The short answer
The usual Argentina and Uruguay trip starts in Buenos Aires and takes the ferry across the Rio de la Plata to Colonia del Sacramento, then Montevideo and the coast to Punta del Este. I priced the Latin America regional plans of six brands on the same day and read the fine print on unlimited. For two weeks or a month I would buy Ringo Light. For three days, a bucket, or Uruguay alone, a rival is cheaper.
Unlimited data at full speed in 18 countries, Argentina and Uruguay included: 2 weeks at $47.99 or 30 days at $65.99, nothing renews. Airalo asks $60 for 15 days and $97 for the month.
Latamlink, 17 countries: 3 days of unlimited at $19.50 with 3 GB a day at full speed, 5 GB for 30 days at $22 and 20 GB at $49.
Across 18 countries. $40.90 buys a week of unlimited; sharing is limited to 1 GB a day.
20 GB a month for $26, cancellable after 3 months. Its Best LATAM plan leaves out Peru and Costa Rica, which does not touch this trip.
Prices read on 25 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
Regional plans, one eSIM for Argentina and Uruguay, dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 14 days, Airalo and Holafly 15. Ubigi sells unlimited for 7 or 30 days only. Nomad and Saily sell no unlimited plan for the region.
The 30-day regional plan at each brand, dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day. Ubigi's month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps.
A 20 GB bucket for the crossing, dollars, 25 October 2026. Holafly sells no buckets and Saily's regional plan stops at 10 GB, $44.99. Ubigi also sells 20 GB a month for $26 on a plan that renews, with a 3-month minimum. Ringo Light sells no bucket: its 30 days is unlimited.
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What to do in Argentina and Uruguay, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places an Argentina and Uruguay trip often includes, four on each bank of the Rio de la Plata, with what your data does for you at each. Both are on Ringo Light's list. Signal is good in the cities and thin on the coast and in the parks, so a few tips are about offline maps.
One plan for both banks of the river: Ringo Light
The Buenos Aires to Colonia ferry takes about an hour, and a country eSIM leaves you on roaming or no data on the far side. A regional eSIM carries on when the boat docks. You also keep one install and one bill for a trip that is short on days.
For about two weeks of unlimited, Airalo asks $60 and Holafly $62.90, both for 15 days, against $47.99 for 2 weeks at Ringo Light. For a month, Airalo asks $97, Ubigi $99 and Holafly $99.90, against $65.99. Nothing renews, and I would buy it for this route.
Two country plans cost a lot more because Uruguay is the dear one. Argentina's 2 weeks is $44.99 and Uruguay's $50.99 on their own pages, $95.98 together, against $47.99 for the Latin America trip that covers both. A month is $56.99 plus $86.99, $143.98, against $65.99.
Rivals win in places. Airalo's 7 days of unlimited is $39 and Holafly's $40.90, under Ringo Light's 2 weeks. For Argentina alone, Ringo Light's own page at $44.99 beats its regional plan, so read that instead.
Which plans cover both countries
Ringo Light's 18 countries include Argentina and Uruguay. Airalo's Latamlink and Nomad list 17 countries, Holafly 18, Saily 12 and Ubigi 15. I could not confirm Argentina or Uruguay on each rival's list on the day, because the page I priced from names only the gaps it found.
The gaps named there are not on your route: Saily skips Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, and Ubigi skips Peru and Costa Rica. So I found no sign that any of the six drops Argentina or Uruguay, but I would check both on the brand's own list.
Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Colonia and the Punta del Este coast are well covered. Signal thins in the Patagonian parks, on the Rocha beaches and on the river itself. I would download offline maps before the ferry or a long drive.
If you want a data bucket: Airalo or Ubigi
- Airalo, $36 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB regional bucket, and $49 for 20 GB. Latamlink also sells 5 GB for 30 days at $22.
- Ubigi, $39 for 10 GB. 25 GB for 30 days at $58, or a monthly 20 GB at $26 that renews with a 3-month minimum. A fair choice for a long stay in Buenos Aires.
- Nomad, $39 for 10 GB. 20 GB for $65 on Claro, Tigo, Telcel and other local networks.
- Saily, up to 10 GB. 10 GB for 30 days at $44.99, 5 GB at $31.99 and 3 GB at $20.99. It sells no 20 GB bucket and no unlimited plan for the region.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. It sells unlimited only: 2 weeks at $47.99 and 30 days at $65.99. Airalo, Nomad, Ubigi and Saily all sell 10 GB for less than its 2 weeks, and Airalo at $49 and Ubigi at $58 beat its month on 20 GB. I would buy Ringo Light for unlimited, and a bucket elsewhere.
What Ringo Light is
Ringo Light is the data eSIM Ringo sells to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. I write for Ringo, so weigh that. For Latin America it sells 2 weeks at $47.99 and 30 days at $65.99, both unlimited at full speed across 18 countries. Nothing renews. The eSIM comes 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 unlimited, 7 days, $39, or Holafly at $40.90. Ringo Light sells no week.
Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $19.50, with 3 GB a day at full speed. Holafly is $19.90.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $47.99, against $60 for 15 days at Airalo. My pick for the pair.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $65.99, against $97 at Airalo.
Airalo 5 GB for 30 days at $22, or 20 GB at $49.
No travel eSIM does that. The full Ringo, which Ringo Light funds, ports your number.
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 Argentina and Uruguay on 25 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/latin-america-esim?currency=USD, Latamlink unlimited in dollars on the site, 25 October 2026; buckets from esimdb.com/region/latin-america/airalo, listing dated 6 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-latin-america/, prices in dollars and the 18 countries on its own page, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-latin-america/, prices in dollars on saily.com, read 25 October 2026; no unlimited plan for the region
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/latin-america-esim, prices in dollars, plans, countries and networks on its own page, 25 October 2026
- Ubigi: cellulardata.ubigi.com/data-plans-and-coverage/ubigi-esim-data-plans/, Best LATAM prices and countries on its own site, 25 October 2026; full-speed amounts from esimdb.com/region/latin-america/ubigi, listing dated 6 October 2026
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 25 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.
