Let’s face it, when planning a holiday, time is better spent deciding which sites to see and restaurants to dine at. No one wants to waste time finding a phone plan to use while overseas.

Save yourself the hassle and make the switch to a telco that includes international allowances so you don’t have to fuss around purchasing a SIM when you land.

Below, we’ve outlined which Aussie prepaid and postpaid phone providers offer generous international perks that won’t blow your budget.

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International roaming with felix mobile

Vodafone MVNO, felix mobile, offers an international roaming pack to add onto its prepaid plans for just $20. This includes 4GB of international data, 100 texts, and 100 minutes of talk with a one-year expiry.

This much data can go a long way if you take advantage of public Wi-Fi.

Why we love this plan:

At the time of writing, new customers who sign up online will score 50 per cent off any felix plan for the first 3 months using the code FELIX50.

Here are the plans you can pair with felix’ international roaming:

International roaming with amaysim

Each of amaysim’s four roaming packs are designed to cater to different needs.

Small Talk costs $20 for 100 mins, 100 texts but no data so it’s great just for keeping in touch.

The Works costs $55 for 50 mins, 30 texts and 2GB of data meaning it has a bit of everything.

Just Gigs costs $50 for 6GB of data — no calls or texts, so aimed at those just looking to surf the net. And The Epic costs $70 for 100 mins, 60 texts and 9GB so it has a bit more of everything than the Works.

Why we love this plan:

amaysim’s international add-on packs are super flexible in terms of inclusions and can also be stacked together to create a custom solution. They cover over 90 countries and last a huge 365-days from the date of activation.

amaysim also allows its customers to add international roaming packs to any of its 28-day expiry plans, seven-day or long-expiry plans.

Check out amaysim’s plans which you can add its international roaming packs to:

International roaming with Vodafone

Vodafone is renowned for its famous $5 roaming option, which allows customers to continue using their local inclusions overseas for just $5 per day. This gives added peace of mind when travelling that a separate data allowance won’t need to be monitored or topped up.

One thing to note is if users do go over their primary data allowance when travelling overseas, a further charge of $5 per gigabyte will apply.

Something else frequent travellers need to keep in mind is Vodafone’s $5 roaming option is only available for up to 90 days of the calendar year.

Why we love this plan:

Vodafone’s $5 roaming option means not having to pay for a separate pack of calls, texts and data — it’s simply extending coverage for use in other countries. Also, it covers over 100 countries.

Check out Vodafone’s postpaid plans below, all with its $5 roaming option:

International roaming with Optus

Optus also offers a $5 per day roaming option, however, it is an add-on to an existing postpaid plan. For 24 hours users will get 5GB of data and unlimited talk and text. This add-on is limited to its ‘Zone 1’ countries, which covers many popular destinations such as China, New Zealand, the UK and the USA.

Why we love this plan:

Optus ‘Zone 1’ destinations includes Aeromobile. This means users gain access in-flight roaming with Aeromobile’s partner airlines, such as Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Emirates.

Add Optus’ $5 roaming onto any of the below postpaid plans:

International roaming with Boost Mobile

Boost customers can choose to add one of three international packs onto one of its prepaid plans shown above.

Choose from a $20 plan with a three-day expiry and 15 mins, 15 texts and 1GB of data, a $30 plan with a seven-day expiry and 30 mins, 30 texts and 3GB of data or a $40 plan with a 14-day expiry and 60 mins, 60 texts and 5GB of data. Each of these packs covers 40 countries.

Why we love this plan:

Boost is the only small provider (aka MVNO) that has access to Telstra’s full network, yet its plans cost at a fraction of the price.

Add an international roaming pack to any of these Boost mobile plans:

Christie Graham is Digital Content Editor at WhistleOut, Australia’s mobile and internet comparison site.