Vodafone roaming explained for international & EU countries

You can roam in most countries around the world with Vodafone.

However, since 31 January 2022, some customers may have to pay to continue using their allowance in Europe.

If you joined Vodafone before 11 August 2021, and you haven’t upgraded or renewed since, you can continue to enjoy free EU roaming.

If you’re on a 3 Xtra benefits plan, you can continue to roam for free within 51 EU destinations, regardless of when you joined Vodafone. Some 3 Xtra benefits plans also include international roaming, for a total of 83 destinations.

If you joined or upgraded on or after 11 August 2021, and you’re not on a 3 Xtra benefits plan, you will have to pay for £2.25 per day to use your allowance within the EU.

What's the best Vodafone SIM Only plan for roaming?

To continue free EU roaming with Vodafone, you must purchase a SIM or phone with a 3 Xtra benefits plan.

You can find the cheapest Vodafone SIM Only deals by using our comparison tools. Vodafone SIMs will work with all phones, including the latest Samsung Galaxy S24 and Apple iPhone 15.

Vodafone EU roaming - after Brexit

From 31 January 2022, you may have to pay to use your allowance within the EU, depending on the type of plan you have and when your contract started.

Regardless of when you joined Vodafone or the type of plan you have, roaming will continue to be free in 4 destinations: Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland and Norway.

If your pay monthly contract started before 11th August 2021, and you haven't upgraded or renewed your contract since, you can continue to roam in the EU free of charge, regardless of your plan.

However, if joined Vodafone or upgraded your plan on or after 11 August 2021, you may have to pay to use your allowance within the EU, depending on the type of plan you have.

You can continue to use your allowance for free in the EU (51 destinations) with any 3 Xtra benefits plan. Some 3 Xtra benefits plans also come with additional international destinations, for a total of 83 roaming destinations

For any other plan, you will have to pay to use your allowance within the EU:

• £2.25 per day (automatically charged)
• £10 for 8 days (text 8DAYEUROPE to 40506)
• £15 for 15 days (text 15DAYEUROPE to 40506)

For existing customers who do not upgrade or change their contract, you may still have free EU roaming included with your plan, even if the new rules state otherwise:

• Any plan started before 11 August 2021 (Zone B)
• Unlimited Max plan started between 12 July 2019 and 14 June 2021 (Zone B and C)
• Red Entertainment Plan started between 4 September 2018 and 11 July 2019 (Zone B and C)

However, the moment you upgrade your contract or change your plan, the new rules will apply, and you may no longer be eligible for free EU roaming.

Whenever you upgrade, change or renew your plan, talk to Vodafone if you're unsure if you will have to start paying for EU roaming.

Vodafone Basics Plan

You cannot use your regular allowance in any country outside the UK with a Vodafone Basic plan.

Instead, you will be charged at a premium out of tariff rate.

We don’t recommend you roam outside the UK if you have a Vodafone Basics Plan, as the rate is expensive. You should consider switching your plan or purchasing a local SIM card.

See Vodafone roaming rates for out of tariff prices in different countries.

3 Xtra benefits: free EU roaming in 51 destinations

If you have a Vodafone 3 Xtra benefits plan, you can use your regular allowance in Zone A and Zone B (51 European destinations) at no additional cost.

Some 3 Xtra benefits plans also include an additional 32 international destinations (Zone C), for a total of 83.

With a Vodafone 3 Xtra benefits plan, you can use you regular allowance for free within the following 51 European destinations:

1. Aland Islands
2. Austria
3. Azores
4. Balearic Islands
5. Belgium
6. Bulgaria
7. Canary Islands
8. Croatia
9. Cyprus except Northern Cyprus
10. Czech Republic
11. Denmark
12. Estonia
13. Faroe Islands
14. Finland
15. France (incl. Corsica)
16. French Guiana
17. Germany
18. Gibraltar
19. Greece
20. Guadeloupe
21. Guernsey
22. Hungary
23. Iceland
24. Isle of Man
25. Italy
26. Jersey
27. Latvia
28. Liechtenstein
29. Lithuania
30. Luxembourg
31. Madeira
32. Malta
33. Martinique
34. Mayotte
35. Monaco
36. Netherlands
37. Norway
38. Poland
39. Portugal
40. Republic of Ireland
41. Reunion
42. Romania
43. San Marino
44. Slovakia
45. Slovenia
46. Spain
47. St. Barthelemy
48. St. Martin
49. Sweden
50. Switzerland
51. Vatican City

Unlimited Max + 3 Xtra benefits: free roaming in 83 destinations

With selected Unlimited Max + 3 Xtra benefits plans, you can use your allowance within Zone A and Zone B (51 European destinations) and Zone C (32 worldwide destinations), for a total of 83 destinations.

For £6.85 per day, you can add Zone D, which includes an additional 73 worldwide destinations, for a total of 156 destinations.

You'll be able to roam and use your allowance for free within the following 83 destinations:

1. Aland Islands
2. Albania
3. Anguilla
4. Antigua and Barbuda
5. Aruba
6. Australia
7. Austria
8. Azores
9. Balearic Islands
10. Barbados
11. Belgium
12. Bermuda
13. Bosnia and Herzegovina
14. British Virgin Islands
15. Bulgaria
16. Canada
17. Canary Islands
18. Cayman Islands
19. Croatia
20. Cyprus except Northern Cyprus
21. Czech Republic
22. Denmark
23. Dominica
24. Estonia
25. Faroe Islands
26. Finland
27. France (incl. Corsica)
28. French Guiana
29. Germany
30. Ghana
31. Gibraltar
32. Greece
33. Grenada
34. Guadeloupe
35. Guernsey
36. Hungary
37. Iceland
38. Isle of Man
39. Italy
40. Jamaica
41. Jersey
42. Kenya
43. Latvia
44. Lesotho
45. Liechtenstein
46. Lithuania
47. Luxembourg
48. Madeira
49. Malta
50. Martinique
51. Mayotte
52. Mexico
53. Monaco
54. Montserrat
55. Mozambique
56. Netherlands
57. New Zealand
58. Norway
59. Poland
60. Portugal
61. Republic of Ireland
62. Reunion
63. Romania
64. Saba
65. San Marino
66. Sint Eustatius
67. Sint Maarten
68. Slovakia
69. Slovenia
70. South Africa
71. Spain
72. St. Barthelemy
73. St. Kitts and Nevis
74. St. Lucia
75. St. Martin
76. St. Vincent
77. Sweden
78. Switzerland
79. Trinidad and Tobago
80. Turkey and North Cyprus
81. Turks and Caicos
82. United States of America
83. Vatican City

Vodafone Zones

Depending on your plan, you can use your allowance in different zones, either for free or at a set price.

• Zone A: Included with all plans
• Zone B: Included with 3 Xtra benefits plans, or else £2.25 per day
• Zone C: Included with some Unlimited Max + 3 Xtra benefits plans, or else £6.85 per day
• Zone D: Not included with any plans. Costs £6.85 per day

Vodafone Zone A

Zone A is included with all plans free of charge, and covers 4 destinations:

1. Republic of Ireland
2. Isle of Man
3. Iceland
4. Norway

Vodafone Zone B

Zone B includes 47 European destinations. With selected plans, Zone B is included in your plan at no additional cost:

• 3 Xtra benefits

For all other plans, you must pay a set amount to use your allowance in Zone B:

• £2.25 per day (automatically charged)
• £10 for 8 days (text 8DAYEUROPE to 40506)
• £15 for 15 days (text 15DAYEUROPE to 40506)

Zone B includes the following 47 European destinations:

1. Aland Islands
2. Austria
3. Azores
4. Balearic Islands
5. Belgium
6. Bulgaria
7. Canary Islands
8. Croatia
9. Cyprus except Northern Cyprus
10. Czech Republic
11. Denmark
12. Estonia
13. Faroe Islands
14. Finland
15. France (incl. Corsica)
16. French Guiana
17. Germany
18. Gibraltar
19. Greece
20. Guadeloupe
21. Guernsey
22. Hungary
23. Italy
24. Jersey
25. Latvia
26. Liechtenstein
27. Lithuania
28. Luxembourg
29. Madeira
30. Malta
31. Martinique
32. Mayotte
33. Monaco
34. Netherlands
35. Poland
36. Portugal
37. Reunion
38. Romania
39. San Marino
40. Slovakia
41. Slovenia
42. Spain
43. St. Barthelemy
44. St. Martin
45. Sweden
46. Switzerland
47. Vatican City

Vodafone Zone C

Zone C covers 32 worldwide destinations.

If you’re on a selected Unlimited Max + 3 Xtra benefits plan, Zone C is included at no additional cost.

For all other plans, you must pay £6.85 per day to use your allowance in Zone C. You'll also get access to Zone A and B.

Zone C includes the following 32 destinations:

1. Albania
2. Anguilla
3. Antigua and Barbuda
4. Aruba
5. Australia
6. Barbados
7. Bermuda
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
9. British Virgin Islands
10. Canada
11. Cayman Islands
12. Dominica
13. Ghana
14. Grenada
15. Jamaica
16. Kenya
17. Lesotho
18. Mexico
19. Montserrat
20. Mozambique
21. New Zealand
22. Saba
23. Sint Eustatius
24. Sint Maarten
25. South Africa
26. St. Kitts and Nevis
27. St. Lucia
28. St. Vincent
29. Trinidad and Tobago
30. Turkey and North Cyprus
31. Turks and Caicos
32. United States of America

Vodafone Zone D

Zone D includes 73 worldwide destinations outside of the EU.

Regardless of the plan you are on, you must pay £6.85 per day to use your allowance in Zone D.

Zone D covers the following 73 destinations:

1. Afghanistan
2. Andorra
3. Argentina
4. Armenia
5. Bahrain
6. Bangladesh
7. Bonaire
8. Brazil
9. Cambodia
10. Chile
11. China
12. Colombia
13. Congo, Democratic Republic of
14. Costa Rica
15. Curacao
16. Dominican Republic
17. Ecuador
18. Egypt
19. El Salvador
20. Fiji
21. Georgia
22. Guatemala
23. Guyana
24. Haiti
25. Honduras
26. Hong Kong
27. India
28. Indonesia
29. Israel
30. Japan
31. Jordan
32. Kazakhstan
33. Kuwait
34. Laos
35. Macau
36. Macedonia
37. Malaysia
38. Moldova
39. Mongolia
40. Montenegro
41. Morocco
42. Myanmar
43. Nicaragua
44. Oman
45. Pakistan
46. Panama
47. Papua New Guinea
48. Paraguay
49. Peru
50. Philippines
51. Puerto Rico
52. Qatar
53. Russia
54. Samoa
55. Saudi Arabia
56. Serbia
57. Singapore
58. South Korea
59. South Sudan
60. Sri Lanka
61. Suriname
62. Swaziland
63. Taiwan
64. Tanzania
65. Thailand
66. Tonga
67. US Virgin Islands
68. Ukraine
69. United Arab Emirates
70. Uruguay
71. Uzbekistan
72. Vanuatu
73. Vietnam

Does Vodafone have a fair usage policy when roaming?

For plans with a data allowance greater than 25GB (including unlimited plans), you can only use 25GB data per month when roaming. If you go over this limit but stay within your regular data allowance, you'll be charged £3.13 per GB. If you also go over your regular allowance, you'll be charged the standard out of tariff UK rate for data on top of the £3.13 per GB charge.

Vodafone will send you a warning text when you reach 80% of the roaming limit.

If you're roaming with a Zone pass or you're eligible for free roaming, and go over your regular data allowance but stay below the 25GB fair usage limit, you'll be charged at the standard out of tariff UK rate for data. If you also go over the 25GB fair usage limit, you'll be charged an additional £3.13 per GB on top of the standard out of tariff UK rate for data.

In addition, if you're roaming for 62 days or more during a 4 month period, and your roaming usage exceeds your average UK usage, you may have to pay additional roaming charges. In such a case, Vodafone will send you a 2 weeks notice, followed by an additional £3.13 per 1GB, 3.3p per minute and 1p per text, as long as your roaming usage continues to be high.

Can I get Vodafone 5G when roaming internationally?

You can get 5G speeds when roaming with Vodafone in Germany, Spain, Italy and Ireland.

Germany

1. Aachen
2. Achim
3. Aldenhoven
4. Altenberge
5. Alzey
6. Ammersbek
7. Augsburg
8. Bad Hersfeld
9. Bad Münder am Deister
10. Bad Oeynhausen
11. Bad Wünnenberg
12. Baunatal
13. Bautzen
14. Bergisch Gladbach
15. Berlin
16. Bernau bei Berlin
17. Biederitz
18. Bielefeld
19. Birgland
20. Birkenwerder
21. Bitterfeld-Wolfen
22. Blaustein
23. Bochum
24. Boizenburg/ Elbe
25. Bonn
26. Bottrop
27. Braunschweig
28. Bremen
29. Bremerhaven
30. Brilon
31. Bruchsal
32. Buch
33. Bückeburg
34. Büdelsdorf
35. Celle
36. Chemnitz
37. Cottbus
38. Darmstadt
39. Dortmund
40. Dresden
41. Duisburg
42. Dülmen
43. Düsseldorf
44. Eicklingen
45. Eisenach
46. Erfurt
47. Erlangen
48. Eschborn
49. Essen
50. Frankfurt am Main
51. Freiburg im Breisgau
52. Fuldabrück
53. Fuldatal
54. Gdefr. Geb. (Lkr Roth)
55. Gelsenkirchen
56. Geltendorf
57. Gera
58. Gifhorn
59. Greven
60. Gronau (Westf.)
61. Groß Godems
62. Grünheide (Mark)
63. Güstrow
64. Halle (Saale)
65. Hamburg
66. Hamm
67. Hannover
68. Harbke
69. Haren (Ems)
70. Harsum
71. Hattstedt
72. Heidenau
73. Herne
74. Heroldstatt
75. Hesel
76. Heusweiler
77. Hildesheim
78. Hohenstein-Ernstthal
79. Hoppegarten
80. Hoyerswerda
81. Ingolstadt
82. Jena
83. Kappeln
84. Karlsruhe
85. Kassel
86. Kiel
87. Koblenz
88. Köln
89. Königs Wusterhausen
90. Krefeld
91. Lage
92. Langenhagen
93. Lehrte
94. Leipzig
95. Leuna
96. Leverkusen
97. Linthe
98. Lohmar
99. Lübeck
100. Lüdersdorf
101. Ludwigsfelde
102. Ludwigshafen am Rhein
103. Lünen
104. Magdeburg
105. Mainz
106. Mannheim
107. Mellenthin
108. Meppen
109. Meschede
110. Mindelheim
111. Möhnesee
112. Moritzburg
113. Müncheberg
114. München
115. Münster
116. Neukirchen/Erzgeb.
117. Neuruppin
118. Neuss
119. Nienburg (Weser)
120. Nürnberg
121. Oberhausen
122. Oelde
123. Offenbach am Main
124. Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
125. Olsberg
126. Osnabrück
127. Paderborn
128. Pellingen
129. Petersberg
130. Petershagen/Eggersdorf
131. Pforzheim
132. Potsdam
133. Püttlingen
134. Ratingen
135. Recklinghausen
136. Regensburg
137. Rehfelde
138. Reutlingen
139. Rielasingen-Worblingen
140. Rostock
141. Rothenstein
142. Saarbrücken
143. Salzgitter
144. Sandersdorf-Brehna
145. Schkeuditz
146. Schlettau
147. Schmallenberg
148. Schweich
149. Schwentinental
150. Seehausen a.Staffelsee
151. Seelow
152. Seelze
153. Simmern/Hunsrück
154. Soest
155. Solingen
156. Stadthagen
157. Stollberg/Erzgeb.
158. Stuhr
159. Stuttgart
160. Südheide
161. Torgelow
162. Trierweiler
163. Ulm
164. Unna
165. Wanzleben-Börde
166. Wedemark
167. Weimar
168. Weissach
169. Werne
170. Westhausen
171. Wiesbaden
172. Wilsdruff
173. Wittenburg
174. Wolfsburg
175. Wuppertal
176. Würselen
177. Würzburg

Italy

1. Assago
2. Bollate
3. Bologna
4. Bresso
5. Carugate
6. Cassina de' Pecchi
7. Cinisello Balsamo
8. Cologno Monzese
9. Cusano Milanino
10. Garbagnate Milanese
11. Lainate
12. Legnano
13. Melegnano
14. Milan
15. Naples
16. Novate Milanese
17. Opera
18. Parabiago
19. Pessano con Bornago
20. Pioltello
21. Rho
22. Rome
23. Rozzano
24. San Donato Milanese
25. San Giorgio su Legnano
26. San Giuliano Milanese
27. Sedriano
28. Segrate
29. Senago
30. Sesto San Giovanni
31. Solaro
32. Trezzano sul Naviglio
33. Turin

Spain

1. Alicante
2. Badajoz
3. Barcelona
4. Benidorm
5. Bilbao
6. Gijón
7. La Coruña
8. Logroño
9. Madrid
10. Malaga
11. Murcia
12. Palma de Mallorca
13. Pamplona
14. San Sebastián
15. Santander
16. Seville
17. Valencia
18. Valladolid
19. Vigo
20. Vitoria
21. Zaragoza

Ireland

1. Cork
2. Drogheda
3. Dublin
4. Dundalk
5. Galway
6. Limerick
7. Swords
8. Waterford

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