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Bhutan eSIM plans

from $8.31 per GB

Use an eSIM in Bhutan for maps, messages and trip updates in Thimphu and on intercity routes. Compare local networks, check operator coverage pages and choose a package with the right start rule.

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20 GB · 30 days for $166.16. Catalog checked 2026-09-10; confirm the total before paying.

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What is an eSIM?

A digital SIM you add to your phone over the internet. No plastic card and no visit to a shop.

Use Letisim for maps, taxis and messages while keeping your usual number.

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Calls and texts on your home SIM follow your operator’s rates.

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Bhutan eSIM plans

Compare data, duration and when validity begins. A top-up label means more data can be added to that package.

Prices checked 2026-09-10. The live catalog is authoritative at checkout.

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All published plans for Bhutan

Published plans checked 2026-09-10. Availability and price are confirmed in the catalog at checkout.
DataValidityPricePer GB
1 GBTashiCell4GReloadable7 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT FIRST CONNECTIONACTIVATE WITHIN 180 DAYS$9.96$9.96Choose plan
1 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$65.34$65.34Choose plan
3 GBTashiCell4GReloadable15 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT FIRST CONNECTIONACTIVATE WITHIN 180 DAYS$26.60$8.87Choose plan
3 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$28.24$9.42Choose plan
5 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$44.32$8.87Choose plan
10 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$88.60$8.86Choose plan
20 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$166.16$8.31Choose plan
UnlimitedTashiCell4G1 dayVALIDITY STARTS AT FIRST CONNECTIONACTIVATE WITHIN 180 DAYS$24.30—Choose plan
UnlimitedTashiCell4G3 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT FIRST CONNECTIONACTIVATE WITHIN 180 DAYS$72.90—Choose plan
UnlimitedTashiCell4G7 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT FIRST CONNECTIONACTIVATE WITHIN 180 DAYS$170.10—Choose plan
UnlimitedTashiCell4G14 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT FIRST CONNECTIONACTIVATE WITHIN 180 DAYS$340.20—Choose plan
UnlimitedTashiCell4G30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT FIRST CONNECTIONACTIVATE WITHIN 180 DAYS$729.00—Choose plan

How far will your data go?

Choose an allowance to see what it could cover. Quality, compression and background activity change actual usage.

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With 3 GB, approximately…

Send photos

≈ 600 photos

Example: 5 MB per photo

Upload your own videos

≈ 47 clips

Example: a 1-minute Full HD clip ≈ 63 MB

Watch video

≈ 1 hr

HD example: 3 GB per hour

At standard quality: ≈ 4 hr 17 min

Make video calls

≈ 2 hr 46 min

1:1 at 720p: ≈ 1.08 GB per hour

Each result uses the whole allowance for that one activity. The results do not add up: maps, messages and other apps share the same data.

Taking photos or recording video on your phone does not itself use mobile data. Sending, watching or backing them up over the mobile network does.

Compare 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 GB
Alternative uses of the same allowance
DataPhotos · 5 MB1-minute clips · 63 MBHD video · 3 GB/hrStandard video · 0.7 GB/hrVideo calls · 720p
1 GB≈ 200 photos≈ 15 clips≈ 20 min≈ 1 hr 25 min≈ 55 min
3 GB≈ 600 photos≈ 47 clips≈ 1 hr≈ 4 hr 17 min≈ 2 hr 46 min
5 GB≈ 1,000 photos≈ 79 clips≈ 1 hr 40 min≈ 7 hr 8 min≈ 4 hr 37 min
10 GB≈ 2,000 photos≈ 158 clips≈ 3 hr 20 min≈ 14 hr 17 min≈ 9 hr 15 min
20 GB≈ 4,000 photos≈ 317 clips≈ 6 hr 40 min≈ 28 hr 34 min≈ 18 hr 31 min
Where these estimates come from

Planning examples, not guaranteed totals. We use 1 GB = 1,000 MB, round down complete files and minutes, and exclude overhead, retries and background traffic.

  1. 5 MB is Verizon’s high-resolution photo example. Your files can be smaller after compression or much larger as originals or RAW. Check the actual file size on your phone. Verizon ↗
  2. 63 MB models a 1-minute H.264 Full HD export at 24–30 fps using YouTube’s recommended video and stereo audio bitrates. It is not a universal camera-file size or the cost of watching a clip. YouTube ↗
  3. Viewing examples use Netflix’s published rates: up to 0.7 GB/hr at Medium and up to 3 GB/hr in HD. Other apps and quality settings can differ; these are not YouTube playback rates. Netflix ↗
  4. The call example uses Zoom’s 1:1 720p bandwidth: 1.2 Mbps up and 1.2 Mbps down, together about 1.08 GB/hr. Group calls and higher resolutions can use more. Zoom ↗

Sources checked 2026-09-08

Make your data last

Maps and messages

Start with your usual usage. Download maps, your accommodation address and bookings before departure.

Social posts and photos

Allow extra data if Wi-Fi will be limited. Check whether your phone backs up photos and videos over mobile data.

Video and work

Check recent data use on your phone and the package’s hotspot rules. Budget separately for video calls and large downloads.

03 / Installation

How to connect an eSIM in Bhutan

Your first eSIM? Here is what to open and what to tap.

Check the exact model, regional variant and system version. If Add eSIM or EID is missing, contact support before buying. A brand name alone does not confirm compatibility.

Manufacturer’s instructions · iPhone ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Google Pixel / Android ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Samsung ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Huawei ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Honor ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Xiaomi / Redmi ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Motorola ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · OPPO ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · OnePlus ↗

On iOS 26, a Turn On Travel eSIM notification may appear after arrival. Choose the travel line for data and check whether you also want to keep your home line active. If no notification appears, use the manual steps below.

Check when your package starts: at payment, installation or first connection. If it starts on installation, install nearer your trip. Installing later does not postpone a package that started at payment.

These screens show settings on the models named below. Your operator and eSIM labels will differ. Screens retain the source language; each caption translates and identifies the control to use. Tap any image for a closer look.

iPhone 17 · iOS 26 · Screen source ↗

Before your trip · install the eSIM

Use a stable Wi-Fi connection or hotspot. Your exact phone model must support eSIM and be unlocked for other operators.

  1. 01

    Open your eSIM installation

    Connect the phone you will use for your eSIM to Wi-Fi. Choose one of the two options below. If this eSIM is already installed, skip to choosing the line for mobile data.

    The app or email on this phone

    In the Letisim app, open My eSIMs, choose your purchased eSIM and tap Install. On the preparation screen, tap Copy name and install.

    Or open your eSIM email on this same phone and tap Install eSIM. If the link opens your order page first, use the installation button shown there.

    A QR code on another screen

    Open your eSIM’s QR code from the email or order on a computer, tablet or another phone. Point the camera of the phone you are installing the eSIM on at the code, then tap the installation prompt.

    Both options lead to the phone’s system setup. Continue with step 2.

    The button or camera did not open setup?

    You can add the eSIM by scanning its QR code in Settings. Follow the path below, choose the QR scanner and use the code for your own purchase. If the QR is on this same phone, see the options without a second screen below the guide.

    iPhone: Settings → Mobile Service / Cellular → Add eSIM → Use QR Code → Scan QR Code → Continue

    Google Pixel / Android: Settings → Network and Internet → SIMs → Add SIM → Set up an eSIM → scan your QR → Set up

    Samsung: Settings → Connections → SIM manager → Add eSIM → Scan QR code → Add → Next

    Huawei: Settings → Mobile network → SIM management → SIM 2 → Add eSIM → Add eSIM → Scan code → Add this eSIM

    Honor: Settings → Mobile network → SIM management → Add eSIM → Add eSIM or transfer from your device → Set up an eSIM → Set up

    Xiaomi / Redmi: Settings → Mobile networks → Use eSIM → Manage eSIM → Add eSIM → Add eSIM → scan your QR → confirm download

    Motorola: Settings → Network & Internet → SIMs & mobile network → Download new SIM → Set up an eSIM → scan your QR → Set up

    OPPO: Settings → Mobile network → SIM & eSIM settings → Add eSIM → Set up an eSIM → scan your QR → Set up

    OnePlus: Settings → Mobile network → eSIM → Add eSIM → Add eSIM → Next → scan your QR → Set up

    Tap Add eSIM to add your travel eSIM.Enlarge screen ↗
    Tap Add eSIM to add your travel eSIM. Screen source ↗
  2. 02

    Confirm installation on your phone

    The install button or your QR code opens the phone’s system setup. Confirm that you want to add the eSIM, then stay connected to Wi-Fi until the profile finishes downloading. If the phone first asks how to add an eSIM, use your QR code. You do not need to transfer your home SIM from another phone.

    Continue / Add / Install / Set up → wait for the eSIM to download

    For the QR option: Choose Use QR Code to install using your QR code.Enlarge screen ↗
    For the QR option: Choose Use QR Code to install using your QR code. Screen source ↗
    After scanning, tap Continue to confirm installation of your eSIM.Enlarge screen ↗
    After scanning, tap Continue to confirm installation of your eSIM. Screen source ↗
  3. 03

    Give the new line a clear name

    For example, “Letisim Bhutan”, so you can distinguish it from your home SIM. This is a label on your phone; it does not change the number or plan.

    iPhone: Settings → Cellular / Mobile Service → new eSIM → Cellular Plan Label → Custom

    Google Pixel / Android: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → new eSIM → Edit name

    Samsung: Settings → Connections → SIM manager → new eSIM → Name

    Huawei: SIM management → SIM 2 → your eSIM → Card name. You can keep the existing label if no rename option is shown.

    Honor: SIM management → SIM 2 → eSIM name. Rename it if your MagicOS version offers this option.

    Xiaomi / Redmi: Manage eSIM → your plan → Change nickname, if available.

    Motorola: Open the new eSIM in SIM settings and use the edit-name option if available.

    OPPO: Open the installed profile in eSIM settings and change its label if your ColorOS version allows it.

    OnePlus: Open the installed eSIM and edit its name if the option is available.

    Line name: Letisim Bhutan
    Open the new eSIM to edit its name. The example label may differ from yours.Enlarge screen ↗
    Open the new eSIM to edit its name. The example label may differ from yours. Screen source ↗

Installation adds the eSIM to your phone. Choose it for mobile data at your destination. Package validity still follows its own start rule.

At your destination · turn on data

  1. 04

    Choose the eSIM for mobile data

    Turn on the new line and select it for mobile data. You can keep your home SIM for calls and texts at its usual rates. Turn off automatic mobile-data switching between SIMs.

    iPhone: Settings → Cellular / Mobile Service → Cellular Data → Letisim. Turn off “Allow Cellular Data Switching”.

    Google Pixel / Android: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → Mobile data → Letisim

    Samsung: Settings → Connections → SIM manager → Mobile data → Letisim

    Huawei: In SIM management, enable the travel eSIM and select it as the default mobile-data SIM. Adding it may disable a physical SIM in slot 2.

    Honor: In SIM management, enable the eSIM and choose it for mobile data. Check which physical SIM remains active.

    Xiaomi / Redmi: Enable the travel plan in Manage eSIM, then select it for mobile data. Some models use eSIM instead of physical SIM 2.

    Motorola: Network & internet → SIM settings: enable the travel eSIM and select it for mobile data.

    OPPO: Enable the profile in Mobile network → eSIM, then select it for mobile data. The eSIM may occupy the SIM 2 position.

    OnePlus: In Mobile network, enable the travel eSIM and choose it for mobile data. Turn off automatic switching to the other SIM.

    Choose your travel eSIM for Mobile data. Keep your home SIM for calls.Enlarge screen ↗
    Choose your travel eSIM for Mobile data. Keep your home SIM for calls. Screen source ↗
  2. 05

    Check roaming in your package guide

    If your eSIM instructions require data roaming, enable it for the Letisim line. Keep data roaming off on your home SIM. If an APN is specified, use the exact value in your own package’s guide.

    iPhone: Settings → Cellular / Mobile Service → Letisim → Data Roaming (sometimes under Cellular Data Options)

    Google Pixel / Android: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → Letisim → Roaming

    Samsung: First select Letisim for mobile data, then Settings → Connections → Mobile networks → Data roaming

    Huawei: Open Mobile network → Mobile data and check data roaming for the travel SIM. Follow the settings in your package guide.

    Honor: In the mobile-network settings, open the travel SIM’s data settings and enable roaming only if your package requires it.

    Xiaomi / Redmi: In Mobile networks, open the travel SIM’s data-roaming settings. Use the roaming and APN values from your package guide.

    Motorola: Open the travel eSIM’s network settings and check Roaming against your package instructions.

    OPPO: Open the travel SIM’s mobile-network settings and enable data roaming if required by your package.

    OnePlus: Open the travel SIM’s settings and check Data roaming against the instructions for your own package.

    Open Data roaming or Roaming for the travel line. Enable it only if your package instructions require it.Enlarge screen ↗
    Open Data roaming or Roaming for the travel line. Enable it only if your package instructions require it. Screen source ↗
  3. 06

    Check your connection

    Turn off Wi-Fi and open a map or website. If it loads, mobile data is working. If it does not, turn airplane mode on for about 30 seconds, turn it off and wait for a connection. Recheck the selected line and package settings.

    Wi-Fi off → website loads → you are connected

    Turn Wi-Fi off using this switch, then open a website or map to check mobile data.Enlarge screen ↗
    Turn Wi-Fi off using this switch, then open a website or map to check mobile data. Screen source ↗
No second screen for your QR code?

If the scanner has a gallery button, save the QR from your order and choose that image. If your order includes manual installation details, choose Enter details manually and copy the fields exactly. The available methods depend on your phone and eSIM. If neither is available, contact support; do not scan a sample code from this guide or delete an installed eSIM.

Menu names can differ by phone model and system version.

04 / Operators

Mobile operators in Bhutan

Compare network coverage separately from speed. A national result does not predict reception inside your hotel or along a mountain road.

Bhutan’s regulator lists two current mobile operators: Bhutan Telecom Limited and Tashi InfoComm Limited. For travel planning, compare the operator pages with your route, then confirm the included network on the package screen before purchase.

Bhutan Telecom Limited

Bhutan Telecom’s public network page says it serves all 20 dzongkhags and national highways. Use it as the operator’s own route-planning reference, then keep offline maps for transfers. [1] [2]

Check coverage ↗

Tashi InfoComm Limited

TashiCell publishes a public network page with its service-area information. Check it against the towns and road segments on your itinerary before choosing a package. [1] [4] [5]

Check coverage ↗

The network in your chosen package is what matters. This country comparison does not mean every plan includes every operator. 5G depends on the package, phone and local coverage.

05 / Coverage

Coverage across Bhutan

Check the addresses and roads you will actually use. Save maps and booking details before leaving Wi-Fi.

🇧🇹 Bhutan
  1. Thimphu
  2. Paro and Punakha road routes
  3. Trongsa and central Bhutan
  4. Eastern routes and late arrivals

Thimphu

A practical place to finish setup, save your hotel address and keep taxi or driver contacts handy. If you will continue by road, download maps and booking details before departure. [6] [9]

Paro and Punakha road routes

These are common sightseeing routes with long drives between stops. Save navigation, tickets and key messages before leaving town so you do not depend on live data for every segment. [9] [2] [4]

Trongsa and central Bhutan

For longer overland days, keep a charger, offline route and the contacts you may need on the road. That makes hotel check-in and driver coordination easier during transfers. [9] [2] [4]

Eastern routes and late arrivals

If your itinerary continues east or includes late check-ins, save addresses, confirmations and any transport details in advance. Offline access is often the simplest backup when you are moving between towns. [9]

Bhutan · eSIM

What to know before you choose

Bhutan has two current mobile operators listed by the regulator: Bhutan Telecom Limited and Tashi InfoComm Limited. For travellers, the useful comparison is not just the operator name but the route you will actually take. Check the operator network pages for current service-area information, then think about how you will use data on the trip: navigation, messaging, hotel contact, ticket access and transport apps are usually more important than raw allowance alone.

Package details matter as much as the network. The package screen is where you should confirm the included network and when validity begins, because start rules can differ by package. Some packages begin on first connection and some begin on purchase. Installing an eSIM before travel can still be convenient, but switch it on according to the rule shown for the package you buy. For road journeys between Bhutan’s main stops, an offline map and saved booking details are a practical backup.

Useful apps and travel tools

myBT App ↗

Bhutan Telecom self-care app for balance checks, top-ups and account management. [7]

TàbDey ↗

App for rides, food delivery and other local services in town. [8]

Before you buy

Check the package screen before you pay

Not every package uses the same network or starts in the same way. Confirm the included network and whether validity begins on first connection or on purchase. [10]

Prepare offline essentials for road travel

Downloaded maps, hotel details, tickets and driver contacts are useful on Bhutan’s intercity routes. They reduce pressure when you are moving between stops and do not want to rely on constant live data. [9]

06 / FAQ

Questions about eSIM in Bhutan

Which mobile operators should I compare for Bhutan?

Bhutan’s regulator lists two current mobile operators: Bhutan Telecom Limited and Tashi InfoComm Limited. Compare their public network pages with your route, then confirm the included network on the package screen before you buy. [1] [2] [4] [5] [10]

How do I check coverage for my route in Bhutan?

Use the public network pages from Bhutan Telecom and TashiCell. They are the most relevant references here for checking whether the towns and road corridors on your itinerary are listed by the operator. [2] [4]

When should I install or activate my Bhutan eSIM?

Check the package start rule first. Some packages begin on first connection and some begin on purchase, so the package screen is the place to confirm timing before you switch the eSIM on. [10]

Which apps are useful with a Bhutan eSIM?

DrukRide is useful for taxi booking and bus tickets, myBT helps Bhutan Telecom customers manage balance and top-ups, and TàbDey can help with rides, food delivery and local services in town. [6] [7] [8]

Should I keep offline maps for road trips in Bhutan?

Yes. Bhutan itineraries often include long road transfers between towns, so downloaded maps, booking details and key contacts are a practical backup even if you expect to use mobile data most of the time. [9]

Can I compare a travel eSIM with a local SIM from a Bhutan operator?

Yes. Bhutan Telecom publishes local SIM information and the myBT app for account management. For a travel eSIM, also check the package screen for the included network and when validity starts, because packages can differ. [3] [7] [10]

Sources and checks · Country research checked 2026-09-08
  1. ICT Services (as of June 30, 2026) · Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority
  2. Bhutan Telecom Mobile Network Coverage · Bhutan Telecom Limited
  3. SIM – Bhutan Telecom Limited · Bhutan Telecom Limited
  4. TashiCell Network · Tashi InfoComm Private Limited
  5. About TashiCell · Tashi InfoComm Private Limited
  6. DrukRide - Apps on Google Play · Google Play / DrukRide
  7. myBT App · Bhutan Telecom Limited
  8. TàbDey App · Apple App Store / New Edge Technologies Private Limited
  9. Bhutan Tourism Monitor 2019 · Tourism Council of Bhutan
  10. Letisim public catalog · Letisim