The short answer
I priced one trip on 25 October 2026: Munich, then Salzburg over the border, then the train on to Zurich. A single Europe eSIM from Ringo Light covers all three countries for $22.99 for 2 weeks or $35.99 for 30 days, unlimited data at full speed. Airalo Eurolink asks $49 for 15 days and $71 for 30 days. For this route I would buy the Ringo Light 2 weeks and install it once, at home.
One eSIM for Germany, Austria and Switzerland: unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $22.99 or 30 days at $35.99, nothing renews. Airalo Eurolink asks $49 for 15 days and $71 for the month.
10 GB for 30 days at $15 across 38 countries. Its 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps, for $35.
Eurolink lists 41 countries and sells 3 days of unlimited at $11.50, 5 GB a day at full speed. Switzerland is on its list.
Days, not gigabytes, in 33 countries. No daily cap stated for your own phone; sharing limited to 1 GB a day. $27.50 for a week.
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
One Europe plan for all three countries, US dollars, 25 October 2026. The rivals sell 15 days, Ringo Light 2 weeks. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no unlimited past 10 days in Europe.
The 30-day Europe plan at each brand, enough for all three countries. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Ubigi's month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited for Europe.
Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
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What to do in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places from the three countries, from Berlin to the Swiss lakes, with the one thing your data does for you at each. One Europe eSIM follows you across both borders between them.
One plan for three countries: Ringo Light
Germany, Austria and Switzerland sit next to each other, and the trains between Munich, Salzburg and Zurich make it easy to see all three in one trip. A single Europe eSIM means one install at home and nothing to switch at either border. Three country eSIMs mean three installs, and a phone that has to be pointed at the right line after every crossing.
On 25 October 2026 Ringo Light's Europe plan is $22.99 for 2 weeks and $35.99 for 30 days, unlimited data at full speed. The rivals' regional unlimited costs more: for about two weeks Ubigi asks $35 (30 GB, then 2 Mbps), Airalo $49, Saily $49.99 and Holafly $51.50. For a month it is $62 at Ubigi, $71 at Airalo, $71.99 at Saily and $76.50 at Holafly.
I also added up Ringo Light's own country plans. Germany's 2 weeks is $16.99, Austria's $14.99 and Switzerland's $16.99 on their own pages, $48.97 together, against $22.99 for the Europe trip that covers all three. For 30 days the country plans are $26.99, $26.99 and $32.99, $86.97 together, against $35.99.
Here a country plan can still win. If you only need 3 days in one of the three, Ringo Light sells each country for $8.99, which is under Airalo's Europe 3 days at $11.50. For anything that crosses a border, I would buy the Europe plan.
Which plans cover all three countries
I take the lists from the Europe plans as I read them on 25 October 2026. Ringo Light covers 33 countries, the EU countries plus the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar, so Germany and Austria are in and so is Switzerland, the one of the three outside the EU.
Airalo Eurolink, with 41 countries, and Nomad, with 35 on its unlimited plans, both include Switzerland. For Germany and Austria on those two, and for all three countries at Holafly (33 countries), Saily (35) and Ubigi (38), I could not confirm the list on the day. I would read it at checkout before paying.
Related: if your trip stays in one country, the single-country plans are compared at /blog/best-esim-for-germany, /blog/best-esim-for-austria and /blog/best-esim-for-switzerland.
If you want a data bucket: Ubigi or Nomad
- Ubigi, $15 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB for 30 days across 38 countries. 25 GB is $29, and a 20 GB monthly plan at $19 renews until you cancel it.
- Nomad, $23 for 10 GB. And 20 GB for 30 days at $27, the cheapest one-off 20 GB in the Europe plans.
- Airalo, $31 for 10 GB. Eurolink 20 GB for 30 days is $48, on the list with the most countries.
- Saily, $35.99 for 10 GB. From saily.com, 25 October 2026.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks of unlimited for $22.99 and 30 days for $35.99. If you want a fixed amount over a month, Ubigi's 10 GB at $15 is $7.99 under its 2 weeks, and Nomad's 20 GB at $27 is $8.99 under its 30 days. For maps and messages on a quiet trip, I would take a bucket. I would rather you read that here than at checkout.
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 this trip it sells the Europe plan across 33 countries, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $22.99 and 30 days at $35.99. Nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app. At each border it moves to a local network on its own.
The card to buy it is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
The Europe plan has no 7-day option. I would use Ringo Light's own page for that country: its 2 weeks is $16.99 for Germany, $14.99 for Austria and $16.99 for Switzerland.
Ringo Light's country page, 3 days at $8.99. Airalo Eurolink sells 3 days at $11.50 if you also want the Europe list.
Ringo Light Europe, 2 weeks, $22.99. Less than any rival asks for a week of the same coverage.
Ringo Light Europe, 30 days, $35.99. If you want a fixed amount at full speed, Ubigi's $62 buys 60 GB.
Ubigi 10 GB for 30 days at $15.
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 Germany, Austria and Switzerland 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/europe-esim?currency=USD, Eurolink unlimited in dollars on the site, 25 October 2026; buckets, daily cap and 41 countries from esimdb.com/region/europe/airalo, listing updated 6 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-europe/, dollar prices and 33 countries on its own page, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-europe/, prices in dollars on saily.com, read 25 October 2026
- Nomad: esimdb.com/region/europe/nomad, listing updated 6 October 2026; every price, daily cap and unlimited length re-read on nomadesim.com/europe-esim, 25 October 2026 (20 GB is on sale at $27, regular $37)
- Ubigi: esimdb.com/region/europe/ubigi, listing updated 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.
