Compare the best eSIM plans for Chile
Internet from the moment you land in Santiago
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- Instant activation
- iPhone and Android compatible
- From €0.85 for 1 GB or more
- 4,000+ plans compared
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€0.85
Cheapest plan, 1 GB or more
4,000+
Chile plans
107+
Providers available
4G/5G
Networks supported
Entry price measured on fixed-volume plans of 1 GB or more covering the country. Volumes below 1 GB and plans billed per day, whose price is not comparable, fall outside the calculation.
Best eSIM deals for Chile
eSIM.dog
1 GB
1 day
CL
€0.85
Stellar eSIM
1 GB
7 days
CL
€1.28
BNESIM
1 GB
30 days
CL
€1.50
Monty eSIM
1 GB
7 days
CL
€1.73
Strongesim
1 GB
7 days
CL
€1.94
Ozly eSIM
1 GB
7 days
CL
€1.97
eSIM for Chile at a glance
From
€4.00
For 5 GB / 30 days
Plan duration
1 to 30+ days
Depending on the plan
Local networks
Entel, Movistar, Claro, WOM
4G nationwide, 5G in major cities
VPN needed?
No
All Western services work fine
Hotspot sharing
Available
On most plans
Compatibility
iPhone XS+ / Android 8.0+
Check your device
Internet in Chile: everything you need to know
Chile has 92% internet penetration and over 95% 4G mobile coverage (source: ITU DataHub, 2024). 5G is live with Entel, Movistar and Claro in Santiago, Valparaíso, Concepción, La Serena and Antofagasta. The country stretches 4,300 km north-south : coverage varies dramatically.
- ●Dense 4G coverage in the Santiago–Valparaíso–Concepción corridor and along Ruta 5 (Pan-American Highway) ; decent in San Pedro de Atacama (town centre) ; patchy on the Carretera Austral and in Patagonia (Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas covered, gaps in between) ; Easter Island (Rapa Nui) only has mobile coverage in Hanga Roa.
- ●Average mobile speed ~60–90 Mbps download per Ookla (Q1 2025) : Chile consistently ranks among Latin America's leaders.
- ●No Western services blocked : Google, WhatsApp, Instagram, X, YouTube and Netflix work normally. WhatsApp is overwhelmingly dominant for contacts.
- ●Great for Uber, Cabify, DiDi, Rappi (delivery), Google Maps, the Red Metropolitana app (Santiago transport) and BancoEstado / MercadoPago mobile banking.
Sources: Internet Society Pulse: Chile, ITU DataHub: Chile, Ookla Speedtest Global Index
Networks and connectivity on the ground
- Average speed
- 79.5 Mbps downloadmeasured 2026 · Internet Society Pulse
- 5G
- Major citiesmeasured 2025 · Internet Society Pulse
- Local operators
- Entel · Movistar · WOMmeasured 2026 · Datadopt research
- Public Wi-Fi
- Widely availablemeasured 2026 · Datadopt research
Practical information
- Currency
- Chilean Peso (CLP)
- Payments
- Card and cashATMs everywhere
- Tipping
- 10% of the bill
- Power socket
- Type C, Type L220 V, 50 Hz
- Official languages
- SpanishAlso spoken : EnglishEnglish in tourist areas
- Dialling code
- +56Time zone : America/Santiago, Pacific/Easter
- Emergency numbers
- 133 · 131 · 132
When to go
- Best time to go
- March, April, November, December
- Shoulder season
- May, October
- Peak season
- January, February
- Seasonal hazards
- WildfiresDecember, January, February, March
- Altitude sicknessNovember, December, January, February, March
- Extreme coldJune, July, August
Chile is a 4,300 km strip averaging 180 km wide, which means the season depends entirely on which latitude you pick. Atacama works year-round, Patagonia only in the austral summer, and the central valleys sit comfortably between the two.
The clearest skies anywhere
Northern Chile hosts a large share of the world’s professional telescope capacity because it has over 300 cloudless nights a year. April to September give the longest nights; book observatory visits around the new moon, not around your flights.
January and February are domestic high season
Chileans take their own holidays then, so coastal towns and the Lake District fill up and prices rise sharply. Everything is open and nothing is quiet: a defensible trade only if you need the Patagonian weather window.
Internal flights do the heavy lifting
Santiago to Punta Arenas is a three-and-a-half hour flight and a four-day drive. Easter Island is a five-hour flight from the capital. Plan the itinerary as a series of hops, with ground travel inside each region.
Harvest in the central valleys
Vendimia festivals run through March and early April in Colchagua, Maipo and Casablanca, an hour or two from Santiago. It coincides with the best shoulder-season weather in the country.
Iconic sites and coverage
Torres del Paine
The three granite towers that made Chilean Patagonia famous, above glacial lakes. The W trek runs four to five days with no signal, so refuge bookings and offline maps are settled in Puerto Natales.
Valle de la Luna, Atacama
Salt and clay formations a short drive from San Pedro, visited at sunset. Signal reaches the ridgelines and stops in the canyons below.
Easter Island Moai
Close to 900 monumental statues 3,700 km offshore, including the fifteen standing at Ahu Tongariki. Hanga Roa has coverage; the rest of the island does not.
Valparaiso
A Unesco-listed port built across 42 hills, stitched together by century-old funiculars and covered in murals. Well covered, and best walked without a plan.
Chiloe
An archipelago of stilt houses and sixteen wooden churches on the Unesco list, with its own cuisine and its own mythology. Coverage follows Route 5 and turns patchy on the smaller islands.
Elqui Valley Observatories
The driest, steadiest sky in the southern hemisphere, with public observatories and pisco distilleries in the same valley. Villages are covered; the ridge roads up to the domes often are not.
Cerro San Cristobal, Santiago
The hill above Santiago, reached by funicular, with the Andes behind the city on a clear day. Fully covered, and the quickest way to understand the city’s geography.
Carretera Austral
Route 7 runs 1,240 km through fjords, glaciers and temperate rainforest, with mandatory ferry crossings on fixed timetables. Long stretches have no coverage at all.
Sources Internet Society Pulse, Datadopt research
Datadopt Observatory
Price per GB in Chile: what our data shows
According to the Datadopt Observatory, the lowest price per GB recorded in Chile comes down to 0.21 €/GB, across a sample of 1,842 fixed-volume offers retained for the measurement. That floor is reached on large data bundles : a 5 GB plan over 30 days costs noticeably more per GB. The real differentiator is still the depth of the offer : the more plans compete, the easier it is to find the duration and data volume that fit your trip.
Lowest price per GB recorded
0.21 €/GB
Offers in the price sample
1,842
Americas average
0.46 €/GB
World ranking
113 / 215
Chile is 54% cheaper than the Americas regional average (0.46 €/GB).
Source: Datadopt eSIM Price Observatory, 170,286 plans analysed, measured 1 September 2026.
See the eSIM price Observatory by country →Which eSIM providers for Chile?
Here are the 6 best-placed eSIM providers for Chile, ranked by best price per GB. Prices are expressed per GB so plans of different sizes can be compared on the same basis.
| Provider | Price per GB | From | Max duration | Hotspot | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eSIM.dog | 0.64 €/GB | 0.85 € | 90 d | Yes | No |
 GoMoWorld | 0.80 €/GB | 3.99 € | 7 d | Yes | No |
 Ubigi | 0.80 €/GB | 4.00 € | 30 d | No | No |
| Stellar eSIM | 1.00 €/GB | 1.28 € | 30 d | Yes | Yes |
| Monty eSIM | 1.33 €/GB | 1.73 € | 30 d | Yes | No |
| BNESIM | 1.46 €/GB | 1.50 € | 30 d | Yes | No |
Providers ranked by best price per GB, across plans of at least 1 GB. Source: Datadopt catalogue.
Compare all plans →Device compatibility
eSIM is built into every iPhone XS and later, as well as Samsung Galaxy S20+, Google Pixel 3a+ and most high-end Motorola, Oppo, Sony and Xiaomi models.
Not sure about your device? Check compatibility here.
How to install your eSIM for Chile
- 1. Compare offers on https://www.datadopt.com/en/compare/cl
- 2. Browse our partners' eSIM offers and choose the data volume and duration that fit your trip.
- 3. Purchase the eSIM plan that best fits your needs on our partner's site.
- 4. Receive a QR code by email after purchase.
- 5. Before you leave or during your stay, add the eSIM to your smartphone (Note: a stable Wi-Fi connection may be required during this step.)
- 5.1. On iPhone: Settings > Mobile Data > Add Plan > Scan the QR code
- 5.2. On Android: Settings > Connections > SIM card manager > Add a mobile plan
- 6. Once you arrive, turn on the data of your eSIM and enjoy reliable internet in Chile.
First eSIM? The full walkthrough, with iOS and Android screenshots, lives in our guide how to install an eSIM on your smartphone.
Frequently asked questions
Does the eSIM really work in Chile?
Yes. International eSIMs connect to Entel, Movistar or Claro on landing at Santiago (SCL), Calama (CJC, Atacama gateway), Punta Arenas (PUQ, Patagonia gateway) or Mataveri (IPC, Easter Island).
How much data for 2 weeks in Chile?
For Santiago + Atacama + Patagonia, plan 8–12 GB : offline Maps (essential in remote zones), Uber/Cabify, cloud photos, WhatsApp and some streaming. More if you stream heavily in the city.
Is there signal in Patagonia and San Pedro de Atacama?
San Pedro de Atacama : decent in the town and Calama, weak/none across the salt flats. Patagonia : signal in Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas, intermittent at Torres del Paine gateways, near-zero on the trails. Carretera Austral : signal in villages, nothing in between.
Can I use my European plan in Chile?
Non-EU roaming is charged at premium rates (up to €10/MB). Check ; otherwise a travel eSIM is much cheaper.
Can I share the connection with other devices?
Most Chile eSIM plans allow hotspot : the field is listed on each Datadopt offer detail page.
How much does an eSIM cost in Chile, and is it cheap?
According to the Datadopt Observatory, the lowest price per GB recorded in Chile comes down to 0.21 €/GB, across a sample of 1,842 fixed-volume offers retained for the measurement. That floor is reached on large data bundles : a 5 GB plan over 30 days costs noticeably more per GB. The real differentiator is still the depth of the offer : the more plans compete, the easier it is to find the duration and data volume that fit your trip. Chile is 54% cheaper than the Americas regional average (0.46 €/GB). In our global ranking of well-covered eSIM markets, Chile sits at position 113 of 215 by price per GB (1 = cheapest). Source: Datadopt eSIM Price Observatory, 170,286 plans analysed, measured 1 September 2026.
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