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30-day eSIM for
United Arab Emirates
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For when the trip becomes the month, and the month becomes the work.
Plans for the United Arab Emirates
How long is your trip?
Slide to your travel days. We match the plan that covers them. Prices in USD, one charge per eSIM, no subscription.
Trip length
Your -day trip is covered by our -day plan.
United Arab Emirates at a glance
What we verify before United Arab Emirates goes live.
Ops desk rechecks these whenever a carrier deal shifts or an airport kiosk relocates.
- Carriers
- Etisalat (e&) · du
- Network
- 200 to 380 Mbps urban · 25 ms RTT
- Time zone
- UTC+4 year-round Dubai and Abu Dhabi on GST, no DST. Among the world’s fastest mobile networks: full 5G across both emirates; +4h to London.
- Roaming cost
- $25-50/GB on default carrier roaming. We sit below by an order of magnitude.
- Airport SIM
- Dubai DXB · 24h · Abu Dhabi AUH · 24h (you'll skip it anyway)
- Activation
- QR delivered seconds after payment · profile auto-installs · live in under 90s
Carriers & coverage
Which networks you ride in the United Arab Emirates.
Your eSIM connects in the United Arab Emirates through Etisalat (e&) and du. These are the same physical networks a local would use, not a roaming overlay. Your phone hands off to whichever has the strongest signal where you stand, so you don't choose a carrier and you don't get stuck on a weak one.
Expected performance is 200 to 380 Mbps urban · 25 ms RTT in covered urban areas, the same band the local carrier serves its own subscribers. That is comfortable headroom for video calls, large uploads, and tethering a laptop, not a throttled tourist tier.
The reason this beats roaming is simple math. Default home-carrier roaming in the United Arab Emirates runs about $25-50/GB, billed after your trip with no ceiling. A travel.to plan is a single charge for the data you choose, decided before you travel. Over a normal trip that is an order-of-magnitude difference, and there is no bill waiting when you get home.
Coverage detail: Two carriers per region · auto-failover below signal threshold. Failover is automatic. Nothing to toggle by hand.
Pricing by duration
Every plan for the United Arab Emirates, side by side.
| Duration | Data | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days Our pick | Unlimited | $111 | Choose → |
Prices in USD, one charge per eSIM, no subscription. Stripe adds local tax at checkout based on your billing country. You can top up any plan mid-trip without reinstalling.
Setup
How to set up your eSIM in the United Arab Emirates.
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Buy a plan
Pick a plan for this country and pay with card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. There is no account to create and no subscription.
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Receive your QR code
Your eSIM QR code arrives by email seconds after payment. You can install it on any eSIM-capable phone before you leave home.
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Scan it in Settings
Open your phone's eSIM settings, choose to add an eSIM, and scan the QR code. The profile installs in a couple of taps and stays dormant until you arrive.
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Connect on arrival
When you land, the eSIM activates automatically on Etisalat (e&) or another partner network, usually before you clear immigration. No manual carrier switch, no kiosk.
Works on any eSIM-capable phone: iPhone XS and newer, recent Pixel and Galaxy, and most modern Android flagships. Check your device, or follow the step-by-step guide for your exact phone: iPhone · Galaxy · Pixel.
United Arab Emirates: common questions
Questions people ask.
Yes. travel.to runs in the United Arab Emirates on Etisalat (e&) and du: 2 partner networks in total. Your phone connects to whichever is strongest where you are, the same physical towers a local SIM would use, so coverage in the United Arab Emirates is carrier-grade rather than best-effort roaming.
United Arab Emirates is one of our 5G destinations: urban speeds peak around 380 Mbps (200 to 380 Mbps urban · 25 ms RTT). On a 5G-capable phone you get the same fast band the local carrier serves its own customers, fine for video calls, large uploads, and tethering a laptop.
A lot. Default home-carrier roaming in the United Arab Emirates runs about $25-50 per GB: a single gigabyte can cost more than an entire travel.to plan, which starts at $111. You pay once, up front, for the data you choose, and there is no bill waiting when you get home.
The United Arab Emirates lineup runs across 30 days, each a fixed data bucket sized to the trip length. Most travelers take the middle option: it is flagged as our pick on the plan grid above.
For a typical United Arab Emirates trip (maps, messaging, calls, some streaming), a mid-size plan is plenty. Heavy streaming or laptop tethering uses more; if you run low you can top up the same eSIM without a new install.
Plans for the United Arab Emirates start at $111. It is a single charge: no subscription, no metered overage, no post-trip roaming bill. Stripe adds local tax at checkout based on your billing country, so the total you see is the total you pay.
Fast. ICCID assigned at checkout · QR in inbox under 90 seconds. You can install before you leave home; the eSIM stays dormant until it reaches a partner network in the United Arab Emirates, then activates on its own, usually the moment you land, before you have cleared immigration.
No need. The SIM kiosks in the United Arab Emirates keep limited hours (Dubai DXB · 24h · Abu Dhabi AUH · 24h) and you would queue at them with the rest of your flight, passport in hand. Install the travel.to eSIM before you board and you walk straight past them, already online.
United Arab Emirates sits at UTC+4 year-round. Dubai and Abu Dhabi on GST, no DST. Among the world’s fastest mobile networks: full 5G across both emirates; +4h to London. The connection holds through local peak hours, so video calls and large transfers stay reliable when you need them.
You stay connected where there is signal. Two carriers per region · auto-failover below signal threshold Your phone switches networks on its own: there is nothing to toggle by hand. Coverage is strongest across cities and major routes in the United Arab Emirates.
Yes. Top-ups reuse the United Arab Emirates eSIM already on your phone: no new QR, no second install. Add data from your order page in one tap. The longest plan we list runs 30 days, and topping up extends the same line rather than starting a new one.
Full refund if the United Arab Emirates eSIM never activates. Half refund if it activates but underperforms on Etisalat (e&) and du, and if you used under 500 MB, you get the full amount back. It is one click from your dashboard, not a support ticket.
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