Product info
Rome eSIM plans
| Unlimited data · 5 days | $15.99 | Buy eSIM |
| Ohayu recommendsUnlimited data · 10 days | $27.99 | Buy eSIM |
| Unlimited data · 15 days | $37.99 | Buy eSIM |
| Unlimited data · 30 days | $54.99 | Buy eSIM |
| 3GB prepaid eSIM · 14 days | $8.49$2.83 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 5GB prepaid eSIM · 30 days | $11.99$2.40 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 10GB prepaid eSIM · 30 days | $18.99$1.90 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 15GB prepaid eSIM · 60 days | $22.99$1.53 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 20GB prepaid eSIM · 90 days | $26.99$1.35 / GB | Buy eSIM |
| 50GB prepaid eSIM · 90 days | $68.79$1.38 / GB | Buy eSIM |
You can install your eSIM before the trip and activate it when you arrive in Italy. Validity starts after eSIM activation.
Plan details
How much mobile data you need
What's the best eSIM for Rome?
Three days in Rome – 3 GB
Maps, queue-skipping tickets, photographs.
A week – 10 GB
Navigation, translation, calls home.
Rome, Florence, Venice – 20 GB
The classic run, on one plan.
Working from Trastevere – Unlimited
Tethering a laptop from an apartment or café.
Coverage and network
Coverage in a very old city
Italy mobile networks
Italy sits mid-table in Europe for mobile speed, and Rome performs about as you would expect from that. The thing that actually shapes your experience here is not the network, it is the masonry - two thousand years of stone between you and the nearest tower. (Speedtest by Ookla, June 2026)
Speedtest Global Index · Mobile · Rome · June 2026
Download
124.07 Mbps
Upload
14.5 Mbps
Latency
26 ms
Global rank
#76 of 98
Rome, specifically
- Outdoors in the centro storico: No real problem. The Colosseum, the Forum, Trevi and Piazza Navona are all open sky and well served.
- Inside the old buildings: Different story. Metre-thick travertine and tufa kill signal, so churches, the lower Vatican Museum galleries and older palazzi drop to nothing. Walking toward a window or a courtyard fixes it.
- Metro A, B and C: Signal in the stations, gone in the tunnels between them. Rome's metro is only three lines, so you are rarely underground for long.
- Ostia, Tivoli, the Castelli: Day trips out are covered along the rail lines and main roads, thinner on the country roads between the hill towns.
The whole peninsula
The plan runs nationwide - Florence, Venice, the Amalfi coast - so a multi-city Italy trip needs one purchase, not four.
How to install eSIM
Connected in 3 steps
- 01
Buy before you fly
Choose your data plan before your trip.
- 02
Download & install
Log in to your account, tap your eSIM, and follow the on-screen instructions.
- 03
Land & activate
Activate when you arrive in Italy. Turn on roaming for the eSIM and it connects to a local network.
Before you buy, make sure your phone supports eSIM — see Ohayu compatible devices list or dial *#06#. It's a free request to your phone's settings. If you see the EID number — your phone is eSIM-compatible.
Arriving in Rome
Airport Wi-Fi at FCO
Arriving without it installed? Fiumicino gives you four-hour sessions free after a short registration form.
Side by side
Rome eSIM Comparison
Indicative comparison based on publicly listed Italy plans as of July 2026. Competitor pricing and policies change - check their sites for current terms.
Frequently asked questions
Where to buy a SIM card in Rome?
TIM and Vodafone have stores in Fiumicino arrivals and across the centre. Expect to pay noticeably more at the airport than in town, roughly €25-40 for a basic tourist SIM. An eSIM avoids the counter entirely.
Do I need to show ID to buy a SIM card in Italy?
Yes. Italian law requires ID registration for every prepaid SIM, and as a visitor that means your passport, photocopied at the shop. Ohayu plans are data-only with no Italian number issued, so that registration does not apply.
Will it work inside St Peter's and the Vatican Museums?
Partly. The open areas and St Peter's Square are fine. Deep inside the galleries and the basilica the stone blocks it, which affects every network equally - the Vatican is not a coverage blackspot so much as a very thick building.
eSIM not working in Rome?
If you are indoors in an old building, step outside before troubleshooting anything - that is the usual cause here. Otherwise: confirm the Ohayu eSIM is your selected data line, that data roaming is switched on for it, and toggle Airplane mode once to force a fresh network search. Chat support and support@ohayu.com are open 24/7.
