EU roaming countries list: where Roam Like at Home applies in 2026

As of October 2026, Roam Like at Home applies in 32 countries: the 27 EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and, since 1 January 2026, Ukraine and Moldova. With a SIM from an EU operator you pay your domestic price for calls, texts and data in all of them, within fair use limits. Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Turkey and the six Western Balkan countries are outside the scheme, so what you pay there is up to your operator.

The rules come from Regulation (EU) 2022/612, which expires on 30 June 2032. The list below follows the European Commission's roaming page and the EU's Your Europe guide. For operator news, see our Telecom section.

Countries where Roam Like at Home applies

The 27 EU member states

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

According to BEREC's roaming guidelines, the regulation also covers the EU's outermost regions: the Canary Islands, the Azores, Madeira, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and the French part of Saint Martin. Territories linked to EU countries but outside the EU, such as Greenland, the Faroe Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Aruba and Curaçao, are not covered.

Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway

The three EEA countries outside the EU apply the same roaming rules through the European Economic Area agreement.

Ukraine and Moldova, since 1 January 2026

Following Council decisions in July 2025, both countries joined the area on 1 January 2026. EU customers pay domestic prices there, and customers of Ukrainian and Moldovan operators pay their home prices in the EU, with the same network quality and free access to emergency services. The EU describes Ukraine's membership of the area as being on equal terms with EU countries, so the same fair use rules apply in both directions.

The decisions cover travel between each country and the EU. With a SIM from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Ukraine or Moldova, check your operator's list for the other non-EU members of the area.

Where Roam Like at Home does not apply

Outside the 32 countries, EU rules set no price caps. Some operators add these destinations to their EU zone on commercial terms, so the answer depends on your contract. As of October 2026, the scheme does not cover:

• Switzerland, which is in neither the EU nor the EEA
• The United Kingdom, including Gibraltar, plus the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
• Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City
• Turkey
• Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia
• Ships and aircraft using satellite-based networks, even within the EU

BEREC's benchmark report put the average retail price charged by EEA operators for data roaming in the rest of the world at €4.42 per GB, excluding VAT, in the third quarter of 2025. Individual tariffs can be much higher or lower.

Switzerland

Switzerland borders four EU countries and Liechtenstein, but it is not on the Commission's list, so an EU operator can charge non-EU rates there unless your plan includes it. Swiss operators set their own prices in the EU. Near the border, a phone can pick up a Swiss network while still on the EU side, so choosing a network manually helps.

United Kingdom

Since the UK left the EU, the Commission states that Roam Like at Home does not apply to travel there. Operators on each side decide what their customers pay. The UK government's guidance says surcharge-free roaming in the EU is no longer guaranteed for UK customers, but UK law keeps a default £45 monthly limit on data roaming spending, with alerts at 80% and 100% of use.

Western Balkans: talks under way

The six Western Balkan partners have applied roaming at domestic prices among themselves since July 2021, under a regional agreement that does not extend to EU SIMs. Between the EU and the region, a voluntary declaration by operators signed in December 2022 brought the first cuts in data roaming prices between signatory operators from 1 October 2023, but it did not remove roaming charges.

The Commission proposed on 25 February 2026 to negotiate the region's entry into the area, and the Council authorised the talks on 4 June 2026. Each partner needs its own agreement and must fully align with EU roaming rules first. As of October 2026, no start date had been announced. Our Eastern Europe coverage follows the talks.

Ships, planes and border areas

On a ferry or cruise, Roam Like at Home applies while your phone uses a land-based network in a covered country, for example in port or along the coast. On an on-board network linked by satellite, the EU price caps stop applying. BEREC's report puts the EEA average retail price for data on such non-terrestrial networks at €149.37 per GB, excluding VAT, in the third quarter of 2025.

Under the regulation, operators must send a free text message when you connect to an on-board network, and the Commission says they should cut off service once charges reach €50 or another limit you set. Flight mode avoids the issue.

In EU border areas, the Your Europe FAQ says that logging on to your home network at least once a day counts as a day at home for fair use purposes.

Fair use: how much data you get abroad

Roam Like at Home is designed for periodic travel, and operators may apply a fair use policy. The calculations use the wholesale data cap in the regulation, which is €1.10 per GB in 2026 and falls to €1.00 from 1 January 2027, both excluding VAT.

• Plans with a fixed data allowance. You can normally use your full domestic allowance abroad. An operator may set a lower roaming limit only if your domestic price per GB is below the wholesale cap, and it must tell you in advance.
• Unlimited or very cheap data. The roaming allowance must be at least twice the monthly price, excluding VAT, divided by the wholesale cap. At the 2026 cap, a plan costing €11 a month before VAT gives at least 20 GB (2 × 11 ÷ 1.10).
• Pay-as-you-go prepaid. If you pay per unit and data costs less than the cap, the limit must be at least your remaining credit, excluding VAT, divided by the cap. €22 of credit therefore gives at least 20 GB.

Once you pass your roaming allowance, any surcharge is capped at the wholesale rate, €1.10 per GB plus VAT in 2026. Unlimited calls and texts at home stay unlimited while roaming. Some official guides, including the EU's Your Europe pages, still quote the 2025 cap of €1.30, which gives slightly smaller minimums.

Long stays and permanent roaming

The guarantee assumes you live in, or have stable links with, the country where your contract is, for example through work or study. To check, an operator can look at your use over four months. If you spent more time abroad than at home and also used your phone more abroad than at home, it can ask you to explain, and you have 14 days to respond or change your usage pattern.

If the pattern continues, surcharges are capped at €0.019 per minute for calls made, €0.003 per text sent and the data cap, all excluding VAT. For a posting of several months, the EU's guidance suggests considering a local SIM. The regulation's preamble adds that operators should extend the fair use allowance for an appropriate period, on a justified request, when force majeure such as a pandemic, a border closure or a natural disaster keeps you abroad longer.

Alerts, spending limits and 112

• A text message when you enter another country in the area, covering pricing, fair use and how to reach emergency services.
• A free alert when your fair use data allowance is used up, stating the surcharge for further use.
• A default limit on extra data roaming charges of up to €50 per monthly billing period, excluding VAT, unless you choose another limit. You get a warning at 80% of it, and once it is reached data stops unless you confirm that you want to continue. The Commission notes that the cut-off also applies when roaming outside the EU, although the regulation makes an exception where the foreign network does not let your operator track usage in real time; you should then get a text message saying so.
• Free access to emergency services on 112, plus a message pointing to other ways of reaching them, such as text services or apps, where the visited country offers them.
• No downgrade in network generation: if the visited network offers the same technology as your home plan, such as 5G, your operator may not restrict you to an older one.

Before you travel

1. Check that your destination is one of the 32 countries above. If it is not, look up your operator's price or a travel add-on.
2. Find your roaming data allowance in your contract or app, especially on unlimited or low-cost plans.
3. Turn off data roaming or use flight mode on ferries, cruises and flights.
4. Near borders with Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra or the Western Balkans, select a network manually.

More on EU consumer rules is in our Policy section.

Frequently asked questions

Is Switzerland included in EU roaming?

No. Switzerland is in neither the EU nor the EEA, so Roam Like at Home does not apply there as of October 2026. Some EU operators include it in their plans voluntarily, so check your contract.

Is the UK covered by EU roaming in 2026?

No. Since Brexit, the regime does not apply to travel to the UK, and operators decide whether to charge. UK customers keep a default £45 monthly limit on data roaming spending under UK law.

Does EU roaming work in Ukraine and Moldova?

Yes. Since 1 January 2026, EU customers pay domestic prices in Ukraine and Moldova, and Ukrainian and Moldovan customers pay their home prices in the EU, subject to the same fair use rules.

Do Albania, Montenegro and Serbia have free roaming with the EU?

Not yet. The Council authorised negotiations with the six Western Balkan partners on 4 June 2026, but as of October 2026 no start date has been fixed, so standard non-EU rates apply unless your operator offers a package.

How long will Roam Like at Home last?

The current Roaming Regulation expires on 30 June 2032. The wholesale data cap that limits surcharges drops to €1.00 per GB on 1 January 2027 and stays at that level until then.