Best eSIM for Singapore

Prices in Singapore

Singapore is among the cheaper countries for a travel eSIM, and the cheapest of all for a local tourist SIM. How the three providers compare across all fifteen destinations is in our main eSIM comparison.

Which network you get

Singtel is the network behind two of the three:

• Airalo shows Singtel as its primary network with one other it does not name. No 5G or hotspot statement.
• Holafly lists Singtel only, with 5G where available and hotspot sharing capped at 1 GB a day. It notes weaker signal underground and indoors.
• Saily does not name its network; it states 5G depending on the local provider and limitless hotspot sharing.

Buying a local SIM instead

Changi Airport’s own site says travellers can choose among Singtel, StarHub and M1 in every terminal, and that SIM registration is mandatory with a passport.

• Singtel hi!Tourist: S$10 for 7 days or S$15 for 30 days with 500 GB of local 5G data, S$30 for 1,000 GB plus roaming; an eSIM from S$12. Collection at Changi against the original passport; registrants must be 15 or over.
• StarHub Tourist SIM: S$12, S$15 or S$30 for 30 days with 300 to 400 GB of local data, sold at Changi Recommends counters in the arrival halls of Terminals 1 to 4; the data eSIM must be activated within 18 days of purchase.
• M1 Prepaid Tourist SIM: S$12 for 500 GB up to S$30 for 1,000 GB over 30 days, at Changi Meet & Greet counters in Terminals 1 to 4 and at 7-Eleven and Cheers outlets.
• Both Singtel and M1 state that a SIM registered with a foreign passport is valid for 30 days, citing the regulator (IMDA), and M1 adds a limit of three prepaid or tourist SIMs per person across all operators. We could not load IMDA’s own page, so the rule is quoted as the operators state it.

Before you land

For a stay under a month, buy at Changi; for longer, or to land already connected, a travel eSIM.

• Install on Wi-Fi at home; Airalo allows 365 days from purchase to start, Saily 180.
• These are data-only plans. Keep your home SIM active for the text messages your bank and your airline send, with data roaming switched off on it.
• Carry your onward reservation in a form that opens without a connection: the check-in desk asks for it before the eSIM is on. Singapore’s onward-ticket rules are on their own page, and the free checker covers your passport.