On Bell plans with no roaming included, covering a week with a pass from Bell costs C$60 (US$42.43) in the US and C$70 (US$49.50) in Europe or Mexico. Travel periods of 6 to 8 days used a median of 1.38 GB in Bcengi's 2026 sample. Paying as you go, that trip's 1.38 GB costs $2.32 in the United States at $1.68/GB, metered by the KB (Bcengi's prices are in US dollars). Bcengi is about 18 times cheaper for this trip.
This page is for Bell plans with no roaming included. Prices are as listed on Bell's website, read October 3, 2026.
What Bell charges for data abroad
- In the US, Bell sells no 7-day pass: its passes last 3 days (C$30), 14 days (C$60, US$42.43) or 30 days, so the cheapest way to cover a 7-day trip with Bell is the 14-day pass, C$60.
- In Europe (the UK, France and Italy included), Bell's 7-day pass is C$70 (US$49.50); for Mexico, Bell sells a 14-day Caribbean and Mexico pass, also C$70 (US$49.50).
- Without a pass, Bell's Roam Better costs C$13 a day in the US and C$16 a day elsewhere. Each day costs the same however little data you use that day.
What a 7-day trip costs: a Bell Travel Pass or paying as you go
Paying as you go with Bcengi, a trip costs what its data costs. Each line below is a model for a trip of 6 to 8 days: the median (1.38 GB) and the 90th percentile (6.50 GB) from the usage report, times the country's rate on October 3, 2026.
- United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against Bell's 14-day US pass, the median trip is about 18 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 4 times cheaper.
- United Kingdom, France and Italy: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Bell's 7-day Europe pass, the median trip is about 30 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 6.5 times cheaper.
- Mexico rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $4.86/GB) costs $6.71 with Bcengi. Against Bell's 14-day Caribbean and Mexico pass, the trip is about 7.5 times cheaper.
For how bundles and pay as you go compare, see bundles vs pay as you go.
What you get with Bcengi
- One reusable eSIM: install it once and use it on every trip.
- A balance that never expires: what one trip does not use is there for the next.
- No plan to pick: you never guess a size before you travel.
- Top up any time, by hand or with auto-refill.
- Your phone number stays on your home SIM for calls and texts; Bcengi is data only.
Bell roaming questions
How much is a Bell Travel Pass?
On plans with no roaming included, Bell's US pass is C$30 for 3 days or C$60 for 14 days, its Europe pass C$70 for 7 days and its Caribbean and Mexico pass C$70 for 14 days.
How do I use a travel eSIM instead of Bell roaming?
Install the eSIM before you leave, set it as your data line, and turn data roaming off for your Bell line so it does not use data abroad. See turn roaming off on your home line.
How these figures were measured
The usage figures come from Bcengi's 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report: a stratified random sample of 10,000 travel periods, with usage from January 1 to September 30, 2026. The figures cover every destination in the sample, not one country.
Each trip cost on this page is a model, not a bill: the GB a trip used times the per-GB rate on our pricing page on October 3, 2026. Rates can change; the pricing page always has the current ones.
Canadian dollar prices are converted to US dollars at the Federal Reserve's rate for September 25, 2026, 1.4140 Canadian dollars per US dollar.
Updated October 3, 2026. Sources: Bell's roaming and travel pass page; Federal Reserve exchange rates; Bcengi 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report; Bcengi pricing page.
