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Airport SIM & eSIM Prices

Compare SIM and eSIM prices by vendor and duration.

Orange Holiday Europe SIM

Orange
14 days

Prepaid physical SIM with EU-wide data, calls and texts, aimed squarely at short-stay tourists — the most widely available airport SIM option in France.

📍 Orange boutiques citywide; kiosks at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport Terminal 1
SIM card€40

Holafly Unlimited Data eSIM

Holafly
15 days

Unlimited-data eSIM covering France, popular with travelers who want to skip airport SIM lines entirely and land already connected.

📍 Purchased and installed online before arrival (holafly.com app)
eSIM€39

Airalo France eSIM (Fabric)

Airalo
30 days

A budget-friendly fixed-data eSIM plan (e.g. 5GB/30 days) for travelers who don't need unlimited data — install before landing and skip physical SIM shopping entirely.

📍 Purchased and installed online before arrival (Airalo app)
eSIM€15

Free Mobile Prepaid SIM

Free Mobile
30 days

The budget option: a low-cost SIM from France's cheapest major carrier, topped up with a pay-as-you-go plan — best for longer stays where saving over airport-kiosk prices matters more than convenience.

📍 Free Mobile shops, Carrefour/Relay kiosks in central Lyon
SIM card€10