How to Buy a SIM Card in Lithuania in 2026

Getting mobile data in Lithuania is cheap and simple, and because it is in the EU, a European data plan works there exactly as it does at home. You can install an eSIM before you fly, from $8, or buy a prepaid SIM from Telia, Bitė or Tele2 once you arrive, which now means registering with your ID. This guide compares the two and explains the local brands. Our plans for the country are on the Lithuania eSIM page.

The cheapest data for a trip to Lithuania

For a short visit to Vilnius or Kaunas, the Europe 5GB eSIM costs $8 for 7 days from first use. It covers 32 countries, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, so the same plan keeps working if you travel on through the Baltics. There are two bigger sizes:

• Europe 10GB eSIM: $12 for 14 days.
• Europe 25GB eSIM: $19 for 30 days.

All three are data only. You install them at home and they start the first time they connect to a network in a covered country, so there is nothing to do at the airport.

If you want calls as well as data

The Vodafone Travel eSIM costs $26.60 and gives 25GB for 30 days from purchase in 76 countries, Lithuania included, with unlimited local calls, calls to the UK and a UK +44 number. If Lithuania is one stop on a longer journey outside Europe, the Orange World 20GB eSIM at $28 covers more than 90 countries for 30 days from first use.

For very light use, the Global PAYG Data eSIM costs $20 with €17.50 of credit, and in Lithuania it is good value on all three networks.

Telia, Bitė and Tele2, and their prepaid brands

Lithuania has three mobile networks. Each sells prepaid SIMs under its own brand names, which is why the shelves can look confusing:

• Telia: Extra and Ežys;
• Bitė: Labas;
• Tele2: Pildyk.

One source groups the brands differently, so check the network name on the pack if it matters to you. All three networks cover the cities well. Sources disagree on which is fastest: one ranks Telia first for speed and coverage, an older one gives the lead to Tele2. For a visitor, any of them will do.

No more anonymous SIM cards

You can no longer use a prepaid SIM in Lithuania without registering it. Before the SIM works you give your name, the type and number of your ID document, and an address. Plan for this at the counter, especially at the airport, where it can slow things down. An eSIM bought from us needs none of this.

What a local SIM costs

The most detailed price list we found was last updated in March 2024, so treat it as a guide:

• Pildyk: 0.99, 2.29 and 3 EUR;
• Extra: 1.50 EUR;
• Ežys: 1, 2.49 and 3.49 EUR;
• Labas: 1 and 2.50 EUR.

Those are starter prices, not full data packs. We did not find a current price at Vilnius airport, and one source says some Lithuanian airports sell tourist SIMs at inflated prices, so a shop in town is likely to be cheaper.

Before you go

An eSIM needs a phone that supports eSIM and is not locked to your home network. Install the eSIM over Wi-Fi before you leave, keep your usual SIM switched on for calls if you want, and set the eSIM as the line for mobile data. When you land, turn on data roaming for the eSIM line. If your phone cannot take an eSIM, a local SIM from a shop in Vilnius is the alternative, with the registration described above.

Your options side by side

Which should you choose?

For a city break or a week in the Baltics, the Europe 5GB eSIM at $8 is hard to beat, and the Europe 25GB eSIM at $19 covers a month. Choose the Vodafone Travel eSIM if you also want unlimited local calls on a UK number. A local SIM is cheap too, but you have to register it with your ID and buy data on top; it is worth it mainly for long stays. To keep bank codes arriving on a UK number alongside a local SIM, add the O2 SMS Only eSIM at $8 a month. Set-up steps are in our eSIM installation guide, and the plans for the country are on the Lithuania eSIM page.