Roaming guides
Every Roaming article on the Balkan eSIM blog, newest first.
EE Roaming in Croatia, and Why It Stops at the Next Border
EE's Croatia roaming works because Croatia is in the EU. Cross into Bosnia or Serbia the same afternoon and the rule that made it work no longer applies.
Does Three's Roaming Cover Albania? How to Check It
Albania is outside the EU, so no rule obliges any UK network to include it. How to find the real answer for your own Three plan, and what to do if it is a no.
A Belgrade Weekend: The Non-EU Capital Two Hours Away
Belgrade is a direct-flight city break outside the EU, so EU roaming does not apply and the money is dinars. How to handle 48 hours without a home network.
Kotor Shore Excursions: Staying Online for a Few Hours
A Kotor port day is a short burst ashore with no home roaming and expensive ship wifi. The network traps in the bay, and what to arrange before you sail.
Skiing Jahorina Near Sarajevo: No Roaming Safety Net
Jahorina is a short drive from Sarajevo, but Bosnia sits outside the EU and outside our regional plan. What that means for a ski week, said plainly.
Bosnia Day Trip From Split: Worth Switching Data For?
Neum, Mostar and back in a day. Bosnia is not in the EU and not in our regional plan, so here is how to decide honestly whether to change anything at all.
Podgorica to Stansted: Montenegro Has No EU Roaming
Montenegro pays in euros but is not in the EU, so EU roaming stops at the aircraft door. What to arrange before a Ryanair Podgorica-Stansted flight.
Tirana to Luton with Wizz Air: Data From the Jet Bridge
Albania sits outside the EU, so a UK plan's EU roaming stops at the aircraft door. What to set up before a Wizz Air Tirana-Luton flight, in either direction.
Self-Guided Game of Thrones Dubrovnik: The Data You Need
A self-guided King's Landing walk lives on map pins and street-by-street GPS. What Dubrovnik's Old Town does to your phone, and how to set up before you go.
Staying Online on the Balkan Coast and Ferries
Coastal roads, island hops and overnight ferries each treat your phone differently. What honestly works at sea on the Adriatic and Ionian — and what does not.
Driving the Balkans: Internet Across Seven Borders
A Balkan road trip crosses more borders per week than almost any drive in Europe. Here is what each crossing does to your phone, and how to plan for it.
Offline Maps and eSIM: Data for Balkan Mountain Roads
Theth, Durmitor, Rila: the best Balkan drives go where towers are scarce. The strategy that works is offline maps for navigation, eSIM data for everything else.
One Balkan eSIM vs a SIM Card in Every Country
Buying a prepaid SIM in each Balkan country is the classic advice. The full accounting — time, paperwork, numbers and leftovers — against one regional eSIM.
Why EU Roaming Stops in the Western Balkans
Roam-like-at-home ends at the Serbian border. What stands in its place in 2026: a voluntary operator cap, talks that are not yet law, and what to do.