The short answer
Six travel eSIMs get most of the traffic for this search, and all six sell something that works in Sudan, though only Holafly, Ubigi and Ringo Light sell unlimited data or close to it. I read all six on the same day, for a week along the Nile, two weeks and a month, and went through the fine print. In Sudan Ringo Light is far from the cheapest, and I say plainly who is.
Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $175.99 or 30 days at $351.99, nothing renews. It is expensive: Holafly sells 14 days of unlimited for $87.90, $88.09 less, and Ubigi's world plan gives 60 GB at full speed for 30 days at $108, $243.99 less.
Its world plan: 30 GB at full speed for 15 days at $77 and 60 GB for 30 days at $108, then 2 Mbps. Its Sudan plan: 10 GB for 30 days at $34.
Days, not gigabytes, on MTN. $27.90 for 3 days, $53.90 for a week, $87.90 for 14 days; sharing limited to 1 GB a day. Its longest Sudan plan is 20 days at $139.90.
1 GB for 7 days at $7, 5 GB for 30 days at $25 and 10 GB for 30 days at $35, read on its own site.
Prices read on 31 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
US dollars, 31 October 2026 (Ubigi's world plan and Holafly's 14 days as read 28 September). Ubigi's 15 days is its world plan, 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Holafly sells 14 days; Ringo Light 2 weeks. Airalo, Saily and Nomad sell no unlimited plan for Sudan.
The longest plan at each brand that sells unlimited. Ubigi's month is its world plan, 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Holafly stops at 20 days. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
Airalo and Saily sell no 10 GB for Sudan; their largest is 5 GB. Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
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What to do in Sudan, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places most first trips include, from the pyramids along the Nile north of Khartoum to the Red Sea coast and Kassala in the east, with the one thing your data does for you at each. Distances are long and signal is thin in the desert, so plan offline. Before you go, check your government's travel advice.
If you want unlimited for two weeks or a month: Ubigi or Holafly, not Ringo Light
Three of the six sell unlimited data for Sudan, or close to it. For about two weeks, Ubigi's world plan asks $77 for 15 days with 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps, and Holafly $87.90 for 14 days. Ringo Light charges $175.99 for 2 weeks, $88.09 more than Holafly and $98.99 more than Ubigi. For a month, Ubigi asks $108 for 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light charges $351.99. I would rather you read that here than at checkout.
Read what unlimited means before you pick. I check this first on every row. Ubigi gives a fixed amount at full speed, then 2 Mbps, which is enough for maps and messages but slow for video. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone and limits sharing to 1 GB a day, but its longest Sudan plan is 20 days at $139.90; for a full month you would buy a second plan, 10 days at $70.90, $210.80 in all. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks or 30 days.
For a short trip, Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. Holafly sells 3 days of unlimited at $27.90 and a week at $53.90, and Ubigi 8 days with 25 GB at full speed at $49.
Zain, MTN, Sudani, and the desert
Sudan has three mobile networks: Zain, MTN and Sudani. Airalo, Nomad and Ubigi use Zain; Holafly uses MTN; Saily does not name its network. Signal is best in the towns and along the Nile. Holafly itself warns that coverage may be weak or missing in the Nubian and Bayuda deserts and on remote roads near the Red Sea, and I would assume that holds for every brand here.
Most of the sights in this guide are hours of desert driving apart. I would download offline maps before you leave a town, and keep a power bank charged. Foreign bank cards are rarely accepted, so carry cash.
If you want a data bucket: Ubigi or Nomad
- Ubigi, $34 for 10 GB. For 30 days on its Sudan plan, the cheapest 10 GB of the six. 3 GB for 15 days at $17. Its listing is from 17 September.
- Nomad, $35 for 10 GB. For 30 days on Zain, read on its own site. 1 GB for 7 days at $7, 3 GB at $17 and 5 GB at $25, both for 30 days. 20 GB only on its Global plan, $103.
- Saily, $31.99 for 5 GB. For 30 days, its largest Sudan size; 1 GB for 7 days at $7.99. Its listing is from May; saily.com would not load for me.
- Airalo, $41 for 5 GB. For 30 days on its Hello Africa regional plan, the only way it covers Sudan; $37 for 15 days. No 10 GB for Sudan.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Its 2 weeks is unlimited for $175.99 and its 30 days unlimited for $351.99. For a fixed amount of data, Ubigi, Nomad, Saily and Airalo are all far cheaper in Sudan. I would buy Ringo Light only if you want unlimited with no speed cap for a full month and are happy to pay for it.
What Ringo Light is
Ringo Light is the data eSIM Ringo sells to fund the full Ringo, and I write for Ringo. It is one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Sudan it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed with no speed cap: 2 weeks at $175.99 and 30 days at $351.99. Nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
In Sudan Ringo's prices are high. For most visitors I would buy Holafly's 14 days at $87.90 or Ubigi's 30 days at $108. None of the regional Ringo Light trips covers Sudan, so there is no cheaper Ringo Light route in.
The card to buy it is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
Holafly unlimited, 3 days, $27.90, or Nomad 1 GB for 7 days at $7 for maps and messages. Ringo Light sells no 3 days.
Ubigi, 8 days with 25 GB at full speed, $49, or Holafly unlimited for 7 days at $53.90.
Ubigi's world plan, 15 days with 30 GB at full speed, $77, or Holafly 14 days at $87.90. Ringo Light's 2 weeks at $175.99 only if you want no speed cap at all.
Ubigi 10 GB for 30 days at $34, or Nomad at $35.
Ubigi's world plan, 60 GB at full speed for 30 days, $108. Ringo Light's 30 days at $351.99 is the only month of the six with no speed cap.
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 Sudan on 31 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. I compared the brands that get most of the traffic for this search and did not price Maya Mobile on the day.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/africa-esim?currency=USD, no Sudan page; Sudan is in its Hello Africa plan, read on the site in dollars, 31 October 2026 (the page names no network; Zain from esimdb.com/sudan/airalo, 28 September 2026; esimdb answered 403 on 31 October)
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-sudan/, read on the site in dollars, 31 October 2026 for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 15 days; the page lists no dollar price for 1, 14 or 20 days, so those keep the 28 September 2026 figures; network MTN from the same page
- Saily: esimdb.com/sudan/saily, listing dated 15 May 2026; esimdb answered 403 and saily.com refuses fetches on 31 October, so not re-read
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/sudan-eSIM, dollar prices and network from the page data, 28 September 2026; the page shows euros to a normal request on 31 October and esimdb answered 403, so not re-read; its 20 GB Global plan from esimdb.com/sudan/nomad, listing dated 17 September 2026
- Ubigi: cellulardata.ubigi.com/destinations/sudan/, Sudan 10 GB, 30 days, $34 and network Zain read on the site, 31 October 2026; its world plans from esimdb.com/sudan/ubigi, listing dated 17 September 2026 (esimdb answered 403 on 31 October)
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 31 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.
