France eSIM

A France eSIM from eSIM Cards can be purchased from anywhere before your trip, installed on your phone in a minute, and it activates automatically when you land. For most people, the eSIM route is both faster and less hassle.

Yes. The France eSIM plans sold through eSIM Cards do not require any French identification, residency, or address. You buy online using whatever payment method you prefer, a QR code arrives in your email, and that is the full process.

In most cases, yes — the original QR code sent to your email can be used to reinstall the France eSIM profile if it was accidentally deleted from your settings. The safest thing to do if you delete the profile by mistake is to contact eSIM Cards support immediately, before attempting a reinstall yourself.

We offer you a variety of data plans for France. Check out our plans section to get more information about our current offers.

Yes, hotspot is supported on all France eSIM plans. You can turn on your phone's hotspot and share the data connection with a laptop, tablet, or another phone — the same way you would with any mobile data plan.

Yes, without any restrictions. The France eSIM gives you standard mobile data — there are no app-level blocks, no VoIP restrictions, and no throttling on specific services. WhatsApp calls and messages, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime, Google Maps, Spotify, Netflix, and any other app all use the data connection normally.

Yes. The France eSIM covers metropolitan France nationally — Paris and Île-de-France, the south (Provence, Côte d'Azur, Languedoc), the west (Brittany, Normandy, the Atlantic coast), the east (Alsace, Burgundy, the Alps), and everywhere between.

Generally yes. France has solid 4G coverage across the vast majority of the country, including most rural areas. 5G is well established in Paris and has rolled out to other major cities, including Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes, and Strasbourg, and continues to expand. In more remote rural areas, 4G is standard and usually reliable.

The simplest approach is to not use your home network's roaming at all. Turn off data roaming in your phone settings as soon as you land, and use the France eSIM for all data instead. The France eSIM is a local-style prepaid plan at a fixed price — there are no per-MB charges, no daily roaming fees, and no surprise bills at the end of the month.

After purchasing through eSIM Cards, a QR code is sent to your email. On iPhone, go to Settings > Cellular > Add eSIM and scan the code. On most Android phones, the path is Settings > Network & Internet > SIMs > Add eSIM, though menu names vary slightly by manufacturer. The profile installs in about sixty seconds.