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Aisha
06 March 2026
Canadian travellers heading to Europe on Rogers often assume Roam Like Home will handle connectivity without much thought required. And for a short trip with moderate data use, it does. But Roam Like Home at $18 per day in Europe adds up in ways that catch many Rogers customers off guard on longer holidays, multi-country itineraries, or trips that extend beyond the 20-day billing cycle cap. This guide covers how Rogers roaming actually works in Europe, what each option costs, and when switching to a local travel eSIM makes more financial sense.
Rogers Roam Like Home is the default international roaming product for eligible Rogers postpaid customers. When you land in a Roam Like Home destination and use your phone, the $18/day charge activates automatically. This gives you access to your existing Rogers plan's data, calls, and texts allowance for that day. You draw from the same bucket you use in Canada: if your plan includes 50GB of data, you use from that same pool while roaming in Europe.
Roam Like Home is available in 185+ destinations, which covers all of Western Europe and most of Eastern Europe. The daily charge is $16 in the United States and $18 in all other international Roam Like Home destinations including Europe. The charge is assessed per billing day based on Eastern Time zone resets at 11:59 PM ET, not local time at your destination. A traveller in Paris who uses their phone at 6 AM local time (midnight ET) may trigger a new billing day without realising it.
Rogers also caps Roam Like Home at 20 days per billing cycle. Days 21 and beyond while roaming internationally are not charged the daily Roam Like Home fee, which provides a cost ceiling for extended international trips. The Rogers Red Mastercard offers 5 free Roam Like Home days per year as a cardholder benefit, which can meaningfully offset a short European trip's roaming cost.
Rogers Travel Passes are an alternative to per-day Roam Like Home charges. These are pre-purchased bundles for specific trip durations (7-day, 14-day, 30-day) that may offer a lower effective daily rate than the standard $18/day. Travel Passes can be purchased up to 60 days before departure through the MyRogers app.
Information as of March 2026. Verify current rates and pass pricing in the MyRogers app before departure.
Note that Roam Like Home eligibility depends on your Rogers plan. Some older or lower-tier plans may not include Roam Like Home. Customers without eligible plans face standard out-of-bundle international roaming rates, which are substantially higher than the daily fee. Always confirm eligibility before departure.
Remember that billing day resets at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, not local European time. Europe is 5-6 hours ahead of ET. A traveller in Rome using their phone at 6 AM triggers a new billing day at midnight ET (6 AM local). Planning data-intensive activities for European mornings effectively extends each Rogers billing day by several hours.
Check Travel Pass pricing before committing to day-by-day Roam Like Home. For a 10-day European trip, a 14-day Travel Pass may cost less in total than 10 individual Roam Like Home days at $18 each. Open the MyRogers app and compare pass pricing against your planned trip duration before departure.
The 20-day cap is a genuine benefit for longer trips. If you are spending 3+ weeks in Europe, the billing cap means days 21 onwards in that billing cycle are free. Timing a long European holiday to span two billing cycles, however, resets the counter and both halves are charged at $18/day for up to 20 days each.
Data comes from your Canadian plan allowance, not a separate international bucket. If your Rogers plan includes 30GB of data and you use 20GB in Canada before departing for Europe, you arrive with only 10GB remaining. For data-heavy European trips following a busy domestic month, this limitation is a meaningful planning consideration.
Consider Rogers Red Mastercard for regular European travellers. Five free Roam Like Home days per year as a cardholder benefit is worth $90 at the European rate. For a long weekend in London or Paris, the card benefit covers the entire roaming cost. Pairing card days with the start of a longer trip also reduces the total billable day count.
Multi-country European itineraries all count as single Roam Like Home destinations per day. Moving between France, Switzerland, and Italy in a single day is still one Roam Like Home day. The $18 charge covers any combination of Roam Like Home destinations you visit on that billing day, as long as each country is included in the 185+ destination list.
Roam Like Home is convenient for short European trips where cost is secondary to simplicity. A three-day business trip to London at $54 total is not a budget problem for most Rogers customers. The calculation changes for typical European holidays: two weeks in Italy, Greece, or Turkey costs $252 at standard Roam Like Home rates, assuming the trip stays within a single billing cycle.
The data draw from the Canadian plan allocation is the silent problem for data-heavy users. A Rogers customer on a 30GB plan who travels frequently domestically before a European summer holiday may arrive in Europe with considerably less than 30GB available. A dedicated Europe or Turkey eSIM brings its own data allocation, completely independent of the Canadian plan. There is no guessing how much data remains from a month of Canadian usage before the holiday began.
The ET billing day reset also creates an asymmetry for European travellers. Effective billing days for European travellers run from about 6 AM to midnight local time rather than midnight to midnight. A traveller who arrives in the evening, uses their phone briefly to navigate to the hotel, and goes to sleep has paid $18 for a few minutes of data. A local eSIM charges only for what is actually needed, with no calendar-day billing mechanics.
Turkey sits within Rogers' Roam Like Home coverage at $18/day, which technically works. But Canadian travellers who spend two weeks in Turkey on Rogers are paying $252 in roaming charges for data that comes from their Canadian monthly pool, on a billing day that resets at midnight Eastern Time while they are sleeping in Istanbul at 6 AM local time. The arithmetic is not favourable, and the operational quirks add friction to what should be a straightforward holiday.
Istanbul is a city that demands data. Navigating between the Sultanahmet historic district and the modern Sisli and Beyoglu areas on the opposite shore of the Golden Horn requires constant Maps reference. The Grand Bazaar warren is genuinely disorienting without navigation. The Bosphorus cruise booking apps, Turkish Airlines app for connection updates, and the local food delivery services all run on data throughout the day.
Turkey's three main networks, Turkcell, Vodafone Turkey, and Turk Telekom, provide strong 4G LTE coverage across all major tourist destinations. A Europe eSIM connects to these networks at local rates, installs via QR code from Canada before departure, and activates on landing at Ataturk or Sabiha Gokcen. The Rogers SIM stays live in the second slot for incoming calls from family in Canada and for Canadian banking OTPs, while the eSIM handles everything in Turkey at a fraction of the Roam Like Home daily cost.
Yes. Rogers Roam Like Home covers 185+ international destinations including all major European countries. The daily charge in Europe is $18, which activates automatically when you first use your phone in a Roam Like Home destination. The charge is capped at 20 days per billing cycle, so extended European stays beyond 20 days in a single billing period are not charged additional daily fees.
Roam Like Home in Europe costs $18 per billing day. Billing days reset at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, not local European time. Rogers Travel Passes (7-day, 14-day, 30-day) offer an alternative with fixed bundle pricing that may be more cost-effective for specific trip durations. Check current Travel Pass pricing in the MyRogers app before departure.
Yes, Turkey is included in Rogers' Roam Like Home coverage at the standard international rate of $18/day. Verify Turkey's availability in the MyRogers app before departure, as coverage lists can change. For a typical two-week Turkey holiday, the Roam Like Home cost totals $252, which is a common trigger for travellers to consider a local Turkey eSIM instead.
Rogers Roam Like Home billing days reset at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, regardless of your location. For European travellers, this means the billing day effectively runs from about 6 AM to midnight local time (5-6 AM depends on daylight saving). Using your phone only briefly in the evening can still trigger a full $18 day charge.
Yes. Rogers Travel Passes are pre-purchased bundles for 7-day, 14-day, or 30-day periods that can be bought up to 60 days before departure through the MyRogers app. Depending on your trip length and the current pass pricing, a Travel Pass may offer a lower total cost than the equivalent number of $18/day Roam Like Home charges. Compare both options before your trip.
For trips over a week, for travellers whose Canadian plan data pool is partially depleted before departure, or for anyone visiting Turkey or other destinations where local eSIM pricing is significantly lower than $18/day, a dedicated travel eSIM typically offers better value. An eSIM runs alongside the Rogers physical SIM in dual-SIM mode, keeping the Canadian number active for incoming calls and banking messages.
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