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eSIM Cancun
Our Mexico eSIM works in Cancun: the same plans at the same prices as on the Mexico page. Data from the moment you land, and your usual number stays on.
Cancun, Mexico eSIM plans and prices
4% in SimCoins- Networks
- Movistar
- Mobile network
- 4G
- Hotspot / tethering
- Yes
- Top-up
- Yes
- Validity
- 30 days
Unlimited Cancun, Mexico eSIM plans: high-speed data every day
- 14-day refund if not activated
- Support within 24 h
- Install before you leave
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Getting online in Cancun
Cancún is covered by our Mexico eSIM, the same plans as the rest of the country, from the Hotel Zone to Tulum and Chichén Itzá. Install it before you fly and it connects when you land at CUN, before the bus or the shuttle to your hotel. It's data only: your usual number stays active alongside it.
CUNCancún International Airport
Cancun, Mexico
Your eSIM connects
As soon as your phone finds a local network. Set the eSIM as your data line and turn on data roaming for it.
Local SIM cards
- Telcel Amigo Sin Límite 200 top-up
- MXN 200
- 3.5 GB for 30 days, with unlimited calls and social media in Mexico Source, Oct 2026
Every Mexican mobile line, prepaid or eSIM, must be registered in the user's name. Visitors register with their passport and a liveness check through the phone's camera. Source, Oct 2026
With Simsima, no passport and nothing to pick up: the eSIM is already in your phone.
Your networks on the ground
The plans on this page connect to these networks in Mexico.
Movistar4G
Telcel5G
AT&T5G
Along the way
The same plan follows you everywhere in Mexico, day trips included.
- Hotel ZoneBeaches and resorts between the lagoon and the Caribbean
- Isla MujeresA short ferry ride from Cancún
- Playa del CarmenBy ADO bus or Tren Maya from the airport
- TulumMaya ruins above the sea, beaches and cenotes
- Chichén ItzáDay trip to the Maya city, also a stop on the Tren Maya
Apps worth installing before you go
- ADOBuses from the airport
- Buy tickets on ado.com.mx or in the ADO app. From the airport, fares were about 140 pesos to Cancún and the Hotel Zone, 255 to Playa del Carmen and 430 to Tulum. Source, Feb 2025
- Tren MayaTrain across the Yucatán Peninsula
- Stations include Cancún Airport, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Chichén Itzá. Tickets are sold online. Source, Oct 2026
- WhatsAppMessages and calls
- Runs over the eSIM's data and stays on your usual number, which remains active alongside it.
eSIM, SIM card or pocket WiFi in Cancun?
Four ways to get online when you land, and what changes for you.
For a trip in Cancun, an eSIM is the simplest
Installed at home, online as soon as you land, and your number stays active. No counter, no device to return.
| Simsima.Travel eSIM | Local SIM card | Pocket WiFi | Your carrier's roaming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where to get it | Online, before you fly | On arrival, at an airport counter or store | Rental: a device to pick up, then return | Already in your usual plan |
| When you're online | As soon as you land, installed at home | After buying it locally | After picking up the device | As soon as you land |
| Your number | Stays active on your usual line | Replaced by a local number, your SIM comes out | Stays on your phone | Stays active |
| ID required | None | Passport required to buy source | Depends on the rental company | None |
| Devices | Your phone, hotspot allowed | One unlocked phone | Several devices, battery to charge | Your phone |
| Price | From $1.50 | Depends on the local carrier | Daily rental | Depends on your carrier |
How to install your Cancun eSIM
Install it before you leave: it takes two minutes. These are the real screens of your phone, step by step.
Before you leave: install your eSIMStep 1 of 11
- Open Settings, then Cellular.
- Tap “Add eSIM”.
- Tap “Scan QR Code” and scan the QR code we email you after purchase (it's also in your account).
- “Activate eSIM” opens: tap Continue.
- Choose Abroad, then tap Continue.
- Choose Data Only, then tap Continue. The eSIM is for data; your usual number keeps calls and texts.
- Tap Done. Your iPhone will remind you to turn on the eSIM once you're abroad.
- When you land, your iPhone may show “Turn On Travel eSIM”: tap the notification.
- Choose “Travel eSIM and Current eSIM”, then Continue. You keep your number for calls and texts (bank codes included); your carrier may charge for calls you receive.
- Low Data Mode saves your plan: tap “Turn On Low Data Mode”, or “Not Now”.
- You're set: Cellular Data shows the new eSIM.
After you buy, your QR code arrives by email and in your account. Show it on another screen, then follow these steps on your phone.
Before you leave: install your eSIMStep 1 of 8
- Open Settings, then Connections.
- Tap “SIM manager”.
- Tap “Add eSIM”.
- Choose “Scan QR code”.
- Scan the QR code we email you after purchase (it's also in your account), then tap Add.
- When you land, turn on your new eSIM in SIM manager. It shows the name of a local or partner carrier.
- Choose the new eSIM for mobile data.
- In Connections, Mobile networks, turn on data roaming.
After you buy, your QR code arrives by email and in your account. Show it on another screen, then follow these steps on your phone.
Before you leave: install your eSIMStep 1 of 7
- Open Settings, then Network & internet.
- Tap “SIMs” (Add a network).
- Tap “Set up an eSIM”.
- Scan the QR code we email you after purchase (it's also in your account), then confirm.
- When you land, open your new eSIM (it shows the name of a local or partner carrier) and turn on “Use this SIM”.
- Turn on mobile data for the new eSIM.
- Turn on roaming. If nothing loads, turn off automatic network selection and pick the network manually.
After you buy, your QR code arrives by email and in your account. Show it on another screen, then follow these steps on your phone.
Before you leave: install your eSIMStep 1 of 8
- Open Settings, then Mobile networks or Network & internet.
- Tap “Mobile network”.
- Tap “Add SIM”.
- Tap “Set up an eSIM”.
- Scan the QR code we email you after purchase (it's also in your account), then confirm.
- When you land, open your new eSIM (it shows the name of a local or partner carrier) and turn on “Use SIM”.
- Turn on mobile data for the new eSIM.
- Turn on roaming. If nothing loads, turn off automatic network selection and pick the network manually.
After you buy, your QR code arrives by email and in your account. Show it on another screen, then follow these steps on your phone. On Xiaomi, Oppo or OnePlus the menus have other names: search for “eSIM” in Settings.
Frequently asked questions
What travelers ask before a trip to Cancun.
