“I used the Horizon Balkans eSIM on a recent trip. The best part was not having to think about buying a new SIM every time I crossed a border. I used it for maps, WhatsApp, checking hotels, finding restaurants, and looking up beaches and places to visit. The package covers Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia and I added Kosovo eSIM to the same order. I would use it again for another trip through the Balkans”
Balkans eSIM
One regional data plan for the destinations listed in its coverage details.
What travelers say about Balkans
Balkans eSIM for road trips and family visits
Prepare one mobile-data profile for a multi-stop Balkans itinerary, from overland connections to diaspora family visits. The destination list belonging to the selected package defines its exact coverage. A single route can string together a capital, a coastal stretch, a mountain pass and a village address off a side road, and every one of those stops has to appear on that list before you count on it.
Balkans journeys often mix motorway border crossings, rural family stays, city appointments and changes of bus or flight. A regional eSIM can keep the same data profile on the phone at the destinations named by the chosen package, reducing setup during an already busy route. Coverage combinations can differ between offers, so open the package details and verify every overnight stop and transit point where you expect to use mobile data before paying. At a land border the phone leaves one national network and looks for another, and it finds one only where the next destination belongs to the package you bought. Countries you merely drive through count as well: a two-hour transit leg still needs its own line on the destination list.
Refund policy
Get a full refund within 7 days if no data is used, even after installation. If it doesn't work and we can't fix it, we refund you.
Activation window
Check the package details for the first-use deadline and validity rules.
Secure checkout
Cards, Apple Pay & Google Pay — encrypted by Paysera.
Customer support
Contact support before or during your trip if you need help.
How eSIM works in Balkans
Install the Balkans eSIM on Wi-Fi before departure; there is no separate manual activation step. Keep the line off until the first included country. Its first successful connection to a supported network activates the package and begins the validity period selected at checkout. Choose Horizon for mobile data and enable roaming on that line. At later road borders, leave the profile installed and allow time for the local-network handoff. Keep data roaming and automatic data switching off on the home line, which may see a network across the frontier.
Buy a plan
Pick a destination, data allowance and validity period.
Install your eSIM
Scan the QR or auto-install in the app — no physical SIM.
Land & connect
Data activates on first connection at your destination.
Size it to your trip
Pick the profile closest to your trip. The estimate assumes normal use — maps, messaging, photos, a short call home.
As a rule of thumb, a 3–4 day city break runs on about 1–3 GB, a one-week trip on 3–5 GB, a two-week multi-country tour on 8–12 GB, and working on the road takes about 1 GB a day, so 15 GB or more for two weeks.
- Maps every day
- Messaging and photos
- A short call home most days
In total, a 20 GB data allowance covers roughly 6,700 shared photos, 333 hours of social media and browsing, 59 hours of video calls, 250 hours of music streaming, or about 4000 hours of maps and navigation. Messaging apps barely use data.
Staying three weeks to a month, or using data heavily every day? That is the trip the 20 GB plan is priced for.
Balkans 20 GB eSIM for 30 daysNetworks & coverage
8 countries · Balkans
- Albania 5G
One Albania · Vodafone Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 4G
BH Telecom
- Bulgaria 5G
A1 Bulgaria · Vivacom Bulgaria
- Croatia 5G
Telemach Croatia · A1 Croatia
- Greece 5G
Cosmote Greece · Vodafone Greece
- Montenegro 5G
Crnogorski Telekom · MTEL Montenegro
- North Macedonia 5G
Makedonski Telekom · A1 Macedonia
- Serbia 5G
Yettel Serbia
Why Horizon
A simpler data setup for Balkans routes
For a family visit with side trips or a drive linking several included destinations, a regional package can be easier to manage than installing profiles repeatedly. Keep route updates, accommodation details and messages on the travel-data line while preserving the home SIM separately where the device supports two lines. If most of the visit is in one destination, compare its dedicated plan; hotspot availability and other plan rules must be checked on the exact offer selected. The practical appeal is that a single allowance and a single validity period follow the destinations the package's own list names, instead of a separate profile and a separate expiry date for every country on the itinerary.
Plan for
Balkans
- Flexible choice
Better plans, built for real trips
Compare the listed data allowances and validity periods for your destination.
- Before departure
Easy to use
Install over reliable Wi-Fi before departure and follow the plan's activation instructions.
- Clear comparison
Compare the full plan
Review the current price, data, validity, coverage and fair-use terms before checkout.
- Reuse when eligible
Reuse an eligible eSIM
When the selected plan supports reuse or top-ups, My eSIMs shows the eligible options for the installed profile.
- Usage control
Stay connected
We'll alert you as you approach your limit. If the plan supports a top-up, My eSIMs shows the eligible options.
- Multi-country
Global & regional plans
Choose country, regional or global coverage and check every destination in the plan details.
Frequently asked questions
Which destinations does the Balkans package include?
Horizon's Balkans eSIM covers eight countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Kosovo can also be added to the same order.
Is a regional plan useful for a Balkans road trip?
Yes. One regional eSIM is useful on a road trip through several included countries because it stays installed while the phone changes to a supported local network after each border. Near a frontier the phone may see a network from the other side — a Bosnian network can appear around Dubrovnik, for example. Bosnia and Croatia are both included, but keep Horizon selected for mobile data and turn off data roaming and automatic data switching on the home line. If that line uses a foreign network, the home operator may charge for it.
How do I handle activation and validity?
Install the Balkans eSIM on Wi-Fi before departure. There is no separate manual activation step. Keep it off until you reach an included destination, then choose Horizon for mobile data and enable roaming on that line. The first successful connection activates the package and starts the validity period selected at checkout.
What should I do after an overland border crossing?
Leave the eSIM installed and let the device search automatically for an available local network at an included destination. If registration takes longer, verify that Horizon remains selected for data and that roaming is enabled on that line, then restart before choosing a network manually. Allow a few minutes past the barrier before deciding something is wrong, since the network name in the status bar usually changes first. If nothing appears at all, reopen the package details and confirm that the country you have just entered is on its destination list.
Can my home number remain active during the trip?
If the phone supports two active lines, you may keep the home SIM for calls and messages while selecting Horizon for mobile data. The home operator may charge for roaming activity. Disable mobile data and data roaming on the home line to reduce accidental use.
What should I choose when my itinerary includes Kosovo?
Kosovo can be added to the same order as the Balkans package. Select Kosovo together with the other stops before checkout so the whole trip stays in one order.
Countries covered by the Balkans eSIM
Balkans eSIM: 5 GB, 10 GB or 20 GB?
The Balkans plan sells in five sizes. What each one costs per gigabyte, which trip length it fits, and the one rung where the maths goes backwards.
Montenegro eSIM: how much data do you need?
Three gigabytes covers a normal week on the coast. The full ladder, what a week actually uses, and when to buy the regional plan instead.
Which eSIMs actually include Kosovo (XK)?
Kosovo needs its own dedicated plan — our Europe, Balkans and Global bundles all leave it out. Before buying anywhere, search the plan's country list for Kosovo, XK or XKX.
