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Validity follows the selected plan terms. 100% refund within 7 days if no data is used. If your eSIM doesn't work and we can't fix it, you get your money back.
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Mexico
1 GB · 7 days
Total
€2.39
Mexico eSIM for airports, cities and regional routes
Compare Mexico eSIM plans by data, validity, listed territory, device support, tethering and checkout total. Choose for every stage through Mexico City, Cancún, the Riviera Maya or Guadalajara, not only the arrival terminal.
A Mexico itinerary can join an airport terminal, a city transfer, an accommodation entrance and a separate intercity or coastal leg. Data may help retrieve current transport, booking records, maps and pickup messages where service is available, but urban reception does not establish service at ruins, cenotes, beaches, on highways or aboard ferries. Save the first transfer, exact address, operator contact and return route offline.
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 Mexico
On dependable Wi-Fi, confirm that the unlocked phone supports eSIM and install according to the selected plan without assuming that installation starts validity. Save the QR code and manual setup guide outside that phone. On arrival, follow the plan's activation rule, select the Mexico profile for mobile data, and disable data switching and roaming on the home line unless deliberately required.
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.
Recommended size
3GB3–4 days
≈0.4 GB a day
- Maps every day
- Messaging and photos
- A short call home most days
In total, a 1 GB data allowance covers roughly 330 shared photos, 17 hours of social media and browsing, 2.9 hours of video calls, 13 hours of music streaming, or about 200 hours of maps and navigation. Messaging apps barely use data.
Important cities in Mexico
Mexico City · City guide
Mexico City
Mexico City begins with the AICM terminal shown on the flight record. Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 have separate pickup points, and the inter-terminal service is not the same as transport into the city; airport renovation can also move Metrobús boarding temporarily. Use data where available to check the airport's current notice, chosen public transport or authorized pickup, city interchange and hotel entrance. Save the terminal, meeting point, booking and address offline before leaving arrivals.
Mexico City eSIM — set up before you fly →Cancún · City guide
Cancún
Cancún Airport, the hotel zone and resorts along the coast are different pins, sometimes with a named terminal or lobby meeting point. Confirm the arriving terminal, transport desk or driver instruction, exact property and final entrance instead of treating Cancún as one destination. Data can help retrieve a voucher and message the accommodation where service is available, but it does not prove reception along the full coastal road or at a beach. Keep the pickup, property address and return booking offline.
Cancún eSIM — set up before you fly →Riviera Maya · City guide
Riviera Maya
A Riviera Maya route can combine a bus, Tren Maya service, van or road transfer with a separate ferry to Cozumel and another pickup for Tulum, a cenote or the accommodation. Each terminal, station, pier, meeting point and return is its own stage; one ticket or city pin does not settle the entire route. Use data where available to check current departures and contact the operator, while keeping vouchers, pier details, property entrance and the complete return plan offline before leaving Playa del Carmen.
Riviera Maya eSIM — set up before you fly →Guadalajara · City guide
Guadalajara
For Guadalajara, treat the airport, transport into the metropolitan area, exact accommodation and any onward bus or road journey as separate stages. Confirm the pickup zone, driver or public-transport instruction, neighborhood address and intercity departure before leaving the terminal. Data may help retrieve live details and message a host where service is available, but city reception does not establish service on the highway or at the next rural stop. Save the booking, address, departure terminal and fallback contact offline.
Guadalajara eSIM — set up before you fly →Why Horizon
Choose a Mexico eSIM for the complete route
Size the plan for airport transfers, accommodation contact, city days and every road, rail or ferry handoff. Confirm whether calls, SMS and hotspot use are included and whether validity begins at installation, activation or first network use. A Mexico-only listing does not establish service in the United States, Belize, Guatemala, Cuba or at sea; each stop on a regional route must appear in the exact plan details.
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Frequently asked questions
How should I compare eSIM plans for Mexico?
Compare the data amount, validity, exact territory, compatible devices, tethering terms and final checkout total for the complete itinerary. Check whether calls or SMS are included, how support is reached and what event starts validity. Do not choose from an airport arrival alone if the route also includes coastal roads, ruins, cenotes, islands, ferries or another country.
When should I install and activate a Mexico eSIM?
Prepare the profile before the flight into AICM or Cancún while stable Wi-Fi and setup help are still available. First identify whether this product starts validity at installation, manual activation or its first eligible network connection. Store the QR code and APN notes away from the handset. After landing, assign mobile data to the Mexico profile and keep the primary line from taking over before the terminal-to-hotel route is confirmed.
How should I plan an AICM transfer in Mexico City?
Confirm Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 from the live flight record, then check the airport's current notice for the chosen transport and boarding point. The inter-terminal connection is a separate journey with eligibility rules for some services; it is not the city transfer. Renovation may temporarily move Metrobús boarding, so retain the current instruction, booking, meeting point and hotel address offline.
Do Mexico eSIM plans include calls, SMS and hotspot use?
These features are product-specific. A data-only plan may support app-based calling and messaging through its data allowance without providing a Mexican phone number or ordinary SMS. Tethering can also depend on the plan and device. Read the product details before purchase, test the required app account and retain another way to contact hotels, drivers, tour operators or travel companions.
Does a Mexico eSIM work in neighboring countries or at sea?
A Mexico-only listing does not establish service in the United States, Belize, Guatemala, Cuba or at sea. A ferry ticket, cruise route or proximity to a border does not change the included mobile territory. For a regional plan, verify that every country and territory appears in the exact product list, then save border, port, ferry and onward-arrival details before departure.
What should I do if my Mexico eSIM has no data?
If data fails at AICM, in Cancún or before a Riviera Maya road or ferry stage, move onto available Wi-Fi and check that the Mexico profile—not the home line—owns mobile data. Revisit this product's activation, roaming, APN and permitted network-selection steps without deleting the eSIM. If the issue remains, send support the order reference, phone model, exact stop and screenshots; continue with the terminal, hotel and return details already saved offline.
Where next
Other destinations travellers pair with Mexico
Travel guides for Mexico
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From France to Mexico and Brazil: data before you fly
Two long-haul evenings out of Paris, eleven or twelve hours each, to Mexico City, Cancún, São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro. What to settle on the French side, and why the two countries are two purchases.
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Mexico and Central America: one plan per border
There is no Central America package at Horizon: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama are separate plans, and the territory written into the offer decides where the allowance applies.
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Does a USA eSIM work in Canada and Mexico?
Horizon sells the United States, Canada and Mexico as three separate country plans. The territory written on the plan you buy decides where an allowance applies — here is the one-minute check, and where our own three stop.