The best eSIM for North Macedonia in 2026. Six eSIMs for North Macedonia priced on the same day: Ringo Light is two weeks unlimited for $24.99 and a month for $44.99. Which to buy, and when not to.
Prices read on 28 September 2026. Six travel eSIMs sell a North Macedonia plan and get most of the traffic for this search. We priced all six on the same day, for a long weekend in Skopje, two weeks between Skopje and Lake Ohrid, and a month, and read the fine print on unlimited. North Macedonia is outside the EU, so your EU plan may not cover it. 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 $24.99 or 30 days at $44.99, one payment each, nothing renews. Airalo asks $49 for 15 days and $72 for the month.
Nomad: Cheapest buckets. 10 GB for 30 days at $18 and 20 GB at $32, on A1. Nomad sells no unlimited plan for North Macedonia.
Airalo: Cheapest 3 days, tied with Holafly. 3 days of unlimited at $12.50 on A1, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. 10 GB for 30 days at $21.
Holafly: Simplest unlimited, both networks. Days, not gigabytes, on A1 and Makedonski Telekom. $27.50 for a week; sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Model: Airalo Buckets or unlimited days; Holafly Unlimited days only; Saily Small buckets only; Nomad Buckets only; Ubigi Small local buckets; bigger plans are regional; Ringo Light Unlimited trips: 2 weeks or 30 days.
Unlimited, 3 days: Airalo $12.50; Holafly $12.50; Saily No unlimited plan; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi No 3-day plan; Ringo Light No 3-day plan.
Unlimited, 7 days: Airalo $27.50; Holafly $27.50; Saily No unlimited plan; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi Europe Extended regional plan, 20 GB, then 2 Mbps, $49; Ringo Light No 7-day plan; 2 weeks $24.99.
Unlimited, 2 weeks: Airalo 15 days $49; Holafly 15 days $50.50; Saily No unlimited plan; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi Europe Extended regional plan, 15 days, 30 GB, then 2 Mbps, $59; Ringo Light $24.99.
Unlimited, 30 days: Airalo $72; Holafly $73.90; Saily No unlimited plan; Nomad No unlimited plan; Ubigi Europe Extended regional plan, 60 GB, then 2 Mbps, $77; Ringo Light $44.99.
10 GB, 30 days: Airalo $21; Holafly No buckets; Saily No 10 GB plan; 3 GB for 30 days $18.99; Nomad $18; Ubigi No local 10 GB; Europe Extended regional plan, $35; Ringo Light No buckets; 2 weeks starts with 10 GB, $24.99.
20 GB, 30 days: Airalo $35; Holafly No buckets; Saily No 20 GB plan; Nomad $32; Ubigi No local 20 GB; Europe Extended regional plan, 25 GB, $55; Ringo Light No buckets; 30 days starts with 20 GB, $44.99.
Full speed on unlimited: Airalo 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps; Holafly No daily cap stated; sharing 1 GB a day; Saily No unlimited plan; Nomad No unlimited plan; 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 A1; Holafly A1, Makedonski Telekom; Saily Not named by Saily; Nomad A1; Ubigi A1 on the local plan; 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 Yes; Holafly No, QR code; Saily Yes; Nomad Optional; Ubigi Optional; Ringo Light No, the eSIM arrives by email.
Most people see North Macedonia in a week or two: a few days in Skopje and Matka, then Lake Ohrid, sometimes Bitola or Mavrovo on the way. Only three of the brands we priced sell unlimited here, and only two sell it for the country alone. For 15 days, Airalo asks $49 and Holafly $50.50, and Ubigi $59 for 30 GB at full speed on its Europe Extended regional plan. For a month, $72, $73.90 and $77. Saily and Nomad sell no unlimited for North Macedonia at all. Ringo Light charges $24.99 for 2 weeks and $44.99 for 30 days, one payment each, nothing renews.
Read what unlimited means before you pick. Airalo gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Ubigi gives 20 GB for a week, 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 $24.99 top-up. A heavy two weeks with us costs $49.98, 98 cents more than Airalo's 15 days at $49 and under Holafly's $50.50; a heavy month costs $69.98, still under every rival's month.
For a short trip, Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. Airalo and Holafly both sell 3 days of unlimited at $12.50 and a week at $27.50. Our 2 weeks at $24.99 costs less than either rival's week, so buy it if the trip might run past three days.
North Macedonia has two mobile networks: A1 Makedonija and Makedonski Telekom. Both cover Skopje, Ohrid, Bitola and the motorways well. Signal gets thinner in the mountains, on the Galicica pass, around Mavrovo and deep in Matka canyon, on either network. Most travel eSIMs here ride A1; Holafly is the one brand here that lists both.
North Macedonia is an EU candidate, not a member, and EU roam like at home does not cover it. This catches people who fly into Thessaloniki or come over from Albania for Lake Ohrid: an EU plan that was free in Greece can start charging by the megabyte at the border. Turn the travel eSIM on for data before you cross, and switch data roaming off on your home line. The money is the denar; cards work in Skopje and Ohrid, cash still rules in villages and small cafes.
Nomad, $18 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB over 30 days and the cheapest 20 GB at $32, on A1. Nomad's own site shows euros, so these are the dollar prices from esimdb.
Airalo, $21 for 10 GB. Its Matka Mobile plan, 20 GB for $35, buckets from $4 for 1 GB.
Ubigi, $35 for 10 GB. On its Europe Extended regional plan. Its only local plans for North Macedonia are 1 GB and 3 GB, on A1.
Saily, 3 GB at most. 1 GB for 7 days at $7.99 and 3 GB for 30 days at $18.99, nothing bigger. Its listing is from May; saily.com refused the fetch.
Ringo Light, no buckets. Our 2 weeks starts with 10 GB for $24.99 and our 30 days with 20 GB for $44.99. If you want 10 GB to last a whole month, Nomad at $18 and Airalo at $21 are both cheaper than our 2 weeks. For 20 GB over 30 days, Nomad at $32 is $12.99 cheaper than our month. 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 North Macedonia it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed with no speed cap: 2 weeks at $24.99, starting with 10 GB, and 30 days at $44.99, starting with 20 GB. Each adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged at $24.99. One payment, nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
The card to buy it is just below this article.
A long weekend in Skopje. Airalo or Holafly unlimited, 3 days, $12.50. Ringo Light sells no 3 days; its 2 weeks is $24.99 if you might stay longer.
A week or two, Skopje to Lake Ohrid. Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $24.99, less than any rival charges for one week.
A month, light use, budget first. Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $18, or 20 GB at $32.
A month of remote work in Skopje or Ohrid. Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $44.99, starting with 20 GB and adding 10 GB once for $24.99. Every rival's month of unlimited costs $72 or more.
Ohrid and Albania or Greece on one trip. Our North Macedonia trip works in North Macedonia only, and our Europe trip does not include North Macedonia. For both countries on one eSIM, pick a rival's regional plan that lists both.
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 North Macedonia, and what your phone needs for it. Eight places most first trips include, from Skopje and Matka canyon down to Lake Ohrid, Galicica and Bitola, and out to Mavrovo and Stobi, with the one thing your data does for you at each. The towns and motorways have good 4G; in the mountains and canyons, plan for gaps.
The Stone Bridge, Skopje. A fifteenth century Ottoman bridge over the Vardar, joining Macedonia Square to the Old Bazaar, one of the largest old bazaars in the Balkans. Cross it in the evening when the square fills up. Street signs and menus in the bazaar are often in Cyrillic. Translation by camera reads them for you.
Matka Canyon, Near Skopje. A steep canyon on the Treska river, a short drive from central Skopje, with a lake behind a dam, a medieval monastery by the water and boats up to Vrelo Cave. Spring and autumn are quieter than summer weekends. Signal fades deeper in the canyon. Save the trail on an offline map before you walk in.
Church of St John at Kaneo, Ohrid. A small thirteenth century church on a rock above Lake Ohrid, at the end of a path from the old town. Late afternoon light on the lake is the time to go. The old town lanes twist and climb. A maps app finds the path down to the shore walkway.
Monastery of St Naum, South shore of Lake Ohrid. A monastery founded in the tenth century at the south end of the lake, next to the springs that feed it, with rowing boats out on the springs. About half an hour by road or boat from Ohrid town. The monastery sits right on the Albanian border. If your phone jumps to an Albanian network, pick the Macedonian one by hand in settings.
Galicica National Park, Between Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. The mountain between the two lakes, crossed by a pass road with views over Ohrid on one side and Prespa on the other. Go on a clear day, from late spring to autumn. Signal is patchy on the pass. Download the offline map before you leave Ohrid.
Shirok Sokak, Bitola. Bitola's long pedestrian street, lined with nineteenth century houses and cafes, running up to the clock tower. The ruins of Heraclea Lyncestis are on the edge of town. Bigger places take cards, small cafes often want denars. Find an ATM on your map before you sit down.
The sunken church of Mavrovo, Mavrovo National Park. The church of St Nicholas stands half under the water of Lake Mavrovo, a reservoir that flooded its village last century. It shows most when the water is low, in late summer and autumn; in winter Mavrovo is the country's main ski area. The water level changes a lot. Look at recent photos on your phone before you drive out.
Stobi, Near Gradsko. The ruins of an ancient city where the Crna river meets the Vardar, with streets, a theatre and floor mosaics, just off the motorway from Skopje to Greece. The Tikves wine country is next door. Wineries nearby usually want a visit booked ahead. Send the message from the car park.
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for North Macedonia 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/macedonia-esim?currency=USD (unlimited in dollars and the A1 network on the site; buckets from esimdb.com/north-macedonia/airalo, 28 September 2026).
Source for Holafly: https://esim.holafly.com/esim-north-macedonia/ (dollars and networks on its own site, 28 September 2026).
Source for Saily: https://esimdb.com/north-macedonia/saily (listing dated 13 May 2026; saily.com refused the fetch).
Source for Nomad: https://esimdb.com/north-macedonia/nomad (listing dated 21 September 2026; nomadesim.com served euro prices and names A1).
Source for Ubigi: https://esimdb.com/north-macedonia/ubigi (listing dated 17 September 2026; the A1 network from cellulardata.ubigi.com).
For two weeks or a month of unlimited data, Ringo Light: $24.99 for 2 weeks and $44.99 for 30 days on 28 September 2026, against $49 for 15 days and $72 for 30 days at Airalo. For 3 days, Airalo and Holafly at $12.50. For a 10 GB or 20 GB bucket over 30 days, Nomad at $18 and $32.
Airalo, Nomad and Ubigi's local plan ride A1. Holafly lists A1 and Makedonski Telekom. Saily does not name its network on its listing. Both networks cover the cities, Lake Ohrid and the motorways; signal thins in the mountains on either.
Every brand has a limit somewhere. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day, Ubigi after its fixed full-speed amount. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone. Saily and Nomad sell no unlimited here. Ringo Light has no speed cap: it starts with 10 or 20 GB and adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
Not at home prices. North Macedonia is outside the EU, so EU roam like at home does not apply there. Some EU operators sell a day pass for it, many charge by the megabyte. Check yours before you go, or put a travel eSIM on for data and switch roaming off on your home line.
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