How Many GB Do You Need to Travel?

Pick a usage profile close to yours, or fine-tune each activity's daily hours — see an instant daily and trip-total estimate on the right, plus suggested plans for your destination.

Travel data usage calculator

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Roughly how long you'll use each activity per day

Trip length
Counted from your activation day

Destinos populares

Japão、Coreia do Sul、Taiwan、Tailândia

What Is Mobile Data Usage?

Mobile data usage is the traffic you use over the cellular network when not on Wi-Fi — every time you scroll Instagram, look up directions on Google Maps, or video call home, it counts against your data. You usually won't have Wi-Fi everywhere while travelling, so estimating beforehand and buying the right amount avoids running out mid-trip or overpaying for data you won't use.

How We Calculate It

Roughly how much data each type of activity uses per hour (industry-standard estimates):

Os valores por hora acima não foram medidos no seu telemóvel — foram convertidos a partir de tamanhos de ficheiro típicos. A mesma aplicação pode consumir quantidades muito diferentes consoante a qualidade e a atualização em segundo plano, por isso considere o resultado uma ordem de grandeza, não uma previsão de fatura. Para perceber por que o mesmo consumo existe em planos de “quota diária” e de “dados totais” — e qual lhe convém — ver Daily quota vs. total data。

Social media (IG/Threads/Facebook)
≈150 MB/hr
HD video streaming (1080p)
≈1 GB/hr
Short video (TikTok/Reels)
≈600 MB/hr
Music streaming
≈100 MB/hr
Navigation
≈10 MB/hr
Web browsing
≈50 MB/hr
Messaging/email
≈4 MB/hr
Video calls
≈1 GB/hr

These figures are estimated from typical file sizes — actual usage varies noticeably by app settings, video quality and background refresh. Treat them as order-of-magnitude guidance. The single most effective way to save data: download offline maps before you leave, and turn off autoplay in social apps.

Want to understand plan types better? See Daily quota vs. total data and What "unlimited" data really means。