Roaming guides: UK & Ireland
Roaming is where UK and Irish travellers get stung — a daily charge that stacks up quietly, or a per-megabyte rate that produces a shocking bill. These guides go network by network: what yours charges in the places you are going, and at what point an eSIM (often under a tenner for the whole trip) beats it.
Roaming prices change, so every guide in this section will carry a “checked” date and a link to the network's own charges page, and we re-check them every quarter.
Live now
EE roaming charges 2026
£2.72 a day in Europe, £6 a day in Turkey, the USA and Thailand — plus the EU passes (£16.50 for 7 days), the 50GB fair-use cap, and which EE plans already include roaming. Checked October 2026.
O2 roaming charges 2026
The exception: O2 still includes Europe Zone roaming free, with a 25GB catch. Outside Europe it is around £7 a day — and where O2 Travel Inclusive changes that. Checked October 2026.
Coming soon, in this order
Then the hub guides and the remaining networks:
- EU roaming charges by UK network 2026 Coming soon
- Roaming charges by Irish network 2026 Coming soon
- Vodafone Ireland roaming charges 2026 Coming soon
- Three roaming charges 2026 — Go Roam explained Coming soon
- How to avoid roaming charges travelling from Ireland Coming soon
- How to avoid roaming charges travelling from the UK Coming soon
One worked example is already live: theTurkey eSIM guide compares a week of UK roaming (£14–£56 depending on network) against a $12 eSIM.