Rome eSIM
100 Italy plans · from $2.24
Rome runs on timed-entry tickets — the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums, the Borghese Gallery all want a QR code on your phone at a specific hour. A travel eSIM means those tickets load when you need them, not when you find a café with Wi-Fi.
Landing at Fiumicino & Ciampino (FCO / CIA)
The Leonardo Express to Termini takes 32 minutes and has usable but inconsistent onboard signal. An eSIM already active on landing covers the transfer and the walk to your accommodation.
eSIM plans that cover Rome
Rome is covered by every Italy plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
7 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$2.24
5% back in credits
$2.70
5% back in credits
$3.15
5% back in credits
2 GB
15 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$3.45
5% back in credits
3 GB
30 days· 0.7 GB per $1
$4.40
5% back in credits
$5.91
5% back in credits
5 GB
30 days· 0.8 GB per $1
$5.93
5% back in credits
$6.05
5% back in credits
$7.18
5% back in credits
$9.30
5% back in credits
10 GB
30 days· 1.0 GB per $1
$9.77
5% back in credits
$11.07
5% back in credits
$12.55
5% back in credits
$13.97
5% back in credits
$14.98
5% back in credits
$16.10
5% back in credits
20 GB
30 days· 1.2 GB per $1
$16.32
5% back in credits
$16.97
5% back in credits
$20.29
5% back in credits
$21.74
5% back in credits
$23.94
5% back in credits
$24.86
5% back in credits
$29.56
5% back in credits
$29.74
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 Rome
Siima eSIMs for Italy ride TIM and Vodafone. TIM has the widest 5G footprint in Rome; Vodafone is close behind in the centre and often faster in the EUR district.
Coverage around Rome
Metro lines A, B and C
The Rome metro has coverage in stations and through most tunnel sections. Line C, the newest, has the most consistent signal end to end.
Centro storico
Dense coverage around the Pantheon, Trevi and Piazza Navona. The narrow streets and heavy stone can cause brief drops, and midday crowds at Trevi congest the local cells.
Vatican City
Vatican City is a separate state but sits inside Rome's network footprint — your Italy eSIM works in St Peter's Square and the Museums. Signal thins inside the Sistine Chapel, where phones are meant to be away anyway.
Ostia Antica and the Appian Way
Both popular half-day escapes hold 4G across the archaeological sites, with occasional dips in the pine-shaded stretches of the Appian Way.
How much data you need
Rome is a walking city with constant map use: 2–4 GB covers a long weekend. Add data if you plan to stream on a day trip to Florence or Naples.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →