The best eSIM for Laos in 2026. Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Laos, priced on the same day: two weeks unlimited for $32.99, a month for $63.99, which to buy.
Prices read on 28 September 2026. Six travel eSIMs cover Laos and get most of the traffic for this search. Not all of them sell a Laos plan: Ubigi covers it only with an Asia plan, and Saily sells unlimited only on its Asia and Oceania plan. We priced all six on the same day, for a few days in Vientiane, two weeks from Luang Prabang down to the 4,000 Islands, and a month, and read the fine print on unlimited. Here is where each one wins.
Ringo Light: Cheapest unlimited for two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $32.99 or 30 days at $63.99, one payment each, nothing renews. The closest rival for two weeks is Ubigi's Asia plan at $45 for 15 days; for the month, Ubigi at $66, $2.01 more than ours.
Airalo: Cheapest 3 days. Unlimited for 3 days at $11.50 on its Asialink regional plan. Its own Laos plan, Pak Ou Mobile on ETL, starts at $19.50 for 3 days.
Nomad: Cheapest Laos bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $25 and 20 GB at $39 on a Laos plan, on LaoTel. Nomad sells no unlimited for Laos.
Ubigi: Cheapest week and most full-speed data for a heavy month. Its Best Asia plan, which covers Laos on ETL: 25 GB for 7 days at $25, and 60 GB at full speed for 30 days at $66, then 2 Mbps.
Holafly: Simplest unlimited. Days, not gigabytes, on Lao Telecom, no daily cap stated for your own phone. The dearest here: $63.50 for 15 days; sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Model: Airalo Laos plan or Asia plan, buckets or unlimited days; Holafly Unlimited days only; Saily Laos buckets; unlimited only on its Asia and Oceania plan; Nomad Buckets only; Ubigi Asia plan only: buckets, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light Unlimited trips: 2 weeks or 30 days.
Unlimited, 3 days: Airalo $19.50; Asialink regional $11.50; Holafly $19.90; Saily No 3-day plan; 5 days $21.99, regional; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi No 3-day plan; Ringo Light No 3-day plan.
Unlimited, 7 days: Airalo $39.50; Asialink regional $26; Holafly $39.50; Saily No 7-day plan; 10 days $38.99, regional; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi 25 GB, then 2 Mbps, $25, regional; Ringo Light No 7-day plan; 2 weeks $32.99.
Unlimited, 2 weeks: Airalo 15 days $62; Asialink regional $49; Holafly 15 days $63.50; Saily 15 days $54.99, regional; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi 15 days, 30 GB, then 2 Mbps, $45, regional; Ringo Light $32.99.
Unlimited, 30 days: Airalo $99; Asialink regional $73.50; Holafly $111.90; Saily $81.99, regional; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi 60 GB, then 2 Mbps, $66, regional; Ringo Light $63.99.
10 GB, 30 days: Airalo $29; Asialink regional $25; Holafly No buckets; Saily $27.99; Nomad $25; Ubigi $28, regional; Ringo Light No buckets; 2 weeks starts with 10 GB, $32.99.
20 GB, 30 days: Airalo $46; Asialink regional $39; Holafly No buckets; Saily $45.99; Nomad $39; Ubigi $19 a month, renews, regional; Ringo Light No buckets; 30 days starts with 20 GB, $63.99.
Full speed on unlimited: Airalo 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps; Holafly No daily cap stated; sharing 1 GB a day; Saily 5 GB a day, then 1 kbps; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi A fixed amount, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light No speed cap; starts with 10 or 20 GB, adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
Networks: Airalo ETL on its Laos plan; Holafly LTC (Lao Telecom); Saily Not named by Saily; Nomad LaoTel (Lao Telecom), 4G; Ubigi ETL; Ringo Light Local partner network.
Renews?: Airalo No; Holafly No; Saily No; Nomad No; Ubigi Monthly plans do; Ringo Light No, one payment; the trip ends when it ends.
App needed: Airalo Optional; Holafly No, QR code; Saily Yes; Nomad Optional; Ubigi Optional; Ringo Light No, the eSIM arrives by email.
Most people give Laos two weeks: Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and Vientiane on the train, then a flight or a long bus south. For about two weeks of unlimited, Ubigi asks $45 on its Asia plan, Airalo $49 on its Asialink plan and $62 on its Laos plan, Saily $54.99 on its Asia and Oceania plan and Holafly $63.50. For a month, $66 to $111.90. Nomad sells no unlimited here. Ringo Light charges $32.99 for 2 weeks and $63.99 for 30 days, one payment each, nothing renews.
The month is close. Ubigi's 30 days costs $66, $2.01 more than ours, and gives 60 GB at full speed before it slows to 2 Mbps.
Read what unlimited means before you pick. Airalo gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Saily gives 5 GB a day, then almost nothing. Ubigi gives 30 GB for 15 days or 60 GB for the month, then 2 Mbps. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone and limits sharing to 1 GB a day. Ringo Light has no speed cap: the 2 weeks starts with 10 GB and the 30 days with 20 GB, and when you have used 80% we add 10 GB once and charge the $32.99 top-up. A heavy two weeks with us costs $65.98, more than any rival's 15 days. A heavy month costs $96.98, more than Ubigi at $66, Airalo's Asialink at $73.50 and Saily at $81.99, and less than Airalo's Laos plan at $99 and Holafly at $111.90. If you know you will use more than 20 GB in a month, Ubigi is the better buy.
For a short stay, Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. Airalo's Asialink sells 3 days of unlimited at $11.50, and Ubigi 25 GB for 7 days at $25.
The main networks in Laos are Unitel, Lao Telecom (LTC) and ETL. All of them cover Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and the towns on the railway. Signal gets thin in the northern mountains, on the Bolaven Plateau and on long stretches of the Mekong, including the two-day slow boat from Huay Xai. Holafly and Nomad ride Lao Telecom, and Airalo's Laos plan and Ubigi ride ETL. None of the brands we priced names Unitel. Download offline maps before you head for the river or the hills.
Nomad, $25 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB on a Laos plan, and 20 GB for $39, on LaoTel. 4G only.
Airalo, $25 for 10 GB on Asialink. Its regional plan matches Nomad: 10 GB for $25 and 20 GB for $39. Its Laos plan asks $29 and $46.
Saily, $27.99 for 10 GB. 20 GB at $45.99. Its listing is from June; saily.com would not load for us.
Ubigi, $28 for 10 GB. On its Best Asia plan. Its 20 GB is a monthly plan at $19 that renews, the cheapest 20 GB here if you remember to stop it.
Ringo Light, no buckets. Our 2 weeks starts with 10 GB for $32.99 and our 30 days with 20 GB for $63.99. For a fixed amount of data, Nomad, Airalo, Saily and Ubigi are all cheaper in Laos. Buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM, sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Laos it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed with no speed cap: 2 weeks at $32.99, starting with 10 GB, and 30 days at $63.99, starting with 20 GB. Each adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged at $32.99. One payment, nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
Our Asia trip does not cover Laos, so for Laos the Laos trip is the one to buy.
The card to buy it is just below this article.
A few days in Vientiane or Luang Prabang. Airalo Asialink unlimited, 3 days, $11.50. Ringo Light sells no 3 days.
One week. Ubigi Best Asia, 25 GB for 7 days at $25. Ringo Light's 2 weeks at $32.99 if you might stay longer.
Two weeks from Luang Prabang to the 4,000 Islands. Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $32.99, less than any rival charges for 15 days. Ubigi 15 days at $45 with 30 GB at full speed if you will stream every evening.
Two weeks, light use, budget first. Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $25.
A month, working from cafés in Vientiane. Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $63.99, starting with 20 GB and adding 10 GB once for $32.99. Ubigi at $66 for 60 GB at full speed if you know you will use more than 20 GB.
You need 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.
What to do in Laos, and what your phone needs for it. Eight places most first trips include, from Luang Prabang in the north to the 4,000 Islands in the south, with the one thing your data does for you at each. The towns and the railway between Vientiane and Luang Prabang have good 4G; the mountains and the river between them do not always.
Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang. The royal temple at the tip of the old town peninsula, built around 1560, with roofs that sweep almost to the ground. Go early, before the tour groups. The old town is small. Download it in your maps app and walk between the temples, the cafés and the night market.
Kuang Si Falls, South of Luang Prabang. A tiered waterfall that spills into turquoise pools you can swim in, about 30 km from town, with a bear rescue centre by the entrance. The water is clearest in the dry season. Signal is weak in parts of the park. Agree the pickup time with your tuk-tuk or minivan before you walk in.
The Pak Ou Caves, On the Mekong, north of Luang Prabang. Two caves in a cliff above the river, filled with thousands of Buddha statues left by pilgrims. Most people come by boat from Luang Prabang, about two hours upriver. Signal comes and goes on the river. Save your offline map and something to read before the boat leaves.
Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province. Karst peaks, rice fields and the Nam Song river, on the railway between Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Climb Mount Nam Xay for the view, or float down the river in a kayak or a tube. Trains on the Laos-China Railway sell out on busy days. Buy your seats in the LCR Ticket app a few days ahead.
Pha That Luang, Vientiane. The gold-covered stupa that is the national symbol of Laos, on the edge of the centre. Its festival fills the grounds around the November full moon. LOCA, the local ride-hailing app, works in Vientiane and shows the fare before you ride.
The Plain of Jars, Phonsavan, Xieng Khouang. Hundreds of carved stone jars, some taller than a person, scattered over the hills around Phonsavan and about two thousand years old. Stay on the marked paths: the area was heavily bombed and only cleared ground is safe. Phonsavan is out of the way. Check flights and buses from Luang Prabang or Vientiane before you commit to the trip.
Wat Phou, Champasak. A ruined Khmer temple on a mountainside, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a stone causeway leading up to the sanctuary. Go early: the climb is steep and there is little shade. The south runs on cash. Find an ATM in Pakse on your maps app before you ride out to Champasak.
Khone Phapheng Falls, Si Phan Don, the 4,000 Islands. The Mekong crashes over rocks here, close to the Cambodian border, in the largest waterfall in Southeast Asia by volume. Stay on Don Det or Don Khon and cycle or ride out. Island Wi-Fi is patchy, so your eSIM is your connection. Keep some data for booking the boat and bus back.
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Laos on 28 September 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.
Source for Airalo: https://www.airalo.com/laos-esim?currency=USD (Laos plan unlimited in dollars on the site; Asialink plan and buckets from esimdb.com/laos/airalo, updated 28 September 2026).
Source for Holafly: https://esim.holafly.com/esim-laos/ (dollar prices and network from its own page, 28 September 2026).
Source for Saily: https://esimdb.com/laos/saily (listing dated 30 June 2026; saily.com refused the fetch).
Source for Nomad: https://esimdb.com/laos/nomad (listing dated 17 September 2026; network from nomadesim.com/laos-esim).
Source for Ubigi: https://esimdb.com/laos/ubigi (listing dated 17 September 2026; Ubigi sells no Laos plan, only Asia and World plans, and cellulardata.ubigi.com has no Laos page).
For two weeks or a month of unlimited data, Ringo Light: $32.99 for 2 weeks and $63.99 for 30 days on 28 September 2026, against $45 for 15 days and $66 for 30 days on Ubigi's Asia plan, the closest rival. For 3 days, Airalo's Asialink at $11.50. For a 10 GB bucket, Nomad or Airalo's Asialink at $25.
Holafly and Nomad ride Lao Telecom, and Airalo's Laos plan and Ubigi ride ETL. Saily does not name its network on its listing. All cover Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng; the mountains and the Mekong are patchy on every network.
Every brand has a limit somewhere. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day, Saily after 5 GB, Ubigi after its fixed full-speed amount. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone. Nomad sells no unlimited for Laos. Ringo Light has no speed cap: it starts with 10 or 20 GB and adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
Yes, local SIM cards are sold at Wattay International Airport and at phone shops in town, and you need your passport to register one. It is often cheaper per gigabyte, but you queue after the flight and swap out your own SIM. A travel eSIM is installed before you fly and works the moment you land.
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