BitLink

Visiting Israel

A real Israeli number for your trip — and the next one.

BitLink plans are monthly with no contract: from $14.99/month, with eSIM activation that finishes before you even board. Use it for a 2–4 week trip and cancel when you fly home — or pause the line for $10/month and keep your Israeli number waiting for the next visit. Unlike a travel eSIM, you get a real Israeli number that works for calls, SMS codes, and local apps.

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Free for your first month.

Students and new olim: start a real Israeli eSIM line with 11GB included, free for a month. After that it continues on our Basic plan unless you cancel — we'll remind you first.

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What's the best SIM card for tourists in Israel?

It depends on what your trip needs. For a few days of maps and WhatsApp on Wi-Fi-adjacent travel, a data-only travel eSIM is genuinely fine and often cheapest. The switch point is needing a real Israeli phone number: receiving calls, getting SMS verification codes from Israeli banks and apps like Bit and Pango, ordering deliveries, or staying multiple weeks. Travel eSIMs don't do those things — they're data pipes. A BitLink monthly plan from $14.99 (VAT included, no contract) includes a real Israeli number and activates by eSIM before you land, and for a 2–4 week stay Student 5G at $34.99 with 50GB usually beats stacking travel data packs.

Can I get an Israeli SIM before I arrive?

Yes — that's the normal BitLink flow, not a special case. Check out online from home, and on an eSIM-compatible phone the activation QR code arrives by email within minutes of payment. Install it before your flight and your Israeli number is live when the wheels touch down: rides, family, and hotel confirmations all work from the arrivals hall. If your phone needs a physical SIM, support will help you time delivery around your trip instead.

What happens to my number when I leave Israel?

Your choice, and both options are clean. Cancel, and you've simply paid for the months you used — no exit fees, no contract tail. Or pause the line for $10/month right from your account and keep the number: service freezes immediately, the month you've already paid for runs to the end of its billing cycle, and the $10/month pause rate starts on your next billing date. The number stays registered to you — app and WhatsApp registrations intact — and resumes instantly when you're back. Two honest limits: a paused line is held for up to 18 months (after that it may be cancelled and the number lost), and when you resume, your regular billing restarts that day. If you visit Israel more than once a year, pausing is almost always worth it.

How much does a phone plan cost for a month in Israel?

With BitLink: Basic is $14.99/month with 1GB of 5G data for light use, Student 5G is $34.99/month with 50GB — the right size for most multi-week visits — and Max 5G is $39.99/month with 120GB plus 150 minutes of calling to US and Canadian numbers. All prices are in USD with VAT included, there's no contract beyond the month, and every plan includes a real Israeli number with eSIM or physical SIM activation.

Airport SIM & travel eSIM vs. a BitLink plan

For a few days of pure data, a travel eSIM is fine. For a real trip — and especially for repeat visits — the math and the experience change.

Travel eSIM / airport SIMBitLink monthly plan
Israeli phone numberData-only, or a temporary numberA real +972 number of your own
Israeli SMS codes (banks, Bit, Pango, deliveries)Usually don't workWork like a local's phone
SetupKiosk queue on arrival, or per-app fiddlingOnline checkout — eSIM live before you land
Cost shapePer-day or per-GB, adds up fastFlat monthly from $14.99, VAT included
Between tripsNumber gone — start over next visitPause for $10/mo and keep your number
When something breaksSelf-serve apps and email queuesReal people on WhatsApp, in English

Land already connected

Checkout online from home; the eSIM QR code arrives by email within minutes. Most visitors activate before the flight and skip the airport SIM kiosk entirely.

Leave without strings

Plans are monthly with no long-term commitment. Fly home, cancel, and you've paid only for the months you used — VAT included, no exit fees.

Come back to the same number

Visit Israel regularly? Pause the line for $10/month instead of cancelling. Your Israeli number — and everything registered to it — is waiting when you return.

What stays clear

The details matter before checkout.

Built for 2–4 week trips

One month of Student 5G — $34.99 for 50GB, 5,000 local minutes, and 1,000 SMS — usually costs less than stacking travel eSIM data packs for the same stay, and it comes with a number that actually works in Israel. Lighter visits can start at $14.99 with Basic.

The repeat-visitor move: pause, don't cancel

Chagim regulars, parents visiting kids in yeshiva or seminary, families with one foot in Israel: pause the line for $10/month right from your account between trips. The number stays yours for up to 18 months per pause, and on your next visit everything simply works again — no new SIM, no re-registering apps.

Staying longer than a visit?

If the trip is really a semester or a move, the student and olim guides cover data sizing, porting, and family calling in more depth — same plans, different questions.

Israel eSIMPorting your numberPhone plans for new olim

Plans to compare

Start with the plan that fits the use case.

Best for most students

Student 5G

Best for most students.

$34.99/mo
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For simple phone use

Basic

For simple phone use.

$14.99/mo
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More data for heavy users

Max 5G

More data, plus USA/CA calling.

$39.99/mo
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One trip or twenty. Same number.

Choose a monthly plan for this visit — and if you'll be back, pause instead of cancelling and keep your Israeli number.

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