eSIM Serbia
Serbia eSIM from 2,95€ on the Yettel Serbia network: 1 to 10 GB prepaid, no contract and no registration – you are online within minutes of landing at Belgrade Nikola Tesla airport.
Your Selection
Your plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at your destination — so you can buy today and travel in three weeks.
How does Simbye eSIM work for Serbia?
Choose a plan and pay
Pick the data bundle that matches the length of your trip. The email with a one-click link and a QR code arrives right after payment.
Set it up at home, arrive in Serbia
Install the eSIM calmly before departure, on Wi-Fi. It stays dormant until you are in the country – whether you land in Belgrade at Nikola Tesla (BEG), in Niš at Constantine the Great (INI) or in Kraljevo at Morava (KVO), cross by bus at Horgoš or Batrovci, or come in by train from Budapest.
Turn on data roaming
Once you arrive, switch on data roaming for the Simbye line. Your phone registers on a Serbian network, and only with that first connection does your plan's validity start counting.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Serbia?
In Serbia the eSIM registers on Yettel Serbia automatically – there is nothing to select by hand.
| Yettel Serbia |
|---|
- Typical download250Mbit/s
Source: Speedtest Global Index, national median, July 2026.
You do not pick a network. Once you switch on data roaming for the Simbye line in Serbia, your phone registers on Yettel Serbia by itself. If nothing happens after you land, toggle airplane mode off and on and check that network selection is set to automatic. There is no APN to type in.
4G is widely available in Serbia – in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Subotica and Užice, and along the motorway that runs from the Hungarian border at Horgoš through Belgrade and Niš down to Preševo. 5G only went live at the end of 2025 and is still being built out, so plan on 4G. In narrow valleys and gorges the signal drops out in patches – at the Uvac, in the Đerdap gorge on the Danube, along the Drina below Tara. That is terrain, and it affects every network in the country the same way.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Serbia?
Skip the shop in Serbia: the eSIM is scanned in before departure and joins Yettel by itself, while a local card means your passport at the counter and dinars in cash on the spot.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| ID and registration | Not required, you buy online | Operator shops normally ask for your passport |
| When you have it | Set up by QR code before departure | Only after you arrive, at a kiosk or shop |
| Network | Yettel Serbia registers automatically | Whichever network the shop you walk into sells |
| Payment | Online with your own card, in your currency | In dinars on the spot, often in cash |
| Your own number | Stays active, WhatsApp and Viber keep working | A second number, and your phone must run two SIMs at once |
| Serbian phone number | No, data only, no calls or texts | Yes, with a Serbian number, calls and texts |
| Topping up | Online at any time, no shop to find | Credit at a kiosk or in the operator's app |
| If something goes wrong | Email support, in English or German | Back to the counter, usually in Serbian only |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Serbia?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Serbia cost?
from 2,95€
5 plans · 7–30 days
Simbye offers 5 plans for Serbia from 2,95€ to 23,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Serbia range from 1 GB to 20 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Serbia.
Data plans
- 1 GB 7 days 2,95€ 0,42€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 5,95€ 0,19€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 23,95€ 0,79€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Yettel Serbia
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE
- APN and settings
- Nothing to set. The eSIM brings everything with it
- Hotspot
- Allowed — for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion
- Adding more data
- Top up any time, without setting anything up again
- Calls and texts
- Not included — WhatsApp calls run over the data
- Your own number
- Stays in the phone and stays reachable
- Contract
- None. The plan ends by itself
- Worth knowing
- Roaming on your home contract gets billed here — this eSIM is prepaid, so nothing is added afterwards
Frequently Asked Questions about Serbia eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
No, you don't get a Serbian phone number with it. This is data only, with no number attached, so calls and texts over the network are not included. Your own number stays reachable on your normal SIM – switch off mobile data there, otherwise something will run over your expensive home tariff. WhatsApp, Viber and Signal keep working.
You can make calls with the eSIM over the internet: WhatsApp, Viber and FaceTime calls run on your data. A regular call to a Serbian line, or an SMS to a Serbian number, is not possible.
No, you don't need ID or any registration. Operator shops normally ask for your passport when you buy prepaid; here that falls away completely – you buy online and set it up by QR code.
The network you'll be on in Serbia is Yettel Serbia. Your phone registers automatically on it, so there is no network to choose and no APN to enter.
No, the eSIM does not work in Bosnia, Montenegro or Croatia. This plan covers Serbia only. For a trip across several countries you need a regional plan.
You buy an eSIM for Serbia online on this page — choose your data plan, pay, and the QR code reaches you by email within minutes. There is no delivery and no counter to visit in Belgrade. Scan the code at home over Wi-Fi, then activate the line when you cross the border or land at Nikola Tesla airport.
Yes, eSIM is available in Serbia — Serbia's mobile networks support it, so a travel eSIM works there just like a plastic SIM card. An eSIM for Serbia is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Data runs on 4G almost everywhere. Your phone only needs eSIM support and no carrier lock — no local shop or contract is involved.
An eSIM for Serbia starts at 2,95€; the final cost depends on the data volume and validity you choose, the table above lists every Serbia plan with its current rate. A weekend in Belgrade needs far less data than a longer road trip with maps, music and video calls, so pick the bundle that matches your stay.
How much data you need for Serbia is about 3 GB for a normal week. Maps in Belgrade and Novi Sad, messenger and a few searches sit around 100 to 150 MB a day. Uploading photos from Kalemegdan or a road trip to Uvac and the Djerdap gorge adds roughly 500 MB a day. Video calls, streaming and a hotspot for the laptop are the heavy items, and that is where 5 or 10 GB pays off.
The eSIM that's best for Serbia is straightforward to pick. This eSIM registers on Yettel Serbia, which carries 4G across Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis, Subotica and the motorway from the Hungarian border down to Presevo. Nationwide 5G is not there yet, so plan on 4G. In the Uvac and Djerdap gorges the signal drops for every network. What is left to choose is data volume and days.
Ready for Serbia?
Pick a plan, tap the link in your email — you are online from the moment you land.
Choose a planPrepaid, no contract. The plan simply ends on its own.
