Mobile internet in Athens: a visitor’s guide
Athens has solid 4G and 5G above ground, and the sites you came for are open-air. The real questions are whether your plan charges roaming, what happens in the metro tunnels, and what your phone does when you carry on to the islands.
概要
- ギリシャでeSIMは使えますか？
- はい。Wind, Vodafone（5G）に接続します。
- 料金
- €4.29から（3 GB・15日間）
- 1週間の旅行なら
- 5 GB・30日間：€6.29
- EUの携帯プランは使えますか？
- はい。ギリシャはEUローミングの対象国なので、EU加盟国のプランなら、通常は事業者のフェアユース上限の範囲内で追加料金なしで使えます。EU外のプランの場合は、国際ローミング料金がかかります。
- プランはいつから始まりますか？
- ギリシャでスマホが初めてネットワークに接続した時点からです。QRコードは数分でメールに届きます。
Roaming here, in three lines
- EU and EEA plans: roam like at home applies, within the fair-use limit.
- UK plans: it depends on your operator since Brexit.
- Plans from outside Europe: usually roaming charges or a daily pass.
ギリシャ向けeSIM
ギリシャに着いたその瞬間から、スマホでデータ通信。アカウント、アプリ、店舗は不要です。
データ容量を選ぶ
1〜2週間、地図、メッセージ、たまに動画を見る方に。
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お使いの機種で使えますか？
iPhoneの場合：「設定」→「一般」→「情報」を開き、EIDまでスクロールします。EIDがあればeSIMに対応しています。iPhone XS（2018年）以降はすべて対応しています。
Androidの場合：「設定」→「デバイス情報」→「ステータス」でEIDを探します。EIDがあればeSIMに対応しています。Galaxy S20、Pixel 3以降の多くの機種が対応しています。
SIMロック解除済みであることも必要です。端末を一括購入した場合や契約期間が終わっている場合は、ほぼ確実に解除されています。
お使いの機種がわからない場合は、お支払い前にお問い合わせください。担当者が24時間以内にお答えします。
ご利用の流れ
- 1選んで支払うカード、Apple Pay、Google Pay。アカウント不要。
- 2自宅で設定QRがメールで届きます。Wi‑Fi環境で1分でスキャン。
- 3到着したら接続eSIMのデータローミングをオンにすれば、ネットにつながります。
From the airport to the centre
The airport sits well outside Athens, and the ride in, by metro or by airport bus, is the first thing you do with your phone: the ticket, the live times, the address of where you are sleeping, or a ride-hailing app if you land late. All of that needs data before you reach the city.
Airport Wi-Fi usually asks for a registration form or an email and often runs out after a while, which is awkward with luggage in hand. Install the eSIM at home over your own Wi-Fi: it does not start counting until the phone first connects in Greece. If you land and there is no data, check that data roaming is on for the new line, that the eSIM is set as the data line, and restart. The no-service checklist has the rest.
Where the signal drops in Athens
In the metro tunnels, coverage depends on the line and on the station, so expect gaps between stops on any network, your own or a local eSIM. Load your route before you go down, and let the messages send when you surface.
Above ground, the narrow stepped streets of the old quarters and the thick walls of museums and basement rooms can weaken the signal too. The archaeological sites are the opposite: the Acropolis, the Agora and the rest are open-air, so they behave like the street outside.
Tickets, maps and the apps that eat data
- Site and museum tickets are usually bought online and shown from the phone, often with a time slot: download or screenshot yours the night before instead of loading it in the queue.
- Offline maps: download the city before you fly, and keep data for the live transport times.
- Public transport and ride-hailing apps do not work at all without a connection.
- Photos and video from the Acropolis upload fast on 5G, which is exactly how a small plan disappears in two days: leave the uploads for the hotel Wi-Fi.
- Heat and screen time drain the battery, so a power bank matters as much as the data.
How much data
It depends on the days, on whether you watch video and on whether you share with a laptop. How much data do I need turns that into a number from what you actually do.
Prices for Greece
Greece data eSIMs: 3 GB for €4.29, 5 GB for €6.29, 10 GB for €11.79 and 20 GB for €19.79. It is data only, so your number and WhatsApp stay on your usual line, and the plan starts on the first connection in Greece, not when you install it.
旅行はまだ先ですか？
ギリシャへはまだ先ですか？出発前にお知らせします
出発日を教えてください。1週間前と前日に、自宅のWi‑FiでeSIMを設定する手順をメールでお送りします。それ以外のメールは送りません。
メールはこの旅行に関する内容のみで、すべてのメールからワンクリックで配信停止できます。 プライバシーポリシー
Is there mobile signal in the Athens metro?
It depends on the line and the station, so expect gaps in the tunnels on any network. Load your route before you go down.
Does a Greece eSIM work on the islands?
Yes, a Greece plan covers the mainland and the Greek islands. On the islands close to Turkey, choose a Greek network by hand so the phone does not attach to a Turkish one, which the plan does not cover.
Will I have data at the airport when I land?
Yes, if the eSIM is installed and data roaming is on for that line. It activates on the first connection in Greece, so install it at home over Wi-Fi.
Does the eSIM give me a Greek number?
No, it is data only. Your own line keeps your number and WhatsApp keeps working with it.
出発前にeSIMをご用意ください。QRは数分でメールに届き、プランは渡航先で接続したときに開始します。
See eSIMs for Greece