Best international roaming plans from Airtel, Jio, and Vi to keep in mind for your travels

Airtel World Pass prepaid international roaming plans and benefits

If you are a prepaid user, Airtel has four plans for you. The base plan costs Rs 649 and offers 500MB of high-speed internet, 10 SMS, and 100 minutes of calling. Similarly, the Rs 899 Airtel world pass prepaid plan offers 1GB of high-speed internet, 20 SMS, and 100 minutes of calling with 10 days of validity.

Airtel’s Rs 2,998 world pass prepaid plan offers 30 days of validity with 5GB of high-speed data, 20 SMS, and 200 minutes of calling. Airtel also has an international plan which costs Rs 2,997 and offers 2GB data, 100 minutes of calling, and 20 SMS, and comes with a validity of 365 days, which is an entire year. 

Airtel’s first three world pass prepaid plans are for those who might take a short trip to an international destination. The last plan is for those who might be visiting a foreign country for studies or work-related tasks and want an active Indian phone number for banking-related tasks.

Airtel World Pass postpaid international roaming plans and benefits

Airtel’s base postpaid international roaming plan starts at Rs 649 and offers 500MB of data, 100 minutes of calling and 20 SMS per day. Similarly, the Rs 2,999 Airtel world pass postpaid plan comes with 10 days of validity, 5GB data, 20 SMS, and 100 minutes/day of calling.

Airtel’s next postpaid plan for international roaming costs Rs 3,999 and offers 30 days of validity with 12GB data, 20 SMS, and 100 minutes of calling every day. Airtel also offers a more expensive plan at Rs 5,999, which offers 90 days of validity with 2GB of high-speed data (unlimited slow data afterwords), 900 minutes of calling, and 100 SMS.

Lastly, Airtel’s most expensive international plan costs Rs 14,999 that offers 15GB of data with 365 days of validity and 100 SMS. This plan is best suited for those who might be abroad for a longer period of time. 

Jio international plans

Jio doesn’t have as many options as Airtel when it comes to international roaming plans. Jio is offering a Rs 1,101 plan with 28 days of validity and this plan offers a usable recharge amount of Rs 998.03 with 5 SMS. It does not offer any data or voice calls quote, and depending on the duration, the money will be reduced from the stored recharge value.

The price of incoming and outgoing international calls on Jio varies from country to country. For the US to India Jio costs Rs 2 per minute. Similarly from the US/UK to the rest of the world, Jio charges Rs 100 per minute.

There are three additional international data plans from Jio that are only applicable in 22 countries. In this case, the base plan costs Rs 575 and comes with one-day validity with 250MB data, 100 minutes of calling, and 100 SMS. Then there is a Rs 2875 Jio international roaming plan that offers unlimited data with 100 minutes/day and calling and 100 SMS for 7 days.

The most expensive international roaming plan from Jio costs Rs 5751 and offers 30 days of validity with unlimited data 1500 minutes of voice calling and 1500 SMS. This plan is only applicable in Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Jio Football world cup packs

Jio has also curated special plans for those who are travelling to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE as a part of the ongoing FIFA world cup 2022. The base Football world cup pack from Jio costs Rs 1,599 and offers 15 days of validity with 1GB of data, 150 minutes of calling, and 100SMS. Similarly, the second-tier world cup pack from Jio is priced at Rs 3999 and offers 30 days of validity with 3GB of data, 250 minutes of calling, and 100 SMS. Lastly, the most expensive Jio world cup pack costs Rs  6799 and offers 5GB of data with 500 minutes of calling, and 100 SMS for 30 days.

For additional data, Jio is charging Rs 1122 for 1GB which is valid for 5 days. Similarly, one can also recharge for Rs 5122 which offers 21 days of validity with 5GB of high-speed data.

Vi international roaming plans

Vi has a total of eight international roaming plans. The base plan costs Rs 295 and offers 28 days of validity with 40 minutes of voice calls with no data plan. The next international roaming plan from Vi costs Rs 695 and comes with 1-day validity with 150 minutes of calling and 1GB of data. Similarly, Vi’s Rs 995 international roaming plan comes with 7 days of validity with 100/150 minutes of calling and 100/500MB of data (depending on the country). The next international roaming plan from Vi costs Rs 1495 that offers 14 days of validity with 150/300 minutes of calling and 250MB or 1GB of high-speed internet.

Vi’s next international roaming plan costs Rs 2695 and offers 120/200 minutes of calling and 1.2/4GB of high-speed data for four days.  There’s another international roaming plan which costs Rs 3495 and offers 120/200 minutes of calling with 2/7GB of high-speed internet for seven days.

The second most expensive plan from Vi costs Rs 4695 that offers 120/300 minutes of calling with 3/10GB of data for 10 days. Finally, the most expensive international roaming plan from Vi costs Rs 6,995 and offers 120/500 minutes of calling with 5/15 GB of data for 28 days.