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eSIM Switzerland

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How many eSIMs?

For family or friends: each eSIM has its own QR code, and you pay once.

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You buy in a few minutes, and the eSIM is waiting in your account straight away. See how to install an eSIM on your phone.

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Polish operators’ roaming vs eSIM: Switzerland

Switzerland: what the Polish operators charge for a data package there, next to our cheapest eSIM plans of the same size. The operators’ package prices come from their price lists (date checked below the table).

OperatorAbout 1 GBAbout 5 GB
Orange15,00 zł1 GB · 24 h79,00 zł10 GB · 15 days
Plus15,00 zł1 GB · 24 h130,00 zł5 GB · 30 days
T-Mobile49,00 zł1 GB · 30 days99,00 zł5 GB · 7 days
Play100,00 zł1 GB · 14 days150,00 zł5 GB · 14 days
siEmanko! eSIMPLN 6.501 GB · 7 daysPLN 22.405 GB · 30 days

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Before you fly

Internet in Switzerland without roaming: a guide

Internet in Switzerland: roaming or an eSIM?

Switzerland belongs neither to the European Union nor to the European Economic Area, so the EU's "roam like at home" does not cover it. Polish operators usually charge for it as a country outside the EU, with high rates for data. Even a few days in Zurich, skiing in Zermatt or a drive across the Alps on the way to Italy can cost more in roaming than a whole eSIM package.

OptionWhat you have to doPolish numberCost of data
Roaming package from your Polish operatorTurn it on in the operator's appStaysExpensive per gigabyte
Swiss prepaid SIM (Swisscom, Sunrise, Salt)A shop or kiosk, an identity document, swapping the cardGone from the phoneCheap, but with a registration
siEmanko! eSIM bought before you leaveFive minutes at home over Wi-FiStaysThe package price up front

What to know about Switzerland in particular

  • The border catches you early. By Lake Constance, near Geneva and on the Alpine passes your phone connects to a Swiss network while still on the German, French, Austrian or Italian side, and your Polish SIM then charges for data at Swiss rates. As you approach the border, turn data roaming off on your Polish SIM and switch to the eSIM.
  • Liechtenstein belongs to the European Economic Area, so there your Polish SIM works as it does at home.
  • Trains and mountains. SBB timetables, tickets and the weather forecast in the app; in tunnels and high in the mountains coverage drops out, and it comes back in the valleys.
  • Skiing. On the slopes coverage is good by the lifts and mountain huts, weaker on runs away from the resort.

How much data for a trip to Switzerland

TripHow much to takeWhat it covers
A weekend in a city1–3 GBMaps, SBB tickets, messaging apps
A week skiing5 GBInstagram, weather, navigation
A month or remote work10–20 GBVideo calls, files, films

Before you go

  1. 1.
    Dial *#06#: an EID line means the phone supports eSIM. The phone must not be locked to an operator.
  2. 2.
    Choose a package for Switzerland and pay with BLIK, a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
  3. 3.
    Install the eSIM at home over Wi-Fi: instructions for your phone.
  4. 4.
    Once you are in Switzerland, switch data to the eSIM and turn on data roaming on it.

Questions about the internet in Switzerland

I am driving through Switzerland to Italy. Is an eSIM worth it?

For a one-day drive through, usually yes, because roaming on a Polish SIM in Switzerland is expensive and the phone picks up a Swiss network even before the border. A small package is enough.

Does the package for Switzerland work in Italy and Austria?

No, but you do not need it there: that is the Union, where your Polish SIM works as it does at home.

Will there be coverage in the Alps?

By the lifts, in the resorts and in the valleys, yes. On remote trails and in tunnels, with gaps.

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