How much does it cost to roam? 

Staying connected abroad is more than just sending sun-kissed selfies. It’s finding the best places to eat. Using maps to explore. Swiping socials at the pool. Or streaming your favourite show after a day in the sun. 

You want to be able to scroll, stream, upload, and stay connected without worrying about sky-high roaming costs. So, read on to find out how much it costs to use your device abroad. Plus, find out what to do if you need more data while you’re travelling. 

If you want to roam abroad, you’ll need to have roaming enabled on your account and on your phone.

You can check that roaming is active by giving us a call on 333. You can also follow these steps to turn on roaming. 

On most phones, you can check whether roaming is enabled in Settings under Mobile data. You can check out Device support for more help. 

Remember, smartphones typically connect automatically to the internet. So, if you don’t want to roam in a destination, make sure you switch off data roaming. 

More on getting ready to roam

Go Roam allows you to use your data, minutes, and text allowances in over 160 destinations worldwide[1].

Our Go Roam destinations are split into three categories – Go Roam in Europe, Go Roam Around the World, and Go Roam Around the World Extra. 

You can check which category your roaming destination falls into here. 

Go Roam works a little differently on our Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go plans. You can find information on roaming with Pay As You Go here.

• If you have a Complete plan, all Go Roam in Europe, Around the World and Around the World Extra destinations are included at no extra cost[1].
• If you have a Value plan, all Go Roam in Europe destinations are included at no extra cost.
• If you have a Lite plan, you’ll need to buy a Go Roam Pass – or daily roaming charges will apply.

• Depending on your plan, you may have a number of Go Roam Passes included.
• If you don’t have any passes included – or you run out – you’ll need to buy a Go Roam Pass, or daily roaming charges will apply[1].

• All Go Roam in Europe and Around the World destinations are included at no extra cost[1].
• Data, minutes, and texts are not included for any Go Roam Around the World Extra destinations.

You can check what’s included with your plan by logging into My3 or the Three app

If you travel to a destination not covered by your plan, or you don’t have a Go Roam pass, you’ll need to pay a daily charge to unlock your UK allowances[1]:

• For our Go Roam in Europe destinations, it costs £2.75 for 24 hours. 
• For our Go Roam Around the World destinations, it costs £8 for 24 hours.
• Important: If you have a Spend Cap on your account, it must cover this daily roaming charge, plus any other charges. If not, you won’t be able to roam. 
• For our Go Roam Around the World Extra destinations, it costs £8 for 24 hours. 

Important: If you have a Spend Cap on your account, it must cover this daily roaming charge, plus any other charges. If not, you won’t be able to roam. 

Our Data Travel Pass has you covered. 

Enjoy a generous data allowance across 51 of our Europe or 31 of our Worldwide destinations – without eating into your UK plan allowance. 

So, whether you’re swiping socials at the swim-up bar or searching for the best food in the city, pick a 1-, 7-, or 14-day Data Travel Pass and leave data anxiety at the check-in desk.  

Your normal allowances aren’t available in destinations that aren’t part of Go Roam. You’ll be charged the standard roaming rate, which will vary depending on your destination.

Find out more about roaming charges

To help manage your roaming costs, you can set up a Spend Cap to limit spending on things not included in your monthly plan. You’ll need to set this to your preferred limit amount ahead of your travels, so you’re able to pay for the daily roaming charges in your destination, and don’t have any difficulty roaming.

It’s easy to change by logging in to My3 or using the Three app.

We’ve set up a worldwide data roaming limit for all our customers, so you don’t overspend while you’re abroad. This is set at £45 (excluding VAT) by default. If you’d like to change it, please get in touch.

If you’re on Pay Monthly and travel to any of our Go Roam destinations, our fair use policies apply: 

Go Roam in Europe

In Go Roam in Europe destinations, you can: 

• Use up to 12GB of your data allowance. Any usage over that amount, but within your UK allowance is subject to a surcharge. 

There’s no fair use limit for calls or texts to standard landline or mobile numbers in Go Ram in Europe destinations, or back to the UK. 

Find out about our Go Roam in Europe fair use policy

Go Roam Around the World and Around the World Extra

In Go Roam Around the World and Go Roam Around the World Extra destinations, you can: 

• Use up to 12GB of your data allowance. Any usage over that amount but within your UK allowance is subject to a surcharge

• If you have unlimited texts, you can send up to 5000 texts a month to UK landline and mobile numbers

• You can use up to 3000 minutes a month to call standard UK landline and mobile numbers

More on our Go Roam Around the World or Go Roam Around the World Extra fair use policy

When you arrive in a destination, we’ll text you information on any charges you can expect while you’re there. We’ll also let you know if any Go Roam Passes or Data Travel Passes have been activated and when they’ll end. You’ll only get these notifications if you’ve opted in. Text START to 330 to opt in.  

1. Fair use policy applies
Find out more here.