Internet in Indonesia for travellers: which eSIM to choose

Which plan suits your trip length

Prices include VAT and match the Indonesia page. Validity: the 1 GB plan, 7 days; 3 to 50 GB, 30 days.

For two or three weeks in Bali, the 20 GB or 50 GB plans usually work out better than unlimited. Check your own case.

When unlimited pays off and when it doesn't

A week of unlimited data costs €19.95. For less, you get 20 GB (€17.95) to spread however you like, with no daily cap.

• Normal use: a data plan. Maps, messaging, photos and social media fit comfortably into 10 GB for a week.
• Video, long video calls or shared data: unlimited. You get 2 GB at full speed again every day.
• Month-long stays: 50 GB for €34.95 against €64.95 for unlimited. If you're working remotely from Bali, do the maths carefully first.

What exactly the unlimited plan includes

2 GB a day at full speed and, once that's used, 1 Mbps until the next day.

As with every other destination, the allowance and the speed afterwards are on the plan card before you pay. For the background, see the truth about "unlimited" plans.

Where your traffic exits

In Indonesia, your traffic exits in Singapore.

It's a nearby exit, but not a local one: some websites will see you in Singapore. For normal phone use nothing changes; the language a website greets you in or a search engine's local results may change.

The daily plan we sell here is precisely the one that doesn't route traffic out through Hong Kong, for the reasons we explain on the unlimited plans page.

The network is 4G/5G, depending on the area and your phone.

How to activate it

1. Install it at home, on Wi-Fi. Installing doesn't use data or start the clock.
2. When you land, turn on data roaming for the eSIM line.
3. The days start with the first connection to an Indonesian network.

Steps for each model are in the installation guide; for compatibility, use the checker.

Frequently asked questions about internet in Indonesia