What are the costs of international calls and texts from the UK?
What are the costs of international calls and texts from the UK?
Cost of international calls from the UK
While you’re in the UK, you can call foreign mobiles or landlines and do video calls for…
- 19p a minute to EU phone numbers: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Réunion Island, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Vatican.
- £1.20 a minute for numbers belonging to: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey USA Canada, Australia and New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
- £1.50 a minute for: the rest of the world – please see Pay Monthly tariff guide page 4.
How much does it cost to text abroad from the UK?
Texts to UK mobiles are included in your allowance. While you’re in the UK and your friend is off abroad, you can send text messages for no extra cost.
While you’re in the UK, each text message will cost:
- 6p to send to EU phone numbers (see above).
- 30p to send to the rest of the world – please see Pay Monthly tariff guide page 4 for a complete list of destinations.
For more information on Virgin Mobile international text charges see our Pay Monthly plans
Which countries can you text from the UK?
EU mobile numbers
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Réunion Island, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Vatican.
Plus, mobiles belonging to these places, beginning with:
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Australian External Territories, Azerbaijan.
- Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Belarus, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire / Curaçao / Saint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi.
- Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba.
- Diego Garcia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo.
- East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia.
- Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia.
- Gabonese Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana.
- Haiti, Honduras.
- India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast.
- Jamaica, Jordan.
- Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic.
- Lao, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lichtenstein.
- Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Monserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar.
- Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands.
- Oman.
- Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papa New guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico.
- Qatar.
- Russia and Kazakhstan, Rwanda.
- Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syria.
- Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togolese Republic, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu.
- Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan.
- Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam.
- Wallis and Futuna.
- Yemen.
- Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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