Sri Lanka eSIM

The one that fits your trip and runs on Sri Lanka’s main networks (Hutch 4G). For a week most people need about 3 GB; for two weeks about 5 GB; for a month of social and video, 10 GB or more. NUM lists 14 plans here and picks one for your trip and how you use your phone.

On 4 Nov 2026, plans started at $1.39 and went up to $56.79 for the biggest. NUM’s 7-day pick was 3 GB for $4.99, the 14-day pick 5 GB for $6.79 and the 30-day pick 10 GB for $10.19. The shop always shows today’s price, and the price on the pay button is the price you pay.

As an estimate: maps and messages use about 0.2 GB a day, adding social feeds about 0.4 GB, and video calls or streaming 1.5 GB or more. So a week of everyday use is about 3 GB, two weeks about 5 GB, and a month 10 GB or more.

Not on 4 Nov 2026. The plans for Sri Lanka have a set amount of data; you can add more to the same eSIM from your order page if you run low.

For data, usually yes: a travel eSIM is prepaid, so there is no bill afterwards, and you choose the amount before you go. Your home carrier’s roaming can still be handy for calls and texts; keep your home line on for those and turn its data roaming off.

A local SIM can give you a local number, but you queue for it after you land and swap out your home SIM. An eSIM installs before you fly, works as the plane lands, and leaves your home SIM in place for calls and bank codes.

It works wherever Sri Lanka’s networks (Hutch 4G) reach. Cities and main roads are well covered; remote islands, mountains and parks can have weak or no signal, so download offline maps before you go.

A Sri Lanka plan works in Sri Lanka only. For several countries, a Asia regional plan covers them on one eSIM; each plan lists the countries it covers.

Install it at home on wifi; switch the line on when you land. Each plan in the shop says when its validity starts, so check that before you pay if you are installing well ahead.

Hotspot works on most plans, so one eSIM can get a laptop or a travel partner online too.

Install the eSIM at home on wifi, then switch the line on as the plane lands at Colombo (CMB), Jaffna (JAF), Colombo (RML). You are online walking off the plane, with no SIM counter and no airport wifi.

In Opensignal's July 2023 report, Dialog and Mobitel tied for 3G-or-better availability and Dialog had the fastest downloads. Hutch did not appear among the winners. Availability figures say little about remote areas.

Many travel eSIMs are issued by one carrier and roam on local networks, so your phone can show the issuing carrier’s name while your data runs on a local network. Keep data roaming on for the eSIM.

Dial *#06# on the phone you’re taking. If you see an EID number, it takes an eSIM. Every iPhone from the XR and XS on does, and the SE from 2020, as do Google Pixel 3 and later and Samsung Galaxy S20 and later. The phone must be carrier-unlocked. Not sure? Text PHONE and your model and we’ll check.

At home, on wifi, before you fly. Then switch it on when you land. Tell us your landing day and we text you the switch-on steps that morning.

No. It’s a data-only eSIM. WhatsApp, LINE, iMessage and FaceTime all work over it, and your home number can stay on for calls and codes.

If we can’t issue your eSIM, we refund you in full. If it won’t install or connect, text us and we help you get connected.