The best eSIM for Iraq
A country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. Compare stored plan prices, data allowances and validity, plus practical things to know before you fly. Confirm current offers with the provider.
The lowest-total-price plan from the first provider in our catalog-average ranking. Larger bundles can have a lower $/GB. Match the listed data allowance and validity to your trip; a seven-day plan does not cover two weeks.
Every plan we track for Iraq
| Provider | Data | Days | Price | $/GB | Get |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GoMoWorld | 28GB | 30 | $35.99Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained explicit merchant USD bundle amount, matched unique country/base allowance/days. Previous recorded currency and price basis were unconfirmed; this is a USD currency/basis correction, not a comparable USD price change or FX conversion. Allowance uses the native ID label only (MB/1000 when labelled MB); raw volume units, historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and checkout remain unverified. No extra-data promotion is present in this retained offer; sale status is not independently verified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $1.29 | Get → |
| GoMoWorld | 18GB | 30 | $24.99Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained explicit merchant USD bundle amount, matched unique country/base allowance/days. Previous recorded currency and price basis were unconfirmed; this is a USD currency/basis correction, not a comparable USD price change or FX conversion. Allowance uses the native ID label only (MB/1000 when labelled MB); raw volume units, historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and checkout remain unverified. No extra-data promotion is present in this retained offer; sale status is not independently verified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $1.39 | Get → |
| GoMoWorld | 8GB | 30 | $12.99Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained explicit merchant USD bundle amount, matched unique country/base allowance/days. Previous recorded currency and price basis were unconfirmed; this is a USD currency/basis correction, not a comparable USD price change or FX conversion. Allowance uses the native ID label only (MB/1000 when labelled MB); raw volume units, historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and checkout remain unverified. No extra-data promotion is present in this retained offer; sale status is not independently verified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $1.62 | Get → |
 Nomad | 20GB | 30 | $39.00Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained explicit merchant USD amount; page context selected EUR, no conversion or USD checkout verification. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $1.95 | Get → |
 SailyIraq 20GB 30 days · country coverage | 20GB | 30 | $47.99Offer source and termsAdvertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Iraq 20GB 30 days · country coverage. Native fixed allowance: 20 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog. Exact covered countries: IQ. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown. Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily. View Saily options · Official source | $2.40 | Get → |
| Nomad | 10GB | 30 | $25.00Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained explicit merchant USD amount; page context selected EUR, no conversion or USD checkout verification. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $2.50 | Get → |
| GoMoWorld | 1.8GB | 7 | $4.99Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained explicit merchant USD bundle amount, matched unique country/base allowance/days. Previous recorded currency and price basis were unconfirmed; this is a USD currency/basis correction, not a comparable USD price change or FX conversion. Allowance uses the native ID label only (MB/1000 when labelled MB); raw volume units, historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and checkout remain unverified. No extra-data promotion is present in this retained offer; sale status is not independently verified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $2.77 | Get → |
| SailyIraq 10GB 30 days · country coverage | 10GB | 30 | $28.99Offer source and termsAdvertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Iraq 10GB 30 days · country coverage. Native fixed allowance: 10 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog. Exact covered countries: IQ. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown. Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily. View Saily options · Official source | $2.90 | Get → |
| Nomad | 5GB | 30 | $16.00Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained explicit merchant USD amount; page context selected EUR, no conversion or USD checkout verification. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $3.20 | Get → |
| SailyGlobal 20GB 365 days · global coverage (121 countries) | 20GB | 365 | $66.99Offer source and termsAdvertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Global 20GB 365 days · global coverage. Native fixed allowance: 20 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog. Exact covered countries: AE, AL, AM, AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BL, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DO, EC, EE, ES, FI, FJ, FO, FR, GB, GD, GF, GG, GH, GI, GP, GR, GT, GY, HK, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IS, IT, JE, JM, JP, KH, KR, KZ, LI, LK, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MF, MQ, MT, MX, MY, MZ, NI, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PH, PL, PR, PT, PY, QA, RE, RO, RS, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, SV, TH, TR, TW, US, UY, VN, WS, ZA, AD, AF, AZ, BA, BD, BO, DZ, EG, GE, GU, IQ, JO, KW, LA, MA, MO, MU, NG, OM, PK, RW, TN, UA, UZ, XK. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown. Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily. View Saily options · Official source | $3.35 | Get → |
| SailyIraq 5GB 30 days · country coverage | 5GB | 30 | $16.99Offer source and termsAdvertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Iraq 5GB 30 days · country coverage. Native fixed allowance: 5 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog. Exact covered countries: IQ. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown. Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily. View Saily options · Official source | $3.40 | Get → |
| Nomad | 3GB | 30 | $10.50Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained explicit merchant USD amount; page context selected EUR, no conversion or USD checkout verification. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $3.50 | Get → |
 Roamless | 3GB | PAYG | $11.85Offer source and termsAdvertised FLEX rate observed 2026-10-10; usage illustration; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Advertised FLEX rate: $3.95/GB. Synthetic usage illustration, not a merchant bundle. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Other product and policy terms, wallet top-up, tax and checkout total were not verified. PAYG usage illustration; the required wallet top-up is unknown. | $3.95 | Get → |
| Roamless | 1GB | PAYG | $3.95Offer source and termsAdvertised FLEX rate observed 2026-10-10; usage illustration; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Advertised FLEX rate: $3.95/GB. Synthetic usage illustration, not a merchant bundle. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Other product and policy terms, wallet top-up, tax and checkout total were not verified. PAYG usage illustration; the required wallet top-up is unknown. | $3.95 | Get → |
 GigSky | 10GB | 30 | $55.99Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Cached merchant catalog USD base price fetched 2026-10-10; HTTP Date 2026-10-09 13:24 UTC, Age 85702 seconds, Last-Modified 2026-10-09 00:10:33 UTC. Origin revalidation unverified; cache-control says no-cache/no-store; coupon not applied. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, checkout, availability, tax, policy and catalog completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-16. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $5.60 | Get → |
 Virgin Connect | 20GB | 30 | $140.50Offer source and termsAdvertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source Retained country-bound card explicitly labels USD; unchanged unique country/GB/days amount. Historical SKU continuity, policy, tax, checkout, sale status and catalog completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-16. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified. | $7.03 | Get → |
GoMoWorldOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained explicit merchant USD bundle amount, matched unique country/base allowance/days. Previous recorded currency and price basis were unconfirmed; this is a USD currency/basis correction, not a comparable USD price change or FX conversion. Allowance uses the native ID label only (MB/1000 when labelled MB); raw volume units, historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and checkout remain unverified. No extra-data promotion is present in this retained offer; sale status is not independently verified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 28GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $1.29
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
GoMoWorldOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained explicit merchant USD bundle amount, matched unique country/base allowance/days. Previous recorded currency and price basis were unconfirmed; this is a USD currency/basis correction, not a comparable USD price change or FX conversion. Allowance uses the native ID label only (MB/1000 when labelled MB); raw volume units, historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and checkout remain unverified. No extra-data promotion is present in this retained offer; sale status is not independently verified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 18GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $1.39
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
GoMoWorldOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained explicit merchant USD bundle amount, matched unique country/base allowance/days. Previous recorded currency and price basis were unconfirmed; this is a USD currency/basis correction, not a comparable USD price change or FX conversion. Allowance uses the native ID label only (MB/1000 when labelled MB); raw volume units, historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and checkout remain unverified. No extra-data promotion is present in this retained offer; sale status is not independently verified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 8GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $1.62
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
NomadOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained explicit merchant USD amount; page context selected EUR, no conversion or USD checkout verification. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 20GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $1.95
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
SailyIraq 20GB 30 days · country coverageOffer source and terms
Advertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Iraq 20GB 30 days · country coverage.
Native fixed allowance: 20 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog.
Exact covered countries: IQ. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown.
Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily.
View Saily options · Official source- Data
- 20GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $2.40
- Network
- Offer network and 5G availability unknown
NomadOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained explicit merchant USD amount; page context selected EUR, no conversion or USD checkout verification. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 10GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $2.50
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
GoMoWorldOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained explicit merchant USD bundle amount, matched unique country/base allowance/days. Previous recorded currency and price basis were unconfirmed; this is a USD currency/basis correction, not a comparable USD price change or FX conversion. Allowance uses the native ID label only (MB/1000 when labelled MB); raw volume units, historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and checkout remain unverified. No extra-data promotion is present in this retained offer; sale status is not independently verified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 1.8GB
- Days
- 7
- $/GB
- $2.77
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
SailyIraq 10GB 30 days · country coverageOffer source and terms
Advertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Iraq 10GB 30 days · country coverage.
Native fixed allowance: 10 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog.
Exact covered countries: IQ. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown.
Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily.
View Saily options · Official source- Data
- 10GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $2.90
- Network
- Offer network and 5G availability unknown
NomadOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained explicit merchant USD amount; page context selected EUR, no conversion or USD checkout verification. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 5GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $3.20
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
SailyGlobal 20GB 365 days · global coverage (121 countries)Offer source and terms
Advertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Global 20GB 365 days · global coverage.
Native fixed allowance: 20 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog.
Exact covered countries: AE, AL, AM, AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BL, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DO, EC, EE, ES, FI, FJ, FO, FR, GB, GD, GF, GG, GH, GI, GP, GR, GT, GY, HK, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IS, IT, JE, JM, JP, KH, KR, KZ, LI, LK, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MF, MQ, MT, MX, MY, MZ, NI, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PH, PL, PR, PT, PY, QA, RE, RO, RS, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, SV, TH, TR, TW, US, UY, VN, WS, ZA, AD, AF, AZ, BA, BD, BO, DZ, EG, GE, GU, IQ, JO, KW, LA, MA, MO, MU, NG, OM, PK, RW, TN, UA, UZ, XK. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown.
Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily.
View Saily options · Official source- Data
- 20GB
- Days
- 365
- $/GB
- $3.35
- Network
- Offer network and 5G availability unknown
SailyIraq 5GB 30 days · country coverageOffer source and terms
Advertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Iraq 5GB 30 days · country coverage.
Native fixed allowance: 5 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog.
Exact covered countries: IQ. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown.
Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily.
View Saily options · Official source- Data
- 5GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $3.40
- Network
- Offer network and 5G availability unknown
NomadOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained explicit merchant USD amount; page context selected EUR, no conversion or USD checkout verification. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, policy, tax and completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 3GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $3.50
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
RoamlessOffer source and terms
Advertised FLEX rate observed 2026-10-10; usage illustration; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Advertised FLEX rate: $3.95/GB. Synthetic usage illustration, not a merchant bundle. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Other product and policy terms, wallet top-up, tax and checkout total were not verified.
PAYG usage illustration; the required wallet top-up is unknown.
- Data
- 3GB
- Days
- PAYG
- $/GB
- $3.95
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
RoamlessOffer source and terms
Advertised FLEX rate observed 2026-10-10; usage illustration; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Advertised FLEX rate: $3.95/GB. Synthetic usage illustration, not a merchant bundle. Original product evidence: 2026-03-17. Other product and policy terms, wallet top-up, tax and checkout total were not verified.
PAYG usage illustration; the required wallet top-up is unknown.
- Data
- 1GB
- Days
- PAYG
- $/GB
- $3.95
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
GigSkyOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-10; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Cached merchant catalog USD base price fetched 2026-10-10; HTTP Date 2026-10-09 13:24 UTC, Age 85702 seconds, Last-Modified 2026-10-09 00:10:33 UTC. Origin revalidation unverified; cache-control says no-cache/no-store; coupon not applied. Matched unique country/GB/days; historical SKU continuity, checkout, availability, tax, policy and catalog completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-16. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 10GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $5.60
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
Virgin ConnectOffer source and terms
Advertised price observed 2026-10-06; other terms not rechecked. Official offer source
Retained country-bound card explicitly labels USD; unchanged unique country/GB/days amount. Historical SKU continuity, policy, tax, checkout, sale status and catalog completeness unverified. Only this matched bundle’s price was observed; other offers and product terms were not refreshed. Original product evidence: 2026-03-16. Checkout total, tax and current policy remain unverified.
- Data
- 20GB
- Days
- 30
- $/GB
- $7.03
- Network
- Network details not rechecked with this price
Stored prices may have changed. Google Fi is excluded from the value ranking because it is a full phone plan rather than a travel data plan.
What if it was just $5.00 a GB, everywhere?
We are considering a BetterSIM eSIM at one flat rate worldwide. No tiers, no bundles, no per-country price shopping, no volume discounts you never reach. The same $5.00 in Iraq as in Fiji or Kenya.
Straight answer: this would not be the cheapest option. The plans listed on this page are often less per GB, especially in Europe and Asia. It would be the simplest. Savings against Google Fi depend on usage, Bill Protection and speed needs.
City-by-city connectivity in Iraq
Baghdad
- Arriving
- Baghdad International (BGW) is about 16 km west of the centre and heavily secured, so transfers are by official taxi or a pre-arranged driver through checkpoints. There is no rail link. The airport has 4G from Zain Iraq, Asiacell and Korek. Download offline maps and translation apps before arrival, as eSIM coverage for Iraq is limited and signing up locally is slow.
- On the subway and rail
- Baghdad has no metro (one is long planned). The city moves by taxis, local buses and arranged drivers, with security checkpoints across the centre. Coverage holds across the central districts on the three carriers, though speeds vary. Navigation apps are useful but offline maps are the dependable fallback.
- Free public WiFi
- Hotels, the malls (Baghdad Mall, Mansour Mall) and the larger cafes provide WiFi. BGW airport has terminal WiFi. Connectivity in hotels is generally functional; public hotspots are limited, so a working SIM or offline preparation matters here more than most capitals.
- Coverage in the city
- Zain Iraq, Asiacell and Korek run 4G across central Baghdad, Karada, the area around the International Zone, Mutanabbi Street and Tahrir Square. Speeds are variable and streaming quality is not guaranteed. VoIP services may be intermittently restricted, so keep a backup messaging method.
- If you prefer a local SIM
- Zain, Asiacell and Korek sell prepaid SIMs at BGW and in the city, with passport registration. eSIM coverage for Iraq is limited and mostly via roaming partnerships, so confirm your provider includes Iraq specifically before relying on it. A local SIM is the more dependable choice.
Erbil
- Arriving
- Erbil International (EBL) is one of the most modern airports in the region and the main gateway to the Kurdistan Region, which is generally calmer and better-connected than southern Iraq. Transfers are by taxi. The airport has 4G from Asiacell, Korek and Zain. Have data ready, though as elsewhere in Iraq, download offline maps as a backup.
- On the subway and rail
- Erbil moves by taxis and local buses; there is no metro. The ancient Citadel at the heart of the city, the surrounding Qaysari Bazaar and the modern districts are easily reached. Coverage holds across the city on the three carriers, and Kurdistan generally offers faster, more reliable mobile data than central and southern Iraq.
- Free public WiFi
- The malls (Family Mall, Majidi Mall), the hotels and the cafes provide WiFi. EBL airport has terminal WiFi. Hotel WiFi in Erbil is generally reliable, a useful supplement given the variable cellular speeds elsewhere in the country.
- Coverage in the city
- Asiacell, Korek (the Kurdistan-based operator) and Zain all run 4G across Erbil, the Citadel (one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the world), the Qaysari Bazaar and Sami Abdulrahman Park. The Kurdistan Region's networks are notably more consistent than those in Baghdad, Basra and the south.
- If you prefer a local SIM
- Asiacell and Korek (both strong in Kurdistan) and Zain sell prepaid SIMs at EBL and in the malls, with passport registration. As eSIM coverage for Iraq is limited, a local SIM bought in Erbil is the most reliable path for a Kurdistan visit.
Local Network Insights
Grab an eSIM before you arrive in Iraq to skip local SIM queues. Most urban areas offer 4G or better, while rural regions can slow down, so keep offline maps handy. Activating the eSIM in advance ensures you are connected the moment you clear customs.
Connectivity Overview
Iraq presents unique connectivity challenges for travelers. Zain Iraq, Asiacell, and Korek Telecom provide 4G LTE coverage in Baghdad, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Basra, but service quality varies significantly between the Kurdistan Region and the rest of the country. The Kurdish north generally offers more reliable and faster mobile data than central and southern provinces.
eSIM availability for Iraq is limited compared to other Middle Eastern destinations. Fewer international eSIM providers include Iraq in their coverage, so check compatibility before traveling. In major cities, you can expect functional 4G for messaging and navigation, but streaming-quality speeds are not guaranteed outside of urban centers. Download offline maps and essential information before arriving.
Practical Data Tips
- The Kurdistan Region (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah) has significantly better connectivity than southern Iraq
- Check that your eSIM provider specifically covers Iraq - not all Middle East plans include it
- Download offline maps and translation apps before arrival
- VoIP services may be intermittently restricted - have backup communication methods
- Wi-Fi in hotels and restaurants in Erbil is generally reliable
At a Glance
Average Data Cost
~$2-$5/GB
Network Quality
4G in major cities. Coverage quality varies significantly by region.
eSIM Availability
eSIM support is limited. Coverage primarily through roaming partnerships.
Major Carriers
Recommended Providers for Iraq
Plans for Iraq
From $4.99
Plans for Iraq
From $4.50
Plans for Iraq
From $3.95
Pay-as-you-go: $3.95/GB
Plans for Iraq
From $3.99
Offer source and terms
Advertised partner-catalog price seen in browser 2026-10-14; network capture time and checkout unverified. Iraq 1GB 7 days · country coverage.
Native fixed allowance: 1 GB; duration and USD bundle price are advertised in the saved catalog.
Exact covered countries: IQ. Network, 5G, hotspot, activation, refund, complete policy, individual eligibility and final checkout total unverified. Browser observation is date-only; original network timing and HTTP status are unknown.
Offer selection and availability may vary by session. Confirm the duration and price with Saily.
View Saily options · Official source
Plans for Iraq
From $9.99
Plans for Iraq
From $10.00
Plans for Iraq
From $10.00
Pay-as-you-go: $10.00/GB
Before you fly: a 6-step checklist
- 1
Buy and install at home on WiFi.
Installation is not the same as activation. You can install the Iraq eSIM days ahead and only switch it on after you land, which avoids burning days of validity in transit.
- 2
Screenshot your current APN before you swap.
If you ever need to switch back to your home line quickly, that screenshot saves a support call from a foreign airport.
- 3
Choose your travel data line.
On iPhone, select your travel eSIM in Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data. Follow your provider's roaming and activation instructions. Choosing a data line does not by itself prevent charges on your home line.
- 4
Decide whether to keep your home line on.
You do not need to disable iMessage simply because you use a travel eSIM. Apple’s travel eSIM guidance says iMessage and FaceTime can continue using your home line while traveling. If you keep both lines active for home-number calls or SMS, your carrier may charge roaming fees. Check your carrier’s terms before leaving your home line on.
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Download offline maps for Iraq.
Google Maps and Apple Maps both support offline regions. Pull them down on home WiFi so a flaky activation never leaves you without a route from the airport. Our offline maps guide walks through it step by step.
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Activate at the airport, not before.
Once the validity timer starts it does not pause. A 15-day plan you turn on the morning of departure burns a full day of validity before you even land.
Questions other travelers asked
Reports from travelers
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Country plan prices come from stored supplier snapshots. The catalog contains different data amounts and validity periods. Provider ordering uses the unweighted average $/GB of fixed plans, or the PAYG rate; unlimited plans are excluded from that average. Check a plan’s data, validity and total price against your trip before buying.