Never pay for roaming in South Africa again! We created travSIM for you to enjoy an easy, worry-free way of staying connected wherever you are!

We offer you a worry-free way to make calls, send SMSes and connect to the internet in South Africa. You will get a local South African SIM card and can enjoy the cheap local rates in South Africa. Depending on the option you choose, you will get free minutes to South Africa landlines and mobile networks. You will also get SMS bundles and mobile data to use with your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. The SIM card is suitable for all kinds of devices. Please ensure that the devices you want to use are SIM lock free.

Benefits of your SIM card for South Africa:

• No contract, no roaming, no extra costs, and no worries – justa simple prepaid system
• We register and activate the SIM for you so that you can start using it the moment you arrive in South Africa
• Fast and free shipping worldwide
• We offer all SIM card sizes (standard, micro, and nano) for all kinds of devices
• Fast mobile internet wherever you are in South Africa
• Good network quality everywhere in South Africa
• The internet is uncapped to the data amount offered in the option.
• Good network quality everywhere in South Africa. See map

The countries that fall under the international call options include:

Alaska, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea,Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom,USA

You can call other countries as well, however, the number of minutes will be less. See under tariff for more details. 

Check if your device is SIM lock free

Vodacom 3G coverage map

This above coverage map is for the network coverage of Vodacom in South Africa. All populated areas are covered and big cities have LTE coverage. This map serves to give customers a general overview. Kindly visit the following website to view the interactive map.

Please click here to view the full Vodacom Coverage map and check coverage for your city or area.

travSIM has no influence on network coverage.

The network provider is Vodacom South Africa. For more information, please view the website of the network provider. travSIM is not a network provider and therefore cannot guarantee the quality of the network coverage. However, we choose Vodacom as the network provider, as it has the best call and data network quality in South Africa.

Prepaid price plans

Please note these prices are subject to change.

If you plan to make any international calls, it is advised that you buy one of the international options to qualify for cheaper international call rates.

International call option rates