Compare a UK-network roaming estimate with travel eSIMs that fit your trip. See the hotspot rules, speed caps and fair-use limits before opening checkout.
Check your exact model, and make sure the phone isn’t locked to a UK network, before buying.
Compare with your own network
Optional. Tell us who you’re with and we’ll work out what roaming would cost for this trip.
Not sure whether roaming costs extra on your plan? Assume it does. Check your network’s app before you fly — or keep data roaming switched off and use an eSIM, and there’s nothing to be surprised by.
19 plans big enough for this trip across 4 providers, with 6 hidden
Ranked by estimated trip total. Plans without a current price can’t be ranked and appear last. Commission never changes the order.
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Nomad
Set data amounts, plus unlimited plans
10GB · 30 days
Matches what you asked forLive price
10GB for your trip · 4G or 5G where available
Hotspot allowedNo speed limit mentioned until your data runs out
Data onlyWhatsApp and FaceTime work fine. Normal phone calls and texts do not.
Hotspot, speed & other limits
Hotspot
Hotspot works, as long as your phone and the local network allow it
Speed limit
No speed limit mentioned until your data runs out
When the data runs out
When the data runs out you'll need to top up or buy again
Activation
Check when the plan starts counting down before you install it
Plans marked “Live price” come straight from the provider’s own feed: Saily quotes real pounds, Nomad quotes US dollars we convert at rounded rates (€1 ≈ £0.86, $1 ≈ £0.75), so treat converted totals as close estimates. Hand-checked prices carry the date we last confirmed them, in the currency shown. Klook prices are never scraped or guessed. We only show a saving when roaming covers your whole trip and everything else you ticked, and because we can’t confirm 5G roaming on any network, ticking “5G listed” hides savings entirely. Commission never changes the order. Always confirm price, coverage, hotspot rules, speed caps, fair use, calls and texts at checkout.
01Honest savings only
We show a saving only when roaming would genuinely cover your whole trip.
02The catches, up front
Hotspot rules, speed caps and fair-use limits beside every plan.
03Every price has a source
See where each number came from and when we checked it.
Where the numbers come from
How we work this out.
Every roaming figure comes from a charge the network publishes: EE for all 26 destinations, plus 145 more network-and-country pairings across the other nine. Where a network publishes no rate, we send you to its own checker rather than guess. On the eSIM side, Saily and Nomad send us live prices for 26 destinations, Airalo's are checked by hand for 5, and Klook shows its prices only on its own page.
UK roaming rules Checked 25 Aug 2026Hand-checked prices & calls/texts labels Checked 23 Sept 2026Exchange rates (rounded) Checked 23 Sept 2026Price refresh rule Rechecked on a weekly scheduleLive prices from Saily and Nomad working · 26 destinations
Buy before departure, install on Wi-Fi and keep the new line switched off until arrival.
02Choose the data line
Set the travel eSIM as Mobile Data and disable data switching so your UK SIM cannot take over.
03Keep texts available
Leave the UK line on for banking texts if needed, but turn off its data roaming and avoid chargeable calls.
Common questions
Things worth checking first.
Do you work out what my own network would charge?
On EE, for all 26 destinations. Across the other nine networks, for 145 more network-and-destination combinations. Everywhere else we send you to your network’s own checker rather than invent a number — usually because the network has stopped publishing a rate, or prices it against your individual account. Pick the tariff that applies to you and we work out the daily fees, the cheapest combination of passes, or the per-megabyte rate from your network’s published charges. We only claim a saving when roaming would actually cover your whole trip and everything else you asked for.
Are these prices live?
Saily’s and Nomad’s are — they come from each provider’s own feed and are marked “Live price”. Saily quotes real pounds; Nomad quotes US dollars, which we convert. Airalo prices are checked by hand and carry the date we checked them. They are already in pounds, so they need no conversion. Klook never shows a price here, because we cannot read one reliably; that link takes you to their own page.
Why does one provider show several plans?
Because more than one can fit your trip — a bigger allowance, a longer run before it expires, or unlimited data. We show each provider’s best few for your trip and tuck the rest — including any that cost more without giving you more — behind one “show more” button. Pin up to three to compare side by side.
Where do I find hotspot and speed limits?
Open “Hotspot, speed & other limits” on any plan. It covers whether you can use the phone as a hotspot, what happens when you hit a speed cap, what the fair-use rules are, when the plan starts counting down, and which local network you will be on. If it says “check plan”, the provider’s own wording was not clear enough for us to promise you either way.
Can I make normal calls on these?
Usually not. Most travel eSIMs give you data only — WhatsApp and FaceTime work, but your phone number does not. If you need real calls and texts, answer “Yes” in the form and we will only recommend a plan that we have confirmed includes them.
Will an eSIM work on my phone?
Search for your exact model and we will check it against manufacturer guidance. Two things we cannot check for you: whether your phone is locked to a UK network, and which regional version you own — some models sold in certain countries have no eSIM at all. Confirm both before buying.
How many destinations do you cover?
26 destinations — Turkey, United States, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Morocco, Egypt, Indonesia, Switzerland, Poland, Croatia, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka — and all 10 UK networks. Saily and Nomad price every destination live; 5 of them also carry hand-checked Airalo prices.