On Vodafone plans bought on or after August 11, 2021 without 84 inclusive destinations, roaming in the United States and Turkey costs £8 a day, so 7 x £8 = £56 ($74.20) for a week with Vodafone. 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 is about 32 times cheaper for this trip.
This page is for Vodafone monthly plans without inclusive roaming in these destinations: the United States and Turkey on plans without 84 inclusive destinations, and Spain, France and Italy on plans bought on or after August 11, 2021 without 52 or 84 inclusive destinations. Prices are as listed on Vodafone's website, read October 3, 2026.
What Vodafone charges for data abroad
- The United States and Turkey: Vodafone charges £8 a day on plans bought on or after August 11, 2021, and £6 a day on plans bought before. A day lasts 24 hours from when roaming is detected, and every day you use your phone there is charged, however little data it uses.
- Spain, France and Italy: Vodafone charges £2.75 a day, or £16 ($21.20) for the 8-day European Roaming pass, which costs less than a week of daily charges.
What a 7-day trip costs: Vodafone 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 7 days at £8 (£56 with Vodafone), the median trip is about 32 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 7 times cheaper.
- Spain, 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 Vodafone's 8-day European Roaming pass (£16), the median trip is about 13 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 2.5 times cheaper.
- Turkey rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.54/GB) costs $2.13 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.54/GB), $10.01. Against 7 days at £8 (£56 with Vodafone), the median trip is about 35 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 7.5 times cheaper.
On plans bought before August 11, 2021, a week at £6 a day is £42 ($55.65) with Vodafone.
Against that week, the median trip is about 24 times cheaper with Bcengi in the United States and about 26 times cheaper in Turkey.
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.
Vodafone roaming questions
How much is Vodafone roaming in the United States?
On plans without 84 inclusive destinations, Vodafone charges £8 a day on plans bought on or after August 11, 2021 and £6 a day on older plans.
How much is Vodafone roaming in Spain, France and Italy?
On plans bought on or after August 11, 2021 without 52 or 84 inclusive destinations, Vodafone charges £2.75 a day, or £16 for the 8-day European Roaming pass.
How do I use a travel eSIM instead of Vodafone roaming?
Install the eSIM before you leave, set it as your data line, and turn data roaming off for your Vodafone 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.
Pound prices are converted to US dollars at the Federal Reserve's rate for September 25, 2026, 1.3250 US dollars per pound.
Updated October 3, 2026. Sources: Vodafone's roaming charge checker; Federal Reserve exchange rates; Bcengi 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report; Bcengi pricing page.
