Internet
Yes
Calls
No
SMS
No
4G
Yes
Works only on unlocked eSIM-supported devices — check your phone compatibility before purchase
Most packages do not include calls or SMS
Choose one of three methods:
Scan QR code
Install via 'Quick Install' button
Manual setup through phone settings
Use the package within 3 months from purchase
Local (one country), Regional (multiple countries), Global (many countries)
Not available for Sicily
Austria holds museum days in Vienna, winter slopes in Tyrol and lakeside towns of the Salzkammergut, and moving between them is easy by train or rental car. Tickets, timetables, parking, bookings and maps are almost always in your phone. An eSIM is installed at home in advance, so at Vienna or Salzburg airport you can open the map and buy a ticket straight away.
This page is the quickest way to buy a travel eSIM for Austria from 3 500 ₸. Pick a plan, pay online and install the digital SIM card at home before the flight — no passport and no queue at an airport kiosk.
The eSIM connects to local mobile networks, so you have data wherever they have coverage — Vienna and the rest of the country.
Compared with roaming in Austria, an eSIM is usually much cheaper for mobile data: the price of the package is fixed and known in advance. Your home number stays active on the main SIM for calls and SMS.
If your phone does not support eSIM, you can buy a regular physical SIM card with data for Austria at a Funsim point of sale: at Almaty and Shymkent airports, or at our offices in Almaty — 130/1 Abay St and 1 Pozharsky St. Handy if you remember about the internet right before departure.
Austrian itineraries often combine several stops: Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Innsbruck and then one more Alpine resort. You do not need a separate local SIM for each stage, as one profile works across the country. See the Austria plan above, and if you go on to Germany, Italy or Czechia, look at the regional European plans.
Your main SIM stays in the phone for calls and bank SMS while data goes through the eSIM. Most plans have no voice calls or SMS, so messengers are easiest for contacting a hotel host, a guide or a ski rental shop. This also helps on road trips, when you need to warn about a late check-in.
| Criterion | eSIM Funsim | Roaming | Local SIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| When to set up | At home, before the flight | Usually on arrival | After landing, at an operator shop |
| What you do in Austria | Switch data on | Check your operator's terms | Visit a point of sale in person |
| Cost of data | Fixed package, see plans above | Usually much more expensive | Depends on the operator's tariff |
| Your home number | Stays for calls and banking | Stays active | Often a second SIM or a swap |
| Several cities on one trip | One profile nationwide | Depends on operator terms | Works, but buying takes time |
Cities and valley villages are well covered, while high passes, narrow gorges and mountain trails are less predictable. These are the places where you will use the internet most.
The capital with its metro, trams, museums, cafes and palaces such as Schonbrunn. You need internet for the map, public transport tickets, tour bookings and cafes that work by reservation. A messenger helps to arrange a meeting, and it is worth keeping the map ready for connections.
Mozart's city near the Bavarian border, a convenient base for the lakes and mountains. The old town is easy to walk, and internet helps with tickets, bus timetables and finding parking. People often stop here for a night or two on the way between Vienna and Tyrol.
The capital of Tyrol, in a valley between mountains, with cable cars rising right above the city. Internet is needed for lift timetables, weather at altitude and transport to resorts. Signal can be weaker at the top, so it is best to save important confirmations beforehand.
Two famous resorts, popular in winter and summer. In winter people ski, in summer they hike and swim in the lakes. Internet is used for the piste map, booking ski passes and taxis. On open parts of the slopes and in gorges the connection may briefly drop.
High-altitude Tyrolean resorts with a long ski season. There are many hotels and restaurants, and guests use phones for tickets, maps and contact with their group. At altitude signal depends on the terrain, so agree in advance where to meet if you get separated.
A tiny lakeside town in the Salzkammergut, very popular with tourists. The streets are narrow and crowded and parking is limited, so many come by bus or train. Internet helps with tickets, timetables and checking where you can leave a car. Signal can weaken in the gorges around.
A scenic stretch of the Danube west of Vienna with vineyards, castles and Melk Abbey. People come by train, by car and by bike on the cycle path along the river. Internet is useful for the map, ferries, winery bookings and transport timetables.
A famous high-alpine road across the Alps with views of a glacier. It is a toll road and closes for winter, and the weather changes fast. Check opening hours and road conditions before you set off, and download an offline map in advance, since signal at altitude is unstable.
Graz, with its university atmosphere and old town, in the south-east, and Vorarlberg in the west, with Lake Constance and the town of Bregenz. Distances between the regions are large, so trips are usually planned separately. Internet is needed for train timetables, tickets and maps.
Most familiar services work, and a few apps are especially handy for travelling around the country.
The national railway app: timetables, tickets and seats. Good for trips between Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Graz. It is best to save tickets in the phone and offline.
Helps plan routes on Vienna's metro, trams and buses and shows timetables. Handy for getting around the city, especially with connections.
Both work in Vienna and help you call a taxi without explaining the address. The price is usually shown before the ride. In small towns and villages a taxi can be harder to get, so find out the local service's phone number in advance.
The main navigator for cities and roads, showing transport and opening hours. For mountain areas and passes, download an offline map of the region.
English is spoken in tourist places, but signs, menus and announcements in small villages are often in German. Download German for offline use and translate text with the camera.
Booking hotels and apartments in cities and mountain villages. Save confirmations and host contacts so they are on hand without a network.
A handy way to reach hosts, rental shops and guides. Since most plans have no voice calls, it is better to call through a messenger.
Check that your phone supports eSIM and is not locked to a carrier. You can see this in the settings or on the manufacturer's website.
Choose an Austria plan above and pay by card on the site. No passport is needed to buy.
Install the eSIM at home by QR code, the Quick install button or manually while you have Wi-Fi. That way you will not need to look for a network at the airport.
After landing in Vienna, Salzburg or another city, choose the eSIM for mobile data and switch data roaming on for that line.
Keep your main SIM for calls and bank SMS, and turn off mobile data on it so traffic does not go through roaming.
If the package runs out, buy extra data on the site. Sharing the connection with a laptop works on plans that allow it, so check the plan page for terms.
Before a trip into the mountains, download an offline map and save tickets and bookings as screenshots, so you can show them even without a network.
