Best Prepaid SIM Cards in Saudi Arabia for Tourists

Best Prepaid SIM Cards in Saudi Arabia for Tourists

Thousands of people come to Saudi Arabia from different countries to perform Umrah or Hajj and they are not aware of the mobile networks available here. If you are also going to Saudi Arabia, you should get information about prepaid SIM cards available in Saudi Arabia. So that you do not have to go through any hardships. You can read Best Prepaid SIM Cards in Saudi Arabia for Tourists post full to buy a good prepaid card.

If you are visiting Saudi Arabia and never know which prepaid SIM card is best for the internet or call. We will help you to choose the best SIM card that completes your needs while living in Saudi Arabia. There are currently two major mobile phone networks in Saudi Arabia which are STC and Mobily.

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Both networks have good coverage and good price plans. The third network in Saudi Arabia is Zain which is a part of Mobily and is a 4G. Most of the famous and used networks in Saudi Arabia are STC. We will compare STC and Mobily internet packages and calling plans. By reading this post fully, you can know which network is the best for Saudi Arabia visitors.

List of Mobile Phone networks in Saudi Arabia / Saudi Arabia

  1. STC Saudi Arabia
  2. Mobily
  3. Zain Saudi Arabia
Network Subscribers
STC Saudi Arabia 44.2 Million (2021)
Mobily Saudi Arabia 18.2 Million (2021)
Zain Saudi Arabia 7.6 Million (2021)

While going to Saudi Arabia you can also use the data roaming service of your current prepaid card and can talk with your friends and family at roaming plans of your country network. But doing so will make calls and internet plans very expensive and the better solution would be to buy a prepaid card from a good company in Saudi Arabia.

Best Prepaid SIM Cards in Saudi Arabia for Tourists

Here you can compare all networks in Saudi Arabia and can select the best SIM card for you. Currently, STC is the No.1 network because of its good coverage and cheapest calling offer.

STC Sawa SIM is the best SIM card for travellers in Saudi Arabia that is prepaid and there are multitype of packages available. Customers can easily activate any package on it like international calling packages and internet packages. Prepaid customers can make calls on all networks at 55 Halala per minute and can use the internet at 2 SAR per MB. These are the default rates for prepaid Sawa SIM cards users on the condition that they use the internet without any package subscription.

1. STC:

All Networks Free calls include STC + Unlimited Social Networks Data + 100GB Data 240 SR
All Networks Free calls include STC + Unlimited Social Networks Data + 40GB Data 170 SR
Calls to STC Unlimited & Other networks 500 Minutes, 20GB Social+10GB Data 115 SR
250 Minutes Valid for 21 destinations & local calls to all networks + 20GB Social+10GB Data 100 SR
200 Minutes Valid for 21 destinations & local calls to all networks + 10GB Social+10GB 90 SR

STC is offering a Free prepaid SIM card that is available at all airports in Saudi Arabia. If you are looking for Free Prepaid SIM card in Saudi Arabia then STC is offering a Free SIM Card to its new customers. You need only your passport to buy this card from the airport. From the tourist offer, all new users can buy a Free SIM card but they have to pay its package price which is just 35 SAR. By getting this card, customers will get 1GB of data, 1GB of Social and Calls within and outside the STC network for 100 minutes for 4 weeks. You can subscribe to any STC package by visiting STC’s official website.

2. Mobily Saudi Arabia:

Mobily is the second-largest mobile phone network in Saudi Arabia. This network has prepaid, postpaid and broadband connections in all of Saudi Arabia. All new customers who want to get a free SIM card while travelling in Saudi Arabia can get this prepaid card without any charges. Customers can use this prepaid card like the “pay as you go” service after purchasing it from any airport in Saudi Arabia.

Mobily is also offering a prepaid offer for Hajj and Umrah visitors that provides Hajj & Umra
30, Hajj & Umra 50, and Hajj & Umra 100 package. From these packages, customers will receive free international calling minutes that can be used in valid countries which are given below. Customers of Mobily can activate these offers after buying an Umrah and Hajj SIM cards.

Mobily Mints Other Networks Mints International Mints Internet
2GB Free on 1st Recharge
200 Minutes 20 Minutes 20 Riyals 1GB Data
500 Minutes 50 Minutes 60 Riyals 2GB Data
Bundle Validity is 30 Days

These packages are valid for 30 days and customers can call selected countries by using the international balance of Riyals. While active in these packages, customers can make calls on other networks and if customers want more internet they can activate the addon.

Mobily is providing 150MB internet to 2GB internet as an addon on prepaid Hajj and Umrah SIM cards. Customers can check these packages using the short ussd code *222#. To check the remaining balance on your prepaid SIM card simply dial *1411#.

3. Zain Saudi Arabia:

Here we will talk about the Zain network which is the third-largest network in Saudi Arabia. This network is offering different types of internet, calling and texting offers to its prepaid and postpaid customers. You can check its package here and can subscribe to any package by dialling 999.

Resources Charges
2GB, 30 minutes all networks calls, 20 SAR international call balance 55 SAR
4Gb, unlimited Zain calls, 60 other networks minutes, 50 SAR balance for international calls 99 SAR
10Gb, Unlimited Zain & other networks minutes, 50 SAR balance for international calls 199 SAR

Zain is a 4G mobile phone network in Saudi Arabia that has all types of services like STC and Mobily networks. This network is also offering free prepaid SIM Card to all new travellers. Customers who are visiting Saudi Arabia and looking for a free SIM card can choose a Zain SIM card. This network is offering 7 days, 15 days and 30 days packages types for travellers.

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The company has monthly, weekly and daily packages which can select the package according to its review for visitors to Saudi Arabia. Customers can activate these packages using its subscription codes and also they can use the Zain app to activate and check the resources.

Comparison of Saudi Arabia Prepaid SIM Card with Lowest Prices

We are providing you with this price table with the low price packages for travellers of all validity. 4Gb, unlimited Zain calls, 60 other networks minutes, 50 SAR balance for international calls

Items STC Mobily Zain
Package Price 90 SAR 59 SAR (Est) 99 SAR
Internet 10GB Social + 10Gb 1GB 4Gb
Voice Call 200 Minutes 200 Minutes+20 Local 60 other Minutes, Unlimited Zain
Text Messages
International Calls 200 Minutes 20 Riyal 50 SAR
International SMS
Validity 28 Days 28 Days 28 Days

STC and Mobily have more packages like this. If you want to buy other packages you can visit Zain’s official website https://sa.zain.com/en. Zain tourist SIM card prices start from 30 SAR but STC and Mobily tourist SIM cards with packages start from 49 SAR. If customers want to activate international calling, Internet and SMS package, they can also choose visitor lines and visitor plus packages that cost about 90 SAR to 125 SAR.

Finally, you have to decide which SIM is best for you. We have added the latest price plans, internet, SMS, Voice Call services and international calls offers. You can select any good prepaid card as per your requirement. If you are going to visit Saudi Arabia then we hope that with the help of this post you will select a good prepaid network for yourself.

About Saleem Khan

I am Saleem Khan belong to Pakistan. I like to write about Finance, Electronic devices reviews like Laptops, Mobiles, Machines and Technology information. I am working on blogging since 2017 and currently, I am working on different blogs like Getleadup.

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