Pay by UPI or card in rupees, start the clock only when you land, and get a full refund if it doesn't work. Keep your Indian SIM on for bank OTPs and WhatsApp.
10 GB · 30 days
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In Thailand you ride on
Checked on each provider's own site on 27 October 2026. Where a rival does something well, we say so.
| What matters | Tripmojo | Airalo | Saily | Nomad | Matrix | Airtel/Jio roaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay in rupees, by UPIAvoids your bank's forex markup on dollar prices | Yes: ₹ + UPI | No: No INR, no UPI | Not stated: UPI not listed | No: Cards, wallets | Partly: ₹, UPI not stated | Yes: On your bill |
| Refund if your phone is lockedThe most common reason an eSIM won't install | Yes: Full refund | Not stated: Not stated | Partly: Only if never activated | Yes: Within 30 days | No: No refund | Not stated: n/a |
| Refund if it never connectsIf it installs but never gets signal | Yes: Full refund | Yes: Yes, on request | Partly: Their discretion | Partly: Partial, with proof | Partly: Within 5 days | Not stated: n/a |
| Days start when you landNo days used while you wait at home | Yes: First connection | Partly: Most plans | Yes: Yes, auto at 180 days | Yes: At activation | Not stated: Unclear | Yes: On arrival |
| No ID upload to buyQR right after payment | Yes: None | Not stated: Not stated | Yes: None for data | Not stated: Not stated | No: Passport copy | Yes: Existing SIM |
Read on each provider's own pages on 27 October 2026. Policies change. ‘Not stated’ means we couldn't find it on their site, not that they don't do it.
Airalo's currency list has no rupee and its payment list has no UPI; Nomad takes cards, Apple/Google Pay and PayPal. A dollar price on an Indian card usually picks up your bank's forex markup.
A carrier-locked phone is the most common reason a travel eSIM won't install. Matrix's policy says no refund for an incompatible handset; Saily refunds only plans that were never activated, within 30 days.
Airalo refunds an eSIM that isn't working to your original payment method. Nomad wants proof the fault was theirs; Matrix's window is five days from purchase. Ours runs for the plan's whole validity.
Airalo starts most plans on first connection but some on install, so check each plan's policy. Saily auto-activates an unused plan after 180 days.
Matrix sends the QR within about four hours, after you email a passport copy. Ours shows on screen as soon as you pay.
No fine print, no days lost before you fly, no forex surprises.
Most eSIM sellers stop refunding once the QR is scanned, or when the phone turns out to be carrier-locked. If yours can't install or never connects and support can't fix it, you get every rupee back.
Buy two weeks early from Mumbai or Delhi, install at leisure on home Wi-Fi. The validity clock stays paused until it first connects abroad.
Day 1 of 7 starts when it first connects
Dollar-priced eSIMs usually pick up your bank's forex markup. We price in rupees and take UPI, Indian cards and netbanking.
Foreign travel often grinds to a halt when you can't authorize a card payment or log into a banking app. Tripmojo runs as your secondary data lane while your Jio or Airtel SIM keeps receiving SMS.
Don't get stranded in an overseas cab when navigation runs out. We push you at 50% and 80% used, with a tap to top up.
Only 2 GB left on Thailand eSIM
80% used · tap to top up
From payment in your living room to touchdown at Bangkok, Tokyo, or London.
It appears as soon as you pay, with a copy in your email.
Stored safely in your iOS or Android eSIM settings, with the line switched off until departure.
Turn the eSIM line on after landing; Day 1 starts when it first connects.
We remind you before your data runs out, with a tap to top up.
Pick your destination and trip length to find the most cost-effective plan.
Thailand•50 GB•30 days
The cheapest plan in today's live catalogue that lasts your whole trip with about 1 GB a day, or unlimited.
Everything you need to know about buying, locked phones and keeping your home SIM.
Tripmojo prices in rupees and takes UPI, which Airalo doesn't list (no INR, no UPI as of 27 October 2026). Your days start when the eSIM first connects abroad, and you get a full refund if your phone is locked or the eSIM never connects.
Yes. Pay by UPI or card and the QR shows on screen straight away, with a copy in your email. Most people are set up in about two minutes, with no ID upload.
For most trips a data-only travel eSIM costs less than an Airtel or Jio roaming pack. Pick your destination and trip length above to see today's cheapest Tripmojo plan for it.
The data allowance and validity shown on the plan, priced and paid in rupees, so there is no dollar conversion on your card.
If the eSIM can't install or never connects at your destination and our support team can't fix it, you get a full refund to your original UPI or card account. No deductions.
Yes. Keep your physical Indian SIM (Jio, Airtel, Vi) on for calls and incoming SMS, and set the Tripmojo eSIM for mobile data. Your WhatsApp account stays on your Indian number. Remember to keep data roaming off on your Indian SIM.
No, the app is optional. You can buy in your browser, and the QR shows on screen and arrives in your email within about two minutes. The app adds a live data meter and alerts at 50% and 80% used.
Yes: Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm and any UPI app, plus Indian debit and credit cards and netbanking.
Your validity days start when the eSIM first connects to a network at your destination, never on the day you buy it or install it at home.
Plans show in rupees. QR on screen in about two minutes.
Solo getaway, family holiday or group trip.
