Tenerife · Gran Canaria · Lanzarote · Fuerteventura
Canary Islands eSIM
The Canary Islands are part of Spain and use Spain's mobile networks, so Horizon covers them with its Spain plan. The same plan works on every island you visit and on the mainland, wherever its networks have signal. Buy it once, install it before you fly, and use it from island to island.
On the islands, as on the mainland, the Spain plan lists Vodafone Spain and Movistar Spain.
Spain plans for the Canary Islands
Validity does not start until the eSIM first connects to a supported network in Spain, so you can install it before you fly. Hotspot sharing is free and draws on the same data, and the plans are data-only.
Why the Spain plan works on the islands
Spain has a single mobile country code, 214, for its whole territory, and the Canary Islands share it. The Spain plan lists its networks under Spain, with no separate entry for the islands, so Tenerife counts as Spain, just as Madrid does.
In its 2025 profile of the Canary Islands, Telefónica, the company behind Movistar, reports 4G for 99% of the islands' population and 5G for 95%. Vodafone has offered 5G in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for several years.
Signal still depends on the place, on every network. High ground, deep ravines and open sea can leave you with little or none, so download offline maps before a mountain drive or a ferry crossing.
Island by island
The plan and its network list stay the same from island to island; what changes is how you arrive and how high the roads climb.
Tenerife
Flights land at TFS in the south or TFN in the north. Download offline maps before you drive up to Teide National Park, where the roads climb above 2,000 metres.
Gran Canaria
Flights land at LPA, on the east coast between Las Palmas and the resorts of the south. The roads into the mountains around Roque Nublo are winding, so save an offline map before you set out.
Lanzarote
Flights land at ACE, near Arrecife. La Graciosa, reached by boat from Órzola in the north, is one of the Canary Islands too, so the same plan applies there.
Fuerteventura
Flights land at FUE, just south of Puerto del Rosario. Ferries for Lanzarote leave from Corralejo in the north, and the same plan applies on both islands.
La Palma
Flights land at SPC, south of Santa Cruz de La Palma. Keep an offline map for the drive up to the Roque de los Muchachos and for walks in the Caldera de Taburiente National Park.
La Gomera
GMZ, in the south, is a small airport, and ferries also cross from Los Cristianos on Tenerife. Download the trail map for Garajonay National Park before you start walking.
El Hierro
Flights land at VDE, near Valverde, the island's capital. Away from the towns the roads are winding, so download your maps before a day out.
Do you need an eSIM at all?
If your phone plan is from an EU or EEA country, you may not need one. The EU's roaming rules cover its outermost regions, and the Canary Islands are one of them, so your plan normally roams there at domestic prices, within your operator's fair-use policy. Check what your own plan allows before you rely on it.
Plans from the UK and most other countries outside the EU and EEA follow their operator's own roaming terms, so check the charges for Spain before you travel. A separate data plan still makes sense if you want a bigger allowance than your home plan gives you abroad, or want to keep your home line for calls and texts while the eSIM carries the data.
Beyond the Canaries
The plan's coverage is Spain, so the same eSIM also works on the mainland and in the Balearic Islands, wherever its networks have signal. Flying on to Madrid or Mallorca needs no second plan; you keep using the same allowance.
Madeira belongs to Portugal and Morocco is a separate country, so the Spain plan does not cover either. For Madeira, choose a plan that lists Portugal; for Morocco, choose one that lists Morocco, because the Europe plan does not.
Want to see how other providers price the islands? Our Canary Islands eSIM comparison puts them side by side, with the date the prices were read.
Canary Islands eSIM questions
Does the Spain eSIM work in the Canary Islands?
Yes. The Canary Islands are part of Spain and share its mobile networks, so Horizon's Spain plan works there as it does on the mainland, wherever its networks have signal.
Which networks does it use there?
The networks listed on the Spain plan: the same list as on the mainland, with no separate one for the islands. The Spain plan page shows the current list.
Do I need a different eSIM for each island?
No. One Spain plan works on every island and on the mainland, wherever its networks have signal, and you keep using the same allowance as you move between them.
My phone plan is from the EU: do I need an eSIM?
Not always. EU roaming rules apply in the Canary Islands, so an EU or EEA plan normally roams there at domestic prices, within your operator's fair-use policy. An eSIM still helps if you need more data than your home plan allows abroad.
Can I share the data with a laptop or tablet?
Yes. Hotspot sharing is free on every Horizon plan and draws on the same allowance. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling. Enable Personal Hotspot on a compatible phone and keep Horizon selected for mobile data.
Is this eSIM data-only?
Yes, these plans are data-only. Use internet-based apps like WhatsApp, Viber or FaceTime for calls and messages over the data connection.