Prices in pounds · Prices checked 29 October 2026

UK roaming charges vs a travel eSIM

What EE, O2, Vodafone and Three publish for roaming, destination by destination, and what the same trip costs with a prepaid travel eSIM.

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A week abroad, network by network

Each network’s lowest published option for 7 days, using its prices for that destination’s zone, next to the Graba SIM plan with about 0.7 GB a day for the week. UK network prices include calls and texts; the eSIM is data only. Select a price to see 3, 7 and 14 days.

DestinationEEO2VodafoneThreeGraba SIM
USAVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Global Roam zone£30.007-day pass£4.495GB, 30 days
EuropaVaries: check EEEurope Zone: check your plan£16.008-day pass£12.007-day pass£4.995GB, 30 days
FrançaVaries: check EEEurope Zone: check your plan£16.008-day pass£12.007-day pass£4.495GB, 30 days
JapãoVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Check Vodafone£42.007-day pass£5.495GB, 30 days
TurkeyVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Global Roam zone£42.007-day pass£7.995GB, 30 days
ThailandVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Zone D: daily fee£42.007-day pass£6.255GB, 30 days
SpainVaries: check EEEurope Zone: check your plan£16.008-day pass£12.007-day pass£6.4910GB, 30 days
GreeceVaries: check EEEurope Zone: check your plan£16.008-day pass£12.007-day pass£8.995GB, 30 days
ItalyVaries: check EEEurope Zone: check your planCheck Vodafone£12.007-day pass£5.495GB, 30 days
PortugalVaries: check EEEurope Zone: check your plan£16.008-day pass£12.007-day pass£3.995GB, 30 days
EgyptVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Zone D: daily fee£42.007-day pass£7.495GB, 30 days
ChinaVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Check Vodafone£42.007-day pass£10.995GB, 30 days
CanadaVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Check Vodafone£42.007-day pass£6.995GB, 30 days
IndiaVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Zone D: daily fee£42.007-day pass£6.995GB, 30 days
AustráliaVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Global Roam zone£30.007-day pass£3.995GB, 30 days
MoroccoVaries: check EEStandard ratesZone D: daily fee£42.007-day pass£6.995GB, 30 days
South KoreaVaries: check EEStandard ratesCheck Vodafone£42.007-day pass£8.9920GB, 30 days
UAEVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Zone D: daily fee£42.007-day pass£11.495GB, 30 days
MexicoVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Global Roam zone£42.007-day pass£27.755GB, 30 days
New ZealandVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Check Vodafone£30.007-day pass£5.495GB, 30 days
Dominican RepublicVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Check Vodafone£42.007-day pass£10.995GB, 30 days
Cape VerdeVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Check VodafoneStandard rates£144.505GB, 30 days
SwitzerlandVaries: check EEEurope Zone: check your planCheck Vodafone£12.007-day pass£3.995GB, 30 days
Sri LankaVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Check Vodafone£30.007-day pass£5.995GB, 30 days
MaldivesVaries: check EEStandard ratesCheck VodafoneStandard rates£117.505GB, 30 days
VietnamVaries: check EEStandard ratesCheck Vodafone£30.007-day pass£8.255GB, 30 days
MontenegroVaries: check EE£49.00£7 a day × 7Check Vodafone£42.007-day pass£9.995GB, 30 days

Sources: O2 Travel (checked 29 October 2026) · Three roaming (checked 29 October 2026) · Vodafone (checked 29 October 2026) · EE (checked 29 October 2026). Prices change; check before you buy.

Your network’s roaming charges

EEEE prices roaming by destination, plan and start date in its roaming tool. It doesn’t publish one price for every country, so check EE’s tool for your trip.Compare EE with an eSIMO2O2 Travel Bolt On: £7 a day, charged only on days you use your phone abroad, with unlimited calls, texts and data at up to 2 Mbps in 74 destinations outside Europe. O2’s Europe Zone is priced separately, by plan.Compare O2 with an eSIMVodafoneVodafone European roaming passes: £16 for 8 days or £21 for 15 days in Zone B (47 European destinations). Further afield, Global Roam plans include some destinations; others pay a daily fee shown in Vodafone’s charge checker.Compare Vodafone with an eSIMThreeThree charges by zone: £2.75 a day in Go Roam in Europe, and £8 a day in Go Roam Around the World and Around the World Extra, for plans from 18 December 2025. Multi-day Go Roam passes cost less per day. It unlocks your UK allowance, up to 12 GB.Compare Three with an eSIM

eSIM prices from the UK

Questions UK travellers ask

Which UK network charges least for roaming?

It depends on your plan and where you go. Three’s Europe zone and Vodafone’s European passes cost less per day than worldwide roaming, and O2 Travel covers many long-haul destinations at one daily price. EE’s price depends on the destination, so check its tool.

Do UK networks still include roaming in Europe?

Some plans include Europe roaming, others charge a daily fee or sell passes. Check your own plan before you travel.

Why are some cells blank?

We only show a network’s price where it publishes one for that destination’s zone and we have checked it. Elsewhere we say where to check, rather than guess.

What if something goes wrong with my eSIM?

Live chat in the Graba SIM app is open 24/7. Email and contact-form requests are answered Monday to Friday.

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