Poland eSIM: 5G in Warsaw, Krakow & Beyond — No Passport

Poland’s telecom regulations make it extremely difficult for tourists to get a local SIM: (1) Online registration is only available to Polish citizens with electronic ID (mObywatel) or local bank accounts — not tourists. (2) You must visit a physical Orange, Play, or T-Mobile store with your passport for in-person registration. (3) Airport stores have limited hours and long queues. (4) Many stores have limited English support. Roami requires none of this — buy online, scan QR, and you’re connected instantly. No store visit, no Polish ID, no language barrier.

Yes — Poland’s 5G network is extensive. Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Wroclaw, and Poznan have 5G coverage with typical speeds of 100-300 Mbps from Play and Orange. At Warsaw Old Town, Krakow’s Wawel Castle, the Wieliczka Salt Mine, and Gdansk’s Old Town, you’ll get strong 5G signals. In smaller towns and on trains, 4G is standard with speeds of 10-40 Mbps — fine for maps, messaging, and social media. Roami auto-connects to the strongest carrier.

Play is Poland’s largest carrier with 99% population coverage — the best choice for travelers visiting multiple cities. Orange has strong 5G in Warsaw and Krakow and offers competitive local plans — but reduces EU roaming data by 29%. T-Mobile has good urban coverage but smaller market share in prepaid. With Roami, you don’t choose — your eSIM auto-switches to whichever carrier has the strongest signal at your location.

Polish operators significantly reduce your data allowance when roaming in the EU: Play offers 30GB domestic but only 10.31GB in the EU (66% reduction). Orange offers 15GB domestic but only 10.66GB in the EU (29% reduction). And if you travel to the UK (post-Brexit), Plus charges 99 zł/GB. Roami offers full-speed EU and UK roaming with no data reduction — what you buy is what you get, everywhere.

No problem. Log into your Roami account to re-download the QR code — takes about 1 minute. We recommend saving it as a screenshot or PDF when you first receive it, just in case.

The plan validity starts when you connect to a local network in Poland, not when you buy or install it. So you can purchase and install weeks before your trip without losing any plan days. A 7-day plan gives you 7 full days from first connection.