Prepaid travel data for Greece with instant activation and no roaming fees
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No Roaming
4G/5G Speed
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Data only — no phone number, no calls, no SMS Your own number stays active on your existing SIM (dual SIM), and you can call and message through WhatsApp, FaceTime and similar apps.
1 Day
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You do not get a new phone number with this eSIM.
Setting up your eSIM? The installation and activation guide walks through it step by step, and the full FAQ covers device compatibility, hotspot, dual SIM and topping up.
A single plan covers mainland Greece and the islands - Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu - so you do not need a new eSIM for each hop. Install it before you travel, turn off airplane mode on arrival, and you are connected for the whole island-hopping trip.
The eSIM connects when you switch off airplane mode at Athens (ATH) or island airports like Santorini (JTR), Mykonos (JMK) and Heraklion (HER). Your ferry booking, transfer and maps are ready before you leave the terminal.
Greece's networks (Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova) cover the mainland and the inhabited islands with good 4G and 5G in the busier spots. You will usually keep signal on the ferry near the coast and between closer islands, though it can drop mid-crossing on the open Aegean - normal for any network at sea.
Greece follows the Schengen rules, but with one welcome difference: the Greek authorities have said they will not collect fingerprints and photos from UK travellers as part of the EU's Entry/Exit System. Two phone tips from the Foreign Office: calling 999 from a UK mobile in Greece transfers you to the Greek emergency services, and you should make sure your phone allows emergency alerts - important in wildfire season. Your GHIC covers state healthcare, and if you plan to hire a moped, note that the UK's category P licence is not valid in Greece (gov.uk, updated 11 August 2026).
TUI flies to Greece from more than 20 UK airports, three to four hours from Gatwick, and British Airways flies from Heathrow to Athens, Corfu, Heraklion, Chania, Santorini and Mykonos. Greece is two hours ahead of the UK all year. Sockets are the European two-pin kind.
Yes - the Greece plan covers the mainland plus the inhabited islands, so the same eSIM works whether you are in Athens, Santorini, Crete or Rhodes.
Usually near the coast and between closer islands, yes. On long open-sea crossings signal can drop mid-route, as it would on any mobile network.
Yes. The Foreign Office says calling 999 from a UK mobile in Greece automatically transfers you to the Greek emergency services (gov.uk, updated 11 August 2026).
The cost of using your UK plan in Greece, network by network, from each network’s own price guide (checked 8 October 2026). Prices are for current plans; older plans are sometimes cheaper.
| Network | Cost in Greece | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| EE | £2.72 a day | Included if you joined before 7 July 2021, or on Essentials Plus, All Rounder or Full Works |
| O2 | Included | Up to 25GB a month |
| Vodafone | £2.75 a day | Included on plans from before 11 August 2021, or with Euro Roam or Global Roam |
| Three | £2.75 a day | £2 if you joined between 1 October 2021 and 17 December 2025; free before then and on pay as you go |
| Tesco Mobile | Included | Home From Home, no usage cap |
| Sky Mobile | £2 per 24 hours | Roaming Passport Plus; free for Sky VIP Diamond |
| giffgaff | Included | Up to 5GB per plan, for up to 63 days |
| VOXI | £2.60 a day | European Roaming Pass; £15 for 8 days |
| SMARTY | Included | Up to 12GB a month |
| iD Mobile | Included | Up to 30GB a month |
Every network, zone and join-date rule is explained in UK mobile roaming charges compared.
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