The best eSIM for Algeria in 2026. Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Algeria, priced on the same day: two weeks unlimited for $18.99, a month for $34.99, which to buy.
Prices read on 28 September 2026. Six travel eSIMs sell data for Algeria and get most of the traffic for this search. We priced all six on the same day, for a few days in Algiers, a week on the coast, two weeks from Tipaza to Djemila, Timgad and Constantine, and a month, and read the fine print on unlimited. Here is where each one wins.
Ringo Light: Cheapest unlimited for two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $18.99 or 30 days at $34.99, one payment each, nothing renews. Airalo asks $62 for 15 days and $99 for the month.
Nomad: Cheapest data buckets. 10 GB for 30 days at $16, 20 GB at $24 and 50 GB at $39, on Ooredoo. Nomad sells no unlimited plan for Algeria.
Airalo: Cheapest 3 days. 3 days of unlimited at $19.50, with 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.
Holafly: Simplest unlimited, on Djezzy and Ooredoo. Days, not gigabytes, from $19.90 for 3 days. No daily cap stated for your own phone; sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Model: Airalo Buckets or unlimited days; Holafly Unlimited days only; Saily Buckets only for Algeria; Nomad Buckets only; Ubigi Buckets, or a fixed amount then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light Unlimited trips: 2 weeks or 30 days.
Unlimited, 3 days: Airalo $19.50; Holafly $19.90; Saily No unlimited plan for Algeria; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi No 3-day plan; Ringo Light No 3-day plan.
Unlimited, 7 days: Airalo $38; Holafly $39.50; Saily No unlimited plan for Algeria; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi 8 days, 5 GB a day, then 2 Mbps, $36; Ringo Light No 7-day plan; 2 weeks $18.99.
Unlimited, 2 weeks: Airalo 15 days $62; Holafly 15 days $63.50; Saily No unlimited plan for Algeria; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi 15 days, 30 GB, then 2 Mbps, $55; Ringo Light $18.99.
Unlimited, 30 days: Airalo $99; Holafly $111.90; Saily No Algeria month; global plan, 30 GB then 1 Mbps, $59.99; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi No 30-day Algeria plan; global plan, 60 GB then 2 Mbps, $108; Ringo Light $34.99.
10 GB, 30 days: Airalo $20.50; Holafly No buckets; Saily $41.99; Nomad $16; Ubigi $20; Ringo Light No buckets; 2 weeks starts with 10 GB, $18.99.
20 GB, 30 days: Airalo $39; Holafly No buckets; Saily No 20 GB plan; Algeria plans stop at 10 GB; Nomad $24; Ubigi 25 GB $38; Ringo Light No buckets; 30 days starts with 20 GB, $34.99.
Full speed on unlimited: Airalo 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps; Holafly No daily cap stated; sharing 1 GB a day; Saily Global plan: 30 GB, then 1 Mbps; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi A fixed amount, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light No speed cap; starts with 10 or 20 GB, adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
Networks: Airalo Ooredoo and one other; Holafly Djezzy, Ooredoo; Saily Not named by Saily; Nomad Ooredoo; Ubigi Mobilis; Ringo Light Local partner network.
Renews?: Airalo No; Holafly No; Saily No; Nomad No; Ubigi Algeria plans no; its World monthly plans do; Ringo Light No, one payment; the trip ends when it ends.
App needed: Airalo Yes; Holafly Optional, QR code; Saily Yes; Nomad Yes; Ubigi Optional; Ringo Light No, the eSIM arrives by email.
A first trip to Algeria is often ten days to two weeks: Algiers and Tipaza, then east to Djemila, Timgad and Constantine, or west to Oran, with a flight south to Ghardaia or Djanet if there is time. For 15 days of unlimited, Airalo asks $62 and Holafly $63.50; Ubigi asks $55 for 30 GB at full speed. Saily and Nomad sell no Algeria unlimited at all. For a month, Airalo asks $99 and Holafly $111.90; Saily's global plan costs $59.99 and Ubigi's $108. Ringo Light charges $18.99 for 2 weeks and $34.99 for 30 days, one payment each, nothing renews.
Read what unlimited means before you pick. Airalo gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Ubigi gives 5 GB a day on its 8 days, or 30 GB for 15 days, then 2 Mbps. Saily's global plan gives 30 GB for the month, then 1 Mbps. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone and limits sharing to 1 GB a day. Ringo Light has no speed cap: the 2 weeks starts with 10 GB and the 30 days with 20 GB, and when you have used 80% we add 10 GB once and charge the $18.99 top-up. A heavy two weeks with us costs $37.98, still under Ubigi's 15 days at $55; a heavy month costs $53.98, still under every rival for the month, Saily's global plan at $59.99 included.
For a short trip, Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. Airalo sells 3 days of unlimited at $19.50 and Holafly at $19.90. For a week, our 2 weeks at $18.99 already costs less than any rival's 3 days.
Algeria has three networks: Mobilis, the state operator, Djezzy and Ooredoo. All three cover Algiers, Oran, Constantine and the coast well. Airalo names Ooredoo and one other, Holafly Djezzy and Ooredoo, Nomad Ooredoo and Ubigi Mobilis; Saily names none. South of the Atlas, coverage follows the towns and the main roads. On the Tassili plateau, in the Hoggar and on the long desert roads around Djanet and Tamanrasset there is often no signal on any network. Download offline maps before those days.
A local SIM is cheap, and the operators sell them in town and at Algiers airport, but you register it with your passport and top up in dinars, which you can only buy once you are in Algeria. A travel eSIM installs at home before you fly and works from the moment you land.
Nomad, $16 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB and the cheapest 20 GB at $24, both for 30 days, on Ooredoo. 50 GB for the month costs $39.
Ubigi, $20 for 10 GB. 10 GB for a week costs $18, and 25 GB for 30 days $38, on Mobilis.
Airalo, $20.50 for 10 GB. Its Algecom plan, 20 GB for $39, buckets from $4.50 for 1 GB.
Saily, $41.99 for 10 GB. Its Algeria plans stop at 10 GB. Its listing is from June; saily.com would not load for us.
Ringo Light, no buckets. Our 2 weeks starts with 10 GB for $18.99 and our 30 days with 20 GB for $34.99. That is less than Ubigi, Airalo and Saily charge for the same amount, but Nomad sells 10 GB for $16 and 20 GB for $24, and its data lasts a month. For a fixed amount of data in Algeria, buy Nomad. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM, sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Algeria it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed with no speed cap: 2 weeks at $18.99, starting with 10 GB, and 30 days at $34.99, starting with 20 GB. Each adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged at $18.99. One payment, nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
The card to buy it is just below this article.
A long weekend in Algiers. Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $19.50, or Holafly at $19.90. Ringo Light sells no 3 days, though our 2 weeks at $18.99 costs less.
Tipaza, Djemila, Timgad and Constantine in two weeks. Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $18.99, less than any rival charges for two weeks. Ubigi 15 days at $55 if you want 30 GB at full speed on Mobilis.
Two weeks, light use, budget first. Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $16, or 20 GB at $24.
A month in Algiers or Oran, working remotely. Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $34.99, starting with 20 GB and adding 10 GB once for $18.99. The cheapest rival month is Saily's global plan at $59.99.
You need your own number to keep ringing. None of these travel plans does that. The full Ringo, which Ringo Light funds, ports the number you have.
What to do in Algeria, and what your phone needs for it. Eight places most first trips include, from the Casbah of Algiers, Tipaza and Oran to Djemila, Timgad, Constantine, the M'zab valley and the Tassili, with the one thing your data does for you at each. The north has good 4G; the Sahara often has none.
The Casbah of Algiers, Algiers. The old Ottoman city, a UNESCO site, a maze of stairs, fountains and palaces climbing the hill above the port. Go in the morning, ideally with a local guide. Street maps lose you in the Casbah lanes. Save an offline map with a pin for the Ketchaoua Mosque at its foot before you climb.
The Roman ruins of Tipaza, Tipaza, west of Algiers. Roman and early Christian ruins set among pines and olive trees right on the sea, a UNESCO site. Spring and autumn are the best months, with a swim after. Tipaza is about 70 km from Algiers. A ride-hailing app such as Yassir gets you a car there and back.
Santa Cruz above Oran, Oran. A Spanish fort and a chapel on Mount Murdjadjo, with the whole bay of Oran below. Go up late in the afternoon for the light over the city. The road up is steep and winding. Book a ride on your phone rather than waiting for a taxi at the top.
Djemila, Near Sétif. The Roman town of Cuicul on a mountain ridge, with its forum, temples, arch and paved streets, a UNESCO site. Spring, when the hills around it are green, is the best time. Signal is weak on the mountain roads around Djemila. Load your route and an offline map in Sétif before you leave.
Timgad, Near Batna. A Roman colony founded by Trajan on a perfect grid, with the Arch of Trajan, a theatre and a library still standing, a UNESCO site. Come early or late in the day; there is little shade. Cards are rarely taken outside the big hotels. Find an ATM in Batna on your map before you drive out.
The bridges of Constantine, Constantine. A city built on a rock split by the Rhumel gorge, crossed by bridges hung high above the river, among them the Sidi M'Cid suspension bridge. Walk it, then look back from the other side. Constantine is on the train line from Algiers. Check the SNTF timetable on your phone for the trains back.
The M'zab valley, Ghardaia. Five fortified towns of the eleventh century built up around their mosques on the hills of the valley, a UNESCO site still lived in today. Visits to the old towns are made with a local guide. Signs are in Arabic. Translation by camera reads them, and a messaging app keeps you in touch with your guide.
Tassili n'Ajjer, Near Djanet. A sandstone plateau of rock forests, dunes and thousands of prehistoric rock paintings, a UNESCO site. Go between October and April, with an agency from Djanet. There is often no signal at all on the plateau. Download offline maps before you leave Djanet and tell someone your route.
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Algeria on 28 September 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.
Source for Airalo: https://www.airalo.com/algeria-esim?currency=USD (unlimited in dollars on the site, 28 September 2026; buckets from esimdb.com/algeria/airalo, updated 28 September 2026).
Source for Holafly: https://esim.holafly.com/esim-algeria/ (read on the site in dollars, 28 September 2026).
Source for Saily: https://esimdb.com/algeria/saily (listing dated 27 June 2026; saily.com refused the fetch).
Source for Nomad: https://esimdb.com/algeria/nomad (listing dated 17 September 2026; network from nomadesim.com/algeria-esim).
Source for Ubigi: https://esimdb.com/algeria/ubigi (listing dated 17 September 2026).
For two weeks or a month of unlimited data, Ringo Light: $18.99 for 2 weeks and $34.99 for 30 days on 28 September 2026, against $55 for 15 days at Ubigi and $59.99 for 30 days on Saily's global plan, the cheapest rivals. For 3 days, Airalo at $19.50. For a 10 GB bucket, Nomad at $16.
Airalo names Ooredoo and one other network. Holafly names Djezzy and Ooredoo, Nomad Ooredoo, and Ubigi Mobilis. Saily does not name its network. All three Algerian networks cover the cities and the coast; in the deep south there is often no signal at all.
Every brand has a limit somewhere. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day, Ubigi after its fixed full-speed amount, and Saily's global plan after 30 GB. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone. Ringo Light has no speed cap: it starts with 10 or 20 GB and adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
You can. Mobilis, Djezzy and Ooredoo sell SIMs in Algeria and they are cheap, but you register each one with your passport and top up in dinars, which you can only get once you are in the country. A travel eSIM skips the counter: you install it at home and it connects when you land.
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