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Apple · 2018 Compatible
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Install your Netherlands eSIM on iPhone XS / XR.

Yes — iPhone XS / XR supports eSIM in Netherlands. The first iPhones to support eSIM. Still fully compatible with travel.to. travel.to routes you to KPN, Vodafone NL, Odido automatically — you don't pick the carrier, your phone does.

Compatibility check

What checks out before payment.

eSIM supported

iPhone XS / XR (2018) ships with eSIM hardware.

Carrier coverage

3 partner carriers in Netherlands · auto-handoff between them.

Speed band

130 – 240 Mbps urban · 30 ms RTT.

Install · IOS

6 steps from QR to online.

  1. 01

    Open Settings on your iPhone

    Tap the Settings app (gray gear icon) from your home screen or App Library.

  2. 02

    Go to Cellular (or Mobile Data)

    Scroll to Cellular. On some regions iOS labels this Mobile Data instead.

  3. 03

    Tap Add eSIM

    Choose Add eSIM (older iOS calls this Add Cellular Plan).

  4. 04

    Choose Use QR Code

    Tap Use QR Code, then open the eSIM email from travel.to on another device and scan the QR.

  5. 05

    Label the line travel.to

    When iOS asks for a label, pick travel.to so you can tell it apart from your home SIM.

  6. 06

    Confirm and finish

    Confirm the default line settings. Your phone will activate the eSIM on landing — you don't need to do anything else until you reach your destination.

Once installed, the eSIM is dormant until iPhone XS / XR reaches a partner carrier's network in Netherlands — typically the moment you land. No manual switch, no carrier app.

Netherlands network

What to expect on iPhone XS / XR in Netherlands.

Carriers
KPN · Vodafone NL · Odido
Network
130 – 240 Mbps urban · 30 ms RTT
Time zone
UTC+1 · UTC+2 summer
Roaming alt cost
$12 – 20/GB on default home-carrier roaming — travel.to is an order of magnitude cheaper.
Plans for Netherlands

Pick a plan and we'll email your QR.

All Netherlands details  →
Plan · 01
Unlimited
for 1 day · 2 GB/day full speed, then 2 Mbps
$7.85 USD

For when you stop counting gigabytes.

Buy  ·  $8
Plan · 02
Unlimited
for 3 days · 2 GB/day full speed, then 2 Mbps
$17.68 USD

For when you stop counting gigabytes.

Buy  ·  $18
Plan · 03
Unlimited
for 5 days · 30 GB/day full speed, then 2 Mbps
$25.20 USD

For when you stop counting gigabytes.

Buy  ·  $25
Our pick
Plan · 04
Unlimited
for 7 days · 2 GB/day full speed, then 2 Mbps
$38.70 USD

For when you stop counting gigabytes.

Get this plan  ·  $39
Plan · 05
Unlimited
for 10 days · unlimited at full speed
$42 USD

For when you stop counting gigabytes.

Buy  ·  $42
Plan · 06
Unlimited
for 15 days · unlimited at full speed
$56.70 USD

For when you stop counting gigabytes.

Buy  ·  $57
Plan · 07
Unlimited
for 30 days · 2 GB/day full speed, then 2 Mbps
$156.76 USD

For when the trip becomes the month, and the month becomes the work.

Buy  ·  $157
iPhone XS / XR in Netherlands

Common questions.

Yes. iPhone XS / XR ships with eSIM hardware, and travel.to routes it onto KPN, Vodafone NL, and Odido in Netherlands. The line activates the moment you land — install takes under two minutes and is fully refundable if it fails to activate.
Yes. iPhone XS / XR supports dual SIM worldwide, so your home SIM stays in the tray and travel.to installs alongside it as a second line. No swapping, no removing your primary number.
On iPhone XS / XR open Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM, choose Use QR Code, and scan the QR from your travel.to email. That is 6 taps from QR to online. iOS labels the path "Mobile Data" in some regions.
Under two minutes. The QR arrives by email seconds after payment; 6 taps later the profile is installed on iPhone XS / XR. It stays dormant until you reach a partner network in Netherlands (UTC+1 · UTC+2 summer) — usually the instant you land, before you have changed your clock.
In Netherlands we route on KPN, Vodafone NL, and Odido. iPhone XS / XR hands off automatically to whichever has the strongest signal where you are — you do not pick the carrier, the phone does.
130 – 240 Mbps urban · 30 ms RTT. iPhone XS / XR negotiates the fastest band the local network offers, so in covered areas you get the same speeds a native SIM would pull on the same carrier.
Default home-carrier roaming in Netherlands runs about $12 – 20 per GB. A travel.to plan for Netherlands sits an order of magnitude below that, and you never get a surprise bill — you pay once, up front, for the data you chose.
No need. The airport SIM kiosks in Netherlands keep limited hours (Amsterdam Schiphol AMS · 24h) and you would queue at them with the rest of your flight. Install the travel.to eSIM on iPhone XS / XR before you board and you walk straight past them, already online.
Three carriers per region · auto-failover below signal threshold iPhone XS / XR falls back automatically — you never have to switch networks by hand.
Yes. Top-ups reuse the Netherlands eSIM profile already on iPhone XS / XR — no new QR scan, no second install. Same line, fresh data, added from your Netherlands order page in one tap.
Full refund if the Netherlands eSIM fails to activate on iPhone XS / XR. Half refund if it activates but underperforms on KPN, Vodafone NL, and Odido (and if you used under 500 MB, you get the full amount). One click from your dashboard — no email thread.
A few iPhone XS / XR-specific notes: iOS 12.1 was the first version with eSIM support — make sure you're on a recent iOS. Beyond that, the travel.to install flow in Netherlands is the standard iOS path.