Pay as you go call charges

Vodafone Simply – standard call charges

Here are the charges for our Vodafone Simply pay as you go price plan — whether you're in the UK, going abroad or calling a premium rate number.

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  • Standard UK minutes, standard UK texts and UK mobile internet charges

    These are our standard call and text charges but you can save money by opting in to our new Vodafone Freebees.

    A one-minute minimum call charge applies to the following numbers:

    DescriptionCost
    National, local (01,02,03) and other Vodafone mobile numbers25p a minute
    Calls to any Channel Islands and Isle of Man mobile and landline (starting 01481, 01534 or 01624)36p a minute
    Standard UK text messages12p a text
    UK picture messages36p a message
    UK video messages60p a message
    UK video calling35p a minute, 55p a minute to other networks (20p minimum call charge applies)
    UK mobile internet usage £1 per 25MB per day (up to a maximum of £5 a day)
  • Non-geographic call charges

    A one-minute minimum call charge applies to the following numbers:

    DescriptionCost
    Non-geographic (0870, 0845)14p a minute
    Non-geographic (0844, 0871)25p a minute
    Non-geographic (0800, 0808 and 0500)14p a minute
    Charity numbers starting 0800 or 0808Free - more details (Download PDF: 83KB)
    Radio-paging services (start 076)51.1p per call
    Personal numbers/calling cards (starting 07, but not UK mobile networks - fixed fee in some cases)66.4p a minute
    Call forwarding services (e.g. 07744, 07755)25p per minute
  • Premium rate charges

    Premium rate numbers usually start with 09. They're used for special phone services — information services, chat or dating services, or voting on TV shows like ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

    Prefix of telephone numberCost
    Premium rate services (start with 09)50p to £2 Please see the 09 number checker below for details on which numbers are charged per call and which numbers are charged per minute. Please note, per minute calls include a one minute minimum call charge.

    To see how much you'll pay, use the premium rate number checker on the right.

  • Directory Enquiries (DQ) call charges

    A one-minute minimum call charge applies to the following numbers:

    DescriptionCost
    To Vodafone preferred DQ number (118 881)85p a minute
    Directory enquiries (DQ) calls to directory enquiries (118)£2 - £2.50 a minute. See the number checker above for more details.
  • Using your phone while abroad

    If you want to pay less to make and receive calls while you're outside the UK, opt into Vodafone Passport. It lets you take your home price plan with you to over 35 European countries, plus Australia and New Zealand. Here's what you'll pay for calls abroad if you don't have Vodafone Passport.

    We've split the world into four simple zones — making it easier for you to see call and text costs. Not sure which zone the country you're going to is in? See our going abroad pages.

    Calls


    ZoneMake CallsReceive Call
    Europe36p a minute (charged by the second after first 30 seconds)11p a minute (charged by the second)
    Asia Pacific80p a minute (charged per minute)75p a minute (charged by the second)
    USA and Canada£1.35 a minute (charged per minute)£1.00 a minute (charged per minute)
    Rest of the world£1.65 a minute (charged per minute)£1.30 a minute (charged by the second)

    Text


    ZoneSend textsSend Picture Message
    Europe11p36p
    Asia Pacific49p36p
    USA and Canada49p36p
    Rest of the world49p36p

Save money on Pay as you go with Vodafone Freebees

Choose to opt in to or buy one of our great-value Vodafone Freebees and you'll save money on our standard Vodafone simply Pay as you go charges.

09 and 118 cost checker

Check the cost of calling a premium rate or directory enquiries number.

Please note all calls include a one minute minimum call charge and remember on 118xxx calls you continue to pay the advertised rate when you choose to be connected through.

Enter the first 7 digits or an 09 number or all 6 digits of a 118 number.

Save money, dial 118881 from a Vodafone mobile, it is the preferred Vodafone directory service and is 85p per minute.

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