AT&T International Day Pass: $12 a day, the 210+ destinations, the 10-day cap and when an eSIM costs less

Information verified on October 29, 2026 at the official sources listed below. Carriers change prices and terms; your own plan decides what you pay.

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You may not need an eSIM. AT&T Elite 2.0 includes 20GB of high-speed data a month in 210+ destinations; Premium 2.0 covers 20 Latin American countries. Eligible AT&T unlimited plans also include Mexico and Canada.

If your trip fits one of these, stay on AT&T: same number, nothing to install.

Three bill traps come first. Without a pass, AT&T charges $2.05 per MB of data. With the pass on your line, any data, call or text in a listed destination starts a $12 day.

The 10-day cap is printed only on AT&T’s cruise article, for land-only travel; a day at sea is $20. We compare public packages; check your own plan.

How does the AT&T International Day Pass work and what does it cost?

The Day Pass costs $12 per day for the first line and $6 per day for each additional line used on the same calendar day. You pay only for the days you use, and the pass can stay on your line between trips (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T International Day Pass).

AT&T’s page offers the pass to “AT&T customers with an unlimited plan”. Data comes from your plan’s own allowance, and AT&T prints no separate gigabyte figure for the pass. The page adds: “Coverage not available in all areas.”

A day is a 24-hour session. It starts the first time your phone uses data, a call or a text in a listed destination. A listed cruise ship or airline starts one too, and the charge shows on the bill for that cycle.

Any data use starts a session, so one forgotten app can cost $12. Turning data roaming off on the AT&T line stops data from starting one; a call or a text still does.

The 10-day billing-cycle cap: what AT&T prints and where

AT&T’s cruise article says: “If you use AT&T International Day Pass on land-only travel when abroad … the cost is $12 per day for 10 days within a single billing cycle.” At $12 a day, the first line pays at most $120 in one billing cycle (our arithmetic; checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T: cellular at sea).

The Day Pass page itself does not print the cap, so treat it as a rule stated in one place. It covers land-only travel; a day at sea is billed at $20 instead.

A Reddit user in r/ATT wrote that on some sailing nights the stateroom Wi-Fi cut out and the phone fell back to cellular data. Their account, not AT&T’s wording: “Even if this happened briefly it would trigger a sea rather than land day” (Reddit, October 2025).

For additional lines, the same article says the fee is $6 per day “when used on the same day”. It does not say whether the 10-day cap covers those lines, so the cost table below shows both outcomes.

What does a trip cost: 1, 3, 7, 10 or 14 days, one line or a family?

A week on one line is $84 and ten days is $120, where the cap stops the meter on land (our arithmetic). A family of four pays $30 for every day all four phones are used (our arithmetic, checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T International Day Pass).

The table is our arithmetic. It assumes a land-only trip inside one billing cycle, with every line used every day: $12 a day plus $6 for each extra line.

At 14 days the first line stops at $120 under the cap. AT&T prints no cap rule for the $6 lines: each costs $60 if the cap covers it and $84 if it does not (our arithmetic). Ask AT&T before you count on the lower figure.

The cap counts days inside one billing cycle, so a 14-day trip that crosses your bill date can split 7 and 7. Then no cap is reached, and the first line pays $168 (our arithmetic). Check your bill date before you count on $120.

Before you compare with our plans, check that your phone can take a second eSIM: Is my phone unlocked? and Does my phone support eSIM?

An AT&T Day Pass covers calls and texts on your own number, plus data. Our plans in the table are data only: your US number stays on your main line.

A worked case: four phones for 7 days in Europe cost $210 in Day Passes. Four of our 30-day Europe plans with 5GB each cost four times $11.99, data only, because each phone needs its own eSIM.

One column does not tell you who wins: the pass uses your plan’s data, while our plan gives a fixed 3GB to 10GB. On most of our plans the days start when the eSIM first connects at your destination; check the activation rule shown on your plan.

Where a travel eSIM does not win: a trip inside Elite 2.0’s 20GB, or a Premium 2.0 trip to the 20 Latin American countries. On a one-day stopover, $12 also buys calls and texts on your own number, with nothing to install.

Where it can win: a long trip where your plan includes nothing, and AT&T bills $12 for each day of use up to the cap. Work out your own trip with the roaming-or-eSIM check.

Which AT&T plans already include data abroad?

AT&T Elite 2.0 includes 20GB a month of high-speed data in 210+ destinations, then up to 512Kbps (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T: Elite 2.0 abroad). Premium 2.0 includes the 20 Latin American countries; Extra 2.0 and Value 2.0 pay $12 a day outside Mexico and Canada.

AT&T’s plan page shows multi-line promo prices, so we print no plan price. Look at the current offer on AT&T plans.

The 20 Latin American countries

AT&T says “There’s no charge for roaming in 20 Latin American countries” on four plans (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T: Latin America). They are Elite 2.0, Premium 2.0, Unlimited Premium PL and Unlimited Elite. Another AT&T page adds: “International usage should not exceed domestic” (AT&T).

In Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. In South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Cuba, French Guiana and the rest of the Caribbean are not included.

AT&T Prepaid

AT&T’s Prepaid International Travel Add-On costs $40 for seven days with talk, text and 5GB of data (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T Prepaid international). It needs an active AT&T Prepaid plan, and AT&T’s Prepaid pages do not state a Day Pass.

The Add-On starts when you reply to AT&T’s text message on arrival. Unused data carries over if you renew before it expires.

The country list is on AT&T’s Add-On page. AT&T’s counts of those countries disagree, so we give none.

Without a pass

AT&T’s pay-per-use calls cost $2 a minute in Canada and Mexico and $4 a minute elsewhere, on ships and on planes. Texts are $1 each and data is $2.05 per MB (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T pay-per-use rates).

One 100MB map download comes to $205 (our arithmetic). Next to that, one $12 session is the cheaper mistake.

Which destinations does the Day Pass cover?

AT&T says the Day Pass works in 210+ destinations, and its list was updated on October 20, 2026 (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T destination list). It is printed in full below, with names exactly as AT&T prints them.

AT&T publishes no list of places it leaves out. We compared its list with the country lists Verizon and T-Mobile publish, including their lists of places without a pass.

Destinations not included on AT&T’s published list: Antarctica, Cook Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, Micronesia, Diego Garcia, Iran, Comoros, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Niue, Palau, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Syria, Tokelau, Turkmenistan and Tuvalu.

This is our comparison of the lists, not an AT&T statement. If your destination is one of them, ask AT&T before you rely on the pass.

Europe

Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Ireland and the United Kingdom are all on AT&T’s list at $12 a day on land. The pass draws on your plan’s allowance, so heavy data users should check theirs first.

Our Italy plan with 5GB over 30 days is $6.99, data only (Italy eSIM). Country by country: SIM cards for Europe and our Europe plans.

Japan

Japan is on AT&T’s list at $12 a day on land. A two-week trip there reaches the 10-day cap if it falls in one billing cycle (trip costs).

Our Japan plan with 10GB over 30 days is $14.99, data only (our Japan plans, SIM cards for Japan).

Caribbean

The Bahamas, Jamaica, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Haiti and Turks & Caicos are on AT&T’s list at $12 a day on land. Apart from the Dominican Republic, no Caribbean destination is among AT&T’s 20 Latin American countries, so Premium 2.0 lines pay the Day Pass there.

Our Bahamas plan with 3GB over 30 days is $15.99, data only (Bahamas eSIM). More in SIM cards for the Caribbean islands.

Dominican Republic

On Elite 2.0 or Premium 2.0, the Dominican Republic is one of the 20 Latin American countries with no roaming charge. On Extra 2.0 or Value 2.0, the Day Pass there is $12 a day.

Our Dominican Republic plan with 5GB over 30 days is $17.99, data only (Dominican Republic eSIM).

Jamaica

Jamaica is on AT&T’s list at $12 a day on land, and Premium 2.0 does not include it. Our Jamaica plan with 5GB over 30 days is $31.99, data only (our Jamaica plans).

Costa Rica

On Elite 2.0 and Premium 2.0, Costa Rica costs nothing extra: it is among AT&T’s 20 Latin American countries. Extra 2.0 and Value 2.0 lines pay the $12 Day Pass there.

Our Costa Rica plan with 5GB over 30 days is $25.99, data only (Costa Rica eSIM).

Mexico, Canada, cruises, flights and US territories

Mexico and Canada are included on eligible AT&T unlimited plans, though AT&T says roaming may be at 2G speeds. Cruise days are $20, and US territories split three ways (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T Canada and Mexico).

Mexico and Canada

Eligible AT&T unlimited plans include talk, text and data in and between the US, Mexico and Canada. AT&T’s page warns: “AT&T may temporarily slow data speeds if the network is busy. Roaming may be at 2G speeds.”

Other plans can “add the Roam North America feature”; AT&T’s page shows no price for it. On AT&T Prepaid, Unlimited Enhanced Plus ($45) and Unlimited Ultra ($45 for the first 6 months, then $60) include Mexico and Canada (AT&T Prepaid plans).

Those two Prepaid plans have a 25GB/month cap in Canada. Full detail is on AT&T in Mexico and Canada.

Cruises

At sea, AT&T charges $20 a day for talk, text and 500MB of data a day, then reduced speed; Elite 2.0 pays $15 a day per line. Land and sea on the same day is one $20 charge (AT&T: cellular at sea). A travel eSIM works in port, not at sea (cruise connectivity).

In flight

AT&T’s list covers 19 participating airlines, but AT&T states no Day Pass price in the air, so we give none. Without a pass, data on a plane is $2.05 per MB and calls are $4 a minute (AT&T pay-per-use rates). No travel eSIM works in the air.

US territories

AT&T says: “International charges apply when you talk, text, or use data outside the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.” Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (including Saipan) and American Samoa are on the Day Pass list at $12 a day (AT&T: charges).

We have no plan page for these places, so check your AT&T plan before you go.

eSIM on AT&T: activation, transfer and a travel eSIM next to your line

AT&T sells passes, not a travel eSIM of its own (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T: cellular at sea). Ours runs as a second line beside your AT&T line, on an unlocked phone, and most of our plans are data only.

AT&T unlocks a postpaid phone 60+ days after purchase once it is paid off (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T unlock policy). For a Prepaid phone, AT&T’s rule is 12 months of paid AT&T service.

Our AT&T unlock guide covers both, and Is my phone unlocked? is the check to run before you buy.

AT&T’s page gives a path for moving your own AT&T eSIM to a new iPhone after setup. On the iPhone you are moving to: Settings → Cellular → Set Up Cellular → Other Options → Transfer From Nearby iPhone. Menus can differ by model and software version (checked on October 29, 2026, AT&T eSIM).

Steps for other phones are on how to transfer an eSIM.

AT&T’s cruise article says that with a travel eSIM “your original phone number is suspended and replaced with a new one for your trip”. It adds that services such as iMessage “won’t work while using the eSIM”.

Apple’s page describes two eSIMs on one iPhone (checked on October 29, 2026, Apple). It says: “If you choose to keep both lines on, the capabilities on your primary line will continue to work.”

Our eSIMs do not replace your number, and most of our plans are data only. Set the travel eSIM as the data line and turn off data roaming on the AT&T line. Apple warns “You might still incur roaming fees from your home eSIM”, so check that setting (dual SIM, data roaming).

A call or a text on the AT&T line still starts a Day Pass session if the pass is on that line. Your number stays on the main line for 2FA codes and app verification (keep your US number).

Pick your destination: Europe, Japan or Jamaica. All carriers is the full list, and how we compare explains the method.

Frequently asked questions

Sources are linked in the text. Carrier terms change: for the terms of your own plan, check with AT&T.

Change log

AT&T’s Day Pass price is also a row in our dated US carrier roaming dataset.

Unfamiliar term? See the eSIM glossary.