Best eSIM for Chile: from Santiago to Atacama to Patagonia without a SIM swap.

For visitors who want Chilean data on the phone they already own, eSIMbundle is a strong option. Buy a Chile bundle before departure, land at Santiago SCL, and use Google Maps, Uber, Waze and WhatsApp straight away. A VPN is included with every plan.

In Chile, eSIMbundle connects to Entel. Your eSIM joins it automatically after landing, so you never need to choose a carrier. Entel supports 4G and 5G.

Coverage is generally comfortable across Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, La Serena, Calama, San Pedro de Atacama town, Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales. Signal can weaken on open Atacama desert legs, in remote Torres del Paine viewpoints and along the Carretera Austral.

4G is broadly available across urban Chile, and 5G has been rolling out across parts of Santiago and other major cities. Whether your phone lands on 4G or 5G in a specific spot depends on your device, the available partner network and live conditions.

Light users on Maps and messaging often get by on 1–3 GB a week. Typical travellers using rideshares, tour bookings, streaming and hotel Wi-Fi backup usually want 5–10 GB a week. Heavy video or hotspot users can push past 20 GB a week. Use the Travel Data Calculator to size a Chile plan for your trip.

eSIMbundle Chile plans are data plans. Use mobile data for WhatsApp, FaceTime and other internet-based calling and messaging. Keep your normal SIM active for calls, SMS and verification codes, subject to your home carrier's own roaming charges and support.

Yes. On a compatible dual-SIM phone, keep your normal SIM installed and use your eSIMbundle eSIM for mobile data. Your usual phone number stays with your home SIM, and WhatsApp keeps using the number already registered to your account.

Yes. In the eSIMbundle app, open Store or Add data and buy a separate bundle on the same installed profile. Each bundle has its own allowance and validity and may wait before first use. Eligible finite bundles offer saved-card auto top-up at 80% used, up to your approved package price. Manage it under Account → Auto top-up; check existing replacement orders before buying again.

Yes. Open the eSIMbundle app → Account → My eSIM → Set up your eSIM and use Install eSIM on this phone, or QR/manual fallback. Confirm the profile appears in phone settings. Installation does not start the bundle; first supported use in coverage does. At your destination, enable the line, select it for data and enable its Data Roaming setting. Keep the profile after the trip.

Yes. Use VPN inside the eSIMbundle app with your normal account. VPN connection requires an active qualifying bundle, including on Wi-Fi. Prepare the app before departure; a bundle awaiting first use may not yet provide access. Choose a country and connect. VPN does not guarantee access to every service.

In San Pedro de Atacama town, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas, Puerto Varas and other Patagonian gateway towns coverage is generally comfortable. Open desert legs, remote Torres del Paine viewpoints and Carretera Austral ferry crossings can drop to intermittent signal for anyone on any Chilean carrier — save offline maps before those drives.

Yes. Your eSIMbundle eSIM stays installed on your phone. Next trip, add a bundle for the next supported destination in your account and it activates on the same eSIM — no new installation required.