The short answer
Most North America road trips start in the USA, cross into Canada for the lakes and the Rockies, or head south into Mexico, and some do both. I priced the six regional plans for that route on the same day, and I read how each one limits unlimited. For two weeks or a month on the road I would buy Ringo Light. Ubigi's plan leaves out Mexico, so it only fits half of the loop.
Unlimited data at full speed in 3 countries, one eSIM from the USA to Canada to Mexico: 2 weeks at $37.99 or 30 days at $55.99, nothing renews. Airalo asks $60.50 for 15 days and $97.50 for the month, Holafly $62.90 and $99.90.
10 GB for 30 days at $32 and 20 GB at $35, valid in all three countries, on AT&T and Verizon in the USA.
7 days at $30 with 5 GB a day at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Its North America plan leaves out Mexico.
3 days of unlimited at $18.50, days not gigabytes, no app. Sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Prices read on 31 October 2026: Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi on their own sites or listings, Ringo Light from its catalogue. All in US dollars unless stated. Treat every number as a snapshot.
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The prices, charted
US dollars, 31 October 2026, regional plans for the USA, Canada and Mexico. Nomad's longest unlimited plan is 10 days. Ubigi's unlimited is 7 days and covers only the USA and Canada. Saily sells no unlimited plan for the region.
The 30-day plan at each brand that sells one. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Nomad, Ubigi and Saily sell no month of unlimited for the region.
Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. Ubigi's 30-day 10 GB is on its 25-country Americas plan.
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- 7 days $19.99
- 2 weeks $37.99
- 30 days $55.99
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Where a North America road trip stops, and what your phone needs on the way
Eight stops that road trips through the USA, Canada and Mexico often include, with the one thing your phone does for you at each. The cities have good signal. The canyons and the mountain roads do not, so plan those days offline.
One eSIM from border to border: Ringo Light
A road trip is where country eSIMs cost you most. You cross by car, there is no airport desk to buy at, and the phone is your map. One regional eSIM is installed once at home, and the phone moves to a Canadian or a Mexican network when you cross. Ringo Light's North America plan costs $37.99 for 2 weeks and $55.99 for 30 days, unlimited data at full speed, and nothing renews. Airalo asks $60.50 for 15 days and $97.50 for the month. Holafly asks $62.90 and $99.90. Nomad stops at 10 days, for $45.
I added up Ringo Light's own country plans for the three stops. The USA's 2 weeks is $17.99, Canada's $32.99 and Mexico's $42.99 on their own pages, $93.97 together, against $37.99 for the North America trip that covers all three. For a month, the USA is $22.99, Canada $57.99 and Mexico $57.99, $138.97 together, against $55.99.
A country plan is the better buy when the drive stays in one country. If you never leave the USA, its 2 weeks at $17.99 or its month at $22.99 costs far less than the regional plan, and I would buy that. For a week across the USA and Canada alone, Ubigi's 7 days at $30 also undercuts Ringo Light's 2 weeks.
Which plans cover the whole road trip
For a route through the USA, Canada and Mexico, I checked each brand against the North America page. Ringo Light, Airalo, Holafly, Saily and Nomad cover all three countries on one eSIM. Ubigi's North America plan leaves out Mexico. For the Mexican leg it sells a separate 25-country Americas plan, which means a second install. Ubigi fits a loop that stops at the Canadian border.
At each border the eSIM switches networks on its own. There are no settings to change and nothing to scan again. What changes is the map. Airalo and Ubigi name T-Mobile in the USA, Nomad names AT&T and Verizon, and Nomad names AT&T in Mexico. Holafly and Saily name none. The gaps are on the road itself: the long stretches between national parks in the American West, the passes of the Canadian Rockies, and the canyons. I would download offline maps for those days whatever eSIM you buy.
If you want a data bucket: Nomad
- Nomad, $32 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB for 30 days, and 20 GB for only $35, valid in all three countries. Fine for maps and messages on a slow road trip.
- Airalo, $37 for 10 GB. Its Americanmex plan, with 20 GB for $49 over 30 days.
- Saily, $43.99 for 10 GB. No 20 GB on its regional listing, dated 6 October. I could not load saily.com.
- Ubigi, $16 for 10 GB over 7 days. The USA and Canada only. With Mexico on the route, its Americas plan asks $48 for 10 GB over 30 days.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. The 2 weeks is unlimited for $37.99 and the 30 days unlimited for $55.99. If a month fits in 20 GB, Nomad at $35 is far cheaper. Buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket. I would rather you read that here than at checkout.
What Ringo Light is
Ringo Light is Ringo's own data eSIM, and I write for Ringo, so weigh that. It is sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For North America it sells one eSIM for the USA, Canada and Mexico, and two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $37.99 and 30 days at $55.99. Nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
The card to buy it is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
Airalo or Holafly unlimited, 3 days, $18.50. Ringo Light sells no 3 days.
Ubigi, 7 days at $30, 5 GB a day at full speed.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $37.99. That is $22.51 under Airalo's 15 days.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $55.99, against $97.50 at Airalo.
Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $32, or 20 GB at $35.
None of these travel plans does that. The full Ringo, which Ringo Light funds, ports the number you have.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for a North America road trip on 31 October 2026, all on the same day, in US dollars. Each rival's price comes from its own website where it showed dollars, otherwise from an esimdb.com listing, and every source and its date is listed below. Ringo Light's prices come from the catalogue our checkout charges.
We compare the trips people actually book: a week, two weeks and a month of unlimited data, and a 10 GB bucket. We read each brand's fair use and speed rules and quote them as the brands state them. We did not run speed tests, so this page makes no speed claims for any brand.
Ringo Light is our own product. We put it in the table on the same terms as everyone else, and where a rival is the better buy the page says so.
Left out: Maya Mobile. We could not read its own prices for this country on the day, so it stays out rather than being guessed.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/north-america-esim?currency=USD, Americanmex unlimited in dollars on the site, 31 October 2026; buckets and the 3 GB a day cap from esimdb.com/region/north-america/airalo, listing dated 27 October 2026; networks as read on 28 September 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-north-america/, North America plan in dollars on the site, 31 October 2026
- Saily: esimdb.com/region/north-america/saily, listing dated 6 October 2026; saily.com refused the fetch
- Nomad: esimdb.com/region/north-america/nomad, listing dated 27 October 2026; networks as read on 28 September 2026
- Ubigi: esimdb.com/region/north-america/ubigi, unlimited plan and Americas 10 GB from the esimdb listing dated 27 October 2026 (the 8-day page on cellulardata.ubigi.com returned 404 on 31 October 2026); North America 10 GB for 7 days at $16 and networks on cellulardata.ubigi.com, 31 October 2026
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 31 October 2026.
Written and priced by the Ringo team. Prices change often; if you spot one that has moved, tell us through the contact page and we will update the table.
