Phone cards are a great way to stay in touch when you're traveling abroad internationally. Below you'll find phone cards that will work from hundreds of countries around the world.
Quick Pick List (cards listed in detail below)
- True North
- AT&T Prepaid Phone Card
- Study Abroad Student's Choice
- Absolute World
- Absolute Global
- Global Line
- Global Caller
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- Includes access numbers for the USA and 100 other countries, making it great for use from home, school, work or travel.
- Rechargeable, so you can top off from any Internet connection.
- Six second billing--if you talk for 5 minutes and 1 second you pay only for 5 minutes and 6 seconds, versus other card that might round up to 6 minutes or more.
- Available in denominations of $25.00 but is rechargeable from $20 to $100.
Click here to buy a True North Phone Card.
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- This is the genuine full service AT&T phone card designed to work around the world. Most popular for day to day use while traveling in the USA or abroad, as access numbers are available for over 200 other countries.
- Works from AT&T tents on U.S. military bases worldwide including Iraq (rate varies based on location).
- Interstate rates only a nickel a minute (5¢/min) in the USA including calls to and from AK.,HI.,P.R.,USVI.
- No service fees and never expires.
- Available in denominations of $6.25 and $59.99.
Click here to buy an AT&T Prepaid Phone Card.
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- Call from over 100 countries back home to USA while studying or working abroad. Great rates calling from the USA, too.
- Same PIN works for calls to USA or from USA so families can call you too if you can be reached by telephone.
- Straight rate billing - If you talk for 5 minutes you pay for 5 minutes -- no extra fees of any kind added by the carrier. (Note that some countries may add their own fees - we try to note these for you on the access number list ).
- Online account management - just sign in from anywhere in the world to see current pin balance, check access numbers or dialing instructions, or to top off your card.
- Available in denominations of $5.00, $10.00, and $25.00; rechargeable from $5.00 to $100.00. (Please note - processing fee added to purchases under $15.00).
Click here to buy a Study Abroad Student's Choice phone card.
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- Our most popular card for use while outside the USA. Outstanding no nonsense rates for travelers and locals in European countries.
- Call from over 30 countries.
- Flat rate card with no service fees. Outside the U.S., certain payphone operators may impose surcharges which will significantly reduce available minutes.
- Available in $25.00 denomination.
Click here to buy an Absolute World phone card.
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- Dial from over 100 countries with Absolute Global.
- Flat rate with no service or fees.
- Available in $25.00 denomination.
Click here to buy an Absolute Global phone card.
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- Besides great, reliable rates for calls back to the U.S., this might just be your best card for making long calls from the US to other countries.
- Recharge your PIN 24/7 online through your ZapTel account.
- Available in $20.00 denomination but rechargeable from $20 to $100.
Click here to buy a Global Line phone card.
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Call from dozens of countries back to the USA.
Call country to country.
- Available in $20.00 denomination; not rechargeable.
Click here to buy a Global Caller Phone Card.
For more information about using phone cards from outside the U.S., click here.









