Traviva’s pick for Fiji is Nomad: 10GB for 30 days at US$25 on Vodafone Fiji, the cheapest verified plan by a wide margin — Airalo charges US$49 for the same allowance and Simify A$55. It suits travellers with an unlocked, eSIM-capable phone, but no provider can promise coverage on resort islands in the Yasawas or Mamanucas, because neither Fijian network publishes it.
Updated · Prices in US dollars unless marked A$; figures marked “checked October 2026” were read off each provider’s own site on 8 October 2026.
Fiji eSIMs at a glance
The 10GB, 30-day plan from each provider, or the nearest plan it sells. Hotspot rules come from each provider’s own terms.
| Provider | Plan / data | Validity | Price | Hotspot | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomad | 10GB | 30 days | US$25 | Yes | Vodafone Fiji. Price checked October 2026. |
| Airalo | 10GB | 30 days | US$49 | Yes | Digicel. Price checked October 2026. |
| Saily | 5GB | 30 days | US$29.99 | Yes | Largest plan listed; network not disclosed. Price checked October 2026. |
| Ubigi | 3GB | 15 days | US$34 | Yes | Digicel Pacific. Largest plan listed. Price checked October 2026. |
| Holafly | Unlimited | 15 days | US$99.50 | 1GB a day | Digicel. No 30-day plan listed. Price checked October 2026. |
| Maya Mobile | Unlimited | 30 days | US$49.99 | Allowed, with guidance | 3GB a day, then 10 Mbps, then 1 Mbps. Price checked October 2026. |
| Simify | 10GB | 30 days | A$55 | Allowed | Vodafone Fiji. Billed in A$. Price checked October 2026. |
Nobody publishes whether your resort island has coverage
Most Australians who fly to Fiji leave Viti Levu for an island in the Yasawas or Mamanucas. That is the one place the coverage question matters, and it is the one place neither carrier will answer it.
We went looking on Vodafone Fiji’s and Digicel Fiji’s own sites for a statement — positive or negative — about mobile coverage in the Yasawas, the Mamanucas, Taveuni or Kadavu. Neither carrier publishes one. Vodafone Fiji’s coverage material is built around the main island: Suva, Nasinu, Nausori, Sigatoka, Nadi, Lautoka, Ba.
That silence is not evidence of no coverage, and we are not going to tell you there is none. It means no eSIM seller can honestly promise you coverage at your resort either, because the underlying networks have not said. If connectivity on the island matters to you, the people who can actually answer are the resort — ask them which network works on their jetty, not a comparison site.
This applies equally to every provider on this page. They are all roaming onto the same two Fijian networks, so none of them can be better than those networks are where you are standing.
Fiji is the one destination here where 2G is still alive — for now
Japan, New Zealand and Singapore have retired or are retiring their older networks. Fiji has not finished. Vodafone Fiji has a live page explaining that it is switching 2G off so the space can be reused for 4G and 5G, and warning that 2G-only phones will stop working completely — no calls, no messages, no data, no emergency services.
What that page does not give is a date, or a list of affected areas. So Fiji is mid-transition with no published timetable, which is worth knowing if you were counting on an old handset as a backup.
If you do buy a local SIM on arrival, bring your passport. Vodafone Fiji’s tourist SIM page says customers are asked to present a passport to register and collect the SIM, and that a valid physical passport is the acceptable ID — so the airport counter is not the formality some guides suggest.
Nomad
Nomad on almost every count: $25 for 10GB over 30 days where Ubigi charges $18 for a single gigabyte, and, like Maya Mobile and Simify, it uses Vodafone Fiji rather than Digicel.
See Nomad Fiji plans →Every verified plan
Prices in US dollars, read off each provider’s own page. Where we could not confirm a price, we say so rather than estimate.
| Provider | Fixed data plans | Unlimited |
|---|---|---|
| Saily | 1GB/7d $7.99 · 3GB/30d $19.99 · 5GB/30d $29.99 | None listed |
| Airalo | 1GB/3d $7.50 · 3GB/3d $18 · 3GB/7d $19 · 5GB/7d $28 · 10GB/7d $47 · 5GB/15d $29 · 10GB/15d $48 · 5GB/30d $30 · 10GB/30d $49 | 3d $27.50 · 5d $41.50 · 7d $53 · 10d $69 · 15d $95 |
| Nomad | 1GB/7d $7 · 3GB/30d $12 · 5GB/30d $17 · 10GB/30d $25 · 20GB/30d $39 | None listed |
| Ubigi | 1GB/7d $18 · 3GB/15d $34 Only these two plans were listed for Fiji. | None sold here |
| Holafly | No fixed-data plans — unlimited only | 3d $27.90 · 5d $41.90 · 7d $53.50 · 10d $69.90 · 15d $99.50 |
| Maya Mobile | No fixed-data plans — unlimited only Maya sells no fixed-data plans anywhere; its product is one global unlimited plan. | 3d $9.99 · 7d $19.99 · 14d $27.99 · 30d $49.99 The same four prices apply in every country Maya covers. |
| Simify | 5GB/7d A$35 · 10GB/30d A$55 · 20GB/30d A$85 · 30GB/30d A$110 · 45GB/45d A$150 · 60GB/60d A$175 · 100GB/90d A$245 Fiji is priced higher than Simify’s other destinations. | Not verified in October 2026 |
Provider names link to their own site. Some of those links earn us a commission — the disclosure page says exactly which, and it plays no part in which plan we call cheapest.
Every price on this page is in US dollars except Simify’s, which are in Australian dollars because it bills in A$. An Australian card adds a foreign transaction fee of around 3% to the rest, which none of them mention at checkout — what that actually costs you →
Before you choose on price
Every unlimited plan sold in Fiji slows down at some point, so none of them is truly unlimited. Airalo gives you 3GB a day before dropping to 1 Mbps; Holafly publishes no figure at all, though third-party analysis puts it near 2–3GB a day; Maya Mobile gives you 3GB a day before dropping to 10 Mbps, then 1 Mbps; Simify, where it sells unlimited, publishes no firm figure at all — only an approximate 1–1.5GB, and only in a troubleshooting article rather than on any plan page.
The cap matters less than what happens after it, and it decides whether a cheaper fixed-data plan would serve you better. Every provider’s daily cap and throttled speed, in one table →
Which network you actually roam onto
An eSIM is a roaming agreement with a local carrier. In Fiji, that means:
| Provider | Local network |
|---|---|
| Airalo | Digicel |
| Holafly | Digicel |
| Ubigi | Digicel Pacific |
| Nomad | Vodafone Fiji — not Digicel, unlike most here |
| Saily | Not disclosed |
| Maya Mobile | Vodafone |
| Simify | Vodafone Fiji |
When Australians go to Fiji
Unusually steady — 36,830 trips in May and 36,930 in June, almost identical. Fiji holds its top-ten place through the Australian winter, which fits its role as the short-haul warm escape rather than a summer-holiday destination.
Fiji eSIM questions travellers ask
What is the best eSIM for Fiji?
Traviva’s pick is Nomad: 10GB for 30 days at US$25 in October 2026, on Vodafone Fiji. It is the cheapest verified 10GB plan by a wide margin; Airalo charges US$49 and Simify A$55.
How much does a Fiji eSIM cost?
Fiji is the most expensive destination we compare. A 10GB, 30-day plan cost US$25 from Nomad and US$49 from Airalo in October 2026, Saily’s largest plan is 5GB for US$29.99, and Holafly charges US$99.50 for 15 days of unlimited data.
Will my eSIM work on Fiji’s resort islands?
Nobody publishes it. Neither Vodafone Fiji nor Digicel Fiji states whether there is coverage in the Yasawas, Mamanucas, Taveuni or Kadavu, so no eSIM seller can promise it. Ask your resort which network works there.
Is there an unlimited eSIM for Fiji?
Yes, but it is expensive: Airalo charges US$95 and Holafly US$99.50 for 15 days. Maya Mobile’s global unlimited plan is US$49.99 for 30 days. Saily, Nomad and Ubigi list no unlimited plan for Fiji.
Does 2G still work in Fiji?
For now. Vodafone Fiji says it is switching 2G off and that 2G-only phones will stop working completely, but it gives no date and no list of affected areas.
Do I need a passport for a Fiji SIM?
For a local SIM, yes. Vodafone Fiji’s tourist SIM page says customers must present a valid physical passport to register and collect the SIM. A roaming eSIM bought before you fly avoids the airport counter.
Related
- Nomad comes out cheapest in Fiji, and it is the provider we have looked at hardest — our full Nomad review, including what it will not tell you →
- Airalo and Holafly both sell Fiji plans and are the two most-searched eSIM brands, but they work in completely different ways — we put them side by side →