Spain eSIM guide: who needs one, prices, local SIMs and networks

This page gathers everything eSIM Check has published about staying connected in Spain: our price survey of eight travel eSIMs, including Vodafone Spain's own data-only eSIM for visitors, the prepaid and holiday offers of Orange, Vodafone, Movistar and DIGI, and the latest independent measurements of the Spanish networks. It is written for visitors from outside the European Union: if your SIM comes from an EU or EEA country, you already roam in Spain at home prices under the EU's roam-like-at-home rules, within your operator's fair-use limits, and you do not need an eSIM. Visitors from the UK, the US, Canada, Switzerland, North Africa, Latin America or the Gulf usually do. Every figure is dated, and every article links to its sources.

Where to start

• You want an eSIM and need to choose: the best Spain eSIMs by trip length, with networks, daily caps and roaming costs.
• You would rather buy a Spanish line, or you are staying for weeks: Orange, Vodafone, Movistar or DIGI prepaid, with the ID rule and where to buy.
• Your trip continues to Morocco: our Morocco eSIM guide and eSIM for Spain and Morocco: one plan or two.
• You are touring several European countries: what to know about eSIMs in Europe, and our France and Italy guides.
• You are not sure your phone takes an eSIM: the list of compatible phones.