Lebara plans in Australia: prices, network, international calls and roaming

What Lebara plans were on sale on 10 November 2026?

Lebara Australia sells prepaid plans in two lengths: 28-day plans you recharge every four weeks, and 365-day plans paid once a year. All include unlimited standard national talk and text. Prices are in Australian dollars.

Lebara 28-day plans

Two promotions were running, and both are for new customers only:

Better than half price

the $25, $35 and $50 plans cost $9, $10 and $19 for the first 28 days. This is online only, and the offer ends 3 December 2026. After that you pay the standard price on each recharge

Double data

you get double data on your first three recharges within 90 days of activation. You must activate by 2 March 2027 unless Lebara extends it

Unused data can be banked, up to 500GB, each time you recharge before expiry on eligible plans.

Lebara 365-day plans

The 365-day plans split data and other inclusions into eleven 30-day blocks and one final 35-day block. You cannot use the whole year's data in one month.

This is desk research from Lebara Australia's own pages. We have not bought or tested a Lebara plan.

Which network does Lebara use in Australia?

Lebara uses the Vodafone network. Its plan pages say you get 4G, or 5G with a 5G-approved device in a Vodafone 5G area. Vodafone's 5G is in selected areas of major cities, and outside them you drop back to 4G.

Speeds are capped. The 28-day plans top out at 150Mbps, except the $50 plan at 200Mbps, and the 365-day plans at 150Mbps. Lebara says that is suitable for day-to-day use, including standard-definition streaming, video calls and social media. Its terms also exclude calls, texts and data used while roaming onto an Australian network other than Vodafone from plan inclusions, so check Lebara's coverage checker if you travel outside the cities. Our Vodafone Australia guide covers the host network.

Which countries are in Lebara's international calls?

International calling is Lebara's main selling point. Every plan includes unlimited standard calls and texts from Australia to a list of destinations, plus a smaller bundle of Zone 1 minutes.

• 35 destinations on the $25, $30, $35, $200 and $250 plans. These include Argentina, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK, the USA and Vietnam.
• 50 destinations on the $40, $50 and $300 plans. The list adds Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Turkey and others.
• Zone 1: 30 minutes, or 50 minutes on the larger plans, to Afghanistan, Israel, Nigeria, Spain and Sri Lanka.

If you call Pakistan, the Philippines or Bangladesh often, the $40 plan is the cheapest one that includes them. Lebara also sells a $5 international add-on that gives $6 of call credit for other countries.

How does a Lebara recharge work?

You recharge a 28-day plan every 28 days, or a 365-day plan once a year. Lebara's site has a recharge page and an auto-recharge option, and the first recharge is what activates a new plan. If you need more data mid-cycle, data add-ons cost $5 for 1GB, $10 for 3GB or $25 for 10GB, each valid 30 days.

Does Lebara Australia support eSIM?

Yes. Lebara says its 28-day, 365-day and data-only plans all work on eSIM. Its eSIM page lists compatible models from the iPhone XR and iPhone SE 2020 onwards, Google Pixel 3 onwards, and many Samsung Galaxy phones. Buy a plan online, choose eSIM at checkout, then activate the plan, scan the QR code from the first email and enter the 4-digit code from the second. Lebara asks you to check that your phone is also on its approved device list.

What does Lebara roaming cost overseas?

Lebara's roaming add-ons work in 53 destinations and keep your Australian number. You need an active plan or main balance to buy them, through MyLebara.

The destinations include Canada, China, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, the UK and the USA. Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, Croatia and the United Arab Emirates were listed as unavailable when we checked.

Once the add-on runs out, pay as you go roaming is $1 a minute for calls, $1 per text and $1 per MB of data, with incoming texts free.

When is a travel eSIM cheaper than Lebara roaming?

For data, nearly always. First Class Roaming gives 3GB for 10 days at $45. In August 2026 our verified travel eSIM prices, in US dollars, were $17 for Airalo's 10GB over 7 days in Japan, $12 for Airalo's 5GB over 7 days in Indonesia, and $10 for Nomad's 10GB over 30 days in Thailand. Each gives more data for less money.

The add-on is worth keeping for calls and texts on your Australian number. If you travel to Vietnam, South Korea or the Philippines, a travel eSIM is the only option of the two, because Lebara's add-on does not cover them. Compare more plans in our cheapest eSIM table and our Australia SIM card guide.

Is Lebara a good plan for visitors to Australia?

It can be. These are prepaid plans, and the $9 first month on the $25 plan is cheap for a short stay if you sign up online by 3 December 2026. We did not find Lebara's identity or address requirements for new customers, so check those before relying on it. Coverage is Vodafone's, so compare it with the other networks in our Telstra guide if you are heading far from the cities.