Malta
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Malta is the cheapest European country in the Flysimio catalogue, and it is also one of the best-networked countries in Europe for its size — GO, Epic and Melita between them cover all three inhabited islands with 5G. That combination is unusual: cheap here genuinely does not mean compromised. Plans are prepaid with no contract and no roaming surprises, your QR code arrives by email within seconds, every plan includes free mobile hotspot, and there's a 7-day money-back guarantee. One honest note: Malta is an EU member, so if you're travelling from elsewhere in the EU, check whether your existing roam-like-at-home allowance already covers you before buying anything.

Getting online in Malta takes about two minutes. Confirm your phone supports eSIM — iPhone XS (2018) and newer and most Android flagships from 2020 qualify. Choose your Malta plan on Flysimio and pay with card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay; your QR code arrives by email within seconds. On Wi-Fi before you fly, open Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM (iPhone) or Network & Internet → SIMs → Add eSIM (Android) and scan it. When you land at Malta International, switch the Flysimio line on and turn on Data Roaming for that line only. Malta drives on the left and uses Type G plugs, the same as the UK.

Very little. Malta is 316 km² with excellent hotel Wi-Fi, so a full week typically uses 1–2 GB — roughly 300 MB a day for maps, messaging and email. A 3 GB plan covers a fortnight comfortably and costs less than a coffee and a pastizzi. Coverage is not the constraint anywhere: Valletta, Sliema, St. Julian's, Mdina and Rabat are all on 5G, Gozo is covered throughout including Victoria, Xlendi and Marsalforn, the Ċirkewwa ferry crossing keeps signal, and even Comino and the Blue Lagoon are covered. Use the calculator above to size your plan and top up if you run low.

Flysimio runs as a second line beside your usual SIM, so you keep your home number for calls and texts while your Maltese data flows over the eSIM — standard dual-SIM behaviour on iPhone XS and later and most Android phones from 2018. Set the Flysimio eSIM as your cellular-data line and turn on Data Roaming for that line only. One practical note for divers: surface coverage is good at all the main entries including Ċirkewwa and Wied iż-Żurrieq, so you can check conditions and share plans from the shore — but nothing works underwater, so agree your dive plan before you get in.

Every Flysimio Malta plan includes mobile hotspot at no extra cost and without throttling, so you can tether a laptop or tablet or share with a travel companion. As a data-only eSIM it has no Maltese phone number, but WhatsApp is the default for messaging in Malta, and FaceTime and Google Meet handle calls over data. Your home number stays reachable on your primary SIM. English is an official language alongside Maltese, which removes most of the friction travellers hit elsewhere — you rarely need a local number to sort anything out.

For a week-long holiday, the 1 GB / 7-day plan at a little over a dollar is usually enough, and 3 GB covers a fortnight. For a longer stay — Malta has a substantial remote-working and iGaming expat community — a 10 or 20 GB plan is still inexpensive. Because Flysimio gives you six months to activate, you can buy before you leave and validity only starts when your eSIM first connects in Malta. One seasonal note: in July and August the islands are extremely busy and the Blue Lagoon on Comino in particular gets congested, so slow data alongside full signal bars is a load problem rather than a coverage one, and no plan size changes it.