How Much eSIM Data Do I Need for 7, 14 or 30 Days in South Asia?

ALOOUI / SOUTH ASIA TRAVEL

Product information checked 15 November 2026.

Build a budget for your connected travel days, then match both data and validity to the full stay.

Estimate your mobile use outside Wi-Fi

Start with navigation, transfers, messages and bookings. Add uploads, streaming, video calls and any permitted hotspot use. A city tour with regular Wi-Fi may use data differently from a long family visit or a work trip. The number of countries alone does not determine the allowance.

Use your device’s previous usage as a reference where possible. Allow for apps updating in the background, cloud backups and shared devices. Keep a buffer for unexpected travel changes rather than treating an example as a guaranteed requirement.

Illustrative 7-, 14- and 30-day budgets

Travel days	At 0.5GB/day	With 20% buffer
7	3.5GB	4.2GB
14	7GB	8.4GB
30	15GB	18GB

These are calculations, not measured averages or quoted packages. At 2GB/day, the same buffered totals would be 16.8GB, 33.6GB and 72GB. Choose an actual package with enough validity and allowance for your usage rather than assuming the nearest example must suit.

Fixed data is one whole-plan pool

The separate India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh products each list fixed 1GB/7 days, 2GB/15 days and 3GB, 5GB, 10GB, 20GB, 50GB or 100GB/30 days. The amount is total data, not a daily refill. Fixed service ends when the allowance or validity runs out, without reduced-speed continuation.

A country purchase does not carry its data into another separate country purchase. A wider eligible fixed-data plan shares one total pool only across its own listed destinations. Check coverage before using a larger allowance as the reason to choose a product.

Daily high-speed data works differently

The four country products offer Lite, Essential and Plus for 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 or 30 days. Lite gives 1GB/day high-speed, then up to 512 kbps. Essential gives 1GB/day, then up to 1.25 Mbps. Plus gives 2GB/day, then up to 2 Mbps.

High-speed data refreshes under the selected daily reset terms, not when you change cities or countries. Unused daily high-speed data should not be assumed to roll over. Reduced speeds are policy limits rather than guaranteed actual speeds; reception and congestion still matter.

Compare a daily option for consistent use with a fixed pool for uneven usage. The same package name on Global P5 does not establish these country-product policies; check P5’s exact allowance and reduced-speed terms separately.

Long stays, sharing and coverage gaps

For eligible routes including Pakistan or Sri Lanka, Asia Long Trip offers fixed packages up to 180 days. It excludes India and Bangladesh. Global Light also offers 100GB/180 days, but excludes India and Bangladesh. Duration does not add missing destinations such as Nepal or the Maldives.

Confirm the purchased option’s hotspot permissions and limits before relying on laptop connectivity. Sharing consumes the same allowance and speed limits. Monitor usage after arrival, use suitable Wi-Fi for large downloads and keep maps offline for rural or mountain journeys.

Compare country and regional coverage alongside Global route options. The best-fitting allowance is useful only when the package also includes every place where you need data.