The short answer
This trip is two very different countries joined by a flight, often Delhi to Kuala Lumpur, so I looked for one plan that survives both airports. I priced the Asia plans on 25 October 2026 and checked which ones can list India and Malaysia together. The one I would buy is Ringo Light: $34.99 for 2 weeks or $59.99 for 30 days of unlimited data at full speed. For 3 days Airalo is cheapest at $11.50, and for a 10 GB bucket Nomad at $21.
One eSIM for the whole trip: unlimited data at full speed across 20 countries, 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.
Asialink, 18 countries: 3 days of unlimited at $11.50, with 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Ringo Light sells no 3-day regional plan.
APAC plan, 14 countries: 10 GB for 30 days at $21 and 20 GB for 45 days at $35, on sale from $40.
Best Asia, 17 countries: 7 days with 25 GB at full speed for $25, then 2 Mbps. 20 GB a month for $19 if you accept 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.
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The prices, charted
Regional Asia plans that can cover India and Malaysia, 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.
The 30-day regional plan at each brand. Ubigi's month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited.
Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited, so it lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
Side by side
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What to do in India and Malaysia, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places that often fill a trip through northern India and on to Malaysia, with the one thing your data does for you at each. One regional eSIM follows you from the Delhi airport to Kuala Lumpur.
One plan for both countries: Ringo Light
India and Malaysia sit far apart, and most people fly between them with a stop of a few hours. A regional Asia eSIM is already on your phone when you land at Kuala Lumpur, so you do not hunt for a SIM stand at the arrivals hall or buy a second plan in a hurry. Two country eSIMs mean two installs, two bills and a manual switch of the data line on the plane.
On price the regional plan is the cheapest I found. Ringo Light charges $34.99 for 2 weeks and $59.99 for 30 days, unlimited data at full speed. The rivals ask $45 to $54.99 for about two weeks and $66 to $86.99 for a month, and Ubigi's cheaper figures come with a fixed 30 GB or 60 GB before the speed drops to 2 Mbps.
Here is the honest sum. India's 2 weeks is $21.99 and Malaysia's $16.99 on their own pages, $38.98 together, against $34.99 for the Asia trip that covers both. For a month it is $36.99 and $35.99, $72.98 together, against $59.99. For two weeks the gap is only $3.99, so the main reason to take the regional plan is the single install, not the saving.
Which plans cover both countries
Both India and Malaysia are on Ringo Light's list, so one plan from Ringo Light works in both. Ringo Light covers 20 countries in all, from Australia and Cambodia to Vietnam, and one eSIM works in each of them.
Holafly is the one to rule out. Its Asia plan covers 16 countries and leaves out India, so it cannot cover this trip. Airalo's Asialink covers 18, Saily 22 in its Asia and Oceania plan, Ubigi 17 in Best Asia and Nomad 14 in the APAC plan. For those four I could not confirm a country by country list on the day, so look for both India and Malaysia at checkout 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, so check that India and Malaysia are both on the list. 20 GB for 45 days is $35, on sale from $40.
- Airalo, $25 for 10 GB. Asialink covers 18 countries. 20 GB for 30 days is $39, and buckets start at $4 for 1 GB.
- Ubigi, $28 for 10 GB. Best Asia, 17 countries. The 20 GB plan at $19 is monthly and renews until you stop it.
- Saily, $35.99 for 10 GB. Asia and Oceania, 22 countries, with no 20 GB bucket on its listing. Read on saily.com, 25 October 2026.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Its 2 weeks is unlimited at $34.99 and its 30 days unlimited at $59.99. If you only need a fixed 10 GB, Nomad and Airalo are cheaper, and for 20 GB so are Nomad, Airalo and Ubigi's monthly plan. Buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for 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 India and Malaysia it sells the Asia trip across 20 countries, 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, just after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
I would buy Airalo Asialink unlimited, 3 days, $11.50. Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $34.99. It is the whole trip on one eSIM and cheaper than any rival regional plan for that long.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $59.99. Ubigi at $66 if you want a fixed 60 GB.
I would look at Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $21, once I had confirmed both countries are on its 14-country list.
Sri Lanka is on Ringo Light's list. Nepal is not, so I would pick a plan that names Nepal at checkout.
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 India and Malaysia 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/asia-esim?currency=USD, Asialink unlimited, 18 countries and the 3 GB daily cap read on the site in dollars, 25 October 2026; 10 GB and 20 GB buckets from esimdb.com/vietnam/airalo, listing dated 4 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-asia/, prices in dollars and the 16-country list on the site, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-asia-and-oceania/, Asia and Oceania plans, prices in dollars on saily.com, read 25 October 2026
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/apac-esim, Regional APAC plans, prices in dollars from the page itself, read 25 October 2026; 20 GB for 45 days is on sale, $40 regular
- Ubigi: cellulardata.ubigi.com/rates-and-coverage/best-asia-data-plans/best-asia-unlimited-30-days/, Best Asia plan pages on cellulardata.ubigi.com, 25 October 2026: 7 days $25, 15 days $45, 30 days $66, 10 GB $28, 20 GB a month $19
- 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.
