Prices in pounds · for UK travellers
Eurostar to Paris, the ferry to Calais or a flight to Nice? See what your UK network charges in France and what the same trip costs with a travel eSIM.
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When your network charges a daily fee for France, caps how much data you can use abroad, or your trip is long enough for a fair-use limit to apply. If France is free on your plan with plenty of data, you may not need one.
It connects once the train reaches France. In the tunnel there’s no signal on any network.
Turn data roaming off for your UK SIM before you sail. At sea your phone can join the ship’s network, which isn’t covered by EU roaming or by the eSIM.
Set your trip length and how you use your phone. eSIM bars are data-only plans that cover the whole trip; UK network bars use your UK allowance and include calls and texts. EE and O2 don’t publish a price for France that we can check, so they aren’t charted.
Sources: Vodafone roaming (checked 6 November 2026) · Three roaming (checked 6 November 2026) · Airalo fixed-data plans (checked 9 November 2026). Prices change; check before you buy.
France eSIM
Pick the trip that sounds most like yours. Every plan is data only, paid once, with no contract.
Prices in GBP
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Other sizes for different kinds of trip.
A day pass gives you full-speed data for one day, then slower data for the rest of the day.
500MB to 10GB a day
From £1.99
See day passesFor each trip we pick the current plan that costs the least while lasting the whole trip and gives about 0.3 to 0.7 GB a day, enough for maps, messages and social media. A plan may last longer than the trip. Everyone uses data differently, so check your phone’s recent data use. “Best value” only appears when that plan also costs the least per GB of all the plans that fit.
Eurostar arrives at Paris Gare du Nord; ferries land at Calais, Dunkirk, Caen, Cherbourg and Saint-Malo.
Networks our France plans use: Orange
France is in the EU, so check your plan first: it may already include roaming there. What each network publishes for France, and a week of it:
| Network | What it charges | 7 days | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
 EE | Varies by plan EE doesn’t publish one price for every country: it prices roaming by destination, plan and start date. Check EE’s roaming tool for France. | No published price | EE roaming |
| O2 | O2 Europe Zone O2 treats its Europe Zone separately from O2 Travel, and what you pay in France depends on your plan. Check your plan in My O2 before you go. | No published price | O2 roaming |
| Vodafone | Zone B £16 for an 8-day pass or £21 for 15 days in Zone B. Uses your UK calls, texts and data, up to 25 GB a month. | £16.008-day pass | Vodafone in France vs eSIM |
 Three | Go Roam in Europe £2.75 a day in Go Roam in Europe (£2 on plans from 2021 to 2025), or £12 for a 7-day pass. Unlocks your UK calls, texts and up to 12 GB of your UK data. | £12.007-day pass | Three in France vs eSIM |
Sources: EE (checked 29 October 2026) · O2 (checked 29 October 2026) · Vodafone (checked 6 November 2026) · Three (checked 6 November 2026). Prices change; check before you buy.
Plans with exactly the same data allowance and validity for France, both data-only and priced in pounds. Coverage and networks can differ, so check the plan details before you buy.
Highlighted: the lower price for each plan. Holafly sells unlimited data only, priced in US dollars, so it isn’t in this like-for-like table.
Sources: Airalo fixed-data plans (checked 9 November 2026). Prices change; check before you buy.
A France plan covers France only. This is what your UK network charges next door:
| Going on to | O2 | Three | Vodafone | eSIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerlandski resorts near Geneva and Chamonix | Europe Zone: check your plan | £2.75 a day (Go Roam in Europe) | Check Vodafone | Switzerland plans |
| MonacoMonaco, next to Nice | Europe Zone: check your plan | Standard rates | Check Vodafone | Monaco plans |
| AndorraAndorra in the Pyrenees | Europe Zone: check your plan | £8 a day (Go Roam Around the World Extra) | Check Vodafone | Andorra plans |
Not if your plan includes France at no extra cost and its roaming allowance is enough for your trip. An eSIM helps if your network charges a daily fee, or caps how much data you can use abroad.
A France-only plan covers France. Monaco and Switzerland are separate countries with their own networks, so check the plan’s coverage list, or choose a Europe plan for a trip that crosses borders.
For a week with about 0.7 GB a day, the Graba SIM 5GB, 30 days plan costs £4.49, less than each published UK network option for France (the lowest is Three at £12.00). UK network prices include calls and texts; the eSIM is data only.
EE: EE doesn’t publish one price for every country: it prices roaming by destination, plan and start date. Check EE’s roaming tool for France. O2: O2 treats its Europe Zone separately from O2 Travel, and what you pay in France depends on your plan. Check your plan in My O2 before you go. Vodafone: £16 for an 8-day pass or £21 for 15 days in Zone B. Uses your UK calls, texts and data, up to 25 GB a month. Three: £2.75 a day in Go Roam in Europe (£2 on plans from 2021 to 2025), or £12 for a 7-day pass. Unlocks your UK calls, texts and up to 12 GB of your UK data.
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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