{"id":6248,"date":"2018-03-06T10:30:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T10:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/germany-sim-card\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T20:02:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:02:41","slug":"germany-sim-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/tips-inspiration\/germany-sim-card\/","title":{"rendered":"What SIM Card to Buy in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>But&#8230; pics or it didn&#8217;t happen, amiright? Posting your amazing selfie in exotic locations is a pretty integral part to any holiday these days. More importantly, Google Maps is a travellers best friend when you&#8217;re frequently exploring new corners of the globe.\u00a0So having a chunk of data to use is very useful, and buying a local sim card when you land is a good way to avoid the huge shocker of a bill from data roaming charges. There are of course other options, like a good roaming plan, or renting the internet device, or relying on your hotel WiFi or hunting down free WiFi spots in the city. But I [personally prefer the reliability of spending just a little bit more on a SIM card, so I get constant good connectivity and peace of mind that I have enough data to last my trip.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve picked out some of the best sim cards to get when you travel in different cities. This one is for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/Destinations-In-Germany.d64.Hotel-Destinations\">Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What SIM Card to Buy in Germany<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sim-divider-1024x52-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/26-SIM-cards-1.jpg\" alt=\"Germany\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best SIM:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com\/wiki\/Vodafone_Germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vodafone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> free (without credit), 9.95 EUR\/SGD16 (with 10 EUR credit), and 14.95 EUR\/SGD24 (with 15 EUR credit)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alternatives:<\/strong> Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, and o2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best place to buy:<\/strong> Airport terminals or official flagship stores<\/p>\n<table width=\"686\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"95\"><strong>Travel\u00a0length\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"105\">2-5 days<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"64\">10 days<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"422\">&gt;3GB (2 weeks and beyond)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SIM Cards<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Deutsche Telekom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Vodafone<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Vodafone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tip: Get your passport and accommodation address ready while buying your SIM card.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But&#8230; pics or it didn&#8217;t happen, amiright? Posting your amazing selfie in exotic locations is a pretty integral part to any holiday these days. More importantly, Google Maps is a travellers best friend when you&#8217;re frequently exploring new corners of the globe.\u00a0So having a chunk of data to use is very useful, and buying a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/tips-inspiration\/germany-sim-card\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What SIM Card to Buy in Germany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,14],"tags":[607,406],"authors":[24],"class_list":["post-6248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","category-tips-inspiration","tag-sim-card","tag-travel-kit","authors-expedia-globetrotters","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What SIM Card to Buy in Germany - Expedia SG Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/tips-inspiration\/germany-sim-card\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What SIM Card to Buy in Germany - Expedia SG Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"But&#8230; pics or it didn&#8217;t happen, amiright? 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