From checkout to online in minutes.

No shop, no plastic card. Buy a plan, install it the day before you fly, and switch it on when you land.

STEP 1
Choose a plan
Pick where you’re going, how long, and how much data.
STEP 2
Get it in minutes
Your eSIM arrives by email within minutes.
STEP 3
Install the day before
Two minutes on Wi‑Fi. Installing doesn’t start your plan.
STEP 4
Land and switch on
Turn on the line and data roaming. You’re online.
STEP 1

Choose a plan

Search your destination, pick how many days you’re staying, then choose the data that suits you: a total allowance, a daily allowance, or unlimited.

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Before you buy: check your device

Your device needs to support eSIM and be unlocked, so it can use a network other than your home carrier.

iPhone: Settings → General → About. If you see “Digital SIM” or “Available SIM”, you’re set.
Android: Settings → Connections (or Network & internet) → SIM manager. Look for “Add eSIM”.
Check my device model →
STEP 2

Get your eSIM in minutes

Right after checkout, we email your eSIM — usually within minutes. It’s also saved in My eSIMs on our website. You can install it in three ways:

Scan the QR code
Open the email on another screen and scan it with your device.
One-tap install
iPhone · iOS 17.4+
Tap the install link in the email on your iPhone. No second screen needed.
Enter the code manually
Copy the details from your email or My eSIMs. On iPhone, leave Confirmation Code blank. On Android, paste the full code that starts with LPA:1$.
STEP 3

Install the day before you fly

  1. 1Connect to Wi‑Fi.
  2. 2On iOS 17.4 or later, tap the install link in your email. Or go to Settings → Cellular (or Mobile Service) → Add eSIM → Use QR Code, and scan the code.
  3. 3Can’t scan? Choose Enter Details Manually, paste the SM‑DP+ address and activation code, and leave Confirmation Code blank.
  4. 4Name the new line “Travel” so it’s easy to spot. Keep your usual line as the default for calls and texts.
  5. 5Leave your travel line switched off until you land.
  1. 1Connect to Wi‑Fi.
  2. 2Go to Settings → Connections (or Network & internet) → SIM manager (or SIMs) → Add eSIM.
  3. 3Scan the QR code from your email. Can’t scan? Choose Enter activation code and paste the full code — it starts with LPA:1$.
  4. 4Name the new eSIM “Travel” so it’s easy to spot. Keep your usual SIM for calls and texts.
  5. 5Leave your travel line switched off until you land.
Installing doesn’t start your plan
On most plans, days start counting when you first connect at your destination, in 24-hour periods.
Already inside the coverage area?
If you install while in a country your plan covers — say you live in Germany and buy a Europe plan — it may connect and start straight away. Keep the line turned off until you travel.
Removed it by mistake?
Try not to. Travel eSIMs can be reinstalled on the same device, but not moved to another one. Local SIM cards can usually be installed only once. If it happens, message us before buying a new one.
STEP 4

Land and switch it on

  1. 1Settings → Cellular → Travel → turn on Turn On This Line.
  2. 2On the same screen, turn on Data Roaming.
  3. 3Go back to Cellular Data, choose Travel, and turn off Allow Cellular Data Switching.
  4. 4Tap your home line and turn its Data Roaming off. Keep the line on for calls and texts.
  1. 1Settings → Connections → SIM manager → turn on Travel.
  2. 2Set Travel as your mobile data SIM.
  3. 3Go to Mobile networks → turn on Data roaming for Pakyo.
  4. 4Turn off data roaming for your home SIM. Keep it on for calls and texts.
Keep your own number
Leave your home line on for calls and texts, like bank codes. Just keep its data roaming off.
Turn off data switching
Otherwise your device may quietly use your home line when the signal dips — and you’d pay roaming fees.
Share with hotspot
Turn on Personal Hotspot to share data with a laptop or tablet.
Nothing to cancel
The plan simply ends when your days are up. Delete the eSIM whenever you like after that.

Plans with their own rules

A few local plans work a little differently. The product page and your email always say so.

UK number plans
Start as soon as you install. Install close to your trip.
Singapore local 5G
Can be installed once only. Don’t delete it or switch devices.
Local SIM cards
Like KDDI and EE: can’t be refunded once issued. Check your device before you buy.

Not connecting?

Work through these in order.
1
Make sure you’re in a country your plan covers.
2
Check your travel line is on and selected for mobile data.
3
Turn on data roaming for your travel line.
4
Switch airplane mode on and off, or restart your device.
Still stuck? Email support@pakyo.com — tell us your destination and device model.

Setup questions

When your device first connects to a network at your destination. Days count in 24-hour periods from that moment. UK number plans are the exception — they start when installed.

Yes. Your usual SIM stays on for calls and texts. The Pakyo eSIM just handles data.

On travel eSIMs, yes — turn on Personal Hotspot as you normally would. Some local SIM lines cap it or need extra setup.

Try not to. Travel eSIMs can be reinstalled on the same device, but not moved to another one. Local SIM cards can usually be installed only once. If it happens, message us before buying a new one.

If you haven’t installed it, you can get a full refund within 30 days of purchase. If it’s installed but won’t connect, we’ll troubleshoot or replace it. Local SIM cards (like KDDI and EE) can’t be refunded.

In My eSIMs on our website. You’ll find your QR code and remaining data there.

Ready when you are.

Pick a destination — your eSIM arrives in minutes.

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