Costa Rica eSIM
1-tap install
Data only
Full refund before installation
1. Select plan
Multi-traveler eSIMs
Group discount up to 15% for 6+
Add 1 more to unlock 5% off. 6+ travelers get 15% off.
2. Fare transparency
Total due
$3.60 / GB · $1.20 / day
$35.99
Refund any plan you haven’t installed, up to 30 days from purchase.
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$35.99
Costa Rica 10 GB · 30 days (×1)
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Great for messaging, transit navigation, and staying connected across Costa Rica.
Great for messaging, transit navigation, and staying connected across Costa Rica.
High-speed 5G mobile data for Costa Rica. Ideal for maps, video calls, social media & hotspot.
High-speed 5G mobile data for Costa Rica. Ideal for maps, video calls, social media & hotspot.
Travelling with someone? Add a second traveller and the whole order is 5% off — it grows to 15% at six.
Order summary
Costa Rica 10 GB · 30 days
$3.60/GB
$35.99
Total
$3.60 / GB
$35.99
Full refund before installation. Refund any plan you haven’t installed, up to 30 days from purchase.
ContinueBy paying, you agree to immediate delivery and lose the 14-day right of withdrawal.
Refund any plan you haven’t installed, up to 30 days from purchase.
$35.99
Costa Rica 10 GB · 30 days
Setup
Set the eSIM up before you fly to Costa Rica
Set up your eSIM before you travel. Install it once from the link in your email, switch it on when you arrive, and you’re online.
On iPhone (iOS)
- After purchase, open the confirmation email and tap the install link — the eSIM adds itself (iOS 17.4+). Older iPhone: Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM → scan the QR from the same email.
- Label the plan (e.g. “vigxo travel”) and set your home line to keep calls/SMS.
- Turn on Data Roaming for the vigxo line — this uses the local partner network, not your home carrier.
On Android
- Tap the Android install link in your email (recent Android) — or Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → Add eSIM and scan the QR.
- Download the profile and set vigxo as your Mobile data line.
- When you land, turn on data roaming for the vigxo line so that line can use the local network.
Good to know
- Works on eSIM-capable phones (iPhone XR/XS+, Pixel 3+, Samsung Galaxy S20+). Older or carrier-locked phones may not support eSIM.
- Install before you fly on Wi‑Fi — you only need to enable it when you land, no signal required to set up.
- Data-only plans: keep your home SIM active for calls and texts. Use WhatsApp/FaceTime over data.
- Prices are final at checkout. Full refund before you install the eSIM.
What you can actually buy for Costa Rica
4 plans for Costa Rica, from 3 to 20 GB. Validity runs from 30 days to 30 days. 4 of them run on 5G where the local network has it.
4 plans can be topped up without installing a second eSIM. Plans run on Claro.
Counted from our live catalogue, not a marketing figure. The list above shows the best-priced plan for each size and validity; the count here includes every plan.
Regional plans that also cover Costa Rica
17 regional plans include Costa Rica. The widest covers 127 countries — worth it if Costa Rica is one stop of several, rather than the whole trip.
Regional coverage starts at $26.99 for 3 GB over 30 days.
How eSIMs work in Costa Rica
A travel eSIM for Costa Rica is a digital SIM your phone downloads — no plastic card, no airport pickup counter. You buy online, tap the install link we email you (a QR code is included too), and it installs a second line alongside your existing SIM. Install it on Wi-Fi before you fly. When you land in Costa Rica, turn on data roaming for that line so it can use Claro on 5G where available and LTE everywhere else. Your home number keeps working for calls and texts; the eSIM carries the data.
How much data do you need in Costa Rica?
Maps, messaging and rideshare apps are light — roughly 300–500 MB a day. Add photos, social and the occasional video and you’re closer to 1 GB a day. For a one-week trip a 5 GB plan is comfortable; for two weeks, sharing, or heavy use, choose 10 GB or more, or a reloadable plan you can top up on the go. Costa Rica plans start at $14.99 across 4 sizes, with the per-GB price shown on every one so the right choice is obvious.
What do you pay for data in Costa Rica?
A travel eSIM for Costa Rica is a local data plan. You pay the price shown at checkout. Set the eSIM as your data line and turn data roaming off on your home SIM, so your home carrier does not add this trip's data to your bill. Full refund before you install.
Setting up your Costa Rica eSIM
- 1. Buy a plan — your install link and QR code arrive by email right after payment.
- 2. While you’re still on Wi-Fi before you fly, tap the install link in your confirmation email — or open Settings → Cellular/Mobile Data → Add eSIM and scan the QR.
- 3. Land in Costa Rica, turn on data roaming for the eSIM line, and you’re online.
Costa Rica connectivity guide
Costa Rica is, on paper, one of the easiest places in the Americas to buy a local SIM: a couple of dollars for the chip, passport registration at the counter, no biometrics. In practice the arrival has two traps — airport kiosks with a reputation for failed activations, and data that silently refuses to flow until an APN setting is fixed by hand. The practical approach in Costa Rica is an eSIM installed and tested at home, before either trap can cost you your first morning. This guide covers the networks, the kiosk problem, coverage in the parks, and what a trip consumes.
Read the full Costa Rica guide →