Attica
Athens
The Acropolis, the new museum below it and a city that gets going after dark. Timed entry is the norm now, and the combined ticket is worth understanding before you queue.
Greece eSIM
Greece, connected on arrival
Order before you fly and the QR code is waiting in your inbox. Scan it at home, land at Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion or Rhodes, and your phone finds a Greek network by itself — ferries, islands and all.
Mainland, islands, and the rest of Europe
The Greek islands run on the same Greek networks as Athens, so one plan covers the lot — Crete, Rhodes, Santorini, Corfu and the small Cyclades alike. It's a 33-country European bundle too, so it keeps working if you carry on to Italy or fly home via anywhere else on the continent.
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Greece plans
Pick the length of your trip
Every plan below covers Greece. Choose the number of days you're away — the price is fixed, you pay once, and nothing renews afterwards.
Where to go
One mainland, roughly six thousand islands
Around 200 of them are inhabited, and the ferry timetable is the single most useful document of your trip.
Cyclades
Santorini, Naxos & Paros
White villages, caldera views and a ferry network that reshuffles itself when the meltemi blows. Sailings get cancelled at short notice — you want to know before you're at the port.
Crete
The big island
Minoan palaces, the Samaria Gorge and beaches at the far western end that take real driving to reach. Big enough that offline maps stop being optional.
Dodecanese
Rhodes & Kos
A walled medieval old town, Ottoman and Italian layers on top of the Greek, and Turkey visible across the water. Day-trip boats book up in season.
Ionian
Corfu & Kefalonia
Greener and wetter than the Aegean, with Venetian architecture and coves you reach down hairpin roads. Boat hire is the way to see most of them.
Northern Greece
Meteora & Thessaloniki
Monasteries on rock pillars, then a port city with the best food in the country. Monastery opening days rotate and change seasonally — worth checking that morning.
On the ground
What you'll actually use it for
Ferries and getting around
Greek ferry schedules change with the weather and the season. Live timetables, e-tickets and cancellation notices are all online, and all matter.
Reading the menu
The Greek alphabet is a genuine barrier at a taverna with a handwritten board. Camera translation handles it in a second.
Staying in touch
WhatsApp, FaceTime and Signal all run over data, so calls home cost nothing beyond the plan you've already paid for.
Backing up photos
Let a fortnight of pictures sync as you travel rather than praying your phone survives the trip home. This is the one that eats data, so save it for the evening.
When plans go wrong
A cancelled train, a closed road or a hotel that can't find your booking. All of it is easier to fix with a working connection than without one.
How it works
Set it up before you leave home
The whole thing takes about as long as printing a boarding pass, and it's far easier done on your own Wi-Fi than in an airport queue.
1
Choose your dates
Pick the plan that matches how long you're in Greece. If you're island-hopping or carrying on to Italy, the same eSIM already covers you.
2
Scan the QR code
It arrives by email as soon as you pay. Open your phone's mobile settings, add an eSIM, scan — done in under a minute, over Wi-Fi at home.
3
Switch it on in Greece
Your plan starts when the eSIM first finds a network in Greece, not when you bought it. Turn roaming off on your UK line and you're set.
FAQs
Before you book
Which networks does a Greece eSIM use?
Our Greece plans roam onto Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova. These are established Greek networks, so you get the same coverage a local customer would — on the mainland and across the islands.
Does it work on the islands?
Yes. The islands are part of Greece and use the same Greek networks, so the plan works on Crete, Rhodes, Santorini, Corfu and the smaller islands exactly as it does in Athens. Expect the usual thin patches in remote bays and on the open sea between islands.
Does it work in other countries?
Yes. The plan covering Greece is a 33-country European bundle, so the same eSIM keeps working in Italy, Cyprus, Bulgaria, France, Spain and more — the UK included. Note that Turkey is not in the European bundle; we sell a separate Turkey plan for that.
What does “unlimited” actually mean?
You get 1GB of full-speed data every day. After that the connection carries on at a reduced 512kbps for the rest of that day, then resets the next morning. There's no hard cut-off and no overage charge, so you can't run up a bill.
Do I need this if my UK plan includes EU roaming?
It depends on your contract. Several UK networks reintroduced roaming fees or daily charges for Europe after Brexit, and some cap your data or speeds abroad. Check what your provider charges for Greece and compare it against a fixed one-off price. If your plan already includes generous EU roaming, you may not need one — we'd rather tell you that than sell you something you don't need.
Can I keep my UK number?
Yes. The eSIM runs alongside your existing SIM, so calls and texts still arrive on your UK number while your data goes over the local networks. Turn data roaming off on your UK line so nothing lands on your normal bill.
How much data do I need for a week?
For maps, messaging, translation and social media, most travellers use somewhere between 500MB and 1GB a day. These plans give you 1GB a day at full speed, which comfortably covers normal sightseeing. Streaming video or tethering a laptop will get through it faster.
Do I get a Greek phone number?
No, these are data-only plans. That covers maps, email, messaging and calls through WhatsApp, FaceTime or Signal. If you need a number that takes ordinary calls and texts, keep your UK SIM active alongside the eSIM.
Will my phone take an eSIM?
Most handsets released since 2018 will, including iPhone XR/XS and newer, Google Pixel 3 and newer, and Samsung Galaxy S20 and newer — as long as it isn't network locked. Look for “Add eSIM” or “Add data plan” in your mobile settings to check.
More destinations
Where else are you going?
The eSIM on this page covers these too — one plan, every country on the list.
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Sort your connection tonight and forget about it. One scan now, and Greece is just somewhere your phone already works.