Buy an eSIM for South Africa

Yes, these come with a +44 Vodafone UK mobile number. Calls and texts can be received free of charge in all 75 countries and you also have unlimited outbound calls and texts within the country you are in.

When you purchase the plan you will receive the service fully activated, so your 30 days will begin straight away.

As this is a non-recurring service you cannot port in your number. You can however with our normal monthly Vodafone eSIM plans.

Regardless of which eSIM for South Africa plan you choose, it will begin on the day of purchase and not when first used.

Be it a phone or a tablet the family of eSIM enabled devices is growing and growing, iPhones, Pixels and more. Find out if your device is compatible with eSIM.

You will receive your QR code to set up your eSIM as soon as your purchase is complete.

To set up your eSIM for South Africa, simply scan the QR code which you'll receive by email onto your device and follow the intructions to install your new eSIM.

South Africa eSIM services on a handset work concurrently with an existing SIM card, meaning there is no need to remove your existing SIM or lose your personal, private number. Whether you opt for data-only eSIMs or an eSIM plan with voice, SMS and data, you?ll be able to use both SIM options at the same time.

No, a data-only eSIM plan provides internet/data services only. You can, however, use apps like WhatsApp, FaceTime, or Skype for calls and messaging over the internet.

No, an eSIM plan is typically tied to one device. However, you can use your device's hotspot feature to share the data with other devices

No, data only eSIM plan comes without phone number. 

It starts on the first usage on an allowed network. 

Our South Africa eSIM Vodafone Travel plan includes unlimited calls within each visited country and 25GB high speed data so you'll be able to make calls, receive texts and even use your favourite messaging apps to stay in touch with friends and family when travelling in South Africa. If you opt for our SMS only eSIM plan, you'll be able to receive text messages globally.

Our Vodafone Travel 25gb plan is a favourite with our customers travelling in South Africa. This great value, full service eSIM plan includes 25GB high speed data, unlimited calls within each visited country and works in 75 countries. Alternatively we also offer an SMS only plan which includes a rolling 30-day plan, a private UK number for life, allows you to receive SMS messages globally and SMS two-factor authentication.