Unitel Laos Prepaid Data Plans: Package Codes & Prices (2026)

Unless otherwise noted, prices are converted at 1 USD ≈ 22,500 kip (mid-market rate, 20 August 2026). Kip is what actually gets charged — treat the USD figures on this page, including our own pricing, as approximate, since the kip has moved substantially against the dollar in recent years.

The short answer

The cheapest useful tourist package is 10K3 — 4GB for 10,000 kip (~$0.44), valid 3 days. To buy it, dial *123*10K3# from a registered Unitel line.

That’s the catch: you need a registered Unitel SIM before any of these codes work. Here’s every package price, then exactly how to get a registered line — including the route that skips the queue entirely.

The route that skips it is a pre-activated Unitel eSIM: we sell a genuine local Unitel profile, already registered and installed by email before you fly, from $6.90 (our Laos eSIM plans). Then every code in the tables below works exactly as described — you’re on a real Unitel line.

Unitel data package prices

Source: Unitel’s own shop, retrieved 20 August 2026.

Short-duration (tourist-relevant)

Code	Data	Price (kip)	~USD	Validity
5_ML	1GB	5,000	$0.22	1 day
3K2	1GB	3,000	$0.13	2 days
10K3	4GB	10,000	$0.44	3 days
10_ML	2GB	10,000	$0.44	7 days
10K7	3GB	10,000	$0.44	7 days
15_ML	5GB	15,000	$0.67	7 days
25_ML	5GB	25,000	$1.11	7 days
CN25	7GB	25,000	$1.11	7 days
25K	8GB	25,000	$1.11	10 days
CN35	10GB	35,000	$1.56	10 days
40K	15GB	40,000	$1.78	15 days

30-day packages

Code	Data	Price (kip)	~USD	Validity
MS45	10GB	45,000	$2.00	30 days
50K	15GB	50,000	$2.22	30 days
TV55	15GB	55,000	$2.44	30 days
60K	20GB	60,000	$2.67	30 days
75K	30GB	75,000	$3.33	30 days
TV80	30GB	80,000	$3.56	30 days
CN95	30GB	95,000	$4.22	30 days
95K	40GB	95,000	$4.22	30 days
TV100	40GB	100,000	$4.44	30 days
120_ML	45GB	120,000	$5.33	30 days
120K	55GB	120,000	$5.33	30 days
TV125	55GB	125,000	$5.56	30 days
MS150	60GB	150,000	$6.67	30 days
5G150	60GB	150,000	$6.67	30 days
150K	70GB	150,000	$6.67	30 days
5G200	90GB	200,000	$8.89	30 days
5G300	140GB	300,000	$13.33	30 days

Some codes share a price but not the data — check the code, not just the price:

• 95,000 kip: 95K gives 40GB, CN95 gives 30GB — 95K is the better deal.
• 120,000 kip: 120K gives 55GB, 120_ML gives 45GB — 120K is the better deal.
• 150,000 kip: 150K gives 70GB, MS150 and 5G150 both give 60GB — 150K is the better deal.

Dialling the wrong code at the same price costs you real data.

Long-duration packages (90 / 180 / 360 days) — full list

For long stays, longer commitments buy meaningfully cheaper data per gigabyte — see the tier comparison below the table.

Code	Data	Price (kip)	~USD	Validity
50K3M	45GB	135,000	$6.00	90 days
60K3M	60GB	162,000	$7.20	90 days
75K3M	90GB	202,500	$9.00	90 days
95K3M	120GB	256,500	$11.40	90 days
120K3M	165GB	324,000	$14.40	90 days
150K3M	210GB	405,000	$18.00	90 days
50K6M	90GB	255,000	$11.33	180 days
60K6M	120GB	306,000	$13.60	180 days
75K6M	180GB	382,500	$17.00	180 days
95K6M	240GB	484,500	$21.53	180 days
120K6M	330GB	612,000	$27.20	180 days
150K6M	420GB	765,000	$34.00	180 days
50K12M	180GB	480,000	$21.33	360 days
60K12M	240GB	576,000	$25.60	360 days
75K12M	360GB	720,000	$32.00	360 days
95K12M	480GB	912,000	$40.53	360 days
120K12M	660GB	1,152,000	$51.20	360 days
150K12M	840GB	1,440,000	$64.00	360 days
12MS45	120GB	529,000	$23.51	360 days
12MS150	720GB	1,575,000	$70.00	360 days

Committing longer costs less per month. The same price tier gets cheaper per month the longer the validity — e.g. the 150,000-kip tier runs $6.67/month at 30 days, but $5.67/month over 6 months (150K6M) and $5.33/month over 12 months (150K12M), for a growing data allowance each step:

Tier	3 months	6 months	12 months
50,000 kip	45GB, ~$2.00/mo	90GB, ~$1.89/mo	180GB, ~$1.78/mo
60,000 kip	60GB, ~$2.40/mo	120GB, ~$2.27/mo	240GB, ~$2.13/mo
75,000 kip	90GB, ~$3.00/mo	180GB, ~$2.83/mo	360GB, ~$2.67/mo
95,000 kip	120GB, ~$3.80/mo	240GB, ~$3.59/mo	480GB, ~$3.38/mo
120,000 kip	165GB, ~$4.80/mo	330GB, ~$4.53/mo	660GB, ~$4.27/mo
150,000 kip	210GB, ~$6.00/mo	420GB, ~$5.67/mo	840GB, ~$5.33/mo

How to buy a package

Once you have a registered Unitel line:

• Buy a package: dial *123* followed by the code from the table above, then #. Example: *123*10K3# for the 4GB/3-day package.
• Check your balance: dial *122#.
• Top up: any amount, no minimum.
• Unused data: rolls over when a new package is bought before the old one expires.
• Shop prices vs. dialling the code yourself: identical. There’s no price advantage to buying at a counter instead of dialling the code — only a time cost.

You need a registered SIM first. Three ways to get one.

Route	Cost to start	Time cost
Physical SIM at a shop	20,000 kip (~$0.89)	Passport or any ID, eKYC, shop hours, possible queue
Native Unitel eSIM	Similar	Customer centre visit only — not available at the airport — expect to lose half a day
Pre-activated eSIM (ours)	From $6.90	None — install by email before you fly, working the moment you land

Shop SIM: any Unitel store, or Wattay International Airport on arrival. You’ll need ID (any passport or national ID — a Lao ID is not required) and to complete eKYC registration, either in person or via the LaoKYC app. Full walkthrough: How to Register and Activate a Unitel SIM Card in Laos.

Native Unitel eSIM: Unitel does sell eSIM profiles directly, but only through their customer service centres — not at the airport, not through the app. If you’re arriving and want to start on native Unitel pricing immediately, this route isn’t realistic on arrival day.

Pre-activated eSIM: registration happens before you fly, tied to your order. No counter, no eKYC to do yourself, no customer-centre visit. Buy a Laos eSIM.

What our eSIM actually costs you

Our first bundle costs more per gigabyte than the equivalent native package above. A 10-day, 10GB plan from us is $6.90; the closest native equivalent (25K, 8GB/10 days) is 25,000 kip, about $1.11.

After that first bundle expires, you’re on Unitel’s own network using Unitel’s own prices — dial any code from the table above, same as anyone else. The premium is one-time, and it buys back the time cost in the table above: no queue, no eKYC to handle yourself, no customer-centre visit, working the moment you land rather than half a day later.

Unitel also sells its own travel SIM directly

For transparency: Unitel has its own official travel SIM, ordered on their site (choose SIM → enter order info → pay → receive SIM):

Package	Data	Price	Validity
SABAIDEE10	10GB	80,000 kip (~$3.56)	10 days
SABAIDEE15	15GB	95,000 kip (~$4.22)	15 days
SABAIDEE30	30GB	125,000 kip (~$5.56)	30 days

Data-only, no voice or SMS — and Unitel’s own terms say the number is reclaimed 30 days after it’s blocked (data exhausted or validity expired), so it’s not meant to be kept beyond the trip. It’s a real option if you’re comfortable with Unitel’s own ordering/delivery flow; our eSIM plans exist for the same use case delivered by email in minutes instead, with no separate order-and-wait step.

Which route suits which traveller

• Short trip, arriving by air, want data immediately → pre-activated eSIM. The time you’d spend registering costs more than the price difference.
• Long stay, or you’re already comfortable navigating a Lao SIM counter, or you’re already in Vientiane → shop SIM. Cheap, and the registration is one-off — once done, every package after is native pricing either way.
• Arriving at a land border, late at night, or on a weekend → pre-activated eSIM. Shops keep business hours and land crossings often have no Unitel presence at all.

In that last case, it’s a genuine local Unitel eSIM you install on Unitel’s own network before you fly — see our Laos eSIM plans.