Vodafone UK lets you use your phone in over 150 countries around the world, but some countries are free to roam in for some customers, while other countries incur daily charges or will require you to buy an Extra in advance.

We’ve broken down how roaming works for both Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go Vodafone customers – including countries where you can roam for free.

Pay Monthly Vodafone customers

Vodafone has split the world into five zones for Pay Monthly customers:

Zone A: Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland, and Norway

Zone B: 47 European destinations including EU countries

Zone C: 32 worldwide destinations including Australia, New Zealand and the US

Zone D: 75 worldwide destinations including Argentina and Vietnam

Rest of the World: 69 destinations, split into four numbered zones

See which destinations are included in each Zone at Vodafone.

Roaming in Zone A is included in all plans. The cost of roaming outside of Zone A depends on which plan you’re on and where you go. To find out which plan you’re on, log in via the Vodafone website.

If a Zone is not included in your plan, this is what you’ll pay:

Zone B: £2.25 per day (but buying an 8- or 15-day European roaming pass is also an option)

Zone C: £6.85 per day

Zone D: £6.85 per day

Rest of the World: you may be able to buy a Rest of the World roaming pass, or if you bought your plan before 21 February 2024, you can pay for each megabyte of data you use

See which destinations are included in each Zone at Vodafone.

To find out about European passes, visit Vodafone (you’ll need to scroll past Pay As You Go information first). If you’re a new customer, you can see all the plans and choose the right one for you. You can also use Vodafone’s roaming charge checker to find out what calls will cost you in different destinations.

The full list of Vodafone Pay Monthly plans is available on its website.

Pay As You Go Vodafone customers

For Pay As You Go customers, there are four zones:

Zone A: Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland, and Norway

Zone B: 47 European destinations including EU countries

Around the World: 73 destinations

Rest of the World: 69 destinations, split into four numbered zones

Roaming in Zone A is included in your plan. Outside of Zone A, roaming charges depends on your plan and destination. But you’ll almost certainly need to buy a Europe Roaming Extra, an Around the World Extra, or Rest of the World Extra, depending on where you’re travelling. If you don’t buy an Extra in advance, most Pay As You Go users won’t be able to make or receive calls, send texts or use data. You can see all the Pay As You Go Extras on the Vodafone website, buy Extras and see all the Pay As You Go plans.

Vodafone roaming zones

Zone A – Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland, and Norway

Zone B – 47 European destinations including EU countries

Zone C – 32 worldwide destinations including Australia, New Zealand and the US

Zone D – 75 worldwide destinations including Argentina and Vietnam

You can find out which countries are included in which zones at Vodafone.

Purchased your plan before 11 August 2021? 

The above information won’t apply to you. You’ll need to log in via the Vodafone website to find out where you can roam.

Vodafone rates on a flight or at sea

If you use your phone while on a ferry or plane, this may connect you to a Maritime or Aerospace network. In this case, when contacting a number in the UK, Vodafone charges the standard Maritime/Aerospace roaming costs, which are as follows:

Making calls – £2.40 a minute

Receiving calls – £1.80 a minute

Sending texts – 60p per text

Picture message – Not available

Data – Not available

If you go over your allotted monthly text, call or data allowance, you can use Vodafone’s charge checker to find out what it’ll cost you.

Global Roaming Plus with Red Entertainment or Unlimited Max plans

Customers who bought a Red Entertainment Plan between 4 September 2018 and 9 July 2019 automatically get Global Roaming Plus, along with customers who bought an Unlimited Max plan from 10 July 2019 onwards.

Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers travelling within the Europe Zone won’t be charged any additional roaming fees if you stay within your usage allowance. This applies to PAYG Extras, PAYG Bundles and PAYG 1 services.

If, however, you travel to a Roam-Further country (Afghanistan, for example) you would need to pay a separate roaming rate. The rates vary by country. Find your rate by destination using Vodafone’s tool.

If you’re travelling within the Europe Zone and are not on any of these Pay As You Go plans, or if you use up your included data, minutes and texts, you’ll need to pay the standard UK rates, which are:

55p per minute for calls to UK mobiles, landlines and voicemail

35p per text message

55p for a UK picture/video message

55p per minute for video calls

Vodafone data roaming charges

To see all the call charges when travelling abroad, have a look at Vodafone’s roaming charge checker. Charges vary depending on which Zone you’re calling from, and which Zone you’re calling to. If you go over your allowed data, you can find out what out-of-plan calls, texts and services will cost.

Other things to know

You can also see how to turn on roaming on your device using Vodafone’s guide

Some Vodafone monthly plans may include Amazon Prime, Spotify Premium, NOW TV, YouTube Premium or Sky Sports Mobile TV. Not all these services will work abroad, or might have limited access. Find out if you can use your entertainment pack abroad

If your phone doesn’t work abroad for some reason, call 191 for customer support

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