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The best eSIM for Hong Kong and Macau in 2026.

One regional eSIM works in Hong Kong and in Macau, so the ferry or the bridge between them needs no new install. I priced six brands on the same day and set them against Ringo Light, and I say plainly where a rival is cheaper.

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Cheapest unlimited eSIM for Hong Kong and Macau: Ringo Light, $34.99 for 2 weeks and $59.99 for 30 days (Ubigi $45 and $66). Prices read 25 October 2026.

Two weeks of unlimited data for Hong Kong and Macau
$34.99

2 weeks · 25 October 2026

Next cheapest: Ubigi $45.00

Asia regional plans that cover both, US dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, the others 15 days. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no two-week unlimited; its longest is 10 days at $29.

  1. $34.99
  2. Ubigi$45.00
  3. Airalo$49.00
  4. Holafly$51.50
  5. Saily$54.99
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The short answer

Hong Kong and Macau are an hour apart by ferry or a drive across the bridge, and many trips take in both. I priced the six regional Asia plans on 25 October 2026 for a week, two weeks and a month, read what unlimited means at each brand, and added up what Ringo Light charges for the two country plans separately. For two weeks or a month across both, I would buy the Ringo Light Asia plan.

OUR PICK
Cheapest unlimited for two weeks or a month in both cities

One eSIM for Hong Kong and Macau, unlimited data at full speed, 2 weeks at $34.99 or 30 days at $59.99, nothing renews. Airalo asks $49 for 15 days and $73.50 for the month.

Airalo
Cheapest 3 days

For a long weekend that starts in Hong Kong and ends with a night in Macau: 3 days of unlimited at $11.50, with 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.

Nomad
Cheapest data bucket

If you only need maps and messages while you cross over: 10 GB for 30 days at $21 and 20 GB for 45 days at $35 (on sale, regular $40).

Ubigi
Cheapest week, and 20 GB on a monthly plan

A week with 25 GB at full speed for $25, then 2 Mbps. 20 GB a month for $19 if you are happy with a plan that renews.

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.

See the full price index for every country.

The prices, charted

Two weeks of unlimited data for Hong Kong and Macau

Asia regional plans that cover both, US dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, the others 15 days. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no two-week unlimited; its longest is 10 days at $29.

$34.99 · 2 weekscheapest22% less
Ubigi
$45.00 · 15 days
Airalo
$49.00 · 15 days
Holafly
$51.50 · 15 days
Saily
$54.99 · 15 days

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Prices read on 25 October 2026, in US dollars
PlanAiraloHolaflySailyNomadUbigi
ModelAsialink: 18 countries, buckets or unlimited daysAsia: 16 countries, unlimited days onlyAsia and Oceania: 22 countries, buckets or unlimited daysAPAC: 14 countries (21 on a second, dearer plan), buckets or unlimited daysBest Asia: 17 countries, buckets, then 2 Mbps20 countries, one eSIM: unlimited trips of 2 weeks or 30 days
Unlimited, 3 days$11.50$11.90No 3-day plan; 5 days $21.99No 3-day plan; 5 days $18No 3-day planNo 3-day plan
Unlimited, 7 days$26$27.50$28.99No 7-day plan25 GB, then 2 Mbps, $25No 7-day plan; 2 weeks $34.99
Unlimited, 2 weeks15 days $4915 days $51.5015 days $54.99No two-week plan; 10 days $2915 days, 30 GB, then 2 Mbps, $45$34.99
Unlimited, 30 days$73.50$76.50$86.99No 30-day plan60 GB, then 2 Mbps, $66$59.99
10 GB, 30 days$25No buckets$35.99$21$28No buckets; unlimited 2 weeks, $34.99
20 GB, 30 days$39No bucketsNot listed on the day; 25 GB for 60 days $48.99Not listed on the day; 20 GB for 45 days $35 (on sale, regular $40)20 GB a month, renews, $19No buckets; unlimited 30 days, $59.99
Full speed on unlimited3 GB a day, then 1 MbpsNo daily cap stated; sharing 1 GB a day5 GB a day, then slowed2 GB a day, then 512 kbpsA fixed amount, then 2 MbpsUnlimited data at full speed
Renews?NoNoNoNoMonthly plans doNo; the trip ends when it ends
App neededYesNo, QR codeYesOptionalOptionalNo, the eSIM arrives by email

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  • 2 weeks $34.99
  • 30 days $59.99
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What to do in Hong Kong and Macau, and what your phone needs for it

Eight places most trips through Hong Kong and Macau include, four in each, with the one thing your data does for you at each. One Asia eSIM works on both sides of the water.

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong IslandVictoria PeakThe view down over the towers of Central and across the harbour to Kowloon. Ride the Peak Tram up from Central, and stay until dark when the city lights up.✓The tram queue can be long. Buy the ticket on your phone, or check the bus from Central as the backup.
The Star Ferry, Victoria Harbour
Victoria HarbourThe Star FerryGreen and white ferries have crossed between Tsim Sha Tsui and Central since the nineteenth century. The crossing takes about ten minutes and costs very little.✓Tap an Octopus card at the gate. A route app shows which pier you need on each side.
Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Kowloon
KowloonTsim Sha Tsui PromenadeThe waterfront walk from the Clock Tower to the Avenue of Stars, facing the Hong Kong Island skyline. The Symphony of Lights show plays over the harbour each evening at 8 pm.✓The show can be cancelled in bad weather. Check the Observatory warnings on your phone before you walk down.
Temple Street Night Market, Jordan and Yau Ma Tei
Jordan and Yau Ma TeiTemple Street Night MarketStalls of clothes, gadgets and trinkets under the lights, with fortune tellers, Cantonese opera singers and open-air seafood restaurants along the side streets. It comes alive after dark.✓Many stalls take cash only. Camera translation reads the Chinese menus at the food stalls.
The Ruins of St. Paul's, Macau Peninsula
Macau PeninsulaThe Ruins of St. Paul'sThe stone front of a seventeenth century church, all that stood after a fire in 1835, at the top of a wide flight of steps. Go early in the morning, before the tour groups arrive.✓The lanes around it are a maze. Keep maps open to find Mount Fortress next door and the way down to Senado Square.
Senado Square, Macau Peninsula
Macau PeninsulaSenado SquareThe heart of the old town, paved in wavy Portuguese cobbles and ringed by pastel colonial buildings, with St. Dominic's Church at the top. It is a short walk down from St. Paul's.✓Shops take Hong Kong dollars almost everywhere but give change in patacas. A currency app tells you what you are paying.
A-Ma Temple, Barra, Macau Peninsula
Barra, Macau PeninsulaA-Ma TempleA temple to the goddess of seafarers, older than the city, with halls and pavilions climbing the hill. The name Macau is said to come from it.✓It sits at the southern tip of the peninsula. A live bus app shows which bus stops at Barra and when.
Guia Fortress and Lighthouse, Guia Hill, Macau Peninsula
Guia Hill, Macau PeninsulaGuia Fortress and LighthouseA seventeenth century fort on the highest point of the peninsula, with a small chapel and the first modern lighthouse on the China coast. Walk up through the park or ride the short cable car from Flora Garden.✓The view is best on a clear day. Check the weather on your phone before you climb.

One plan for both cities: Ringo Light

The ferry from Hong Kong to Macau, or the bridge, takes you across a border with passport control and a different network. A regional eSIM does not care. You install once at home and the phone keeps its data on both sides. Two country eSIMs mean two installs, and a moment on the pier deciding which one to switch on.

On the Asia plan, I read Ringo Light at $34.99 for 2 weeks and $59.99 for 30 days, nothing renews. For two weeks of unlimited on a regional plan, Ubigi asks $45 for a fixed 30 GB at full speed, Airalo $49, Holafly $51.50 and Saily $54.99. For a month, the rivals run $66 to $86.99.

Hong Kong's 2 weeks is $26.99 and Macau's $22.99 on their own pages, $49.98 together, against $34.99 for the Asia trip that covers both. For a month, Hong Kong's 30 days is $45.99 and Macau's $45.99, $91.98 together, against $59.99 for Asia.

One honest exception: if you only stay in one of the two, its own 2 weeks is cheaper than the Asia plan, $26.99 for Hong Kong or $22.99 for Macau. The Asia plan wins when the trip really crosses over.

Which plans cover both countries

Ringo Light covers both. Hong Kong and Macau are both on its list of 20 countries, so one eSIM works on either side of the water, at the same price and on the same terms.

For the rivals, the parent Asia post gives the country counts: Airalo 18, Holafly 16, Saily 22, Nomad 14, Ubigi 17. It names a few countries Airalo and Holafly leave out, and neither is Hong Kong or Macau. I could not confirm Hong Kong and Macau one by one on each brand's list on the day, so I would open the list for yours before you pay.

If you want a data bucket: Nomad or Airalo

  • Nomad, $21 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB on its 14-country APAC plan, and 20 GB for 45 days at $35 (on sale, regular $40).
  • Airalo, $25 for 10 GB. Asialink, 18 countries, 20 GB for 30 days at $39, buckets from $4 for 1 GB.
  • Ubigi, $28 for 10 GB. Best Asia, 17 countries. Its 20 GB for $19 is a monthly plan that renews until you stop it.
  • Saily, $35.99 for 10 GB. Asia and Oceania, 22 countries, no 20 GB bucket on its listing. Read on saily.com, 25 October 2026.
  • ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Ringo Light's 2 weeks is unlimited for $34.99 and its 30 days unlimited for $59.99. For a fixed 10 GB, Nomad and Airalo are cheaper, and for 20 GB, Nomad, Airalo and Ubigi's monthly plan are all cheaper. If a bucket is all you need, I would buy one of theirs.

What Ringo Light is

Ringo Light is Ringo's own data eSIM, and I write for Ringo, so weigh that. It is sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Asia it sells two trips across 20 countries, Hong Kong and Macau among them, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $34.99 and 30 days at $59.99. Nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.

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

Pick by trip

A weekend, Hong Kong with a day in Macau

I would buy Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $11.50, or Ubigi's week with 25 GB at $25. Ringo Light sells no 3 days on the Asia plan.

A week in Hong Kong only

I would look at the Hong Kong page. Ringo Light sells no week there, and its Hong Kong 2 weeks at $26.99 costs about what a rival charges for seven days.

Two weeks, Hong Kong and Macau both

I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $34.99, less than any rival charges for two weeks on a regional plan.

A month, working from both

I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $59.99.

Light use, budget first

I would buy Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $21, if its 14 countries include both of yours.

You want 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.

Frequently asked questions

Does one eSIM work in both Hong Kong and Macau?+
Yes, on a regional Asia plan. Ringo Light's covers both on one install, with the same price in either place. For the rivals I would check the country list on the brand's page before you pay.
Which eSIM is cheapest for a Hong Kong and Macau trip?+
For two weeks or a month of unlimited data, I would buy Ringo Light: $34.99 for 2 weeks and $59.99 for 30 days on 25 October 2026, against $49 and $73.50 at Airalo. For 3 days, Airalo at $11.50. For a 10 GB bucket, Nomad at $21.
Is unlimited really unlimited?+
Not at most brands. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day, Saily after 5 GB, 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.
Should I buy two country eSIMs instead?+
Not for a trip with both, in my reading. Ringo Light's Hong Kong and Macau plans cost $49.98 for two weeks together, against $34.99 for the Asia plan, and you install once, not twice.

How we compared, and our sources

Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi, Ringo Light

We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Hong Kong and Macau 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.

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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