Prepaid SIM / eSIM in Singapore: how to buy a 4G data SIM?
Roaming fees
If you want to avoid an unpleasant surprise on your phone bill when you get back from vacation in Singapore, you should avoid using your French SIM card there.
Indeed, roaming charges are hefty. Here’s what 1 MB of data costs with the four main French carriers.
| Carrier | Rate |
|---|---|
| SFR | €13.20 / MB |
| Free | €9.70 / MB |
| Orange | €13.31/MB |
| Bouygues Telecom | €10.24 / MB |
In other words, you’ll pay €10 every time you upload two photos. That stings a bit!
Buy a SIM card before you leave
The easiest solution for the lazy is to buy a SIM card before you leave. It’ll be delivered to your home, and all you’ll have to do is pop it into your phone when you arrive in Singapore to get internet access right away.
With Holafly
Holafly is a specialized company offering SIM cards for travelers abroad.
You can get a promo code with Holafly by clicking here.
For Singapore, Holafly offers a single deal: a chip with 6 GB of 4G data, valid for 15 days, at a price of €47.
On Amazon
Amazon sometimes offers prepaid SIM cards for Singapore, but that’s not the case right now 🙁
Buy an eSIM valid in Singapore
If you have a modern phone that supports eSIM, you can also order one from Holafly (check out the detailed article on this topic).
Holafly’s eSIM deals for Singapore (click to see the deals) are more extensive than for physical SIM cards. Feel free to use the promo code TOURDUMONDE5CONTINENTS
With a big advantage: data is unlimited.
| Duration of use | Rate |
|---|---|
| 5 days | 19 € |
| 10 days | 34 € |
| 15 days | 47 € |
| 20 days | 57 € |
| 30 days | 69 € |
| 60 days | 87 € |
| 90 days | 99 € |
Buying a 4G SIM at the airport
The other option is to buy a prepaid 4G SIM upon arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore.
There’s no shortage of options. Here are your choices depending on your arrival terminal.
| Terminal | Stores offering SIM cards |
|---|---|
| Terminal 1 | – Changi Recommends – 7-Eleven – StarHub |
| Terminal 2 | – Changi Recommends – 7-Eleven – Cheers – StarHub – Travellers |
| Terminal 3 | – Changi Recommends – Cheers – StarHub (L1) – StarHub (B2) – Travellers |
| Terminal 4 | – Changi Recommends – Cheers – StarHub |
Buying a SIM card in town
Even though Singapore is a small country, there are many carriers: Singtel Mobile, StarHub, M1 (MobileOne), TPG Telecom, and giga!
You won’t have trouble finding a store for these carriers in town. You can also buy a SIM card at stores like 7-Eleven.
For example, here are the mobile data rates with Singtel Mobile, their prepaid plan is called hi!card
| Data volume | Validity | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 GB | 24 hours | S$ 7 |
| 6 GB | 3 days | S$ 16 |
| 10 MB | 7 days | S$ 1 |
| 100 MB | 7 days | S$ 2 |
| 1 GB | 7 days | S$ 8 |
| 1.5 GB | 7 days | S$ 10 |
| 15 GB | 7 days | S$ 30 |
| 1 GB | 30 days | S$ 10 |
| 1.5 GB | 30 days | S$ 13 |
| 3 GB | 30 days | S$ 20 |
| 4 GB | 30 days | S$ 25 |
| 40 GB | 30 days | S$ 30 |
