Reykjavík eSIM
100 Iceland plans · from $2.45
In Iceland mobile data is closer to safety equipment than convenience — road closures, wind warnings and aurora forecasts all change by the hour, and the official road and safety services are web-based. A travel eSIM covers Reykjavík, the Golden Circle and the Ring Road on one plan, and works from the Flybus out of Keflavík.
Landing at Keflavík (KEF)
Keflavík is 45 minutes from Reykjavík — there is no rail, so it is the Flybus, an airport transfer or a hire car. Most visitors pick up a car here, which is exactly when you want live access to road.is for conditions before setting off.
eSIM plans that cover Reykjavík
Reykjavík is covered by every Iceland plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
7 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$2.45
5% back in credits
$2.86
5% back in credits
$3.35
5% back in credits
2 GB
15 days· 0.5 GB per $1
$4.00
5% back in credits
3 GB
30 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$5.03
5% back in credits
$5.92
5% back in credits
$6.28
5% back in credits
5 GB
30 days· 0.7 GB per $1
$6.81
5% back in credits
$7.01
5% back in credits
$9.10
5% back in credits
10 GB
30 days· 1.0 GB per $1
$10.51
5% back in credits
$10.83
5% back in credits
$12.46
5% back in credits
$13.63
5% back in credits
$14.87
5% back in credits
$16.10
5% back in credits
$17.08
5% back in credits
20 GB
30 days· 1.2 GB per $1
$17.30
5% back in credits
$20.42
5% back in credits
$21.25
5% back in credits
$23.94
5% back in credits
$25.30
5% back in credits
$29.33
5% back in credits
$30.27
5% back in credits
$31.78
5% back in credits
How “Unlimited” works: Never cut off — each plan gives a set amount of full-speed data, then a slower speed. The exact allowance and speed are shown on every plan.Read more
Unlimited plans never run out and your eSIM is never disconnected, but every one has a fair-use limit: a set amount of full-speed data, after which the speed is reduced. The amounts differ between plans — most give a daily full-speed allowance that refills every 24 hours from when you first activate the eSIM, while Premium plans give a larger allowance for the whole plan instead. Each plan states its own allowance and the speed after it before you buy. At the reduced speed, messaging, maps, email and light browsing still work; video streaming and video calls may not. If you want every gigabyte at full speed, choose a fixed-GB plan.
Which networks you'll be on in Reykjavík
Siima eSIMs for Iceland ride Síminn and Vodafone Iceland. Síminn has the widest reach around the Ring Road and the more remote north-east; both cover the capital region fully.
Coverage around Reykjavík
Reykjavík and the capital region
Strong 5G across the city, Hallgrímskirkja, the harbour and out to Hafnarfjörður. The whole capital area is comprehensively covered.
Golden Circle and the south coast
Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss and the south coast waterfalls all have coverage, as does the Ring Road along that stretch. The Blue Lagoon and Sky Lagoon are covered too.
The Ring Road
Coverage follows Route 1 around most of the island, with gaps in the eastern fjords, parts of the north-east and the longer tunnels.
F-roads and the Highlands
The interior has effectively no coverage. Landmannalaugar, Þórsmörk and the Highland routes are genuine dead zones — this is where a satellite beacon, not a better data plan, is the answer.
How much data you need
A week in Iceland is 3–5 GB, most of it navigation and constant weather and road checks. If you are chasing the aurora, the forecast apps refresh often — budget a little more.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →