Product info
Venice 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 Venice?
A weekend – 3 GB
Maps, museums, getting unlost.
The Veneto for a week – 10 GB
Padua, Verona, the Dolomites.
Italy by train – 20 GB
Venice, Florence, Rome on one plan.
A longer stay – Unlimited
Tethering from an apartment.
Coverage and network
Coverage across the lagoon
Italy mobile networks
Italy runs about 93 Mbps and sits 51st, and Venice is adequately rather than brilliantly served - a UNESCO-protected city of stone and water is a difficult place to put up masts. All three operators reach it; the problems here are geometry and crowds.
Speedtest Global Index · Mobile · Italy · June 2026
Download
93.15 Mbps
Upload
11.5 Mbps
Latency
31 ms
Global rank
#51 of 98
Venice, specifically
- San Marco, Rialto, the Grand Canal: Covered, and busy. The open water of the canal actually helps: signal carries where there are no buildings in the way.
- The back calli: This is the real issue. Venice's alleys are often a metre or two wide with four storeys of stone either side, and signal drops to nothing in the deeper ones - exactly where you are most lost. Cache the map. Venice defeats live navigation more thoroughly than any other European city.
- Vaporetto and the lagoon crossings: Fine on the water. The runs out to Murano, Burano and Torcello hold signal, and the islands themselves are covered.
- Acqua alta: Autumn and winter high water floods San Marco and the lower calli. The MOSE barriers now close for the worst of it, but flooding still disrupts the vaporetto routes, and the network is not what fails - the walking routes are.
- Peak crowds: Venice takes enormous day-tripper numbers and levies an access fee on the busiest days. Around the Rialto and San Marco at midday, uploads slow. It clears two bridges away.
Italy, and the EU
The plan covers all of Italy - the lagoon, the Dolomites, Sicily - and EU roaming carries the same terms into Austria or Slovenia if you continue.
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 Venice
Marco Polo, and the water bus
Marco Polo has free terminal Wi-Fi. It is worth being online before you leave it, because the choice between the Alilaguna water bus, the bus to Piazzale Roma and a water taxi is the most consequential decision of your arrival.
Side by side
Venice eSIM Comparison
Indicative comparison based on publicly listed Italy plans as of August 2026. Competitor pricing and policies change - check their sites for current terms.
Frequently asked questions
Where to buy a SIM card in Venice?
TIM, Vodafone and WindTre have shops near the station and off Strada Nova. Italian law requires the line to be registered to an identified person, so bring your passport - and note that Venice shop prices and Venice queues are both worse than the mainland's.
Why does my map keep failing in the alleys?
Because a two-metre alley between four-storey stone buildings is close to the worst case for mobile signal, and Venice is made of them. Data returns the moment you reach a campo or a canal. The practical answer is to download the map for offline use before you arrive - everyone gets lost here, and doing it without a working map is worse.
Does the plan cover Murano and Burano?
Yes, and the vaporetto rides between them. The lagoon islands are part of the same network, so nothing changes when you leave the main island.
eSIM not working in Venice?
In a deep calle, expect nothing until you reach open space - that is the city, not a fault. Otherwise check the Ohayu eSIM is your data line with roaming on, then toggle Airplane mode. Chat and support@ohayu.com are open 24/7.
