Argentina eSIM
37 standard plans · 55 total
Free eSIM in Argentina — 500MB–1GB free for first-time users, claimed in the Wanderly app. No card.
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Total plan price
Price per GB
$2.00
- Coverage
- Single country
- Plan type
- Data only
- Top-up
- Available
- Activation
- On network connection
Available packages
What's Included
Argentina eSIM plans at a glance
Wanderly lists 37 fixed-data Argentina plans, ranging from 1GB up to 50GB over 7 to 365 days. Prices start at $3.99, and the lowest cost per gigabyte is $1.77/GB on the 20GB 30-day plan.
Unlimited day-passes are also available from $3.99 per day, billed per day rather than per gigabyte. All 55 Argentina plans can be topped up without reinstalling the eSIM.
Every plan is data-only and installs from a QR code, so your home number stays active on its own line. Validity starts when the eSIM first connects to a network in Argentina, not at purchase, which means you can install before you fly.
🇦🇷 About eSIMs in Argentina
Argentina is a big country with coverage concentrated along its cities and main routes. Wanderly Argentina eSIMs use Claro, Personal or Movistar, so you get reliable 4G in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Bariloche and El Calafate, and usable signal on Ruta 40 towns.
Patagonia is the caveat. Between towns — the stretches around El Chaltén, the Perito Moreno access road and much of Tierra del Fuego — coverage disappears entirely on every carrier. Download offline maps and your bookings before leaving each town.
An eSIM also sidesteps the practical headaches of buying a local SIM in Argentina, where top-ups and registration can be awkward for visitors. For two to three weeks with maps, WhatsApp (the default way to contact everything in Argentina) and photos, 10–20 GB is realistic.
How to activate your eSIM in Argentina
- 1Buy before you flyInstall on Wi-Fi at home. The QR code arrives by email within a minute.
- 2Install the eSIMiPhone: Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM → Scan QR. Android: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → Add eSIM.
- 3Land and switch dataAt Ezeiza (EZE) or Aeroparque, cycle airplane mode, set the Argentina eSIM for data and enable Data Roaming on that line.
- 4Prepare for PatagoniaSave offline maps and downloaded bookings before driving between Patagonian towns — long stretches have no signal at all.
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