eSIM guide

The best travel eSIM for New Zealand

New Zealand is the second-biggest destination for Australians and the shortest trip on average, at around eight days. That short duration changes the maths: small fixed-data plans usually beat unlimited here.

What a 10GB month costs in New Zealand

Same plan, same duration, five sellers. USD, checked 31 August 2026.

Ubigi$16 cheapest
Nomad$18
Saily$23.99
Airalo$24
Holaflyno fixed-data plans

Holafly sells no fixed-data plans anywhere — its 30-day unlimited plan is $73.90, which is a different product and so is not plotted on the same scale.

Our pick for New Zealand

Ubigi

Ubigi's 10GB for 30 days at $16 is the cheapest verified plan, and Nomad's $18 is close. For a typical eight-day trip, a 5GB plan is usually enough — don't pay for a month you won't use.

See Ubigi New Zealand plans →

Every verified plan

Prices in US dollars, read off each provider’s own page. Where we could not confirm a price, we say so rather than estimate.

ProviderFixed data plans (USD)Unlimited (USD)
Saily1GB/7d $3.99 · 3GB/30d $9.99 · 5GB/30d $13.99 · 10GB/30d $23.99 · 20GB/30d $37.9930d $48.99
5–30 days selectable, $48.99
Airalo1GB/3d $4 · 3GB/7d $10 · 5GB/30d $14 · 10GB/30d $24 · 20GB/30d $38 · 50GB/30d $493d $11.50 · 5d $18.50 · 7d $27 · 10d $34.50 · 15d $48 · 30d $71
Nomad1GB/7d $4.50 · 3GB/30d $9 · 5GB/30d $13 · 10GB/30d $18 · 20GB/30d $283d $11 · 5d $18 · 7d $25 · 10d $33
Ubigi3GB/30d $7 · 10GB/7d $14 · 10GB/30d $16 · 25GB/30d $35
Ubigi also sells hybrid plans with an unlimited 2 Mbps tail: 20GB/7 days $29, 30GB/15 days $44, 60GB/30 days $65.
None sold here
HolaflyNo fixed-data plans — unlimited only3d $11.90 · 5d $20.50 · 7d $27.50 · 10d $36.50 · 15d $50.50 · 30d $73.90
Prices checked by hand · 31 August 2026

Before you choose on price

The unlimited plans above are not unlimited. Here is what each one gives you at full speed.

ProviderFull speed untilThen throttled toHotspotPhone number
Saily 5GB/day1 Mbps Unlimited Optional paid add-on
Airalo 3GB/day1 Mbps Unlimited On some Data, Voice & Text packages and Discover+
Holafly ~2–3GB/day per third-party analysis; Holafly publishes no figure256–1024 kbps 1GB/day Never
Nomad 2GB/day512 kbps Supported Thailand 50GB plan only, per review; otherwise unclear
Ubigi No unlimited plan in several marketsn/a Unlimited Never — data only, no SMS

What these caps mean in practice →

Which network you actually roam onto

An eSIM is a roaming agreement with a local carrier. In New Zealand, that means:

ProviderLocal network
HolaflySpark
AiraloSpark
SailyNot disclosed
NomadNot disclosed
UbigiNot disclosed

When Australians go to New Zealand

1,489,460Australian trips — 12 months to June 2026
#2Rank among Australian destinations
31 AugustPrices last verified

Peaks hard in January at 205,710 trips against 81,060 in June — a 2.5x swing driven by the Australian summer break.