Azores eSIM

The whole process is online. Visit the eSIM Cards website, select the Azores eSIM, choose a plan that suits your trip length, and complete the purchase. The QR code is sent to your email straight away. You then install it in your phone settings by scanning the code.

Once you have installed the eSIM profile onto your device by scanning the QR code, activation is automatic. When your phone connects to the Portuguese mobile network on arrival in the Azores, the plan activates, and data becomes available.

eSIM is supported on most smartphones released in the last four to five years. On Apple: The iPhone XS, XR, and all models from the 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 series. On Android: Samsung Galaxy S20 and newer, many Galaxy A-series from A54 onwards, Google Pixel 3 and later, OnePlus 12 and newer.

Validity periods vary depending on the plan you choose — eSIM Cards offers options across different time windows to suit different trip lengths.

Yes — and the simplest way is to purchase the eSIM for Azores online from eSIM Cards before you travel, rather than trying to sort anything after arrival.

That depends on how you travel. For a straightforward trip, most people use around 1–2 GB per week. If you are streaming often, to 4–6 GB per week or more. For a one-week stay, a 3–5 GB plan tends to be comfortable.

The eSIM option in particular is designed to be purchased in advance: the QR code comes by email, installation takes two minutes at home, and data is ready the moment the plane touches down.

When the data allowance runs out, the mobile data connection on that line stops — you will not be billed automatically or charged for overages. To get back online, purchase a new plan from eSIM Cards, and the fresh allocation becomes available once issued.

For most visitors, yes — considerably so. An eSIM Azores plan is bought online in advance, requires no passport registration, installs without touching the SIM tray, and runs alongside your home SIM, so your regular number stays active throughout.

Yes. The Azores are part of Portugal and, therefore, part of the EU — an international eSIM that covers Portugal will work here. The eSIM Cards eSIM prices for Azores are set as a dedicated plan built to connect to Portuguese operators across the islands.