The best eSIM for San Marino in 2026. Airalo, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for San Marino, priced on the same day: two weeks unlimited for $12.99, a month for $21.99, and Italy plans.
Prices read on 28 September 2026. Six travel eSIMs get most of the traffic for this search. We checked all six on the same day: Saily and Nomad sell a San Marino plan, Airalo and Ubigi cover it only on their global plans, and Holafly does not cover it at all. We priced a day trip from Rimini, a few days, two weeks and a month, read the fine print on unlimited, and looked for any brand that says its Italy plan works up the hill. 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 $12.99 or 30 days at $21.99, one payment each, nothing renews. The next cheapest is Ubigi's Best World plan at $77 for 15 days and $108 for 30 days.
Nomad: Cheapest day trip and cheapest 20 GB. A San Marino plan on Vodafone / Wind: 1 GB for 7 days at $4.50, 10 GB for 30 days at $16 and 20 GB at $20.
Saily: Cheapest 3 GB for a weekend. A San Marino plan that starts when you arrive: 3 GB for 30 days at $8.99, 1 GB for 7 days at $4.99. The app is needed.
Airalo: The only unlimited 3 days. Its Discover global plan covers San Marino: 3 days of unlimited at $24, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.
Model: Airalo Global plan only: buckets or unlimited days; Saily San Marino plan, buckets only; Nomad San Marino plan, buckets only; Ubigi Best World plan only: buckets, or unlimited then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light Unlimited trips: 2 weeks or 30 days.
A day trip, 1 GB: Airalo 7 days $8.50, global plan; Saily 7 days $4.99; Nomad 7 days $4.50; Ubigi 30 days $9, Best World plan; Ringo Light No day plan; 2 weeks $12.99.
Unlimited, 3 days: Airalo $24, global plan; Saily No unlimited; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi No 3-day plan; Ringo Light No 3-day plan.
Unlimited, 7 days: Airalo $45, global plan; Saily No unlimited; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi 8 days, 25 GB, then 2 Mbps, $49; Ringo Light No 7-day plan; 2 weeks $12.99.
Unlimited, 2 weeks: Airalo 15 days $96, global plan; Saily No unlimited; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi 15 days, 30 GB, then 2 Mbps, $77; Ringo Light $12.99.
Unlimited, 30 days: Airalo $159, global plan; Saily No unlimited; Nomad No unlimited; Ubigi 60 GB, then 2 Mbps, $108; Ringo Light $21.99.
10 GB, 30 days: Airalo 10 GB for 180 days $57, global plan; Saily $19.99; Nomad $16; Ubigi $39, Best World plan; Ringo Light No buckets; 2 weeks starts with 10 GB, $12.99.
20 GB, 30 days: Airalo 20 GB for 365 days $66, global plan; Saily $33.99; Nomad $20; Ubigi Not listed on the day on Best World; World plan 20 GB a month $44, renews; Ringo Light No buckets; 30 days starts with 20 GB, $21.99.
Full speed on unlimited: Airalo 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps; Saily No unlimited; 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 Not named on its listing; Saily Not named by Saily; Nomad Vodafone / Wind; Ubigi Wind; Ringo Light Local partner network.
Renews?: Airalo No; Saily No; Nomad No; Ubigi Best World no; World monthly plans do; Ringo Light No, one payment; the trip ends when it ends.
App needed: Airalo Yes; Saily Yes; Nomad Optional; Ubigi No, QR install; Ringo Light No, the eSIM arrives by email.
Most people see San Marino in a day. The ones who stay, for a week in the old town or a month of work with a view, have few choices: Saily and Nomad sell only buckets here, and the unlimited plans that cover San Marino are global ones. For about two weeks, Ubigi's Best World plan asks $77 and Airalo's Discover plan $96. For a month, $108 and $159. Ringo Light charges $12.99 for 2 weeks and $21.99 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 30 GB for 15 days or 60 GB for the month, then 2 Mbps. 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 $12.99 top-up. A heavy two weeks with us costs $25.98 and a heavy month $34.98, still far under every rival's unlimited.
For a short trip, Ringo Light sells no day, 3-day or 7-day plan. A day trip needs little data: Nomad sells 1 GB for 7 days at $4.50 and Saily at $4.99. For 3 days of unlimited, Airalo's global plan costs $24.
San Marino sits inside Italy, on Monte Titano, less than an hour by bus or car from Rimini. Most visitors come up for the day from the Romagna coast with an Italy eSIM already on the phone, so this is the question that matters most. None of the brands we priced says its Italy plan works in San Marino. Ubigi's Italy plans list only Italy's networks, Iliad and WindTre, and cover San Marino only on its world plans. Airalo's and Holafly's Italy pages do not mention San Marino. Saily and Nomad sell San Marino as a plan of its own. Our own Italy trip is sold for Italy, and our catalogue does not list San Marino on it, so we do not promise it there either.
San Marino is not in the European Union, so the EU rule on roaming at home prices does not apply there. Some European carriers include it; many bill it as a separate zone. Near the border your phone may still pick up an Italian network, which is no guarantee once you are in the old town. Check your plan before you drive up, or buy a small San Marino plan for the day.
If you are based in Rimini for a week or two and want one eSIM for both sides of the border, our Europe trip covers Italy and San Marino: $18.99 for 2 weeks and $28.99 for 30 days, one payment each. For Italy alone, read our comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-italy.
Nomad names Vodafone / Wind for its San Marino plan and Ubigi names Wind for San Marino on its world plans. Airalo and Saily do not name a network on the pages we read. The republic is small, about 61 square kilometres, and signal is good in the old town, Borgo Maggiore and along the main road. On the paths between the towers and down the wooded side of Monte Titano it can thin out, so save an offline map before you walk.
Nomad, $16 for 10 GB. A San Marino plan on Vodafone / Wind: 1 GB for 7 days at $4.50, 3 GB at $9, 10 GB at $16 and 20 GB at $20, the cheapest 20 GB here.
Saily, $19.99 for 10 GB. A San Marino plan: 1 GB for 7 days at $4.99, 3 GB for 30 days at $8.99, the cheapest 3 GB, and 20 GB at $33.99. The plan starts when you arrive; the app is needed.
Ubigi, $39 for 10 GB. Its Best World plan, which lists San Marino on Wind, installed by QR code. Ubigi sells no San Marino plan of its own.
Airalo, $57 for 10 GB. Its Discover global plan, valid 180 days. Airalo sells no San Marino plan, so every Airalo price here is a global one.
Ringo Light, no buckets. Our 2 weeks starts with 10 GB for $12.99 and our 30 days with 20 GB for $21.99. For a day trip or a weekend, Nomad and Saily are cheaper, and for 20 GB over a month Nomad's $20 beats our $21.99 by $1.99. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
Holafly sells no San Marino plan, and San Marino does not appear on its Italy, Europe or Global pages on the day we checked. We did not want to guess whether it works, so Holafly is out of the table.
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 San Marino it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed with no speed cap: 2 weeks at $12.99, starting with 10 GB, and 30 days at $21.99, starting with 20 GB. Each adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged at $12.99. One payment, nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
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A day trip from Rimini. Nomad 1 GB for 7 days at $4.50, or Saily at $4.99, unless your own plan names San Marino. Ringo Light sells no day plan.
A weekend on Monte Titano. Saily 3 GB for $8.99. Airalo's global plan at $24 if you want 3 days of unlimited.
Two weeks in San Marino. Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $12.99, less than any rival charges for two weeks. Nomad 10 GB for $16 if you use little and want it to last a month.
Two weeks on the coast with trips up the hill. Ringo Light's Europe trip, $18.99 for 2 weeks, covers Italy and San Marino on one eSIM.
A month, working from the old town. Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $21.99, starting with 20 GB and adding 10 GB once for $12.99. Nomad 20 GB at $20 if 20 GB is all you need.
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 San Marino, and what your phone needs for it. Eight places most first trips include, from the three towers on Monte Titano to the old town, the cable car, Borgo Maggiore and the Roman bridge in Rimini where most day trips start. San Marino has no airport or railway: you arrive by road, usually by bus or car from Rimini, and your data should work before you reach the top.
Guaita, the First Tower, Monte Titano, Città di San Marino. The oldest of the three towers, built in the 11th century on the edge of the cliff. On a clear day you can see the Adriatic coast from its walls. The towers are linked by paths along the ridge. Save the walking route offline before you set off.
Cesta, the Second Tower, Monte Titano. It stands on the highest summit of Monte Titano and holds a museum of old weapons. The path from Guaita runs along the ridge through the trees. Camera translation reads the Italian signs and menus along the way.
Montale, the Third Tower, Monte Titano. The smallest of the three, on the third summit, and not open inside. Walk out along the path past Cesta for the view of it above the woods. The path gets quieter past Cesta. Share your location with your group if you split up.
Piazza della Libertà and the Palazzo Pubblico, Città di San Marino. The square with the Statue of Liberty and the town hall where the republic's parliament meets. In summer the guard changes in front of it. San Marino uses the euro and most shops take cards, so tap to pay works as it does in Italy.
Basilica di San Marino, Città di San Marino. A neoclassical church from the 19th century that holds relics of Saint Marinus, the stonemason said to have founded the republic in 301. The tourist office stamps passports for a small fee. Your maps app finds the nearest office.
The cable car, Borgo Maggiore to the old town. A cable car that climbs from Borgo Maggiore to the old town in a couple of minutes, over roofs and cliffs. Park in Borgo Maggiore and ride up. Your maps app shows the car parks and the traffic on the road to the top.
Borgo Maggiore, Below Monte Titano. The old market town at the foot of the mountain and the lower station of the cable car, quieter than the old town above. Signal is good in town. Download an offline map anyway if you plan to walk up the mountain paths.
Ponte di Tiberio, Rimini, Italy. A Roman bridge finished under Emperor Tiberius about two thousand years ago, still in use at the edge of Rimini's old town, where most San Marino day trips start. Buses to San Marino leave from near Rimini station. Check the timetable on your phone, and check that your plan covers the other end.
We priced Airalo, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for San Marino 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: Holafly, it sells no San Marino plan, and San Marino does not appear on its Italy, Europe or Global eSIM pages on the day, so it stays out rather than being guessed.
Source for Airalo: https://esimdb.com/san-marino/airalo (Discover global plan, listing updated 28 September 2026; airalo.com has no San Marino page and its Italy page does not mention San Marino).
Source for Saily: https://saily.com/esim-san-marino/ (San Marino plans in dollars on the site, 28 September 2026).
Source for Nomad: https://www.nomadesim.com/san-marino-esim (San Marino plans and network in dollars on the site, 28 September 2026).
Source for Ubigi: https://cellulardata.ubigi.com/rates-and-coverage/best-world-data-plans/best-world-unlimited-15-days/?wmc-currency=USD (Best World plan pages, prices, fair use and the San Marino network read on the site, 28 September 2026; its Italy and Europe plans do not list San Marino).
For two weeks or a month of unlimited data, Ringo Light: $12.99 for 2 weeks and $21.99 for 30 days on 28 September 2026, against $77 for 15 days and $108 for 30 days on Ubigi's Best World plan. For a day trip, Nomad at $4.50 for 1 GB. For 20 GB over a month, Nomad at $20.
Nomad names Vodafone / Wind for its San Marino plan, and Ubigi names Wind on the world plans that cover San Marino. Airalo and Saily do not name a network on their listings. Signal is good in the towns and on the main road, and thinner on the wooded paths of Monte Titano.
Every brand has a limit somewhere. Airalo slows you after 3 GB a day, Ubigi after its fixed full-speed amount. Saily and Nomad sell no unlimited for San Marino, and Holafly does not cover it. Ringo Light has no speed cap: it starts with 10 or 20 GB and adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
Not that any brand says. Ubigi's Italy plans list only Italy's networks, Airalo's and Holafly's Italy pages do not mention San Marino, and Saily and Nomad sell San Marino as a separate plan. San Marino is outside the EU, so EU roaming rules do not cover it either. For a day trip, a 1 GB San Marino plan costs $4.50 at Nomad; for a longer stay on both sides of the border, Ringo Light's Europe trip covers Italy and San Marino.
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