Last updated: 10 October 2026
Mint Mobile works abroad, but only Canada is included in your plan. Everywhere else, including Mexico and Europe, you buy a Minternational Pass: $5 for one day, $10 for three days or $20 for ten days, each with a set number of minutes, texts and high-speed data. Wi-Fi Calling to US numbers is free wherever the local rules allow it. For a short trip the passes are fair value. For longer trips, heavy data use or several countries, a travel eSIM for data alongside your Mint line usually works out better.
Two weeks in Mexico? On Mint that is $35 in passes, activated one after another. Our 15-day Mexico plan with 1.5 GB a day costs $22.99, in one purchase.
What Mint includes abroad
Canada is free. Every Mint plan includes Free Canada Roaming: unlimited talk and text, plus 3 GB of high-speed data a month that only works in Canada and does not come out of your US allowance. It starts automatically when you cross the border, as long as data roaming is on in your phone's settings. Past 3 GB you stay connected at 128 kbps, or you can buy a Canada data add-on in the Mint app. Minternational Passes do not work in Canada, since you do not need one there.
Mexico is not included. Unlike Canada, Mint has no free roaming in Mexico. To use your phone there you need a Minternational Pass, the same as for any other country. What Mint does include for Mexico is free calling to Mexican numbers from the US, which is a different thing (more on that below). If you are comparing carriers for a Mexico trip, see will my phone work in Mexico? for what AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon include.
Everywhere else: a pass. Mint says its passes work in more than 180 countries. Not every destination is eligible, so check yours in the country search on Mint's international roaming page before you buy. Passes cannot be used on cruises or flights.
How Mint roaming is bought and what it costs
Mint says that to use your service abroad you have to buy and activate a pass. You buy it in the Mint app, on the website or by text. Every active Mint plan can buy one, except trial plans, and the plan must have been activated in the US.
| Pass | Price | Data | Talk and text |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | $5 | 1 GB | 60 min, 60 texts |
| 3 days | $10 | 3 GB fast, then slower | 200 min, 200 texts |
| 10 days | $20 | 10 GB fast, then slower | 500 min, 500 texts |
| 30 days, no data | $5 | None | 100 min, 100 texts |
Each pass runs for its full 24, 72, 240 or 720 hours from the moment you activate it.
How the passes work, from Mint's help pages:
- Buy ahead, activate on arrival. You can store up to two passes. Activate one in the app, on the website, or by texting ACTIVATE to 6700. The clock starts at activation, not at purchase. A pass must be activated within 360 days of buying it.
- One at a time. Only one pass can be active. Activating a new one ends the current one immediately, even if it has minutes or data left.
- Turn on data roaming. The 1-day, 3-day and 10-day passes need data roaming switched on in your phone's settings.
- Receiving texts is free. Replying uses your pass's text allowance.
- Calls to Mint's Care team are free and do not use your pass minutes.
Text GOROAM to 6700 at any time to see what is left on your pass.
What a one-week trip costs with Mint
Take a 7-day trip to Mexico with Mint's own numbers:
- The 10-day pass, $20, covers the whole week in one purchase: 10 GB at full speed, 500 minutes and 500 texts. The last three days go unused.
- Stacking shorter passes costs more: two 3-day passes and a 1-day pass come to $25, and you have to activate each one as the last runs out.
So a week costs about $20 on top of your plan, which is fair. For a two-week trip, the cheapest mix is a 10-day pass, a 3-day pass and a 1-day pass: $35, activated one after another. If you use more than 10 GB in a week, speeds drop for the rest of the pass, and the only way to get full speed back is to activate a new pass, which ends the old one.
When a travel eSIM is cheaper
Mint's passes are simple and fairly priced, and for a few days in one country they are hard to beat for convenience. A travel eSIM tends to win when:
- The trip is longer than 10 days. Mint has no pass longer than ten days with data, so a long stay means buying and activating pass after pass. A travel eSIM is sized for the whole trip in one purchase.
- You need more than about 1 GB a day. Maps, ride-hailing, photo backups and video calls add up. Once a Mint pass's high-speed data is gone, you are on slower data until you buy another pass. Travel eSIMs come in larger fixed, daily and unlimited sizes.
- You visit several countries. A regional eSIM, for example one plan for Europe, covers every country on one plan.
- You only need data. If you call home over Wi-Fi or WhatsApp, you are paying for pass minutes and texts you will not use.
A travel eSIM needs a phone that takes an eSIM and is not locked to a carrier: check yours in 30 seconds. For how the two approaches charge you in general, see travel eSIM vs international roaming.
How to use Mint and a travel eSIM together
You do not have to choose. Keep your Mint SIM in the phone for your number, and let the eSIM carry the data.
- Install the travel eSIM at home, on Wi-Fi: iPhone or Android.
- Turn on Wi-Fi Calling for your Mint line (Settings, then Cellular on iPhone or Connections on Android). Mint says calls and texts to US numbers over Wi-Fi are free abroad and do not use a pass.
- When you land, set the eSIM as the line for mobile data and turn on data roaming for the eSIM only.
- Leave data roaming off on your Mint line, so it never carries your data.
- If you want to call and text on your Mint number away from Wi-Fi, add Mint's 30-day No Data pass ($5 for 100 minutes and 100 texts). The eSIM still carries all the data.
This keeps your Mint number reachable, keeps Wi-Fi Calling free, and puts data on a plan sized for the trip. Our Mexico eSIM page compares the plans.
Comparing carriers? See how US Mobile, Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum Mobile handle roaming.
FAQ
Does Mint Mobile work in Mexico?
Yes, with a paid Minternational Pass: $5 for one day, $10 for three days or $20 for ten days, as of October 2026. Mexico is not included in Mint plans for free the way Canada is. On Wi-Fi, calls and texts to US numbers over Wi-Fi Calling cost nothing extra.
Can I use Mint Mobile in Europe?
Yes, in the countries Mint lists as eligible, by buying a Minternational Pass. There is no free roaming in Europe on Mint. Check each country of your trip in Mint's country search, and for a multi-country trip compare a regional eSIM that covers all of them on one plan.
Is Mint Mobile international roaming free?
No, except in Canada, where every plan includes unlimited talk and text and 3 GB of high-speed data a month. Everywhere else you need a Minternational Pass. Calls and texts to US numbers over Wi-Fi Calling are free abroad, in countries that allow Wi-Fi Calling.
Does Mint Mobile have free international calls?
From the US, yes, to some countries: Mint includes free calls to Mexico, Canada and the UK, and free texts to more than 190 countries and destinations. Calls to other countries use international calling credit, bought from your Mint wallet, at Mint's per-country rates. This is calling from the US; using your phone abroad is roaming and needs a pass.
Do I need to turn on roaming for Mint Mobile abroad?
Yes. Free Canada Roaming and the 1-day, 3-day and 10-day passes all need data roaming switched on in your phone's settings. If a travel eSIM is carrying your data, leave data roaming off on the Mint line instead.
Can I buy a Minternational Pass after I arrive?
Yes. You can buy one before you travel or while abroad, then activate it in the app, on the website or by texting ACTIVATE to 6700. Your Mint plan must have been activated in the US first.
Facts checked on 10 October 2026 against Mint Mobile's own pages.