Plan · 01
5
GB
for 7 days
$19
USD
For the conference, the wedding, the long weekend.
eSIM for
Mexico
From $19
< 60s install
100% refund
Plans Mexico
Three plans. We picked the one in the middle.
Prices in USD. No subscription, one charge per eSIM. Stripe handles tax automatically based on your billing country.
Our pick
Plan · 02
15
GB
for 14 days
$35
USD
For a working week with a weekend either side.
Plan · 03
Unlimited
for 28 days · fair use 50 GB
$59
USD
For when the trip becomes the month, and the month becomes the work.
Mexico at a glance
What we verify before Mexico goes live.
Ops desk rechecks these whenever a carrier deal shifts or an airport kiosk relocates.
- Carriers
- Telcel · AT&T Mexico · Movistar MX
- Network
- 50 – 130 Mbps urban · 55 ms RTT
- Time zone
- 3 zones · UTC−6 to UTC−8 Mexico City overlaps US Central. Same working hours as Texas/Chicago.
- Roaming cost
- $15 – 30/GB on default carrier roaming. We sit below by an order of magnitude.
- Airport SIM
- Mexico City MEX T1/T2 · 06:00 – 23:00 — 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 Mexico.
In Mexico your eSIM connects on Telcel, AT&T Mexico and Movistar MX. 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 50 – 130 Mbps urban · 55 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 Mexico runs about $15 – 30/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: Three carriers per region · auto-failover below signal threshold. Failover is automatic — nothing to toggle by hand.
Pricing by duration
Every Mexico plan, side by side.
| Duration | Data | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | 5 GB | $19 | Choose → |
| 14 days Our pick | 15 GB | $35 | Choose → |
| 28 days | Unlimited | $59 | 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 Mexico.
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01
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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02
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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03
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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04
Connect on arrival
When you land, the eSIM activates automatically on Telcel 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.
About Mexico
Questions people ask.
Yes. travel.to runs in Mexico on Telcel, AT&T Mexico, and Movistar MX — 3 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 Mexico is carrier-grade rather than best-effort roaming.
Mexico runs on solid 4G/LTE-Advanced, with urban speeds around 130 Mbps (50 – 130 Mbps urban · 55 ms RTT). That comfortably covers maps, messaging, calls, and streaming — you will not feel the difference for normal working-trip use.
A lot. Default home-carrier roaming in Mexico runs about $15 – 30 per GB — a single gigabyte can cost more than an entire travel.to plan, which starts at $19. You pay once, up front, for the data you choose, and there is no bill waiting when you get home.
We keep the Mexico lineup deliberately short: metered plans over 7, 14, 28 days for travelers who want a fixed bucket, plus an unlimited option for heavy use. Most people take the middle plan, which is why it is flagged as our pick.
Maps, messaging, and email sip data; video and streaming are what add up. Our Mexico plans come in 5 GB, and 15 GB, which covers a normal working trip with margin. If you tether a laptop or stream daily, size up — you can always top up mid-trip without reinstalling.
Plans for Mexico start at $19. 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 Mexico, then activates on its own — usually the moment you land, before you have cleared immigration.
No need. The SIM kiosks in Mexico keep limited hours (Mexico City MEX T1/T2 · 06:00 – 23:00) 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.
Mexico sits at 3 zones · UTC−6 to UTC−8. Mexico City overlaps US Central. Same working hours as Texas/Chicago. 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. Three 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 Mexico.
Yes. Top-ups reuse the Mexico 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 28 days, and topping up extends the same line rather than starting a new one.
Full refund if the Mexico eSIM never activates. Half refund if it activates but underperforms on Telcel, AT&T Mexico, and Movistar MX — 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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Our pick · Mexico
Mexico
15 GB · 14 days