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The best eSIM for Australians in Bali in 2026.

You are flying from Australia to Bali, you have Telstra, and you wonder whether to roam or buy an eSIM. I priced the Day Pass, five travel eSIM brands and Ringo Light, and I say where each one wins.

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Cheapest unlimited eSIM for Bali: Ringo Light, $23.99 for 2 weeks and $35.99 for 30 days (Ubigi $40 and $59). Prices read 11 November 2026.

Two weeks of unlimited data in Bali, for an Australian traveller
$23.99

2 weeks · 11 November 2026

Next cheapest: Ubigi $40.00

US dollars, 11 November 2026. The rivals sell 15 days, Ringo Light 2 weeks. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps.

  1. $23.99
  2. Ubigi$40.00
  3. Airalo$48.00
  4. Holafly$51.50
$35.99
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The short answer

Bali is an island of Indonesia, so for a Telstra customer the Indonesia rate and the Indonesia eSIMs are the ones that count. I compared the Day Pass at A$10 a day, the travel eSIMs and Ringo Light, with the eSIMs read on 11 November 2026 and the Day Pass on 31 October 2026. For two weeks or a month in Bali I would buy Ringo Light, $23.99 or $35.99. For a day or two I would keep Telstra on.

OUR PICK
Cheapest unlimited for two weeks or a month in Bali

Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $23.99 or 30 days at $35.99, nothing renews. Telstra's Day Pass is A$140 (about $98) for the same fortnight. Airalo asks $48 for 15 days and $69 for the month.

Ubigi
Cheapest 10 GB bucket

If you only need maps, rides and messages: 10 GB for 30 days at $16, on Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison with 5G.

Nomad
Telkomsel, the network with the widest reach

For the small islands off Bali: 10 GB for 30 days at $19 and 20 GB for 30 days at $29, on Telkomsel.

Holafly
Simplest unlimited

Pays by days, not gigabytes, with no daily cap stated for your own phone, on XL and Telkomsel. $27.50 for a week.

Prices read on 11 November 2026: Airalo, Holafly, Nomad, Saily, Ubigi, Telstra, Ringo Light, European Central Bank 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

Two weeks of unlimited data in Bali, for an Australian traveller

US dollars, 11 November 2026. The rivals sell 15 days, Ringo Light 2 weeks. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps.

$23.99 · 2 weekscheapest40% less
Ubigi
$40.00 · 15 days
Airalo
$48.00 · 15 days
Holafly
$51.50 · 15 days

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Prices read on 11 November 2026, in US dollars
PlanAiraloHolaflyNomadUbigi
ModelBuckets or unlimited daysUnlimited days onlyBuckets or unlimited daysBuckets, then 2 MbpsUnlimited trips: 7 days, 2 weeks or 30 days
Unlimited, 3 days$11$11.90No 3-day plan; 5 days $18No unlimitedNo 3-day plan
Unlimited, 7 days$27$27.50No 7-day plan; 10 days $3320 GB, then 2 Mbps, $24$6.99
Unlimited, 15 days$48$51.50No 15-day plan30 GB, then 2 Mbps, $402 weeks $23.99
Unlimited, 30 days$69$76.50No 30-day unlimited60 GB, then 2 Mbps, $59$35.99
10 GB, 30 days$21No buckets$19$16No buckets; unlimited 2 weeks, $23.99
20 GB, 30 days$35No buckets$2925 GB $28No buckets; unlimited 30 days, $35.99
Full speed on unlimited3 GB a day, then 1 MbpsNo daily cap stated; sharing 1 GB a day2 GB a day, then slowerA fixed amount, then 2 MbpsUnlimited data at full speed
NetworksIndosat Ooredoo and one otherXL, TelkomselTelkomselIndosat Ooredoo HutchisonLocal partner network
Renews?NoNoNoNoNo; the trip ends when it ends
App neededOptionalOptionalRecommendedYes, for top-upsNo, the eSIM arrives by email

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What to see in Bali, and what your phone needs for it

Eight places most first trips include, from the rice terraces of Ubud to the cliffs of Nusa Penida, the Gili islands and one temple on Java. Each one shows what a phone does for you there, and coverage thins out on the smaller islands.

Tegallalang rice terraces, north of Ubud, Bali
north of Ubud, BaliTegallalang rice terracesRice paddies stepped down both sides of a palm valley, watered by the old subak canal system. Go early in the morning, before the tour vans and the heat.✓Ride-hailing apps like Grab and Gojek get you back to Ubud, but some villages ban their pickups, so check the pin before you book.
Uluwatu temple, Bukit peninsula, south Bali
Bukit peninsula, south BaliUluwatu templeA sea temple on the edge of a cliff above the Indian Ocean, with a Kecak fire dance at sunset. The monkeys here grab sunglasses and phones.✓Buy the Kecak ticket online in the afternoon: the sunset show fills up.
Tanah Lot, Tabanan, west of Canggu
Tabanan, west of CangguTanah LotA small temple on a rock in the sea, cut off from the shore at high tide. Sunset is the famous view, and the busiest hour.✓Look up the tide times: at low tide you can walk to the foot of the rock.
Tirta Empul, Tampaksiring, north of Ubud
Tampaksiring, north of UbudTirta EmpulA water temple built around a holy spring, where Balinese and visitors bathe under a row of carved spouts to be purified. Sarongs are required and lent at the gate.✓Camera translation reads the temple rules and the order of the fountains on the signs.
Mount Batur, Kintamani, northeast Bali
Kintamani, northeast BaliMount BaturAn active volcano beside a crater lake. Most people climb it in the dark for sunrise at the top, about two hours up with a local guide.✓Download the Kintamani area in your offline maps: the trail has weak signal in places.
Kelingking Beach, Nusa Penida
Nusa PenidaKelingking BeachThe headland shaped like a T-Rex above a white beach, a fast boat ride from Sanur. The viewpoint is easy; the path down to the sand is steep and slow.✓Fast boats to Nusa Penida sell out and change with the weather. Book and check the day's crossing on your phone.
The Gili islands, off Lombok
off LombokThe Gili islandsThree small coral islands with no cars or motorbikes: Trawangan for nights out, Meno for quiet, Air in between. Turtles feed in the shallows off all three.✓Many small places on the islands take only cash and ATMs run out, so check the nearest working one on the map before you arrive.
Borobudur, near Yogyakarta, Java
near Yogyakarta, JavaBorobudurThe largest Buddhist temple in the world, a ninth century stone mountain of carved terraces and stupas. A short flight from Bali to Yogyakarta, then an hour by road.✓Climbing the upper terraces needs a timed ticket bought online in advance.

Roam with Telstra, or buy an eSIM

Telstra's roaming page lists Indonesia at A$10 a day for the International Day Pass, and Bali is part of Indonesia, so the same rate applies on the island. A day is charged when the phone makes a call, sends a text or uses data. I read the page on 31 October 2026 and count A$140 (about $98) for two weeks of use and A$300 (about $211) for a month, because it shows no monthly pass for Indonesia. The dollar figures use the ECB reference rate of 30 October 2026, A$1 = $0.70.

Telstra's International Day Pass is A$140 (about $98) for two weeks in Indonesia, against $23.99 for Ringo Light's 2 weeks, and Ringo Light's $35.99 for 30 days sits far under Telstra's A$300 (about $211). Among the travel eSIMs, the nearest rival for about two weeks is Ubigi at $40 for 15 days, with 30 GB at full speed and then 2 Mbps, and Airalo asks $48.

What Telstra wins is real. Your own number keeps ringing, calls and texts are included, nothing needs installing, and it works on a phone with no eSIM slot. For a day or two on a stopover I would stay on the Day Pass, or buy Airalo unlimited at $11 for 3 days, because Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan for Indonesia.

Networks in Bali, and what changes for a visitor from Australia

Telkomsel has the widest coverage across the Indonesian islands, including the Gilis, Nusa Penida and the north of Bali. Indosat, XL and 3 are fast in Canggu, Seminyak, Ubud and the south, and thinner outside the towns. Nomad rides Telkomsel, Holafly lists XL and Telkomsel, and Ubigi rides Indosat. If you will spend days on the smaller islands, I would buy a Telkomsel plan.

The Day Pass works differently from a travel eSIM. It runs on your own Telstra plan, includes 2 GB of data a day with unlimited standard calls and SMS, and what you do not use expires at the end of each day. Past 2 GB, a data top up is A$10 for 2 GB (about $7), valid for 31 days. Telstra's page states no roaming speed, and I will not guess one.

If you want a data bucket: Ubigi or Nomad

  • Ubigi, $16 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB for 30 days, and 25 GB for $28, on Indosat with 5G. For light use in Bali, this is where I would start.
  • Nomad, $19 for 10 GB. On Telkomsel, and 20 GB for 30 days is $29.
  • Airalo, $21 for 10 GB. The biggest name, with buckets from $4.50 for 1 GB and 20 GB at $35.
  • ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Ringo Light's 2 weeks is unlimited for $23.99 and its 30 days unlimited for $35.99. If you need 10 GB to last a whole month, Ubigi at $16 is the better buy. For 20 GB, Ubigi ($28 for 25 GB), Nomad ($29 for 30 days) and Airalo ($35) cost less than the Ringo Light month, but Ringo Light is unlimited. Telstra sells no bucket either, only its 2 GB a day.

What Ringo Light is

I write for Ringo, so weigh that. Ringo Light is its own data eSIM, sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere. For Indonesia it sells three trips, all unlimited data at full speed: 7 days at $6.99, 2 weeks at $23.99 and 30 days at $35.99. Nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.

The eSIM sits next to your own SIM, so your Australian number keeps working for calls and texts if you leave Telstra roaming on for those. Remember that a day with a call or a text on Telstra is still a Day Pass day at A$10, so I would keep that for the days you need it. The longer Telstra comparison is at /blog/telstra-vs-ringo-for-indonesia.

The card to buy it is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.

Pick by trip

A few days in Bali on a stopover

I would stay on the Telstra Day Pass at A$10 a day, or buy Airalo unlimited for 3 days at $11. Ringo Light sells no 3 days for Indonesia.

Two weeks between Canggu, Ubud and the Gilis

I would buy Ringo Light, 2 weeks, $23.99. Fourteen days of the Day Pass is A$140 (about $98). Nomad on Telkomsel if you will live on the smaller islands.

A month working from a villa, laptop on the hotspot

I would buy Ringo Light, 30 days, $35.99. A month of the Day Pass would be A$300 (about $211), at 2 GB a day.

Two weeks, light use, budget first

I would buy Ubigi 10 GB for 30 days at $16.

You need your Australian number to ring

Keep your own SIM in the phone for calls and texts and use Ringo Light for data. A day with a call on it is a Day Pass day.

Your phone has no eSIM slot

The Telstra Day Pass, since it works on the plan already in the phone. Ringo Light needs an eSIM.

Frequently asked questions

Should Australians use the Telstra Day Pass or an eSIM in Bali?+
For a day or two, I would use the Day Pass: A$10 a day and nothing to install. For two weeks or more I would buy an eSIM, since fourteen days of the pass is A$140 (about $98) and Ringo Light's 2 weeks is $23.99.
Will my Australian number still work in Bali?+
With the Day Pass, yes, because calls and texts run on your own plan. With Ringo Light, keep your own SIM in the phone beside the eSIM; the eSIM carries data only and has no phone number.
Is unlimited really unlimited?+
Every brand has a limit somewhere, and I checked each one. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day, Nomad after 2 GB, Ubigi after its fixed full-speed amount. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. The Day Pass gives 2 GB a day.
Which is cheapest for two weeks in Bali?+
Ringo Light, at $23.99 for 2 weeks on 11 November 2026. Ubigi asks $40 for 15 days, Airalo $48 and Holafly $51.50. The Day Pass is A$140 (about $98) for fourteen days of use.

How we compared, and our sources

Airalo, Holafly, Nomad, Saily, Ubigi, Telstra, Ringo Light, European Central Bank, Ringo Light

We priced Airalo, Holafly, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Bali on 11 November 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.

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.

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