Cheapest eSIM for Malta
The cheapest eSIM for Malta right now is Horizon eSIM, 1 GB for 7 Days at $0.28. That is $0.28 per GB.
1585 plans from 58 providers, watched and re-ranked by the real price per gigabyte. Every one is a prepaid travel eSIM for Malta that you buy online and install before you fly, so it works the moment you land.
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| Rank | Provider | Data | Validity | Price (USD) | Price per GB | Verdict | Get |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid placement. It sits above the ranking and does not change it. Advertise here | SponsoredPaid placement. It sits above the ranking and does not change it. Advertise hereMegaEsim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
10 GB | 30 Days | $5.99 | $0.60 | Sponsored | Get |
| 1 | Horizon eSIM | 1 GB | 7 Days | $0.28 | $0.28 | Best value | Get |
| 2 | Yatelo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $6.99 | $0.35 | Great | Get |
| 3 | Telekonek Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 20 Days | $18.00 | $0.36 | Good | Get |
| 4 | Telekonek Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 15 Days | $16.50 | $0.37 | Good | Get |
| 5 | AirPlans Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $7.79 | $0.39 | Good | Get |
| 6 | Lempart Flex Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
45 GB | 15 Days | $17.99 | $0.40 | Good | Get |
| 7 | SparkRoam Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG5 |
50 GB | 30 Days | $19.94 | $0.40 | Good | Get |
| 8 | Tourist eSIM | 20 GB | 30 Days | $8.35 | $0.42 | Good | Get |
| 9 | SparkRoam Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG5 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $9.22 | $0.46 | Okay | Get |
| 10 | Wanderly Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOGWILDCARD |
50 GB | 30 Days | $22.99 | $0.46 | Okay | Get |
| 11 | ASIMGO Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
20 GB | 7 Days | $9.47 | $0.47 | Okay | Get |
| 12 | ASIMGO Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
50 GB | 20 Days | $23.43 | $0.47 | Okay | Get |
| 13 | Wanderly Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOGWILDCARD |
30 GB | 15 Days | $14.99 | $0.50 | Okay | Get |
| 14 | Yatelo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
10 GB | 30 Days | $5.28 | $0.53 | Okay | Get |
| 15 | Travel eSIM | 50 GB | 31 Days | $26.68 | $0.53 | Okay | Get |
| 16 | Lempart Flex Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 7 Days | $11.49 | $0.55 | Fair | Get |
| 17 | Textr | 20 GB | 30 Days | $11.15 | $0.56 | Fair | Get |
| 18 | AlpineSIM | 50 GB | 31 Days | $28.45 | $0.57 | Fair | Get |
| 19 | Textr | 10 GB | 30 Days | $5.82 | $0.58 | Fair | Get |
| 20 | AlpineSIM | 20 GB | 31 Days | $11.66 | $0.58 | Fair | Get |
| 21 | eSIMCard Coupon: eSbljricbt |
50 GB | 31 Days | $28.98 | $0.58 | Fair | Get |
| 22 | MegaEsim Coupon: SUMMER10 |
10 GB | 30 Days | $5.99 | $0.60 | Fair | Get |
| 23 | Horizon eSIM | 20 GB | 30 Days | $11.94 | $0.60 | Fair | Get |
| 24 | Connect Me Guru Coupon: hello-saun |
50 GB | 31 Days | $29.89 | $0.60 | Fair | Get |
| 25 | nadanada | 50 GB | 30 Days | $29.99 | $0.60 | Fair | Get |
| 26 | Tourist eSIM | 50 GB | 31 Days | $30.49 | $0.61 | Fair | Get |
| 27 | SimSmash | 10 GB | 30 Days | $6.19 | $0.62 | Fair | Get |
| 28 | Travel eSIM | 20 GB | 31 Days | $12.38 | $0.62 | Fair | Get |
| 29 | Connect Me Guru Coupon: hello-saun |
20 GB | 31 Days | $12.49 | $0.62 | Fair | Get |
| 30 | CocoRoam | 50 GB | 30 Days | $31.30 | $0.63 | Fair | Get |
| 31 | nadanada | 20 GB | 30 Days | $12.99 | $0.65 | Fair | Get |
| 32 | CloudOn | 20 GB | 30 Days | $12.99 | $0.65 | Fair | Get |
| 33 | MegaEsim Coupon: SUMMER10 |
20 GB | 7 Days | $12.99 | $0.65 | Fair | Get |
| 34 | eSIM Hero | 20 GB | 30 Days | $13.00 | $0.65 | Fair | Get |
| 35 | eSIMCard Coupon: eSbljricbt |
20 GB | 15 Days | $13.17 | $0.66 | Fair | Get |
| 36 | ByteSIM | 30 GB | 10 Days | $19.90 | $0.66 | Fair | Get |
| 37 | SimSmash | 20 GB | 30 Days | $13.39 | $0.67 | Fair | Get |
| 38 | AirPlans Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 30 Days | $19.99 | $0.67 | Fair | Get |
| 39 | CocoRoam | 20 GB | 15 Days | $13.50 | $0.68 | Fair | Get |
| 40 | eSIM4Travel | 1 GB | 7 Days | $0.69 | $0.69 | Fair | Get |
| 41 | eSIM Hero | 10 GB | 30 Days | $7.00 | $0.70 | Fair | Get |
| 42 | ByteSIM | 20 GB | 7 Days | $13.90 | $0.70 | Fair | Get |
| 43 | AdventureSIMs Charged in AUD Coupon: WATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $13.91 | $0.70 | Fair | Get |
| 44 | GigaPanda | 50 GB | 30 Days | $34.90 | $0.70 | Fair | Get |
| 45 | Breeze | 50 GB | 30 Days | $34.99 | $0.70 | Fair | Get |
| 46 | Nomad | 50 GB | 30 Days | $35.00 | $0.70 | Fair | Get |
| 47 | eSIMfly | 20 GB | 30 Days | $14.14 | $0.71 | Fair | Get |
| 48 | eSIMfly | 10 GB | 30 Days | $7.41 | $0.74 | Expensive | Get |
| 49 | HiRoaming Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG20FIRST |
20 GB | 30 Days | $14.83 | $0.74 | Expensive | Get |
| 50 | MyTravel eSIM | 50 GB | 31 Days | $36.98 | $0.74 | Expensive | Get |
| 51 | eSIM4Travel | 20 GB | 30 Days | $15.23 | $0.76 | Expensive | Get |
| 52 | Simbye Coupon: DOG |
50 GB | 30 Days | $38.24 | $0.76 | Expensive | Get |
| 53 | HiRoaming Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG20FIRST |
10 GB | 30 Days | $7.74 | $0.77 | Expensive | Get |
| 54 | RoameSIM Coupon: ESMWD10 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $15.31 | $0.77 | Expensive | Get |
| 55 | MobiMatter Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
35 GB | 30 Days | $26.99 | $0.77 | Expensive | Get |
| 56 | MobiMatter Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 60 Days | $38.99 | $0.78 | Expensive | Get |
| 57 | FlyEsim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 30 Days | $39.34 | $0.79 | Expensive | Get |
| 58 | Lumbus Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $15.99 | $0.80 | Expensive | Get |
| 59 | Skyalo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 31 Days | $39.99 | $0.80 | Expensive | Get |
| 60 | Simbye Coupon: DOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $16.14 | $0.81 | Expensive | Get |
676 of these 1585 plans were checked against the seller's own shop on 17 October 2026. The rest come from the seller's own feed or plan pages and are not yet independently checked.
The Watchdog Pick is chosen automatically: the lowest real price per GB of the 1585 plans in this view. Bulk data pools above 50 GB cannot win it, because their per GB rate only exists if you use data no traveller uses. Providers cannot pay for it, and a commission never changes the ranking. Prices are shown in USD and can change at checkout.
Price per GB counts only data you can use inside the validity, at most 3 GB a day, so a big pool on a short validity cannot buy the top spot. Every provider's best two plans come first, then the rest. A plan marked Unverified price undercuts every other provider here by more than half and waits at the end until we have checked it on the seller's site. How we rank
Unlimited rows show the daily amount at full speed. Some rows also show the speed after that amount. A row with no speed does not mean the plan stays fast, so check the plan on the seller's site.
Some links here earn us a commission. It never changes the order. How we make money The row marked Sponsored is a paid placement shown above the ranking, not part of it. Advertise here.
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Cheapest eSIM for Malta: the numbers
As of 17 October 2026, 06:01 GMT, the cheapest eSIM for Malta is Horizon eSIM with 1 GB for 7 Days at $0.28. That is $0.28 per GB, the best rate of the 1585 plans we compare from 58 providers. 974 plans include 5G. 599 support top ups. That timestamp is the exact moment of our latest price check, and the table above always shows the live order.
Which is the best eSIM for Malta?
There is no single best eSIM for Malta, because the right plan depends on how long you stay and how much data you use. What we can do is rank the 1585 plans on the numbers, as they stand on 18 October 2026:
- Best value overall Horizon eSIM, 1 GB for 7 Days at $0.28. That is $0.28 per GB, the lowest real rate of every Malta plan we track.
- Best for a long stay Yatelo, 20 GB for 30 Days at $6.99, $0.35 per GB. The best rate among plans that last 30 days or more.
- Highest daily cap on an unlimited plan ByteSIM, 30 Days at $78.90, full speed up to 10 GB a day. Set that daily cap against the fixed plan above before you pay for the word unlimited.
None of these picks is chosen by a person. Each one is the first row of a sort on live prices, so it changes whenever a provider moves a price, and Horizon eSIM did not pay to be named here.
Which mobile networks does Malta have?
4G from the three operators collectively reaches more than 95% of the population, and GO claims over 99% population coverage indoors and outdoors across both Malta and Gozo.
- GO: GO is Malta's largest operator with around 50% market share and over 400,000 subscribers, and its combined 4G and 5G network covers over 99% of the population across Malta and Gozo.
- Epic: Epic is the former Vodafone Malta, sold to Monaco Telecom in 2019 and renamed in 2021, and it has been rolling out 5G since November 2021 on top of a 4G network covering over 95% of the population.
- Melita: Melita is the second largest operator with roughly 30% market share and around 250,000 subscribers, running a nationwide 4G network across Malta and Gozo with speeds up to 1 Gbps.
Malta has no real MVNO scene since Redtouch Fone, the country's first MVNO, shut down in 2018 and moved its customers to Melita, so travel eSIMs connect straight to the three main networks.
The eSIM plans we compare on this page connect to:
The list above is Malta's operator market. The badges are the networks our tracked plans actually roam onto, which can be a subset of it, and the same network is sometimes sold to roaming partners under a different brand name. So a guide praising an operator you do not see badged here is describing a local SIM, not the travel eSIMs compared above.
Is 5G available in Malta?
GO and Epic both run live 5G, concentrated in the main urban centres and popular tourist areas, while 4G carries the load everywhere else on the islands.
How much data do you need in Malta?
Light use is about 500 MB a day. That covers maps, messages, and some browsing. Normal use with photos, social apps, and short videos runs 1 to 1.5 GB a day. Streaming and hotspot use can eat 2 to 3 GB a day. Here is what each size costs in Malta right now:
Are unlimited eSIMs for Malta really unlimited?
Not always. 712 of the 1585 plans above are sold as unlimited, and most of them carry a daily fair use cap. A further 36 plans are unlimited in a different way: one capped speed for the whole plan, shown next to the word Unlimited in the table. For Malta the caps we can see published are 0.3 to 10 GB a day: past that the speed drops, often to 1 Mbps or less, until the clock resets. That is fine for messages and maps, slow for video. At $0.28 per GB from Horizon eSIM, a fixed plan often works out cheaper than unlimited unless you genuinely burn several GB a day. That is why we rank by price per GB and not by the word on the label.
Here is what each seller on this page actually allows per day before it slows you down. No seller publishes this next to its rivals, which is exactly why it is worth showing.
Every seller that publishes a daily allowance is listed on our daily data caps page, with the cheapest plan at each one. The gap between the top and bottom of that table is the whole point. Two plans both sold as unlimited can differ several times over in what you actually get at full speed, and the cheaper one is not always the smaller allowance.
eSIM or a local SIM card at the airport in Malta?
An eSIM is ready before you land. No queue, no shop, no handing over your passport at a counter for a tourist SIM card. Data for Malta starts at $0.20 on this page, which is hard for airport kiosks to beat. A local SIM still makes sense if you need a local phone number or plan to stay for months. For a normal trip, the eSIM wins on price and effort.
Setting up your Malta eSIM
Pick the plan, not the brandThe cheapest rate in Malta today is $0.28 per GB from Horizon eSIM, against a median of $1.28. The QR code arrives by email within minutes of paying.
Install before you flyScan the QR code on wifi at home. Installation needs a connection, and the one thing you will not have when you land in Malta is a working connection.
Turn it on when you landEnable the eSIM and turn on data roaming for it, then give it a minute to attach to Epic, GO, Melita, Melita Ltd, Melita Mobile, Vodafone. Expect 5G where the network reaches, 4G everywhere else.
Know what happens when it runs out599 of the 1585 plans here can be topped up, so running out is not the end of the trip. If you would rather over buy than top up, the cheapest plan with at least 5 GB is ASIMGO at $2.69.
Good to know before you land in Malta
Malta is in the EU, so EU and EEA visitors can roam at home rates on their own SIM without buying anything local.
Epic runs a store in the arrival hall at Malta International Airport that sells starter packs preloaded with a bundle, and kiosks and operator stores around the island sell SIMs too. Bring your passport or an ID card, as sellers ask to see one.
Gozo is covered by all three networks, so day trips there need no planning. If you only need data for a short stay, EU roaming or an eSIM usually beats queueing for a local SIM.
Malta Travel eSIM FAQ
Everything you need to know about using an eSIM in Malta
What is the cheapest eSIM for Malta?
Right now the cheapest option ranked by price per GB is Horizon eSIM with 1 GB for 7 Days at $0.28. That works out to $0.28 per GB. Prices change often, so the table above is re-sorted at every price check.
Which is the best eSIM for Malta?
It depends on the trip, so we rank rather than pick a favourite. On today's prices the best value for Malta is Horizon eSIM at $0.28 per GB, the lowest real rate of the 1585 plans we compare. For heavy daily use there are 712 unlimited plans, most with a daily fair use cap, and they only win if you genuinely burn several GB a day. Every pick on this page is the first row of a sort on live prices. No provider can pay to be named best.
Is eSIM available in Malta?
Yes. We track 1585 prepaid travel eSIM plans from 58 providers that work in Malta, roaming onto Epic, GO, Melita, Melita Ltd, Melita Mobile, Vodafone. You need a phone that supports eSIM and is not locked to a carrier; most iPhones from the XS onward and most flagship Android phones from 2019 on qualify.
Which networks will my eSIM connect to in Malta?
The plans we compare connect to Epic, GO, Melita, Melita Ltd, Melita Mobile, Vodafone. The exact network depends on the plan you pick. Check the plan details before you buy if one network matters to you.
Do Malta eSIMs support 5G?
974 of the 1585 plans we track for Malta include 5G where the local network offers it. The rest run on 4G, which is still fine for maps, calls over apps, and video.
Can I buy a Malta eSIM online before I travel?
Yes, and you should. Every plan on this page is sold online and delivered by email as a QR code within minutes. Install it on wifi at home, leave the line switched off, and turn on data roaming for it when you land in Malta. The validity clock on most plans only starts when the eSIM first connects.
Can I top up my Malta eSIM if I run out?
Yes. 599 of the 1585 plans here support top ups, so you can add data without buying a new eSIM. The rest need a fresh plan once the data ends.
Is an eSIM cheaper than a local SIM card in Malta?
For a trip of days or weeks, usually yes. Data for Malta starts at $0.20 for 100 MB on this page, with no queue, no shop and no passport handed over at a counter. A local SIM card can still win if you stay for months or need a local phone number.
Will I still receive bank SMS and OTP codes?
Yes, if you keep your home SIM active. Travel eSIMs are data only. Your phone can hold both at once, so leave your normal SIM on for SMS and use the eSIM for data. Turn off roaming data on the home SIM to avoid charges.
Do these eSIMs include a phone number or calls?
The plans we compare are data only, so there is no local number. Calls work fine over WhatsApp, FaceTime, or any app that uses data. If you need a real local number, a local SIM is the better tool.
Does a Malta eSIM work on iPhone and Android?
Yes, on any carrier unlocked phone with eSIM support: iPhone XS or newer, Google Pixel 3 or newer, Samsung Galaxy S20 or newer and most recent flagships. The plans are identical on both; only the install steps differ, and both take about a minute on wifi.
How many GB do I need for a week in Malta?
Around 3 to 5 GB covers a week of maps, messaging, and normal browsing. Heavy video or hotspot use needs 1 to 2 GB per day. Today the cheapest plan with at least 5 GB is ASIMGO at $2.69.
Which Malta eSIM gives the most data per day?
Of the plans sold as unlimited here, ByteSIM allows the most at full speed, 10 GB a day from $4.90. The smallest allowance on this page is 300 MB a day, from 4 sellers. Every one of them is advertised as unlimited, and past the daily allowance the speed drops, often to 1 Mbps or less, until the next day. Check the allowance, not the word.
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How we rank
Prices last checked on 17 October 2026, 06:01 GMT across 1585 plans. Every plan is ranked by the true cost per gigabyte, not marketing claims. We do not take money for rankings, and providers cannot pay for a higher position. Read the full method on our how we rank page.
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