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Best Travel eSIMs for Austria in 2026

On the live Austria-country ladder, the eligible 10 GB 30-day dest totals this pass are Sim Local $10, Ubigi $11, Airalo $11, Nomad $14 and Yesim $18.60.

Lee Dobson·Updated 5 September 2026·8 min read

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On the live Austria-country ladder, the eligible 10 GB 30-day dest totals this pass are Sim Local $10, Ubigi $11, Airalo $11, Nomad $14 and Yesim $18.60. GigSky prints $9.79 at 10 GB 30-day and $27.89 at 50 GB 180-day; the 180-day cheap 50 GB rule removes GigSky from the ranked set. Saily, Roamless, aloSIM and ByteSim publish no Austria-country 10 GB 30-day row on dest, so the sixth slot stays empty. Ubigi and Airalo share $11; the named-host step puts Ubigi ahead of Airalo.

Opensignal's Austria Mobile Network Experience Report for April 2026 (collection 1 January to 31 March 2026) covers 3, A1 and Magenta. Opensignal's own April 2026 summary notes an evenly matched market: A1 leads 5G Availability while 3 records almost double the Time on 5G versus the other networks; Magenta leads Consistency criteria by a slim margin; 3 edges Magenta on Download Speed Experience while Magenta leads Upload Speed Experience. Those scores describe the national MNOs. They do not name a host for any pick. Do not copy A1, Magenta or 3 from Opensignal onto a pick that did not print them.

Opensignal's prior Austria report for April 2025 (collection 1 January to 31 March 2025) names 3 as Best Network. Verified April 2025 award figures include joint Video Experience (3 73.4, A1 73.1, Magenta 73.8), Magenta sole Games Experience (80.8), joint Download Speed Experience (3 68.0 Mbps, A1 65.9 Mbps, Magenta 67.2 Mbps), Magenta sole Upload Speed Experience (16.9 Mbps), A1 sole Coverage Experience (8.4 / 10), Magenta sole 5G Coverage Experience (3.6 / 10), joint Availability (3 98.4 per cent, A1 98.0 per cent, Magenta 98.4 per cent), 3 sole 5G Availability (40.7 per cent), 3 sole Consistent Quality (84.7 per cent) and joint Reliability Experience (3 934, A1 938, Magenta 931). Magenta sole 5G Download Speed (179.3 Mbps) and Magenta sole 5G Upload Speed (33.5 Mbps) sit on the same April 2025 table.

RTR's Telekom Monitor Jahresbericht 2025 package and the RTR press note of 11 June 2026 (end-2025 SIM shares, without M2M) put A1 at 36.2 per cent, Magenta at 24.9 per cent and Drei at 20.1 per cent, with smaller providers at 18.8 per cent (HoT 9.9 per cent, spusu 5.5 per cent). Those regulator shares are market structure. They are not a shop host.

Austria is an EU member state. The European Commission's roam-like-at-home regime (Regulation (EU) 2022/612; Commission roaming pages) covers periodic travel on a domestic EU/EEA subscription across the 27 EU countries, including Austria, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, with Moldova and Ukraine also in the RLAH perimeter on Commission copy. A prepaid Austria-country travel eSIM is still priced on the storefront's own terms. RLAH does not replace the dest country ladder for visitors buying a travel eSIM.

Austria is landlocked. Adjacent-country cells stay empty as coverage claims unless that shop names the place. No ranked shop named Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia or Czechia as coverage on an Austria-country SKU this pass. Nomad's Austria shop prints an overseas-territory hedge. Do not invent Alpine valley gaps from A1, Magenta or Drei presence alone.

The dest 10 GB, 30-day country order among the five ranked picks is Sim Local, Ubigi, Airalo, Nomad, Yesim. Once a plan registers on an Austrian network, top-ups stay inside that provider's app.

Vienna nights and a daily GB figure for rail hops between Salzburg and Graz already set: open the five ranked country rows. Still turning those Austria stay-length and maps inputs into a size, Plan Match at /plan-match keeps you on this guide's shortlist.

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Cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day total; dest 20 GB

Sim Local

Exclusive code

$1.00/GB

Second at 10 GB 30-day dest total on named-host tiebreak; dest 25 GB; unlimited 30-day floor

Ubigi

Exclusive code

$1.10/GB

Third at 10 GB 30-day dest total after named-host tiebreak; dest 5 GB and 50 GB

Airalo

$0.58/GB

Fourth at 10 GB 30-day dest total

Nomad

Exclusive code

$1.40/GB

Fifth at 10 GB 30-day dest total

Yesim

Exclusive code

$1.86/GB

Jump to1. Sim Local$1.00/GB 2. Ubigi$1.10/GB 3. Airalo$0.58/GB 4. Nomad$1.40/GB 5. Yesim$1.86/GB

Cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day total; dest 20 GB☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Sim Local

FROM$1.00/GB

Host networkA1, 3

CoverageA1, 3 on ESFX-0076-SL1. Adjacent unnamed.

HotspotYes on those SKUs

CodeATESIM 10% on the dest row

Sim Local's Austria 10 GB / 30 days SKU (ESFX-0076-SL1) prints Networks A1, 3. Hotspot and tethering: Yes. Coverage is Austria on that SKU. Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Czechia and named Alpine valleys stay unnamed as coverage claims. Do not invent a cross-border latch from A1 or 3 alone.

Live-table 10 GB 30-day is $10, ATESIM 10% where the dest table prints it. Live-table 20 GB 30-day is $12.50, which is dest cheapest at 20 GB, ATESIM 10%. Live-table 5 GB 30-day is $8, ATESIM 10%, matching Airalo's $8 floor at 5 GB. No dest 25 GB, 50 GB or 30-day unlimited Austria-country row for Sim Local this pass. Shorter dest rows include 1 GB / 3 days at $4 ATESIM.

Strengths

+Cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($10)
+Dest cheapest 20 GB 30-day country row ($12.50)
+SKU names A1, 3
+Hotspot and tethering Yes on ESFX-0076-SL1
+ATESIM 10% where the dest table prints it

Limitations

−No dest cheapest-at-size win at 10 GB beyond the ranking floor once GigSky is removed from the ranked set, and no sole win at 5 GB (Airalo also $8)
−No 25 GB, 50 GB or unlimited 30-day country row on dest
−Adjacent countries and Alpine valleys unnamed as coverage
−Unranked programmes still print cheaper or matching rows at some other sizes

Verdict · ESFX-0076-SL1 holds the ranked 10 GB floor at $10 with A1 and 3 on the Networks line, and the same Sim Local ladder takes the 20 GB country floor at $12.50.

Buy Sim Local →

Second at 10 GB 30-day dest total on named-host tiebreak; dest 25 GB; unlimited 30-day floor☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Ubigi

FROM$1.10/GB

Host networkA1 Telekom, H3G

CoverageA1 Telekom and H3G on the Austria product page. Adjacent unnamed.

CodeTRAVELCITY10 for 10% off

Ubigi's Austria Prepaid 10 GB / 30 days product page (cellulardata.ubigi.com Austria 10GB 30-days) names A1 Telekom and H3G on the networks coverage block. Partner-list pages are not the cite. Hotspot support is not stated as a tethering yes line on that product page (marketing copy about public Wi-Fi hotspots is not a hotspot: yes cite), so hotspot stays empty. Adjacent countries and Alpine valleys stay unnamed as coverage claims on that product page.

Live-table 10 GB 30-day Austria Prepaid is $11, TRAVELCITY10 10% where the dest table prints it. That $11 total ties Airalo; named-host tiebreak keeps Ubigi at rank 2. Live-table 25 GB 30-day is $22, which is dest cheapest at 25 GB, TRAVELCITY10. Live-table 50 GB 30-day is $36 TRAVELCITY10, behind Airalo $29. Live-table unlimited 30-day Austria Prepaid is $44 TRAVELCITY10, which is the cheapest ranked unlimited 30-day country floor this pass. Dest also prints Ubigi Austria Prepaid 10 GB 7-day at $9 and 3 GB 15-day at $5, both TRAVELCITY10.

Strengths

+Second at the $11 10 GB dest total after named-host tiebreak
+Dest cheapest 25 GB 30-day country row ($22)
+Cheapest ranked unlimited 30-day Austria-country floor ($44)
+Product page names A1 Telekom and H3G
+TRAVELCITY10 10% where the dest table prints it on Austria Prepaid rows

Limitations

−Hotspot tethering line unpublished on the Austria 10 GB product page
−10 GB dest total ties Airalo before tiebreak and sits above Sim Local
−Not the cheapest 30-day row at 5, 10, 20 or 50 GB
−No adjacent-country coverage claim on the product page

Verdict · Austria Prepaid keeps A1 Telekom and H3G on the networks block at the shared $11 10 GB total, wins the named-host step over Airalo, and holds the 25 GB and unlimited 30-day country floors.

Buy Ubigi →

Third at 10 GB 30-day dest total after named-host tiebreak; dest 5 GB and 50 GB☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Airalo

FROM$0.58/GB

Host networkNot publicly disclosed

CoverageMNO unpublished on Servus Austria. Adjacent unnamed.

CodeATESIM on the dest row

Airalo's Servus Austria shop and the 10 GB 30-day package page (servus-austria-30days-10gb) print first-network as Airalo and package copy Operates on Airalo network in Austria. No A1, Magenta, Drei, T-Mobile or H3G string appears as host on that shop or package this pass, so the MNO host is unpublished. Hotspot is not stated as a support line on those shop or package payloads (a data-usage FAQ that mentions using a hotspot is not a hotspot: yes cite), so it is omitted. Operator other_info does not name Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Czechia or Alpine valleys. Ranking uses the data-only 10 GB country total.

Live-table 10 GB 30-day data-only is $11. Live-table 5 GB 30-day data-only is $8, which is dest cheapest at 5 GB (Sim Local also $8 ATESIM). Live-table 20 GB 30-day data-only is $16, behind Sim Local $12.50 and Saily $15.99. Live-table 50 GB 30-day data-only is $29, which is dest cheapest at 50 GB on the 30-day ladder. Voice/SMS Plus rows sit higher (10 GB $14.50, 50 GB $36.50). Dest prints no promo on Airalo this pass.

Strengths

+Dest cheapest 5 GB 30-day country row ($8 data-only)
+Dest cheapest 50 GB 30-day country row ($29 data-only)
+5 GB, 10 GB, 20 GB and 50 GB 30-day country rows exist on dest
+Data-only Servus Austria ladder is complete at the common sizes

Limitations

−MNO host unpublished (first-network Airalo; Operates on Airalo network)
−Hotspot not stated as supported on the Servus Austria shop or payload
−10 GB 30-day dest total ties Ubigi and loses the named-host step
−Not the cheapest 30-day row at 10, 20 or 25 GB

Verdict · Servus Austria data-only matches Ubigi at $11 on the 10 GB floor without a named MNO, then takes the 5 GB and 50 GB country floors at $8 and $29.

Buy Airalo →

Fourth at 10 GB 30-day dest total☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Nomad

FROM$1.40/GB

Host networkA1 / 3

CoverageA1 / 3 on the shop; A1 on 10 GB mask_network. Overseas territories not claimed. Marketing Vienna, Salzburg and beyond is Nomad-only. Adjacent unnamed.

HotspotYes on the shop FAQ

CodeDest prints ATESIM 20% on the 10 GB row. Programme excludes sale, unlimited, Thailand 50 GB, plans under USD 5

Nomad's Austria shop names Network for Austria: A1 / 3. The 10 GB 30-day SKU (Local Austria - 30 Days - 10 GB) lists A1 on mask_network with coverage AT (mccmnc 23201_AT, types 5G). The same shop FAQ prints: Yes, Nomad's eSIMs support tethering / hotspot. Coverage may not include overseas territories. The shop markets Vienna, Salzburg and beyond. Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Czechia and named Alpine valleys are not on that shop as coverage claims. Do not invent a cross-border latch from the A1 / 3 catalogue line.

Live-table 10 GB 30-day is $14, ATESIM 20% where the dest table prints it. ATESIM 20% does not apply to unlimited, add-ons, business, sale, Thailand 50 GB, or plans under USD 5. The Austria 10 GB 30-day shop offer sits above the USD 5 floor. Live-table 3 GB 30-day is $9, which is dest cheapest at 3 GB, ATESIM. Live-table 20 GB 30-day is $19, behind Sim Local $12.50 and Saily $15.99. Live-table 50 GB 30-day is $45, behind Airalo $29 and Ubigi $36. Dest Nomad regional comparison block prints Austria only $45 / Europe $35 / Global $129 for a 50 GB 30-day label with ATESIM; Europe is cheaper than Austria-only on that printed block, so treat it as a controlled multi-country comparison rather than a country cheapest-at-size cite.

Strengths

+Fourth-cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($14)
+Shop names A1 / 3; 10 GB SKU mask_network names A1 (23201_AT)
+Dest cheapest 3 GB 30-day country row ($9)
+Hotspot supported on the Austria shop FAQ
+ATESIM 20% where the dest table prints it on eligible capped rows

Limitations

−10 GB dest total sits behind Sim Local, Ubigi and Airalo
−mask_network on the 10 GB SKU prints A1 only, while the shop line prints A1 / 3
−No dest cheapest-at-size win at 5, 10, 20 or 50 GB on the 30-day ladder
−Overseas-territory hedge only; adjacent countries unnamed as coverage

Verdict · Local Austria 10 GB still prices at $14 with the shop's A1 / 3 line and an A1-only mask_network, while the 3 GB country floor stays with Nomad at $9.

Buy Nomad →

Fifth at 10 GB 30-day dest total☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Yesim

FROM$1.86/GB

Host networkA1, TMobile, H3G

CoverageA1, TMobile, H3G on populated operators. City list on the shop (Yesim-only). Adjacent unnamed.

HotspotDepends on operator

CodeTRAVELCITY 15% on the dest row

Yesim's Austria shop operators payload on populated day-pass and unlimited plan objects names A1, TMobile and H3G (generations 3G, LTE, 5G). Typical MNO read-through for those shop tokens is A1, Magenta / T-Mobile AT and Drei / 3 AT; the cite stays the shop strings A1, TMobile, H3G. The standard 10 GB 30-day plan object on the same shop prints operators:[]. Hotspot specs line: Depends on operator. Hotspot marketing blocks are not treated as a yes cite. Network coverage city list: Bregenz, Graz, Hall In Tirol, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Modling, Salzburg, Sankt Polten, Vienna, and other cities in Austria. Adjacent countries and Alpine valleys stay unnamed on that list.

Live-table 10 GB 30-day is $18.60, TRAVELCITY 15% where the dest table prints it. Dest also prints Yesim 500 MB 1-day at $0.52 TRAVELCITY. No dest Yesim 5 GB, 20 GB, 25 GB, 50 GB or unlimited 30-day Austria-country row this pass (shop standard ladder includes further sizes that dest does not list as live Austria-country rows).

Strengths

+Fifth ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($18.60)
+Operators payload names A1, TMobile, H3G on populated Austria plan objects
+City list printed on the country shop
+TRAVELCITY 15% where the dest table prints it
+500 MB 1-day country row on dest at $0.52

Limitations

−Highest ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total among the five
−Standard 10 GB plan object prints operators:[] on the same shop
−Hotspot specs say Depends on operator
−No dest cheapest-at-size win at 3, 5, 10, 20, 25 or 50 GB
−No unlimited 30-day country row on dest

Verdict · The $18.60 Yesim 10 GB dest row sits last among the five, with A1, TMobile and H3G on populated Austria operators objects and a Depends on operator hotspot line.

Buy Yesim →

The bottom line

Sim Local is the cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($10) and the dest cheapest 20 GB 30-day row. Ubigi is second at 10 GB on named-host tiebreak, dest cheapest at 25 GB, and cheapest ranked unlimited 30-day. Airalo is third at 10 GB after the same tiebreak and dest cheapest at 5 GB and 50 GB. Nomad is fourth at 10 GB and dest cheapest at 3 GB. Yesim is fifth at 10 GB. Sixth is empty. GigSky is OUT because the cheap dest 50 GB Austria-country SKU is 180-day ($27.89). Maya is out. Dest has an unlimited 30-day programme country floor at Ubigi $44. Hosts: Sim Local A1, 3 on ESFX-0076-SL1; Ubigi A1 Telekom and H3G on the Austria product page; Airalo unpublished (Airalo network copy); Nomad A1 / 3 on the shop and A1 on 10 GB mask_network; Yesim A1, TMobile, H3G on populated operators objects; Saily unpublished; GigSky unpublished and OUT. Nomad and Sim Local print a hotspot yes line. Saily prints no hotspot restrictions. Yesim specs say Depends on operator. Airalo and Ubigi hotspot lines are empty this pass.

Nomad prints an overseas-territory hedge and markets Vienna, Salzburg and beyond. Yesim names Bregenz through Vienna on the city list. Sim Local, Ubigi and Airalo leave named cities and adjacent countries empty as coverage claims beyond the country label. No Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia or Czech latch on the ranked Austria-country shops. Austria is EU; RLAH is cited from Commission first-party pages and does not replace the travel-eSIM ladder.

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Frequently asked questions

Does an Austria-country eSIM cover Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia or Czechia?

Empty as a coverage claim for all five ranked picks this pass unless that shop names the place. Nomad shop: overseas territories may be excluded; markets Vienna, Salzburg and beyond; adjacent countries unnamed. Yesim city list: Bregenz, Graz, Hall In Tirol, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Modling, Salzburg, Sankt Polten, Vienna; adjacent countries unnamed. Sim Local ESFX-0076-SL1: Networks A1, 3; coverage Austria. Ubigi Austria product page: A1 Telekom, H3G; adjacent unnamed. Airalo Servus Austria: unnamed. Do not invent Alpine valley or cross-border coverage from MNO presence alone.

Can I tether or use a hotspot?

Sim Local ESFX-0076-SL1: Hotspot and tethering Yes. Nomad Austria shop FAQ: yes, tethering / hotspot. Saily shop (unranked at 10 GB): No hotspot restrictions or limitations. Yesim specs: Depends on operator. Airalo Servus Austria shop and payload did not state a tethering support line. Ubigi Austria 10 GB product page did not state a tethering support line.

Which network will I actually use?

Sim Local ESFX-0076-SL1: A1, 3. Ubigi Austria product page: A1 Telekom, H3G. Nomad shop: A1 / 3 (10 GB SKU mask_network A1 only, Austrian MCCMNC 23201_AT). Yesim operators on populated plan objects: A1, TMobile, H3G. Airalo Servus Austria: MNO unpublished (first-network Airalo). Saily: unpublished on the shop. Opensignal April 2026 and April 2025 describe 3, A1 and Magenta nationally. Those reports do not name a host for these picks.

Does ATESIM 20% apply to Nomad's Austria 10 GB plan?

ATESIM 20% does not apply to unlimited, add-ons, business, sale, Thailand 50 GB, or plans under USD 5. The Austria 10 GB 30-day dest/shop offer is $14 this pass, so it is not under the USD 5 floor. Dest prints ATESIM on that row and on the Local Austria 3 GB / 20 GB / 50 GB / 7-day 1 GB rows. Programme ATESIM 20% still does not apply to unlimited rows.

Why is GigSky missing from the ranked picks?

Dest prints GigSky Austria 50 GB for 180 days at $27.89 as the cheap 50 GB Austria-country SKU, so the 180-day-out rule removes GigSky from the ranked set even though dest also prints GigSky 10 GB 30-day at $9.79. Fifth-to-first ranked order uses only eligible programme totals. Sixth stays empty because no further programme brand publishes a 10 GB 30-day Austria-country total.

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