is "mobiledata". This is also why Ubigi sits fifth and not higher: in our own test its email ticket went unanswered for 24 hours, the worst help desk outcome of the 14, so a connection problem on day one is yours to solve.
Ubigi sells Tunisia plans of 1, 3, 10 and 25 GB (no 5 GB or 20 GB) and unlimited for 7 or 15 days, plus Africa and World regional plans up to 200 GB. Hotspot is allowed on every plan, the eSIM is reusable across 200 or more destinations, and an unscanned QR code stays valid for six months [14]. Two things set it apart in our test: it ran without throttling on 5G, and it let us buy more data with a zero balance, which only GigSky also managed. On price it sits around the market average for fixed plans and among the cheapest for a 30-day unlimited plan. The site and app are the weakest we used, so this is not a first eSIM; our Ubigi test has the detail, and Ubigi sells the Tunisia plans from its main site.
Ubigi eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for UBIGI in Tunisia.
eSIM4Travel eSIM in Tunisia: lowest price, one bad report
- Purchase process8/10
- eSIM installation8/10
- Customer support10/10
- Speed test8/10
- Prices10/10
- Customer feedback8.8/10
- Coverage9/10
Average of seven categories from our own paid test and customer reviews. eSIM4Travel has no app, so we do not score one.
eSIM4Travel is a US eSIM seller with plans for 158 destinations and no app. It was the cheapest provider in our price database, and its support was the best we have tested. Without an app, you cannot reach the store to top up once your data runs out.
Key facts
158 destinations
No app
Web only
Top-ups
Hotspot
No throttling
Trustpilot
- 4.4/5202 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
PayPal
Apple Pay
Pros and cons
eSIM4Travel eSIM in our hands
eSIM4Travel is in this group for its price and our test, not for its Tunisia record: there is only 1 report from Tunisia so far, and it was negative. In May 2024 a first-time user wrote that the eSIM barely connected and, when it did, ran on H+ rather than 4G; eSIM4Travel offered a full refund and a free eSIM for the next trip. One report describing one failure is not a pattern, and nothing in the files describes the same failure twice, so we keep eSIM4Travel here with that report stated plainly.
What earns its place is what we tested from Switzerland. The help desk went from a short bot to a human in one click, who solved the problem and suggested switching network; the eSIM installed from an emailed QR code and worked at once; the purchase ran on the website with no app. In our comparison it is the cheapest provider at almost every plan size, and its only weak spots are 50 GB plans and small islands, neither of which applies here. Its page lists "Ooredoo, Tunisie" as a multi-operator network, which reads as Ooredoo plus Tunisie Telecom, with 4G, LTE and 3G access and a 90-day window to activate [16].
The Tunisia plans run from 100 MB for one day up to 50 GB for 30 days, with unlimited for 3 to 20 days at 3 GB a day, then slowed, and the hotspot is allowed; an Africa regional plan covers 15 western and southern African countries but not Tunisia, so stick to the country plan. Validity starts on first connection, so installing at home is safe. The downsides are the same everywhere: no app, no Google Pay at checkout, and no way to reach the shop to top up once the data is gone unless you find Wi-Fi. Read our eSIM4Travel test before deciding whether a human help desk outweighs one bad report; the plans are on eSIM4Travel's Tunisia page.
eSIM4Travel eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for ESIM4TRAVEL in Tunisia.
Other eSIM Providers for Tunisia
We tested all of these too. They sit here because their Tunisia record is weaker, because fewer than 3 travelers have reported, or because of a finding in our test; each section says which.
GoMoWorld eSIM in Tunisia: half the reports failed
- Purchase process8/10
- Mobile app8/10
- eSIM installation8/10
- Customer support6/10
- Speed test10/10
- Prices7/10
- Customer feedback7.6/10
- Coverage8/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
GoMoWorld is the travel eSIM brand of Irish operator eir, with plans in 202 countries. Every destination has the same four euro prices, and we saw no throttling at all. The catch is that everything happens in the app, and human support works only in office hours.
Key facts
202 countries
iPhone app 4.8
Android app 4.6
Top-ups
Hotspot
No throttling
Trustpilot
- 3.8/51,987 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Pros and cons
GoMoWorld eSIM in our hands
GoMoWorld is a coin toss in Tunisia on the reports we have. It worked well for 2 of 4 travelers who reported from Tunisia (50%), limited evidence. The misses were total: in Jun 2026 a reviewer found the purchase quick but the network in Tunisia simply did not work, and in Feb 2025 another said the app never worked and their home operator billed them for roaming instead. The success, in May 2026, was a French traveler who found the activation instructions clear once in Tunisia. Which network GoMoWorld uses here we could not confirm; its page names none.
GoMoWorld sells four Tunisia plans in our comparison tool as of October 2026, 1.5 GB for 7 days and 7, 15 or 22 GB for 30 days, 4G listed, no unlimited and no regional plan that includes Tunisia. The eSIM lives only in the app, one account per device, and nothing happens until you press Start, which is the most common cause of "not working" we have seen with this provider. In our test in Austria it was the fastest eSIM we have measured, with no throttling, and the one provider to get full marks for speed; the help desk is a good bot with humans in office hours only. See our GoMoWorld test. It could still suit a heavy data user who installs on Wi-Fi and reads the Start screen, and it sits just below the market average on price overall. GoMoWorld is a fair fallback, not a first choice here.
GoMoWorld eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for GOMOWORLD in Tunisia.
Nomad eSIM in Tunisia: full bars, slow data
- Purchase process8/10
- Mobile app7/10
- eSIM installation8/10
- Customer support2/10
- Speed test8/10
- Prices7/10
- Customer feedback8.6/10
- Coverage9/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Nomad is a US travel eSIM brand run by LotusFlare, with plans for more than 200 destinations. It has a polished native app, fast data and prices close to the market average almost everywhere. Its weak spot is support: the chat is an AI bot with no route to a human.
Key facts
200+ destinations
iPhone app 4.8
Android app 4.5
Top-ups
Hotspot
2 GB/day cap
Trustpilot
- 4.3/544,625 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
Pros and cons
Nomad eSIM in our hands
Nomad has the clearest failure pattern in this article: full signal, unusable speed. It worked well for 2 of 5 travelers who reported from Tunisia (40%), limited evidence. All three misses are from Jul and Aug 2026. One reviewer had full 4G and 5G bars the whole time but found the speeds dreadful and the eSIM close to unusable; a family of four could not use their four eSIMs most of the time, found them extremely slow when they did connect, and ended up on a local Ooredoo SIM, which the reviewer said worked well where the eSIM's partner had not; a third reported no internet in Tunis at all. The two successes were a short test trip in Aug 2026 that went fine and a multi-country traveler who found the help centre easy to use.
Nomad's own pages are inconsistent about its Tunisia network: the header names Ooredoo, Orange and Tunisie Telecom, while individual plan pages show different pairs, and our comparison tool lists Ooredoo and Tunisie Telecom. Its Tunisia plans run from 1 GB for 7 days to 20 GB for 30 days, with unlimited for 5 or 10 days at 2 GB a day, then slowed, and regional MENA, Africa and global plans on top. Our tool lists a 30-day activation window; the page gave 60 days in September 2026, so treat the shorter one as safe. In our test the app was fast and had a useful home-screen data widget, but the help desk was a bot with no route to a human, which is a bad match for a country where three of five reports went wrong. Nomad sits slightly below the market average on price. Read our Nomad test; Nomad suits experienced users who can live without help, which in Tunisia is a real risk.
Nomad eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for NOMAD in Tunisia.
Yesim eSIM in Tunisia: two of three failed
- Purchase process6/10
- Mobile app7/10
- eSIM installation8/10
- Customer support2/10
- Speed test8/10
- Prices5/10
- Customer feedback8.6/10
- Coverage8/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Yesim is a Swiss eSIM provider built around unlimited plans sold by the day, with one eSIM for 200+ destinations. Data was fast in our test. But its support was among the slowest we have tested, and its fixed-data country plans cost more than most rivals.
Key facts
200+ destinations
iPhone app 4.6
Android app 4.7
Top-ups
Hotspot
Possible slowdown
Trustpilot
- 4.3/52,963 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
Pros and cons
Yesim eSIM in our hands
Yesim has the weakest record of any provider with 3 or more reports from Tunisia: it worked well for 1 of 3 travelers who reported from here (33%), limited evidence. The three reports give no detail on what failed, so we cannot say whether the two misses were dead eSIMs or slow data. Yesim does not name its Tunisian network on its page; a third-party prepaid SIM wiki from Jul 2026 attributes it to Orange and Tunisie Telecom, which we report but could not confirm. Its page says hotspot use depends on the operator, so do not count on tethering.
Yesim's Tunisia catalogue is mostly unlimited sold by the day, from 1 to 30 days, slowed under the operator's fair-use rule at a limit Yesim does not publish, plus fixed plans of 400 MB for a day and 1 to 30 GB for 30 days, and Africa and global bundles. In our test the plan started counting at purchase, not at first use, so buy it close to the trip or use the "Activate later" option; replies from the help desk took 15 to 60 minutes each, among the slowest we tested. Yesim sits at the market average on price overall, with its fixed country plans on the dear side. See our Yesim test. Yesim is for experienced users who want a day-by-day unlimited plan and accept the record above.
Yesim eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for YESIM in Tunisia.
Jetpac eSIM in Tunisia: two reports, both positive
- Purchase process5/10
- Mobile app5/10
- eSIM installation9/10
- Customer support5/10
- Speed test8/10
- Prices5/10
- Customer feedback9.4/10
- Coverage9/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Jetpac is a Singapore eSIM provider with plans in 129 countries. It adds extras like in-app calls, free WhatsApp and Google Maps after your data runs out, and lounge access on delayed flights. Its website, app and support are rough, so it suits travelers who can fix small issues themselves.
Key facts
129 countries
iPhone app 4.0
Android app 4.1
Top-ups
Hotspot
3 GB/day cap
Trustpilot
- 4.7/53,528 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Pros and cons
Jetpac eSIM in our hands
Jetpac has too few reports from Tunisia to rank: it worked well for 2 of 2 travelers who reported from here (100%), both frequent flyers using one global eSIM across many countries. One, in Dec 2025, used it in the US, China and Tunisia and praised the quick help desk when something went wrong; the other, in Jan 2025, used it across nine countries including Tunisia for cabs, Uber and WhatsApp, and found that a phone reboot sometimes brought the data back. Neither describes Tunisia on its own, so there is nothing to say about speed here. Jetpac does not name its Tunisian network on its page.
Jetpac's Tunisia plans in our comparison tool, as of October 2026, run from 1 GB for 4 days to 40 GB for 30 days and are all flagged 4G only, while its global plans (102 countries) carry 5G; Jetpac's page lists a Tunisia unlimited plan at 3 GB a day, then slowed, but our tool had none as of October 2026. What sets it apart: on packs of 3 GB and up, WhatsApp, Google Maps, Uber and Grab keep working after the data runs out; in-app voice packs; and a free airport lounge if your flight is delayed by an hour or more. Unactivated packs keep for three months. In our test the site and app were rough and the in-app chat took eight minutes to answer, and Jetpac sits above the market average on price for 3 to 20 GB. Read our Jetpac test. Jetpac suits frequent flyers who value those extras over a polished app.
Jetpac eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for JETPAC in Tunisia.
Roamless eSIM in Tunisia: one report, lukewarm
- Purchase process5/10
- Mobile app7/10
- eSIM installation7/10
- Customer support7/10
- Speed test8/10
- Prices5/10
- Customer feedback9/10
- Coverage9/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Roamless is a US provider built around one global eSIM for 203 destinations, paid with pay-as-you-go credit. It was fast and unthrottled in our test, and travelers report it working in 91% of cases. Its weak point is buying: the website forces you into the app, and large data amounts cost more than most rivals.
Key facts
203 destinations
iPhone app 4.8
Android app 4.1
Pay-as-you-go
Unlimited hotspot
No throttling
Trustpilot
- 4.5/51,746 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Pros and cons
Roamless eSIM in our hands
Roamless has one report from Tunisia, counted as working, and it is lukewarm. The reviewer in Nov 2025 said the signal in Tunisia was not terrible but far from ideal, leaned on hotel Wi-Fi, and found the credit expensive next to other eSIMs. That is too little to rank on. Roamless is the clearest of all 14 about its Tunisia setup: Ooredoo on 4G and 5G, hotspot unlimited, and a speed limit it states as "never" [15], which is the firmest anti-throttling statement in this article.
Roamless works as one global eSIM with pay-as-you-go credit that does not expire, plus 30-day Tunisia plans from 1 GB to 100 GB and a free trial of 400 MB for new users, listed in our comparison tool. Our comparison tool lists Ooredoo as the network, matching the page. In our test the preselected APN did not work until we picked "Proximus Internet" with Wi-Fi off, and a bot handed us to a human who fixed it in half an hour; even with a zero balance a trickle of data stayed on, so you can top up without Wi-Fi. On price Roamless is at the market average in popular destinations, among the cheapest for 1 GB and among the dearest for 10 GB and up. See our Roamless test. Roamless suits light users who hop between countries.
Roamless eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for ROAMLESS in Tunisia.
ByteSIM eSIM in Tunisia: one report, no help desk
- Purchase process4/10
- Mobile app4/10
- eSIM installation7/10
- Customer support2/10
- Speed test8/10
- Prices5/10
- Customer feedback9.6/10
- Coverage9/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
ByteSIM is a Hong Kong eSIM shop with a huge catalog: daily, fixed and unlimited plans for about 200 destinations. Data was fast in our test, and travelers report it working in 88% of cases. The checkout, the app and support were the weak points.
Key facts
About 200 destinations
iPhone app 4.6
Android app 3.8
No top-ups
Hotspot
175 Mbps on 4G
Trustpilot
- 4.8/54,279 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
Pros and cons
ByteSIM eSIM in our hands
ByteSIM has one report from Tunisia, and it is a good one: a reviewer in Feb 2025 used ByteSIM on an iPhone in Tunisia and China, called the speed and connection very reliable and praised the WhatsApp help desk. One report is too few to rank. ByteSIM's page names Ooredoo and Tunisie Telecom and says the eSIM switches between them automatically; daily and total plans slow to a trickle after the quota, no identity check is needed, the hotspot is allowed on every plan and the eSIM starts on arrival [13].
The catalogue is the largest for Tunisia in our comparison tool as of October 2026: 500 MB to 90 GB, daily plans with a set allowance per day, unlimited for 1 to 30 days, and validities from 1 to 30 days, with no regional plan. There are no top-ups, so size the plan right. In our test the checkout demanded a phone number and full postal address, the app was a wrapped website that failed to auto-activate, and the WhatsApp help desk did not reply in 15 minutes, though that Tunisia reviewer had the opposite experience. It also pays to know ByteSIM charges a premium for longer validity, so it looks cheaper for short trips; overall it sits at the market average. Read our ByteSIM test. ByteSIM suits experienced users who want a local payment method like iDEAL or Alipay.
ByteSIM eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for BYTESIM in Tunisia.
GigSky eSIM in Tunisia: priced far above market
- Purchase process7/10
- Mobile app6/10
- eSIM installation8/10
- Customer support9/10
- Speed test6/10
- Prices4/10
- Customer feedback8.6/10
- Coverage8/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
GigSky is a US travel eSIM that works like its own operator, with plans for 190+ destinations plus cruise, ferry and in-flight plans. Its app stays partly online after your data runs out. But its fixed-data plans are the most expensive of the 12 providers we compared.
Key facts
190+ destinations
iPhone app 4.5
Android app 3.9
Top-ups
Hotspot
3.5 GB/day cap
Trustpilot
- 4.3/57,194 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
PayPal
Pros and cons
GigSky eSIM in our hands
GigSky is not a pick for Tunisia because of price, not coverage. Its one report from Tunisia, in Dec 2025, is positive: a frequent traveler who has used it in Colombia, Argentina, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Mexico and across Europe and says it works every time. One report is too few to rank, and the price analysis settles the rest: GigSky sells the same plan ladder in nearly every country, and in Tunisia that ladder is priced at several times the market, the highest premium of any country in our comparison. GigSky names no Tunisian network; its site says it connects to whichever network is fastest, which we could not check for Tunisia.
Its Tunisia plans in our comparison tool are small: 500 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB and 5 GB over 7 to 30 days, plus cruise regional plans with an unlimited option for anyone arriving by ship. The GigSky One subscription is never capped but slows after 2.5 GB a day [18]. In our test the app stayed online with zero data, so you can buy more without Wi-Fi, and a human answered the chat at once; the purchase needs the app and more form fields than most. See our GigSky test. GigSky makes sense here only for a cruise call or if you already hold its subscription.
GigSky eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for GIGSKY in Tunisia.
Global YO eSIM in Tunisia: both reports never connected
- Purchase process8/10
- Mobile app8/10
- eSIM installation9/10
- Customer support5/10
- Speed test8/10
- Prices10/10
- Customer feedback8/10
- Coverage8/10
Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.
Global YO is a US eSIM provider aimed at young travelers, with plans in 195 countries. It is the second cheapest provider in our price data, and buying and installing took minutes. Its weak spot is support: quick to answer, slow to help.
Key facts
195 countries
iPhone app 4.5
Android app 3.8
Top-ups
Hotspot
Over 150 Mbps
Trustpilot
- 4.0/51,293 reviews
Payments
Credit or debit card
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Pros and cons
Global YO eSIM in our hands
Global YO is cheap in Tunisia and both of its reports from here describe an eSIM that never worked. It worked well for 0 of 2 travelers who reported from Tunisia (0%), too few to judge but not reassuring. In Apr 2026 a reviewer could not get the QR code to work after several tries and was only sent setup instructions; in Oct 2024 another wrote that the eSIM never worked from the start, that the help desk admitted a fault, and that no refund came, with the ticket closed whenever they did not reply within a day. Global YO's page names Ooredoo as the network and states 4G and LTE only, no 5G [12].
The Tunisia plans run from 1 GB for 3 days to 100 GB for 60 days, with day plans that carry a daily allowance and then slow down, plus Africa and global plans; the APN "globaldata" may need entering by hand, and a deleted eSIM cannot be reinstalled. Purchase is app-only, with the QR code emailed afterwards. On price Global YO is the second cheapest provider in our comparison and never the dearest, and in our test the install was quick and the speed uncapped; the help desk took ten minutes for a template reply and over half an hour for a follow-up. Read our Global YO test. Global YO might still tempt a price-driven buyer with a big data need, but the two Tunisia reports argue for installing and testing on Wi-Fi at home with time to spare.
Global YO eSIM Plans in Tunisia
Selection of the best eSIM data plans for GLOBAL YO in Tunisia.
Best eSIM Plans for Tunisia
Price per GB in Tunisia by eSIM Provider
How much does each provider charge per GB in Tunisia? The chart below compares plans of 1 to 10 GB that last 6 to 14 days, the usual range for a one or two week beach or road trip. Provider websites show only their own plans, so this side-by-side view is one you would otherwise have to work out yourself. A shorter bar means a lower price per GB.
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Two things to know before reading the tables. First, the price spread in Tunisia is unusually wide: eSIM4Travel and Global YO sit at the cheap end as they do almost everywhere, while GigSky prices Tunisia at several times the market and Holafly's Tunisia unlimited plan sits above its usual grid. Second, "unlimited" means four different things here: Holafly slows you for at most a day under fair use, Airalo and eSIM4Travel give 3 GB a day at full speed, Nomad 2 GB a day, Maya 5 GB a day, and Yesim follows an operator limit it does not publish. If your trip continues to Morocco or Egypt, our Morocco guide and Egypt guide cover the same providers there, and you can compare plans that cover both Tunisia and Morocco in one search.
2 GB in Tunisia
Comparison of offers for 2 GB data plans in Tunisia from the most popular eSIM providers.
5 GB in Tunisia
Comparison of offers for 5 GB data plans in Tunisia from the most popular eSIM providers.
10 GB in Tunisia
Comparison of offers for 10 GB data plans in Tunisia from the most popular eSIM providers.
20 GB in Tunisia
Comparison of offers for 20 GB data plans in Tunisia from the most popular eSIM providers.
Unlimited data in Tunisia
Comparison of unlimited data plans in Tunisia from the most popular eSIM providers.
Best eSIM for Tunis, the Coast and the Sahara
Only two of the 42 reports name a place inside Tunisia, and both name Tunis, so the country-level pick applies everywhere; Maya Mobile, the overall pick, has no reports from a named city.
| Where you are going | What the reports show | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| Tunis | too few reports (Saily 1/1, Nomad 0/1) | Country pick applies |
The two Tunis reports still say something. The Saily one, from Apr 2026, is the install that failed on arrival and was fixed by the help desk with a replacement eSIM; the Nomad one, from Jul 2026, is an eSIM with no internet in the capital at all. Neither mentions Tunis-Carthage airport, and no report in the file describes buying or activating at any of the four airports. For the coast from Hammamet to Djerba, no report names a resort, but every Maya and Holafly success reads like a beach holiday, and all three operators serve that corridor. For the Sahara there are no traveler reports yet; Holafly's own page lists the Chott el Djerid, Jebil National Park and the desert routes near Tataouine as weak or no-signal areas [10], and no provider claims coverage of open desert, so plan on offline maps south of Douz whichever eSIM you carry. A local eSIM for Tunis is no different from a local eSIM for the rest of the country: the table above and the provider sections are the whole picture.
Local SIM Cards and Operator eSIMs in Tunisia
A local SIM wins on price for anything over 20 GB, a stay over three weeks or a Tunisian phone number; for under 5 GB or a stay under a week, a travel eSIM wins on the paperwork it saves. The paperwork is the point in Tunisia. A passport is required to buy and register any Tunisian SIM, and the counter staff register it before it works; every guide we read agrees on this, though we found no regulator text that spells it out. Then Sajalni applies: a Tunisian SIM in a phone brought from abroad gets 30 days of service, after which the phone is blocked on all Tunisian networks unless its IMEI is registered on the Sajalni site [2] [3]. The registration authority's briefings, as reported in the Tunisian press, say a phone that stays in roaming mode is not affected, that at most two handsets can be registered per entry and that a wrong passport number blocks the phone; the site is also said to be unreachable from outside Tunisia, so you cannot pre-register. Whether an operator eSIM triggers the same clock as a plastic SIM we could not confirm.
The one local product worth knowing is Ooredoo's Holiday SIM, because it is also sold as an eSIM and it is the only way to get a Tunisian number without a physical SIM. As of September 2026 Ooredoo's page gives the SIM itself at TND 3.00, local calls to any Tunisian operator at TND 0.225 per minute, a 50-minute add-on to Europe and North America for TND 10.00, and four prepaid packs at TND 15.00, TND 30.00, TND 40.00 and TND 60.00 [4]. The English pre-order page says the Holiday SIM gives up to 40 GB with local and international calls for 30 days and is "also available in eSIM" [5]; Ooredoo's eSIM page says activation is by QR code, with up to ten profiles per device [6]. Third-party guides list the pack contents as 3.5, 10, 25 and 40 GB with minutes and texts, which we could not confirm on Ooredoo's page, and whether the eSIM QR code can be issued before you arrive or only at a counter after passport registration, the page does not say. Orange Tunisie's eSIM needs a visit to an Orange shop to collect the QR code, even if the order starts online [7]. Tunisie Telecom eSIM for visitors we could not confirm.
For plain data the local operators are far cheaper per GB than any travel eSIM, but every price we have is third-party and dated, so treat them as a guide: a 2024 traveler guide lists Orange at TND 20.00 for 10 GB over 30 days and Tunisie Telecom at TND 5.00 for 1 GB, a Feb 2026 provider guide puts the SIM card itself at TND 5.00 to TND 7.00 with starter credit, and a Nov 2025 tour operator guide lists a Tunisie Telecom tourist SIM for 30 days at TND 45.00. Carry dinar: the currency cannot be bought abroad or exchanged after passport control on the way out, according to the same tour operator. One source says airport counters charge city prices and others say they charge more; we could not settle that, and a 2024 report that the Tunis-Carthage counters do not open after midnight is also unconfirmed. Arrivals land at four airports, Tunis-Carthage, Enfidha-Hammamet, Monastir and Djerba-Zarzis, so an overnight arrival anywhere is a case for a travel eSIM installed before you fly.
Mobile Networks in Tunisia
There is no defensible single best network in Tunisia, and the choice between travel eSIMs should rest on the reports, not on a league table. Three operators carry every eSIM in this article: Ooredoo Tunisie, the largest, with 42.5% of active SIMs in the regulator's last published count from March 2025; Tunisie Telecom, the state-controlled incumbent, with 30.5%; and Orange Tunisie with 26.8%, plus two tiny MVNOs (virtual operators renting another network), Lycamobile on Tunisie Telecom and Asel Mobile [1]. The regulator stopped the monthly series after March 2025, so no newer official share exists; a BMI industry report from April 2026 puts Ooredoo higher and the other two lower, and we present both rather than pick. Mobile penetration was 119% of the population in that March 2025 count [1], so the networks are mature and the coast is dense with sites.
The two independent measurement panels disagree outright. Opensignal's September 2026 report gives Ooredoo almost every award for speed, reliability and consistent quality, with Tunisie Telecom first only on 5G availability and Orange last on 5G; nPerf's barometer for calendar 2025 ranks Tunisie Telecom first for the seventh year running, Orange a close second with the best latency and video streaming, and Ooredoo third, though improving fastest. The two panels measured different periods with different methods and their download figures differ by more than three times, so neither is wrong and neither settles it. What the operators say about themselves: Ooredoo claimed in September 2024 to cover more than 98% of the population with 4G, Tunisie Telecom's chief executive claimed in February 2025 that 4G reaches almost every town and 99.8% of remote areas, and Orange said it launched 5G with 400 sites and more to come [8]. None of those claims has been independently audited, and no operator publishes a coverage map we could open; nPerf's crowdsourced map is the best substitute.
For a trip this means: on the coast and in the cities any network works, so pick on the reports and the price; in interior towns and the south, Tunisie Telecom's claim and nPerf's browsing scores favour it, which is the case for Ubigi, ByteSIM and eSIM4Travel, the three providers here whose pages name Tunisie Telecom; for the open desert, nothing. 5G launched commercially on all three networks on 13 and 14 February 2025 according to three industry outlets, and pages claiming Tunisia has no 5G are out of date; Global YO and Jetpac's Tunisia country plans are 4G only. 3G is still live and no file names a shutdown date. Who rides what, from the providers' own pages: Roamless and Global YO on Ooredoo alone; Airalo on Ooredoo, with Orange added on its product pages; Holafly on Orange and Ooredoo; ByteSIM and eSIM4Travel on Ooredoo and Tunisie Telecom; Ubigi on Orange and Tunisie Telecom; Nomad on a mix that differs by plan page; and Saily, Yesim, Jetpac, GigSky, GoMoWorld and Maya name none. Our guide to eSIMs with several networks and switching operator by hand explains how to pick the network yourself, which is what the Holafly reviewer who got 5G at once did.
How to Set Up an eSIM for Tunisia
Install at home and test on Wi-Fi, because the Tunisia misses in the reports are mostly eSIMs that never connected, and three of the providers with Tunisia reports have help desks we could not reach in our test.
- Check that your phone is unlocked and eSIM-capable; our first eSIM guide walks through the check and the purchase.
- Buy a few days before you fly, not at the airport. Saily, GoMoWorld, Roamless and GigSky sell only in their apps, Global YO needs the app to buy and then emails the QR code, and the rest email a QR code. Watch the activation windows: 30 days for Nomad in our comparison tool, 90 days for eSIM4Travel [16], three months for Jetpac, six months for an unscanned Ubigi code [14], and for Saily either 180 or 30 days depending on which version of its page you read in September 2026.
- Install on Wi-Fi at home. Almost every plan starts on first connection in Tunisia, so installing early costs nothing, with two exceptions: Yesim's plan started counting at purchase in our test, and GoMoWorld does nothing until you press Start in the app. Our guides for adding an eSIM on iPhone and adding an eSIM on Samsung cover the screens.
- Set the APN if the provider asks: "globaldata" for Maya and Global YO, "mobiledata" for Ubigi, "gigsky" for GigSky, and "Proximus Internet" for Roamless, which did not work on its preselected APN in our test.
- On landing, turn on data roaming for the eSIM line and switch off the physical SIM's data if the eSIM does not pick up; a Jetpac reviewer found a reboot helped, and a Holafly reviewer got 5G at once only after choosing the network by hand.
- If it still does not connect, follow our eSIM troubleshooting guide before contacting the help desk, and remember that Ubigi's reviewer waited three days for a connection that was meant to be automatic.
Calls and SMS in Tunisia
No travel eSIM in this article gives you a Tunisian phone number, so if you need a +216 number for local bookings or a delivery driver, Ooredoo's Holiday SIM or its eSIM version is the only route, and it comes with the passport and Sajalni rules in the local SIM section. Tunisia's calling code is +216. Every Tunisia plan in our comparison tool is data-only, with no minutes or texts; the voice options that exist are either app-based or foreign numbers.
Airalo's global Discover+ plans include calls and texts on a US number, and the Tunisia plans do not. Jetpac sells in-app voice packs and its Tunisia reviewers used it for WhatsApp and ride apps. Roamless offers in-app calls and an optional second number, UK or US, for a monthly fee. Global YO has outgoing calls over the internet in its app. Saily's number add-on is a US number with an identity check. For everyone else, calls go over WhatsApp or a similar app, which is how the Tunisia reviewers for Maya, Jetpac and Nomad used their data.
Free eSIM Data for Tunisia
Roamless gives new users a free trial that works in Tunisia: our comparison tool lists a free Tunisia eSIM with 400 MB, no throttling, tethering allowed, and a 30-day trial that starts on activation. Nomad advertises a free 1 GB trial eSIM for new users on its Tunisia page, GoMoWorld a free one-day trial, GigSky 100 MB and Jetpac a 100 MB starter eSIM, all general offers rather than Tunisia-specific ones. Holafly's eSIMs keep a free 1 GB every 30 days after the plan ends if you leave the eSIM installed [10]. Our free eSIM data guide lists every current trial and what each one is good for; in Tunisia a trial is mainly a way to test that the eSIM connects before you pay for a plan.
Frequently Asked Questions About eSIMs in Tunisia
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Summary: the best eSIM for Tunisia
Based on 42 traveler reports and our own tests, Maya Mobile is the best option for most trips to Tunisia: it worked well for 7 of 7 travelers who reported from here, on a global unlimited plan that is the cheapest of its kind in our comparison, with the one weakness that it sells nothing shorter than 3 days and no small plan. Saily (3 of 3) is the choice for a first eSIM, with the help desk that rescued a failed install in Tunis, at a price that is usually among the higher ones here. Holafly (4 of 5) suits a resort week on unlimited data, with a speed that was capped from the start in our test and a hotspot limited to 1 GB a day.
Airalo (3 of 4) suits trips that continue to Morocco or Egypt on its regional plan, though one Tunisia eSIM never connected and another "worked" report called the data terrible. Ubigi (2 of 3) is the only provider here on Orange and Tunisie Telecom rather than Ooredoo, which favours interior towns and the south, but its one miss went three days without a connection and its help desk never answered us. eSIM4Travel is the cheapest here with the best help desk in our test, but its only Tunisia report, from 2024, was a bad one. Whichever one you take, the best eSIM for Tunisia is the one you install and test on Wi-Fi at home, because every miss in these reports happened on arrival.
Sources
We cite only the regulator, official bodies, and the operators' and providers' own pages.
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Tableau de Bord Mensuel - Téléphonie Mobile - Mars 2025
The regulator's last published monthly dashboard: operator market shares, active SIMs and mobile penetration as of March 2025.
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Sajalni
The official site for the mandatory IMEI registration of phones brought into Tunisia, behind the 30-day rule in the local SIM section.
Official operator and provider pages
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Tunisie Telecom Particulier - SAJALNI
The operator's own statement of the 30-day temporary access for unregistered handsets and the registration codes, as stated by Tunisie Telecom.
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Holiday Sim
Tourist SIM price, per-minute call rate, the international call add-on and the pack range, as stated by Ooredoo.
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Holiday SIM preorder
The pre-order page that says the Holiday SIM is also available as an eSIM with up to 40 GB and calls for 30 days, as stated by Ooredoo.
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e-SIM Ooredoo Tunisia
Ooredoo's eSIM page: activation by QR code and up to ten profiles per device, as stated by Ooredoo.
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Orange Assistance
Orange's own support answers on collecting an eSIM QR code in an Orange shop, as stated by Orange.
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Actualités Orange Tunisie
Orange's newsroom, with its 5G launch announcement and the 400 sites live at launch, as stated by Orange.
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Tunisia eSIM
Airalo's Tunisia page, which names Ooredoo while its product pages name Orange and Ooredoo, as stated by Airalo.
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Holafly eSIM for Tunisia
Networks, the 1 GB a day hotspot cap, the fair-use rule, the monthly backup data and the named weak-signal desert areas, as stated by Holafly.
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Tunisia eSIM
Saily's Tunisia page: no hotspot restriction, network types and the activation window that differed between two captures, as stated by Saily.
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eSIM Tunisia
The spec table naming Ooredoo and 4G/LTE only for Tunisia, as stated by Global YO.
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eSIM Tunisia
Ooredoo and Tunisie Telecom with automatic switching, the post-quota slowdown, hotspot and no identity check, as stated by ByteSIM.
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Ubigi eSIM data plans
The country panel naming Orange Tunisie and Tunisie Telecom, hotspot on all plans and the six-month validity of an unscanned code, as stated by Ubigi.
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Tunisia eSIM
Ooredoo on 4G and 5G, unlimited hotspot and the stated absence of any speed limit, as stated by Roamless.
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Tunisia eSIM
The multi-operator network listed for Tunisia, network types and the 90-day activation window, as stated by eSIM4Travel.
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Tunisia eSIM
Confirms Tunisia is covered only by the global unlimited plan and does not name the local network, as stated by Maya Mobile.
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GigSky One eSIM subscription
The subscription's daily allowance and slowdown rule, as stated by GigSky.
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