🇱🇦 eSIM plans for Laos

Starting at $43.76/day*

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* The "as low as" figure is the lowest per-day rate, taken from the longest unlimited data plan on sale here.

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eSIM costs for Laos

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7 days of unlimited data in Laos costs $306.34 — about $43.76 a day on Unitel or Lao Telecom, with no roaming charge and no SIM to swap. In Laos, 5G is live and median mobile download speed is 23.4 Mbps.

Duration	Data	Price	Daily cost
1 day	500 MB	$44.76	$44.76/day
3 days	—	$131.96	$43.99/day
5 days	—	$219.14	$43.83/day
7 days	1 GB	$306.34	$43.76/day
15 days	2 GB	$62.20	$4.15/day
30 days	3 GB	$7.50	$0.25/day

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Which networks you connect to in Laos

Your eSIM roams onto Laos's own operators. These are the networks and the frequencies they run — check your phone supports them before you travel.

Operator	4G / LTE bands	5G bands	5G
Unitel	B1, B3	n78	Yes
Lao Telecom	B1, B3	n78	Yes

23.4 Mbps

Median download

9.9 Mbps

Median upload

Source: Ookla Speedtest Global Index, Q2 2025

Coverage in Laos

Rural and mountainous areas, especially in northern provinces like Phongsaly and Luang Namtha, have extensive zones with no mobile service. 3G remains the primary data layer outside provincial capitals on some networks.

Common Questions

The details worth knowing about your Laos eSIM

It connects to Unitel and Lao Telecom. Both offer 4G on bands B1 and B3, and 5G on n78. In practice, coverage relies on these two operators, so you get their combined reach, but large rural and mountainous zones still have no mobile service.

If your phone lacks 4G bands B1 (2100 MHz) or B3 (1800 MHz), it won't connect to the 4G networks of Unitel or Lao Telecom. Many older or non-global models miss these bands, leaving you on slower 3G or no service in many areas.

No, it only works inside Laos. The eSIM stops at the border. If you cross into Thailand, Vietnam, or Cambodia, you will lose service and need a separate eSIM or local SIM for that country.

The data is not filtered or blocked for general browsing, but it is throttled to the local network speeds. Median download speed is 23.42 Mbps per Ookla Q2 2025. In remote areas, expect much slower speeds or no data on 3G only.

Coverage is very limited there. Rural and mountainous areas in northern Laos have extensive zones with no mobile service at all. Even where signal exists, it may be only 3G. Do not rely on connectivity in those regions.