San Marino eSIM Data Plans
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Auto-selects the best available partner network in San Marino, no manual APN or setup.
Most plans only start counting when you first connect in San Marino, install on home Wi-Fi today and fly whenever. See how it works →
You'll need Data Roaming on for this eSIM, that's normal for travel eSIMs and costs nothing extra. · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Card, what you see is what you pay.
Connectivity in San Marino
Your eSIM connects as an international roaming line on TIM San Marino, the republic's own mobile network, so you get 4G and LTE across the City of San Marino and down into Borgo Maggiore. The historic centre on Monte Titano, the cable car up from Borgo Maggiore and the main squares are well covered, which is where most visitors spend their time. Be realistic about the terrain though: San Marino is a small, steep, hilltop state, and signal can thin on the wooded slopes below the old walls, on the quieter rural lanes near the border and in the deeper valleys away from the two main towns.
Because this is a roaming line rather than a local SIM, it latches onto TIM San Marino automatically and needs no local registration. It is data-only, with no San Marino phone number and no SMS, so keep your usual home SIM in the phone for bank and login OTP codes and for ordinary calls, while WhatsApp, email and maps all run over the data. You do need to switch Data Roaming on for the eSIM line, which is normal for a travel eSIM and carries no extra cost.
San Marino has no airport of its own, so almost everyone arrives by road, usually crossing in from Rimini and the surrounding Italian countryside. If your phone shows 'No Service' just after you cross into the republic or step off the bus at Borgo Maggiore, toggle Airplane Mode on and off once so the handset re-selects the partner network, then give it a few seconds to register.
One honest note on how roaming works: your traffic may leave through an internet gateway outside San Marino, so the occasional website or app can treat you as if you are browsing from another country. Everyday tools like maps, messaging and browsing behave normally, and if any of that routing ever changes we will say so plainly rather than dress it up.
What a GB actually gets you
Realistic estimates, varies by app and signal.
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Your eSIM arrives on screen and by email, one-tap install, QR, or manual codes.
Installed in minutes, before you fly
Do it on home Wi-Fi the day you buy. Three small steps:
The one-tap Install button on your delivery screen does it without any scanning. Prefer the QR? Open your email on a second screen. Samsung? Paste the manual code, it always works.
On Wi-Fi: set the eSIM as your data line, then turn Data Roaming ON for the eSIM line only, normal for travel eSIMs, costs nothing extra. Your home SIM stays untouched.
Your plan starts per the policy on its card, at purchase, or first connection in your destination. One rule forever: never delete the eSIM; top up instead.
San Marino eSIM FAQs
Which networks will I get in San Marino?+−
Your data roams on TIM San Marino, the republic's own mobile operator, and the eSIM connects to it automatically. You get solid 4G and LTE across the City of San Marino and Borgo Maggiore, with coverage thinning on the steep wooded slopes and quieter rural lanes away from the main towns.
Do I get a San Marino phone number or SMS?+−
No, this is a data-only eSIM with no San Marino number, so there is no SMS or voice calling on the eSIM line. Keep your own SIM active in the phone so bank OTP codes and normal calls still reach you, and use WhatsApp or FaceTime over the data to stay in touch on your existing number.
When does the plan start, and can I add more data?+−
Most plans start counting from the moment the eSIM first connects to a network inside San Marino rather than when you buy it, so you can safely install it over Wi-Fi at home first. You choose a data amount at checkout, and standard plans can be topped up with more data without scanning a new QR code, so if you run low you simply add more or buy a fresh plan.
There is no airport in San Marino, so when will the eSIM connect?+−
Since the republic has no airport, you will arrive by road from Italy, and the eSIM connects as soon as it registers on TIM San Marino once you are inside the country. Have it installed and set as your data line before you set off from Rimini, and if it does not come online right away, flip Airplane Mode on and off once to nudge it onto the network.