The best eSIM for Argentina in 2026. Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Argentina, priced on the same day: two weeks unlimited for $44.99, and where a rival is cheaper.
Prices read on 28 September 2026. Six travel eSIMs sell data for Argentina and get most of the traffic for this search. We priced all six on the same day, for a week in Buenos Aires, two weeks from Iguazu down to Patagonia, and a month, and read the fine print on unlimited. Here is where each one wins, and where we do not.
Ringo Light: Cheapest unlimited for two weeks. Unlimited data with no speed cap for 2 weeks at $44.99, one payment, nothing renews. Holafly asks $50.50 for 15 days and Airalo $60 on its Latin America plan. For a month we charge $86.99, and two rivals are cheaper: Ubigi by $8.99, Saily's Global plan by $27.
Ubigi: Cheapest bucket, and the most data for a month. 10 GB for 30 days at $23, and 60 GB at full speed for 30 days at $78, then 2 Mbps. On Movistar and Personal.
Saily: Cheapest month if 30 GB is enough. No unlimited plan for Argentina, but its Global plan gives 30 GB at full speed for 30 days at $59.99, then 1 Mbps. Its listing is from June.
Airalo: Cheapest 3 days to 10 days. Unlimited for 3 days at $19.50, 7 days at $34.50 and 10 days at $38.50, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps, on Movistar.
Holafly: Simplest unlimited. Days, not gigabytes, on Telefonica's Movistar network. $35.90 for a week, $50.50 for 15 days; sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Model: Airalo Buckets, or unlimited days up to 10; Holafly Unlimited days only; Saily Buckets only for Argentina; Nomad Buckets only; Ubigi Buckets, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light Unlimited trips: 2 weeks or 30 days.
Unlimited, 3 days: Airalo $19.50; Holafly $19.90; Saily No unlimited for Argentina; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi No 3-day plan; Ringo Light No 3-day plan.
Unlimited, 7 days: Airalo $34.50; Holafly $35.90; Saily No unlimited for Argentina; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi 20 GB, then 2 Mbps, $35; Ringo Light No 7-day plan; 2 weeks $44.99.
Unlimited, 2 weeks: Airalo Local plan stops at 10 days, $38.50; regional plan 15 days $60; Holafly 15 days $50.50; Saily No unlimited for Argentina; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi No 15-day plan; Ringo Light $44.99.
Unlimited, 30 days: Airalo Regional plan, $97; Holafly $89.50; Saily Global plan, 30 GB, then 1 Mbps, $59.99; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi 60 GB, then 2 Mbps, $78; Ringo Light $86.99.
10 GB, 30 days: Airalo $30; Holafly No buckets; Saily $29.99; Nomad $28; Ubigi $23; Ringo Light No buckets; 2 weeks starts with 10 GB, $44.99.
20 GB, 30 days: Airalo $47; Holafly No buckets; Saily $46.99; Nomad $47; Ubigi 25 GB $44; Ringo Light No buckets; 30 days starts with 20 GB, $86.99.
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 Movistar; Holafly Telefonica (Movistar); Saily Not named by Saily; Nomad Movistar; Ubigi Movistar, Personal; Ringo Light Local partner network.
Renews?: Airalo No; Holafly No; Saily No; Nomad No; Ubigi Monthly plans do; Ringo Light No, one payment; the trip ends when it ends.
App needed: Airalo Yes; Holafly For the data balance; Saily Yes; Nomad Yes; Ubigi Optional; Ringo Light No, the eSIM arrives by email.
Argentina is long, and most first trips run two weeks: Buenos Aires, a flight to Iguazu, then south to Patagonia. Few brands sell two weeks of unlimited here. Holafly asks $50.50 for 15 days. Airalo's Argentina plan stops at 10 days for $38.50, and its Latin America plan asks $60 for 15 days. Nomad and Saily sell no unlimited for Argentina, and Ubigi no 15-day plan. Ringo Light charges $44.99 for 2 weeks, one payment, nothing renews.
For a month the order changes, and we are not the cheapest. Saily's Global plan gives 30 GB at full speed for 30 days at $59.99, then 1 Mbps. Ubigi gives 60 GB at full speed for $78, then 2 Mbps. Ringo Light's 30 days is $86.99. Holafly asks $89.50 and Airalo's Latin America plan $97. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
Read what unlimited means before you pick. Airalo gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Ubigi gives a fixed amount, then 2 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 $44.99 top-up. So a heavy two weeks with us costs $89.98, more than Holafly's 15 days at $50.50, and a heavy month costs $131.98, more than any rival's month. If you will stream every day in Argentina, Holafly is the better buy for two weeks and Ubigi for a month.
For a short trip, Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. Airalo sells 3 days of unlimited at $19.50, a week at $34.50 and 10 days at $38.50.
Argentina has three national networks: Movistar, Claro and Personal. All three cover Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, Salta and the tourist towns of Patagonia. Coverage thins out on the long roads across Patagonia, on the trails around El Chalten and in the high valleys of the north, whichever network you are on. Most travel eSIMs here ride Movistar; Ubigi adds Personal. For the cities, any of them works; for the south, download offline maps before you go.
Many trips cross a border: to the Brazilian side of Iguazu, to Chile for Torres del Paine, or on the ferry to Uruguay. An Argentina plan, ours included, stops working at the border. If you will cross, a Latin America plan covers all four countries: Airalo Latamlink, Ubigi Best LATAM, Nomad Latin America and Saily Latin America all do.
Ubigi, $23 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB, on Movistar and Personal, installed by QR code, no app needed. 25 GB for 30 days is $44, less than anyone's 20 GB.
Nomad, $28 for 10 GB. 20 GB for $47, on Movistar.
Saily, $29.99 for 10 GB. 20 GB at $46.99. Its listing is from June; saily.com would not load for us.
Airalo, $30 for 10 GB. Its Abrazo! plan: 20 GB for $47, buckets from $5 for 1 GB.
Ringo Light, no buckets. Our 2 weeks starts with 10 GB for $44.99 and our 30 days with 20 GB for $86.99. For a fixed amount of data, Ubigi, Nomad, Saily and Airalo are all cheaper in Argentina. Buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket.
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 Argentina it sells two trips, both unlimited data with no speed cap: 2 weeks at $44.99, starting with 10 GB, and 30 days at $86.99, starting with 20 GB. Each adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged at $44.99. One payment, nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
In Argentina it is the cheapest two weeks of unlimited of the six, $5.51 under Holafly. It is not the cheapest month: Ubigi is $8.99 less for 60 GB, and Saily's Global plan $27 less for 30 GB. The card to buy it is just below this article.
One more thing we would rather tell you here than let you find at checkout: our own Latin America trip covers Argentina as well, and on the same day it cost $29.99 for 2 weeks and $59.99 for 30 days, the same unlimited data with no speed cap on one eSIM that also works in the neighbouring countries. If you only need Argentina, it is still the cheaper Ringo Light to buy today; the Latin America page compares it with the same brands.
A long weekend in Buenos Aires. Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $19.50. Ringo Light sells no 3 days.
A week or ten days. Airalo unlimited, 7 days at $34.50 or 10 days at $38.50. Ringo Light's 2 weeks is $44.99 if the trip might run longer.
Two weeks, Buenos Aires to Iguazu and Patagonia. Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $44.99, less than any rival charges for 15 days. Holafly 15 days at $50.50 if you will stream every evening.
Two weeks, light use, budget first. Ubigi 10 GB for 30 days at $23.
A month in Argentina. Saily's Global plan at $59.99 if 30 GB is enough, or Ubigi at $78 for 60 GB at full speed. Ringo Light's 30 days is $86.99 with no speed cap, starting with 20 GB.
You will cross into Brazil, Chile or Uruguay. A Latin America plan from Airalo, Ubigi, Nomad or Saily. Ringo Light for Argentina covers Argentina only.
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 Argentina, and what your phone needs for it. Eight places most first trips include, from Buenos Aires up to Iguazu and the Andes of the north, and down through Patagonia to Ushuaia, with the one thing your data does for you at each. Signal is good in the cities; in Patagonia and on the trails it drops, so offline maps matter.
Caminito, La Boca, Buenos Aires. A short street of painted wood and tin houses in the old port district, with tango on the pavement and art stalls. Go by day and stay around the main streets. Uber and Cabify both work in Buenos Aires. A ride in and out of La Boca is the easy way.
Iguazu Falls and the Devil's Throat, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones. On the Argentine side a small train and a long walkway take you to the edge of the Devil's Throat, where the river drops into a horseshoe of falls. Plan a full day for the trails. An Argentina plan stops at the border. If you cross to the Brazilian side, check your eSIM covers Brazil too.
Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, near El Calafate. A wall of ice ends in Lago Argentino, and pieces break off into the water through the day. Walkways face it across the channel. Buy the park entry and the bus ticket in El Calafate, and keep both on your phone before you ride out.
Mount Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Santa Cruz. El Chalten is a small trekking town at the foot of Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre. The day hike to Laguna de los Tres gives the classic view; start early. There is little or no signal on the trails. Save the route offline before you leave town.
The lakes around Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro. Bariloche sits on Lake Nahuel Huapi, ringed by forest and snowy peaks. Drive the Circuito Chico loop or take the chairlift up Cerro Campanario for the view. A maps app marks the viewpoints on the Circuito Chico, so you know where to stop.
The vineyards of Mendoza, Mendoza and the Uco Valley. Most of Argentina's Malbec grows here, on vineyards at the foot of the Andes. Harvest runs from February to April. Many wineries take visitors by booking only. Reserve tastings online or on WhatsApp the day before.
The Hill of Seven Colours, Purmamarca, Jujuy. The striped hill behind the village shows bands of red, green and purple rock, best in the morning light. It stands at the mouth of the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a UNESCO World Heritage valley. Small villages in the north deal mostly in cash. Take out pesos in Salta or Jujuy before you go.
Les Eclaireurs lighthouse, Beagle Channel, Ushuaia. Boats from the Ushuaia pier sail out on the Beagle Channel past sea lion and cormorant islands to the red and white lighthouse. Check the wind forecast before you book: boats stay in port when the channel turns rough.
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Argentina 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/argentina-esim?currency=USD (local unlimited in dollars on the site; buckets and the Latamlink regional plan from esimdb.com/argentina/airalo, 28 September 2026).
Source for Holafly: https://esim.holafly.com/esim-argentina/ (prices in dollars and network read on the site, 28 September 2026).
Source for Saily: https://esimdb.com/argentina/saily (listing dated 16 June 2026; saily.com refused the fetch).
Source for Nomad: https://esimdb.com/argentina/nomad (listing dated 20 September 2026; plans and network confirmed on nomadesim.com/argentina-esim).
Source for Ubigi: https://esimdb.com/argentina/ubigi (listing dated 23 September 2026, networks from the same listing).
For two weeks of unlimited data, Ringo Light at $44.99 on 28 September 2026, against $50.50 for 15 days at Holafly. For a month, Saily's Global plan at $59.99 for 30 GB, or Ubigi at $78 for 60 GB, against $86.99 for Ringo Light. For 3 days, Airalo at $19.50. For a 10 GB bucket, Ubigi at $23.
Airalo and Nomad ride Movistar, Holafly lists Telefonica, which runs Movistar, and Ubigi uses Movistar and Personal. Saily does not name its network on its listing. All of them cover the big cities and the tourist towns.
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. Nomad sells no unlimited for Argentina. 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.
Not if it is a plan for Argentina only, and that includes Ringo Light for Argentina. For the Brazilian side of Iguazu, Torres del Paine in Chile or a ferry to Uruguay, buy a Latin America plan: Airalo, Ubigi, Nomad and Saily all sell one that covers all four countries.
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