amaysim includes unlimited standard international calls to 28 countries on its A$30, A$35, A$270 and A$320 plans, and to 42 countries on its A$40, A$50 and A$150 plans. Calls to any other country, and every international call on the As You Go plan, are charged at amaysim's per-minute rates: 10c a minute to India and China, 20c to the UK and New Zealand, 50c to the Philippines (as of October 2026).

amaysim does not sell a separate international calling pack on its international pages. The way you "add" a country is to pick a plan whose list includes it. So the first job is finding your list.

The two country lists

These are the countries on amaysim's international plans page, as of October 2026. Calls are to standard mobile and landline numbers, made from Australia.

The 28-country list: Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK, the USA and Vietnam.

The 42-country list is all of those plus 14 more: Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa and Turkey.

A few gaps surprise people. Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Israel, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Fiji and Lebanon are on neither list. Italy and the Philippines are only on the 42-country plans.

Which amaysim plan comes with which list

Plan (ongoing price)	Data	Renews every	International calls included
A$30	15GB	28 days	28 countries
A$35	42GB	28 days	28 countries
A$40	80GB	28 days	42 countries
A$50	120GB	28 days	42 countries
A$150	150GB	184 days	42 countries
A$270	200GB	365 days	28 countries
A$320	240GB	365 days	28 countries
As You Go	Pay per use	Credit lasts 365 days	None, all calls from credit

New online customers often see a lower price or bonus data for the first few renewals. The table uses the ongoing prices amaysim prints next to those offers. Plan names on amaysim's site change with the data allowance, so match by price and list, and confirm in the plan's Critical Information Summary before you buy.

The difference that matters most: going from A$35 to A$40 a month adds the Philippines, Pakistan, Italy, Brazil and ten other countries. If you call one of those regularly, the extra A$5 is almost always the cheapest fix.

What you pay for countries outside your plan

On any of the plans above, a call to a country that is not on your list is an "Excluded Service" in amaysim's terms, charged at its standard international rates (the same table As You Go customers pay). On prepaid, that means you need credit in your account before the call will go through. On postpaid, it appears on your next bill.

amaysim's As You Go plan costs A$15 to start and the credit lasts 365 days. Its international calls start "from 6c/min". Here are some of the rates from amaysim's full international call rates page:

Country	amaysim rate per minute	On which list?
India, China, USA, Canada	10c	28 and 42
UK, New Zealand	20c	28 and 42
Pakistan, South Africa	20c	42 only
Vietnam	30c	28 and 42
Philippines, Italy, Greece	50c	42 only
Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Israel	50c	Neither
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Lebanon	50c	Neither
Switzerland, Fiji	A$1.00	Neither
Portugal, Croatia	A$1.50	Croatia on 42 only

Calls to Israel are currently free for eligible customers under the Middle East offer described further down. The rates page does not list a flagfall on international calls. Check your plan's Critical Information Summary for the billing increment if you make lots of short calls.

The cost of a 10-minute call, plan by plan

10-minute call to	On a 28-country plan	On a 42-country plan	As You Go	BoraPhone
India	Included	Included	A$1.00	US$1.11, mobile or landline
UK	Included	Included	A$2.00	US$0.40 landline, US$0.70 mobile
New Zealand	Included	Included	A$2.00	US$0.70 landline, US$1.90 mobile
China	Included	Included	A$1.00	US$7.20 landline, US$7.60 mobile
Philippines	A$5.00 from credit	Included	A$5.00	US$4.61 landline, US$6.50 mobile

BoraPhone prices are at the time of writing (October 2026), billed per minute and shown before you call. The India rates page has the live price.

For these five countries, amaysim is hard to beat. If you call India, the UK or New Zealand every week, any amaysim plan already covers you. If you call the Philippines for hours a month, move to a 42-country plan: going from A$35 to A$40 costs A$5 more per 28 days, while two hours at 50c a minute would cost A$60. amaysim's 10c rate to India and China is also cheaper than BoraPhone if you are on As You Go.

Where paying per minute elsewhere makes sense

The weak spots are the countries on neither list, plus the European countries that amaysim charges 50c to A$1.50 a minute for:

Spain: 50c a minute on amaysim, versus US$0.04 to a landline and US$0.11 to a mobile on BoraPhone.
Portugal: A$1.50 a minute, versus US$0.04 landline and US$0.11 mobile.
Belgium: 50c a minute, versus US$0.09 to landlines and mobiles.
Switzerland: A$1.00 a minute, versus US$0.10 to a landline (mobiles are US$0.40).

BoraPhone runs in a web browser, so you can make those calls from a laptop or phone while keeping amaysim for everything else. There is no app or SIM to add, top-ups start at US$5, and the first call is free. Be aware that it is not cheaper everywhere: amaysim's 50c rate to Sri Lanka and Nepal beats BoraPhone's rate to both, so stay with amaysim credit for those.

Changing plans to get a country included

You can switch amaysim plans online in your account, by calling 555 and following the prompts, or by calling 567 from your amaysim phone (free) or 1300 808 300. amaysim's plan terms set out how the switch works:

Upgrading (for example A$35 to A$40) happens straight away and is charged immediately. Your current plan and its remaining inclusions are cancelled.
Downgrading is scheduled for when your current plan expires.
Cancelling a plan can be done online, in the amaysim app, or by texting STOP UNLIMITED to 568. You still pay the full plan fee for the current period.

Because an upgrade ends your current plan early, the cheapest time to move up is the day your plan renews.

amaysim's plans are for personal use only and its Fair Go Policy applies. If amaysim decides your use is harming its network, its terms let it move you to As You Go or suspend the service, so the unlimited lists are not meant for running a call centre.

The Middle East calling offer

amaysim says that from 3 March 2026 it is providing free standard calls (not SMS) from Australia to Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Israel and the United Arab Emirates for eligible customers, "until the offer is withdrawn". It is described on amaysim's international support page. Check that page before relying on it, because it can end at any time.

Using amaysim overseas is a different product

Everything above is about calls you make while you are in Australia. amaysim's plan cards say "All for use in Australia". As soon as you are abroad, your calls are roaming calls.

For travel, amaysim sells International Roaming Packs from A$20 with a 365-day expiry, covering a list of selected destinations (as of October 2026). Unused inclusions roll over if you buy another pack before the old one expires. A roaming pack does not change what you pay to call a foreign number from Australia, and your international call list does not apply while you roam.

How to dial an international number on amaysim

Press + (hold the 0 key), type the country code, then the area code and number with the leading 0 removed. A Manila mobile 0917 123 4567 becomes +63 917 123 4567. The standard Australian exit code 0011 also works in place of the +.

For a full comparison with Telstra, Vodafone, Boost and others, read our guide to every Australian plan with international calls. The Optus international calls guide covers amaysim's host network, and our post on making international calls from Australia has country codes and dialling examples.

Frequently asked questions

Can you make international calls with amaysim?

Yes. Every amaysim plan can call overseas, on the Optus network. Most plans include unlimited standard calls to 28 or 42 countries, and calls to other countries, or from As You Go, are charged per minute from your credit or on your bill.

Will I get charged for an international call on amaysim?

Only if the country is not on your plan's list, or you are on As You Go. Then you pay amaysim's per-minute rate for that country, for example 10c a minute to India or 50c to Spain. Calls to premium or special numbers overseas and video calls are not covered by the unlimited lists either.

What is the cheapest way to make international calls from Australia?

If the country is on your plan's list, use your plan. If it is not, compare amaysim's per-minute rate with a pay-per-minute service for that one country, and consider moving up to a 42-country plan if you call one of its extra 14 countries often. For free calls, WhatsApp or FaceTime work when both people use the same app.

Why won't my amaysim phone call an international number?

On prepaid, the most common reason is no credit: calls to countries outside your list need As You Go credit. Also check you dialled + or 0011 and dropped the leading 0 from the number. If both look right, contact amaysim on 1300 808 300 or through the app.

amaysim International Calls: Included Countries and Rates