Five days in Taiwan usually means one base in Taipei with day trips around it, so your data depends on how long you spend away from hotel Wi-Fi, not on the day count.
Quick answer
| Level of use | Roughly per day | Total for 5 days |
|---|---|---|
| Light: maps, chat, email | 0.4GB | 3GB |
| Normal: social, photos, short video | 0.9GB | 6GB |
| Heavy: streaming, video calls, hotspot | 1.9GB | 11GB |
Daily use times the days, plus 15 percent for app updates and photo backup. An estimate, not a measurement of your phone.
Five days is the most common length Thai travellers book for Taiwan, and it usually means one hotel in Taipei throughout. Day one is the airport at Taoyuan and the ride into the city. Days two to four are night markets, Taipei 101 and day trips such as Jiufen, Shifen (sky lanterns), Tamsui or the Beitou hot springs. The last day is souvenirs and the flight home.
The benefit of this shape is that your data is predictable: every night you return to the same room with Wi-Fi, so the day's photos and videos can upload there, and mobile data is left for getting around and for time outside.
The table above puts light use at about 3 GB for five days, normal at about 6 GB and heavy at about 11 GB. We have no Taiwan-only plan; the real options are multi-country plans from the 12- and 14-country groups and the 117- and 127-country global groups. Always check the country list on the plan page for Taiwan.
Install the eSIM at home on Wi-Fi, assign it to mobile data but leave your main SIM's data roaming off, then switch the eSIM data on when you land at Taoyuan. Download offline maps of Taipei and the Jiufen area beforehand, and keep tickets and QR codes in an app that opens without internet.
For most people who use maps, chat and social media and upload photos on hotel Wi-Fi, yes, since the normal estimate for five days is about 6 GB. If you stream on the move or film long videos, step up to a 10 GB pack.
Yes, as long as Taiwan is on that plan's country list, which you should check on the plan page before buying. The trade-off is that traffic exits abroad rather than through a Taiwan local network, so services locked to Taiwan may not work.
Not necessarily, if you have offline maps and saved tickets, because that day is walking and waiting for transport, which uses little data. The usual problem is a slow signal in the crowds, not running out of quota.
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Prices are for the whole 5-day trip: a daily plan is its day price times 5. Only plans that last the trip and clear the light-use estimate.
| Plan | Data | Validity | Cost for 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan +13 countries 3GB 15 days | 3GB | 15 days | $4.90 |
| Taiwan +13 countries 1GB per day | 1GB/day | Set to 5 days | $9.50 |
| Taiwan +11 countries 3GB 15 days | 3GB | 15 days | $15.90 |
| Taiwan +13 countries 2GB per day | 2GB/day | Set to 5 days | $19.50 |
| Taiwan +13 countries 3GB per day | 3GB/day | Set to 5 days | $29.50 |
| Taiwan +13 countries 5GB per day | 5GB/day | Set to 5 days | $34.50 |
| Taiwan +11 countries 1GB per day | 1GB/day | Set to 5 days | $34.50 |
| Taiwan +116 countries 1GB per day | 1GB/day | Set to 5 days | $44.50 |
| Taiwan +13 countries 10GB per day | 10GB/day | Set to 5 days | $59.50 |
| Taiwan +11 countries 2GB per day | 2GB/day | Set to 5 days | $59.50 |
| Taiwan +116 countries 2GB per day | 2GB/day | Set to 5 days | $69.50 |
| Taiwan +11 countries 3GB per day | 3GB/day | Set to 5 days | $79.50 |
14 countries · partner networks
Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
14 countries · partner networks
Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
14 countries · partner networks
Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
14 countries · partner networks
Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
12 countries · partner networks
Taiwan, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Thailand
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
117 countries · partner networks
Taiwan, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
