Best eSIM for Malta: Real Prices Compared for Valletta and Gozo

Valletta's baroque old town, the ferry over to Gozo, and a genuinely tiny footprint make Malta one of the easiest islands to cover with a single data plan — you're never more than an hour from anywhere on the main island, but you'll still want reliable coverage for hopping between towns and the odd boat trip. I checked live pricing across the 121 providers we track for Malta, refreshed daily, so here's what the actual pricing looks like today.

Quick-answer picks

• Cheapest way to get connected: Yesim's 500MB / 1-day plan at $0.50 — a light entry point for confirming your setup before a longer trip.
• Best value for a week around Valletta and Gozo: Yatelo's 1GB / 7-day plan at $1.41.
• Best for a longer stay or a full month: BNESIM's 1GB / 30-day plan at $2.51.
• Best raw price per GB: Yatelo's 20GB / 30-day plan at $7.60 — normally the strongest deal if you need real data volume.
• Best unlimited option: eSIMCard's 5-day Unlimited plan at $5.83, or AirSims' 30-day Unlimited at $18.15 for an extended stay.

Malta price comparison

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Yatelo $1.41 BNESIM $2.51 eSIMCard $1.39 Cheapest AirSims $2.09

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Live Malta deals right now

Public promo codes from providers selling Malta eSIMs — pulled live from our deals list, so this section updates itself and disappears when nothing is running.

Telekonek

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Provider-by-provider breakdown

Yesim has the lowest headline price in our Malta catalog across 36 real plans — 500MB/1 day at $0.50 is a genuinely useful minimal option. They currently run a real discount code too:

Yesim -20% ESIMKART20 First payment only

20% off the first Yesim purchase for new users

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SimOptions (46 plans, from currently unavailable for 1GB/1 day) sits close behind at the light-use end — reasonable if you're mostly relying on hotel wifi and just need occasional coverage.

Yatelo is a standout value pick across the board — cheapest at the weekly length (1GB/7 days, $1.41) and a strong price-per-GB in the whole catalog once you scale up to 20GB/30 days at $7.60. If your trip covers both Valletta and a Gozo day trip, Yatelo's range comfortably handles both.

eSIMCard (23 plans, from $1.39 for 1GB/3 days) is normally the cheapest genuinely unlimited option here at $5.83 for 5 days — a solid pick if you're island-hopping and want to stop thinking about a data cap. They currently run a real discount code too:

eSIMCard -10% ESIMKART

10% off

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BNESIM takes over as a strong value once you're looking at a full month, at $2.51 for 1GB/30 days — a genuinely strong price for month-long coverage. They also currently run a discount code:

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015 First payment only

15% off, up to €10, first purchase only

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AirSims is normally the best unlimited option for a full month at $18.15 for 30 days — a meaningfully better rate than repeating eSIMCard's short-stay price across a longer trip. They currently have a discount code active too:

AirSims -10% ESIMKART10

10% off

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co:sim (82 plans, from $1.99 for a genuine Unlimited day pass) and Ubigi (56 plans, from $2.00 for 0.5GB/2 days) both offer a large range of tiers — worth checking if a specific data or duration shape suits your trip better than the leaders above. Real discount code active for Ubigi:

Ubigi -10% ESIMKART10 First payment only

10% off for new customers on first purchase

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Why prices vary this much

A cheap day-pass and a full month of unlimited both show up under "Malta eSIM," but they're built for different travelers. The cheapest tiers here (Yesim, SimOptions) are mostly light-use day-passes — fine for messaging and maps, thin for a full day of active sightseeing. Yatelo's real strength is pricing efficiently across the whole range rather than winning on just one tier, which is why it comes out ahead whether you're comparing a week or the price-per-GB. eSIMCard and AirSims, by contrast, are optimized specifically for unlimited buyers who'd rather not think about a cap while island-hopping.

If you're not sure how much data a short Malta trip actually needs, our data usage guide is worth a look before defaulting to unlimited — most travelers use less than they expect, even with a Gozo ferry trip added on.

Which plan fits your trip

• A long weekend in Valletta: Yesim's 500MB/1-day plan or Yatelo's 1GB/7-day plan, depending on how many days you're actually there.
• A week covering the main island and a Gozo day trip: Yatelo's 1GB/7-day plan at $1.41 is a strong standard pick.
• A longer stay or a full month: BNESIM's 1GB/30-day plan at $2.51, or Yatelo's 20GB variant at $7.60 if you want real headroom for photo and video uploads.
• Heavy data use across the islands — video calls home, constant navigation, streaming: eSIMCard's unlimited day-rate for a short stretch, or AirSims' 30-day unlimited at $18.15 for the full trip.

A few practical notes

Malta is an EU member and part of Schengen, though these prices are set specifically for Malta rather than folded into a wider EU roaming rate — every figure above reflects real, current Malta-specific pricing. Coverage is strong across the whole main island given its small size; Gozo and Comino can occasionally have slightly weaker signal in quieter spots, the same limitation a local Maltese SIM would face.

Install your eSIM before you fly — every provider above activates only once you're on the island and connect to a local network, so there's no benefit to setting it up early. If you're new to eSIMs entirely, our beginner's guide to how eSIMs work covers installation and activation from the very start.

If you're combining Malta with a wider Mediterranean or Southern Europe trip, check each destination's own pricing separately rather than assuming one plan carries over — our multi-country trip planner can show you real plans that genuinely cover your whole route if one exists.

The Gozo ferry itself runs frequently and the crossing is short — worth remembering that any signal dip on the water is normal and brief, the same as it would be on a physical Maltese SIM, not a sign your eSIM stopped working.

See the full, live list of Malta eSIM plans sorted by price, if you want to compare exact tiers side by side.