Vodafone UK plans do not include calls from the UK to other countries, so without an add-on you pay Vodafone's per-country rate, which it shows only through its online charge checker. If you call abroad every month, add an International Extra: International Saver costs £6.95 a month for 100 minutes to 100 destinations, including India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Poland, the USA and Ireland.

Below is every Vodafone international Extra with its price, the text codes to add and cancel it, what a 10-minute call works out at, and the cases where a pay-per-minute service is cheaper.

Every Vodafone international Extra, side by side

Vodafone calls its add-ons "Extras". These are the calling Extras listed on its Extras page, as of October 2026. The last column is the price per minute if you use the whole allowance, which is the fairest way to compare them.

Extra	For	Price	Minutes	Destinations	Cost per minute if fully used
International Saver 100	Pay monthly	£6.95 a month	100	100	about 7p
International Saver 500	Pay monthly	£14 a month	500	100	about 2.8p
Call Abroad 75	Pay monthly	£14 a month	75	200	about 18.7p
Call abroad 200	Pay monthly	£28.10 a month	200	200	about 14p
50 international minutes	Pay as you go	£5 for 30 days	50	65	10p
Call abroad, 200 minutes to 100 destinations	Pay as you go Plus	£5.68 for 90 days	200	100	about 2.8p
Call abroad, 200 minutes to 200 destinations	Pay as you go Plus	£7.99 for 90 days	200	200	about 4p

The pay monthly Extras and the pay as you go 50 minutes renew automatically until you cancel them. The Pay as you go Plus Extras run for 90 days.

The International Saver and Call Abroad Extras do different jobs. International Saver is the cheap one, but it only covers 100 destinations. Call Abroad covers 200 destinations and costs far more per minute, so it only makes sense if the country you call is missing from the Saver list.

Are India, Pakistan and Nigeria covered?

Yes. Vodafone's destination lists put all six countries in this guide on every list: the 100-destination International Saver, the 200-destination Call Abroad and the 65-destination pay as you go bundle.

Country	International Saver (100)	Call Abroad (200)	PAYG 50 minutes (65)
India	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pakistan	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nigeria	Yes	Yes	Yes
Poland	Yes	Yes	Yes
USA	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ireland	Yes	Yes	Yes

The lists differ further afield. Ghana, Kenya, Jamaica, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates are in the 200-destination Call Abroad list but not in International Saver. Kenya, Sri Lanka and the UAE are in the pay as you go 65, while Ghana and Jamaica are not. The Philippines is on all of them. Check the list for your country before you pick an Extra, because a Saver Extra does nothing for a country outside its 100.

Vodafone's lists name countries, not number types, and the Extras page does not split landlines from mobiles. Expect premium-rate and other special numbers abroad to be charged separately, and check with Vodafone before relying on an Extra for anything other than an ordinary landline or mobile number.

What Vodafone charges with no Extra

This is the part Vodafone makes hard to find. It does not print a standard international rate on its Extras pages. The price depends on the country and your plan, and you look it up in the charge checker for calling abroad. Pick the country and your plan type, and it shows the per-minute price.

Two things are worth knowing before you dial without an Extra:

Long-haul calls with no Extra are the expensive option. For comparison, Three charges £3.00 a minute to India and the USA on pay monthly with no add-on. Look up your country in the checker before a long call.
Pay as you go has a free opt-in. Vodafone lists an option called Vodafone International at £0 a month for pay as you go customers. It gives lower per-minute rates to 200 countries with no limit on minutes. Text INTERNATIONAL to 2345 to add it. Vodafone's page does not print the rates, so check them in the charge checker.

What a 10-minute call costs

Here is one 10-minute call from the UK. The Extra columns show the share of the monthly fee that 10 minutes uses up, assuming you use the whole allowance that month. If this is your only call, you pay the full £6.95 or £14. BoraPhone prices are in US dollars at the time of writing (October 2026), and the rate is shown before every call.

10 minutes to	Vodafone, no Extra	Using International Saver 100	Using International Saver 500	BoraPhone, landline / mobile
India	See the checker	about 70p	about 28p	$1.11 / $1.11
Pakistan	See the checker	about 70p	about 28p	$3.50 / $4.00
Nigeria	See the checker	about 70p	about 28p	$5.10 / $5.20
Poland	See the checker	about 70p	about 28p	$0.70 / $1.60
USA	See the checker	about 70p	about 28p	from $0.40
Ireland	See the checker	about 70p	about 28p	$1.11 / $2.10

The Saver numbers look tiny, but they assume you use every minute. The real question is how much you call in a month.

Which option is cheapest for how you call

A monthly Extra rewards heavy, regular callers. A pay-per-minute service rewards people who call now and then. Here is how the maths works out for a few common patterns, using the prices above.

Your month	Vodafone Extra	BoraPhone	Cheaper
One 10-minute call to a mobile in Pakistan	£6.95 (Saver 100)	about $4.00	BoraPhone
One 10-minute call to India	£6.95 (Saver 100)	about $1.11	BoraPhone
6 hours to India	£14 (Saver 500)	about $39.60	Vodafone
5 hours to mobiles in Nigeria	£14 (Saver 500)	about $156	Vodafone, by a long way
2 hours to landlines in Poland	£14 (Saver 500)	about $8.40	BoraPhone

The pattern is clear. If you ring family in Lagos, Lahore or Delhi for hours every month, International Saver 500 is one of the cheapest ways to do it from a UK mobile. If you call a few times a year, a monthly Extra means paying £6.95 for minutes you will not use, and paying per minute is cheaper.

For those occasional calls, BoraPhone works in a web browser on your phone or laptop with no app. You top up from $5, pay per minute (rounded up to the next full minute) and see the rate before you dial. It is also handy when you are not on your own phone, or when the person you call has only a landline.

How to add or cancel a Vodafone international Extra

The codes below are from Vodafone's Extras page, as of October 2026.

Pay monthly

International Saver 100: text ADDINTL100 to 40506. Cancel in the My Vodafone app.
International Saver 500: text ADDINTL500 to 40506. Cancel in the My Vodafone app.
Call Abroad 75 and Call abroad 200: add and cancel in the My Vodafone app.

Pay as you go

50 international minutes: call 34443 free from your Vodafone mobile to add it. Text STOPINTERNATIONAL to 49500 to cancel.
Vodafone International (free option): text INTERNATIONAL to 2345.
Pay as you go Plus Extras: choose Add Extras in the My Vodafone app. Vodafone says the Extra starts straight away, so add it when you are ready to use it.

Because the pay monthly Extras renew every month, set a reminder to cancel if you only need one month.

Dialling the number

From a UK mobile, dial 00 (or +), then the country code, then the number without its first 0. For example, a Pakistani mobile number that starts 03 loses the 0 and becomes 00 92 3 followed by the rest of the number. Saving contacts in the + format means they work wherever you are.

Calling abroad vs using your phone abroad

Vodafone treats these as two separate things, and its international Extras only cover one of them.

Calling abroad from the UK. You are in the UK and you ring a number in another country. This is what International Saver, Call Abroad and the other Extras above are for. Vodafone describes each one as minutes for calls from the UK.
Roaming. You take your Vodafone phone to another country and use it there. That is billed under Vodafone's roaming rules. Vodafone's Extras page says that if your plan doesn't include roaming in Europe and you don't buy a pass, you'll be charged £2.75 a day.

So a Saver Extra will not make calls cheaper while you are on holiday in Spain or visiting family in India. If you are travelling, see our guide on how to call the UK from abroad.

How Vodafone compares with other UK networks

Every big UK network now sells international add-ons, and the right one depends on the country you call. EE's International Pass works on a different model, with discounted per-minute rates rather than a bundle of minutes, which we cover in EE international calls. Three's Call Abroad add-ons cover 55 destinations, which we break down in Three international calls. If you are choosing a network mainly for calls abroad, our guide to the best SIM for international calls in the UK compares them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Vodafone charge for international calls?

Yes. Calls from the UK to numbers in other countries are not part of a standard Vodafone UK allowance. You either pay the per-country rate shown in Vodafone's charge checker, or add an International Extra such as International Saver (from £6.95 a month for 100 minutes, as of October 2026).

How many international minutes does Vodafone give you?

None as standard. You buy them as an Extra: 100 or 500 minutes with International Saver, 75 or 200 minutes with Call Abroad, or 50 minutes on pay as you go. Pay as you go Plus customers can buy 200 minutes for 90 days.

Can I use my Vodafone UK minutes in India?

Not for free, and not through the international Extras. Using your phone while you are in India is roaming, which follows Vodafone's roaming charges and passes. The International Saver and Call Abroad Extras only cover calls you make from the UK.

How do I call an international number from a Vodafone phone?

Dial 00 or +, then the country code, then the number without its leading 0. For India that is 00 91 followed by the 10-digit number. If you have an International Extra and the country is on its list, the minutes come out of your bundle automatically.

Is Vodafone International Saver worth it?

It is if you call one of its 100 destinations every month. Used in full, 100 minutes for £6.95 is about 7p a minute and 500 minutes for £14 is under 3p. If you make one short call a month, you pay for minutes you never use, so paying per minute is usually cheaper.

Vodafone International Calls: Extras, Prices and Cheaper Options