Cheapest eSIM for Russia
The cheapest eSIM for Russia right now is Lempart Flex, 45 GB for 15 Days at $25.99. That is $0.58 per GB.
1039 plans from 52 providers, watched and re-ranked by the real price per gigabyte. Every one is a prepaid travel eSIM for Russia that you buy online and install before you fly, so it works the moment you land.
Swipe the table for price and verdict →
| 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 |
50 GB | 30 Days | $58.38 | $1.17 | Sponsored | Get |
| 1 | Lempart Flex Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
45 GB | 15 Days | $25.99 | $0.58 | Best value | Get |
| 2 | Wanderly Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOGWILDCARD |
50 GB | 30 Days | $35.99 | $0.72 | Great | Get |
| 3 | Wanderly Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOGWILDCARD |
30 GB | 20 Days | $21.99 | $0.73 | Good | Get |
| 4 | Horizon eSIM | 50 GB | 30 Days | $36.64 | $0.73 | Good | Get |
| 5 | Horizon eSIM | 3 GB | 7 Days | $2.23 | $0.74 | Good | Get |
| 6 | Yatelo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $14.71 | $0.74 | Good | Get |
| 7 | Tourist eSIM | 30 GB | 30 Days | $22.74 | $0.76 | Good | Get |
| 8 | ASIMGO Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
30 GB | 30 Days | $22.93 | $0.76 | Good | Get |
| 9 | Tourist eSIM | 50 GB | 30 Days | $38.08 | $0.76 | Good | Get |
| 10 | Simbye Coupon: DOG |
50 GB | 180 Days | $38.24 | $0.76 | Good | Get |
| 11 | AirPlans Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 15 Days | $34.61 | $0.77 | Good | Get |
| 12 | Lempart Flex Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 30 Days | $23.49 | $0.78 | Good | Get |
| 13 | Yesim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 30 Days | $24.00 | $0.80 | Good | Get |
| 14 | AirPlans Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 30 Days | $24.21 | $0.81 | Good | Get |
| 15 | ASIMGO Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
5 GB | 7 Days | $4.17 | $0.83 | Good | Get |
| 16 | MobiMatter Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
36 GB | 30 Days | $29.99 | $0.83 | Good | Get |
| 17 | Simbye Coupon: DOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $16.99 | $0.85 | Good | Get |
| 18 | Yatelo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 30 Days | $42.83 | $0.86 | Good | Get |
| 19 | SparkRoam Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG5 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $17.83 | $0.89 | Good | Get |
| 20 | MobiMatter Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 30 Days | $44.99 | $0.90 | Okay | Get |
| 21 | Travel eSIM | 20 GB | 30 Days | $18.11 | $0.91 | Okay | Get |
| 22 | Yesim Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $19.00 | $0.95 | Okay | Get |
| 23 | AlpineSIM | 20 GB | 30 Days | $19.13 | $0.96 | Okay | Get |
| 24 | ByteSIM | 20 GB | 7 Days | $19.90 | $0.99 | Okay | Get |
| 25 | SimSmash | 50 GB | 30 Days | $50.09 | $1.00 | Okay | Get |
| 26 | Connect Me Guru Coupon: hello-saun |
20 GB | 30 Days | $20.28 | $1.01 | Okay | Get |
| 27 | eSIM Hero | 20 GB | 30 Days | $20.50 | $1.02 | Okay | Get |
| 28 | SimSmash | 20 GB | 30 Days | $20.69 | $1.03 | Okay | Get |
| 29 | AlpineSIM | 50 GB | 30 Days | $51.34 | $1.03 | Okay | Get |
| 30 | Travel eSIM | 50 GB | 30 Days | $53.36 | $1.07 | Okay | Get |
| 31 | eSIM4Travel | 20 GB | 30 Days | $21.55 | $1.08 | Okay | Get |
| 32 | Gigago | 30 GB | 10 Days | $32.50 | $1.08 | Okay | Get |
| 33 | ByteSIM | 20 GB | 10 Days | $21.90 | $1.09 | Okay | Get |
| 34 | SparkRoam Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG5 |
50 GB | 30 Days | $54.81 | $1.10 | Okay | Get |
| 35 | AdventureSIMs Charged in AUD Coupon: WATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $22.26 | $1.11 | Okay | Get |
| 36 | eSIM4Travel | 10 GB | 30 Days | $11.23 | $1.12 | Okay | Get |
| 37 | Gigago | 30 GB | 15 Days | $34.00 | $1.13 | Okay | Get |
| 38 | MegaEsim Coupon: SUMMER10 |
50 GB | 30 Days | $58.38 | $1.17 | Fair | Get |
| 39 | AdventureSIMs Charged in AUD Coupon: WATCHDOG |
50 GB | 30 Days | $58.45 | $1.17 | Fair | Get |
| 40 | Nomad | 50 GB | 30 Days | $59.00 | $1.18 | Fair | Get |
| 41 | eSIMfly | 20 GB | 30 Days | $23.86 | $1.19 | Fair | Get |
| 42 | HiRoaming Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG20FIRST |
20 GB | 30 Days | $23.96 | $1.20 | Fair | Get |
| 43 | Connect Me Guru Coupon: hello-saun |
50 GB | 30 Days | $62.95 | $1.26 | Fair | Get |
| 44 | eSIM Hero | 50 GB | 30 Days | $63.00 | $1.26 | Fair | Get |
| 45 | Telekonek Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 20 Days | $65.50 | $1.31 | Fair | Get |
| 46 | eSIMfly | 10 GB | 30 Days | $13.21 | $1.32 | Fair | Get |
| 47 | Telekonek Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 30 Days | $66.50 | $1.33 | Fair | Get |
| 48 | MegaEsim Coupon: SUMMER10 |
10 GB | 30 Days | $13.50 | $1.35 | Fair | Get |
| 49 | Skyalo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $26.99 | $1.35 | Fair | Get |
| 50 | Lumbus Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG10 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $26.99 | $1.35 | Fair | Get |
| 51 | eSIModo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
50 GB | 30 Days | $69.30 | $1.39 | Fair | Get |
| 52 | Earth Esim Coupon: ESIMWD5 |
500 MB | 7 Days | $0.69 | $1.41 | Fair | Get |
| 53 | eSIMCard Coupon: eSbljricbt |
50 GB | 30 Days | $71.88 | $1.44 | Fair | Get |
| 54 | Soovia | 20 GB | 30 Days | $29.15 | $1.46 | Fair | Get |
| 55 | eSIModo Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG |
30 GB | 30 Days | $43.82 | $1.46 | Fair | Get |
| 56 | MyTravel eSIM | 20 GB | 30 Days | $29.82 | $1.49 | Fair | Get |
| 57 | CocoRoam | 50 GB | 30 Days | $74.70 | $1.49 | Fair | Get |
| 58 | esim0 Coupon: WATCHDOG |
20 GB | 30 Days | $29.99 | $1.50 | Fair | Get |
| 59 | Earth Esim Coupon: ESIMWD5 |
20 GB | 30 Days | $30.00 | $1.50 | Fair | Get |
| 60 | HiRoaming Coupon: ESIMWATCHDOG20FIRST |
50 GB | 30 Days | $75.41 | $1.51 | Expensive | Get |
523 of these 1039 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 1039 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.
Crossing borders on this trip? Compare multi country Europe eSIM plans that keep one line working across several destinations.
Cheapest eSIM for Russia: the numbers
As of 17 October 2026, 06:01 GMT, the cheapest eSIM for Russia is Lempart Flex with 45 GB for 15 Days at $25.99. That is $0.58 per GB, the best rate of the 1039 plans we compare from 52 providers. 392 plans include 5G. 440 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 Russia?
There is no single best eSIM for Russia, because the right plan depends on how long you stay and how much data you use. What we can do is rank the 1039 plans on the numbers, as they stand on 17 October 2026:
- Best value overall Lempart Flex, 45 GB for 15 Days at $25.99. That is $0.58 per GB, the lowest real rate of every Russia plan we track.
- Best for a short trip Horizon eSIM, 1 GB for 7 Days at $0.92. The cheapest ticket that still gives you at least 1 GB for a week or less.
- Best for a long stay Wanderly, 50 GB for 30 Days at $35.99, $0.72 per GB. The best rate among plans that last 30 days or more.
- Highest daily cap on an unlimited plan ASIMGO, 10 Days at $16.20, full speed up to 3 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 Lempart Flex did not pay to be named here.
Which mobile networks does Russia have?
The four national networks serve well over 200 million subscriptions between them, with solid 4G in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and all major cities and most regional areas.
- MTS: MTS is Russia's largest operator with more than 81 million subscribers and around 31% of the market, with coverage across all regions.
- MegaFon: MegaFon holds roughly 27% of the market with about 76 million subscribers and runs one of the most extensive 4G networks in the country, including decent rural reach.
- Beeline: Beeline holds around 28% of the market and is strongest in urban areas.
- T2 (Tele2): T2, formerly Tele2, is the smallest of the four national networks at around 14% share and competes on price.
Local MVNOs are irrelevant to visitors because the same registration rules apply. International travel eSIMs that roam onto MTS, MegaFon, Beeline or T2 are the practical route.
The eSIM plans we compare on this page connect to:
The list above is Russia'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 Russia?
There is no meaningful commercial 5G in Russia. Deployments remain limited pilot zones, mainly in Moscow, so plan around 4G.
How much data do you need in Russia?
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 Russia right now:
Are unlimited eSIMs for Russia really unlimited?
Not always. 369 of the 1039 plans above are sold as unlimited, and most of them carry a daily fair use cap. For Russia the caps we can see published are 0.5 to 3 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 $0.58 per GB from Lempart Flex, 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 Russia?
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 Russia starts at $0.26 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 Russia eSIM
Pick the plan, not the brandThe cheapest rate in Russia today is $0.58 per GB from Lempart Flex, against a median of $2.07. 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 Russia 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 Beeline, MTS, MegaFon, Tele2, beeline. Expect 5G where the network reaches, 4G everywhere else.
Know what happens when it runs out440 of the 1039 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 Horizon eSIM at $3.84.
Good to know before you land in Russia
Since 1 January 2025, foreigners buying a Russian SIM need a SNILS number, a verified Gosuslugi account, biometric registration (face and voice) in the state system, and the SIM must be linked to the IMEI of one specific phone. On top of that, since 6 October 2025 any foreign SIM or eSIM connecting to a Russian network for the first time has mobile data blocked for roughly 24 hours.
Airport kiosks exist but are effectively useless for tourists now. Since January 2025 a legal SIM purchase requires a SNILS number and Gosuslugi account that foreign visitors cannot realistically get, and foreign Visa and Mastercard cards do not work at Russian payment terminals anyway.
Install a travel eSIM before arrival and expect the 24 hour data block on first connection, so download offline maps, tickets and translations in advance. Airport wifi typically requires a Russian phone number for SMS login, so do not count on it either.
Russia Travel eSIM FAQ
Everything you need to know about using an eSIM in Russia
What is the cheapest eSIM for Russia?
Right now the cheapest option ranked by price per GB is Lempart Flex with 45 GB for 15 Days at $25.99. That works out to $0.58 per GB. Prices change often, so the table above is re-sorted at every price check.
Which is the best eSIM for Russia?
It depends on the trip, so we rank rather than pick a favourite. On today's prices the best value for Russia is Lempart Flex at $0.58 per GB, the lowest real rate of the 1039 plans we compare. For heavy daily use there are 369 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 Russia?
Yes. We track 1039 prepaid travel eSIM plans from 52 providers that work in Russia, roaming onto Beeline, MTS, MegaFon, Tele2, beeline. 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 Russia?
The plans we compare connect to Beeline, MTS, MegaFon, Tele2, beeline. The exact network depends on the plan you pick. Check the plan details before you buy if one network matters to you.
Do Russia eSIMs support 5G?
392 of the 1039 plans we track for Russia 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 Russia 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 Russia. The validity clock on most plans only starts when the eSIM first connects.
Can I top up my Russia eSIM if I run out?
Yes. 440 of the 1039 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 Russia?
For a trip of days or weeks, usually yes. Data for Russia starts at $0.26 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 Russia 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 Russia?
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 Horizon eSIM at $3.84.
Which Russia eSIM gives the most data per day?
Of the plans sold as unlimited here, ASIMGO allows the most at full speed, 3 GB a day from $2.90. The smallest allowance on this page is 500 MB a day, from 8 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.
Travelling further? Compare nearby destinations
TurkeyFrom$0.35/GB
IsraelFrom$0.28/GB
AustriaFrom$0.28/GB
CroatiaFrom$0.28/GB
CyprusFrom$0.28/GB
DenmarkFrom$0.28/GB
Or see every country on the cheapest eSIM index and track weekly movement on the eSIM Price Index.
How we rank
Prices last checked on 17 October 2026, 06:01 GMT across 1039 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.
Write a review
Used an eSIM in Russia? Tell other travellers how it went. Every review is read by a human before it appears, and providers cannot buy or remove reviews.