A metro ticket before you leave the airport
Set holiday.com as mobile data after you land. TMB, Metro de Madrid, and taxi apps work in the hall. You are not joining airport Wi-Fi to buy a ride.
Spain eSIM
Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona El Prat put the prepaid desks after a late arrival. A Spain eSIM is already on the phone, so metro tickets and maps work before you reach the city.
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Barajas and El Prat are not SIM shops
Spanish networks are straightforward. The delay is the arrivals hall: a counter, a mall kiosk, or hotel Wi-Fi that wants a room number first.
Skip the late-night prepaid desk
Those queues sit after immigration. An eSIM is a QR from home. No plastic card and no high-street shop on day one.
Hotspot on the AVE
Share the Spain line with a laptop on a long ride between cities. Keep the home number for calls. Data stays on holiday.com.
Three steps from this page to Spanish data
Checkout is on portal.holiday.com. The profile installs in the browser. How it works
1. Open Spain plans
The button opens checkout with Spain selected. Pick a pass that matches the nights in the country.
2. Pay in the browser
Apple Pay or card. Nothing ships. A QR or install link arrives when payment clears.
3. Scan it before you fly south
Install on home Wi-Fi. After you land, data roaming ON for holiday.com, OFF on the home SIM.
Spain eSIM — mainland and islands
Coverage notes first. Device lists stay on holiday.com.
Do I wait until Madrid or Barcelona to install?
No. Install at home. The plan joins a Spanish network when you arrive and turn data roaming on for holiday.com.
Does a Spain eSIM cover the Canaries and the Balearics?
A Spain country plan follows the coverage at checkout. Open the details on portal.holiday.com if the trip includes the Canaries, Mallorca, or another island.
Can people still reach my usual number in Spain?
On a dual-SIM phone, yes. Home SIM for calls and texts. Spain eSIM for data.
How do I know the phone takes a Spain eSIM?
Unlocked, plus an EID next to the IMEI when you dial *#06#. See Compatible devices.
Which line keeps roaming on?
Only holiday.com. Leave it off on the home SIM so the home carrier does not bill Spain as roaming.
I booked the flights late. Can I buy the eSIM now?
Yes. You have a year from purchase to start. Starting on day 365 still gives the full duration.
Spanish data before the AVE ticket screen.
Pay on the portal, scan at home, and open maps in Barajas or El Prat arrivals.