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Laos eSIM.

Luang Prabang temples to Vang Vieng's karst peaks — connected the whole trip.

from £2.61/day · unlimited dataWill my phone work here? →
Unlimited dataFast 4G LTEInstant QR by emailHotspot where availableKeep your number
1 · How many days?
10 days
2 · How much data?
3GBBest pricevalid 15 days£7.10£0.71/day
Cheapest plan covering your trip: 3GB, valid 15 days.
Travellers (one eSIM each)
1
1 × 3GB (valid 15 days) · 10-day trip£7.10

Every plan: QR by email in minutes · data-only, keep your number · days start on first connection · top up anytime · the total shown is the whole bill. What's included →

Good to know
Laos requires passport registration to buy a local SIM, and English-speaking phone shops thin out fast beyond Vientiane — an eSIM has you online the moment you land. Coverage is solid in the towns but genuinely patchy on the Thakhek loop and around Si Phan Don (the 4,000 Islands), so save offline maps before you head into the hills or the deep south.
Unlimited, honestly.

Unlimited plans run at full speed up to a daily fair-use allowance, then at reduced speed until the allowance resets the next day — you're never cut off. Every plan is prepaid: the checkout total is the whole bill, and we never add overage charges.

Hotspot support varies by plan and destination — where it's available for your plan in Laos, it's shown in the plan details before you pay.

The Laos eSIM guide.

Laos moves at its own pace — slow boats down the Mekong, sleeper buses over the mountains, and the new Laos–China Railway linking Vientiane, Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang in just a few hours. Data is what keeps it all together: LOCA rides in the capital, Facebook Messenger bookings with guesthouses, translated menus and directions down every unmarked lane.

How it works on the day

Scan the QR at home over Wi-Fi, then switch the eSIM on when you land at Vientiane (VTE) or Luang Prabang (LPQ). It joins a major Lao network — usually Unitel or Lao Telecom — automatically, while your home number stays live for WhatsApp throughout.

Choosing your days

A week covers the classic Vientiane–Vang Vieng–Luang Prabang loop at the standard day rate; ten days to a fortnight — adding the Bolaven Plateau, Pakse or the 4,000 Islands in the south — earns the lower per-day rate.

Laos eSIM pricingbest-value plan · per day
Days
Per day
Total
Saving
3 days1GB
£0.85
£2.53
—
5 days1GB
£0.51
£2.53
−40%
7 days1GB
£0.36
£2.53
−57%
10 days3GBPopular
£0.71
£7.10
−16%
15 days3GB
£0.48
£7.10
−44%
30 days3GB
£0.23
£7.10
−72%
Unlimited plans7 days £18.28·15 days £39.62·30 days £78.22
Each trip length shows the best-value plan that covers it. Total always shown before you pay.
Where you're headed

Discover Laos.

A child enjoying a piece of fruit, showcasing rural life in Laos.
Peaceful sunset view of a lake with mountain backdrop in Laos, reflecting serene beauty and nature's tranquility.
Elegant colonial-style building at a street corner in Luang Prabang, Laos, under cloudy skies.
Breathtaking view of misty mountains and serene river in Nong Khiaw, Laos. Perfect for travel and nature enthusiasts.

The short version.

A travel eSIM is data only. It sits next to your home SIM, so your number, texts and WhatsApp carry on as normal. Pick unlimited, priced per day, or a fixed bundle of GB if it's mostly maps and messages. Install it on Wi-Fi before you fly — the days only start once it first connects in Laos, and it finds a partner network on its own.

Made for your kind of trip.

Temples & heritageLuang Prabang's dawn alms procession and Wat Xieng Thong, Vientiane's Pha That Luang — tour pickups, maps and photos to the family chat on one plan.
Karst adventuresVang Vieng's lagoons, caves and kayaking on the Nam Song — check conditions and share the hot-air-balloon sunrise before the signal thins out in the hills.
Mekong & the southSlow boats from Huay Xai, the 4,000 Islands and the Bolaven Plateau coffee country — download offline maps, because coverage fades fast off the main towns.
Getting aroundThe Laos–China Railway, sleeper buses and LOCA tuk-tuks in Vientiane — timetables and Messenger chats with guesthouses need live data from the moment you land.

Coverage in Laos.

4G LTE on partner networks — signal varies by area
Connected · 4G
  • Unitel
  • Lao Telecom (LTC)
  • ETL
Popular places covered
VientianeLuang PrabangVang ViengPakseSi Phan DonThakhekPhonsavanNong Khiaw
Before you fly

Laos eSIM questions, answered.

A Laos eSIM covers Laos only. For multi-stop Asian itineraries, the Asia regional eSIM covers 32 countries on a single plan and hops networks automatically as you travel.
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