Chișinău eSIM
100 Moldova plans · from $2.51
Chișinău is the capital of a country that produces far more wine than it drinks, with the world's largest cellar tunnelled into limestone half an hour away. A travel eSIM covers Moldova — but not Transnistria, the breakaway strip along the Ukrainian border, which runs its own networks.
Landing at Chișinău International (KIV)
The airport is 13km south-east, about 20 minutes. Moldova is also commonly reached overland from Romania — and Chișinău has become a transit point for people travelling to and from Ukraine.
eSIM plans that cover Chișinău
Chișinău is covered by every Moldova plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
Europe Lite only7 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$2.51
5% back in credits
$2.90
5% back in credits
$3.41
5% back in credits
2 GB
Europe Extra only15 days· 0.5 GB per $1
$4.01
5% back in credits
3 GB
Europe Extra only30 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$5.16
5% back in credits
$6.20
5% back in credits
$6.41
5% back in credits
$7.35
5% back in credits
5 GB
Europe Extra only30 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$7.82
5% back in credits
$9.61
5% back in credits
$11.47
5% back in credits
10 GB
Europe Extra only30 days· 0.8 GB per $1
$12.58
5% back in credits
$12.66
5% back in credits
$14.30
5% back in credits
$15.11
5% back in credits
$16.10
5% back in credits
$17.22
5% back in credits
$20.57
5% back in credits
20 GB
30 days· 1.0 GB per $1
$20.91
5% back in credits
$22.51
5% back in credits
$23.94
5% back in credits
$24.81
5% back in credits
$29.69
5% back in credits
$29.81
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 Chișinău
Siima eSIMs for Moldova ride Orange Moldova and Moldcell. Coverage is strong in Chișinău and the main towns and good on the highways.
Coverage around Chișinău
Central Chișinău
Good coverage across the boulevards, the cathedral park and the central market. The city is walkable and the signal is consistent.
The wine cellars
Cricova and Mileștii Mici are tens of kilometres of tunnel cut into rock, and there is no signal underground. The tours run in electric trains, take hours, and are entirely offline.
Transnistria
The breakaway region east of the Dniester operates its own network and is not covered by a Moldova plan. Crossing involves a checkpoint and a migration slip — turn off data roaming before you go over unless you have arranged coverage.
Orheiul Vechi and the countryside
The cave monastery and the rural roads north are covered on the main routes, thinning in the valleys.
How much data you need
A few days in Moldova is 1–2 GB. It is a small country and the distances are short.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →