Choose your Laos data plan
Prepaid mobile data. Install from email, with no app or account.
What your Laos eSIM includes
Find your next stop, message your guesthouse and keep your plans handy.
Local network access
Connect to Lao Telecom for maps, bookings and messages across Laos.
Set up before you travel
Install at home, connect in Laos. Your plan starts on its first local connection, with 180 days from purchase to get started.
Install straight from your email
Open the installation link or scan the QR code in your email. No app, no account.
Check your balance and add data
See your remaining data and top up from your personal dashboard. Open it straight from your email.
Share your data by hotspot
Get your laptop, tablet or travel companion online with your phone’s hotspot.
Keep your usual number
Keep your regular SIM and messaging apps. Your travel eSIM takes care of the data.
How it works
Choose your plan
Choose the data allowance and number of days for your trip.
Install from your email
Install using the link or QR code in your email while you have an internet connection.
Connect when you land
Select the eSIM for mobile data and enable its data roaming on arrival in Laos.
Coverage and performance
Mobile data for your trip through Laos.
- Lao Telecom
| Your trip | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng | Lao Telecom is a good fit for maps, accommodation messages and everyday travel around the main towns, including Pakse. |
| Road trips and countryside stays | Coverage becomes less continuous away from towns. For remote trekking, ask your guide or accommodation which local network reaches your exact route. |
| Mountains and river journeys | Steep valleys and remote river stretches can be beyond local networks’ reach, including local SIMs. Download maps and save tickets before setting off. |
Network details and sources
- Lao tourism authority, consulted September 2026: internet access is established in larger towns and can be harder to find in rural areas.
Before you buy your Laos eSIM
Plan details, setup and using your phone during the trip.
Ask us about your tripIt’s a data-only eSIM, without a Lao phone number or standard calls and SMS. Use your usual messaging and calling apps over mobile data, keeping your existing accounts.
Yes. Install at home over Wi-Fi. Your plan’s days start counting when the eSIM first connects in Laos. You have 180 days from purchase to make that first connection.
You’ll have access to Lao Telecom, with 5G on compatible phones. Your connection speed depends on local coverage and network traffic.
Yes. Your plan covers Laos, so you can keep the same eSIM as you move between destinations. It’s ready for directions, guesthouse messages and travel updates along the way.
Maps, guesthouse messages and travel bookings use less data than video. Choose an allowance for your trip length and add extra if you’ll share a hotspot. Our Laos data guide helps you pick.
Yes. Open your dashboard from the link in your email and choose a top-up. You’ll see the data, price and validity before buying. It goes on the same eSIM, so keep it installed.
Yes. Keep your regular SIM and use the travel eSIM for mobile data. Your messaging apps keep their existing accounts. Turn off data roaming and automatic data switching for your regular SIM; calls and texts on it use your usual carrier’s rates.
Install over Wi-Fi using the link or QR code in your email. On arrival, select the eSIM for mobile data and turn on its data roaming. Our installation guide walks you through it.