Starlink has tightened its international roaming rules. Roam Unlimited now has a 30-day cap outside the home country, metered Roam plans stay in the home country or region unless you upgrade, and Global Roam is gone.
If you camp at home or take a two-week trip, little changes. If you spend months moving between countries, you now need a Priority plan or you need to bring the kit home.
The New Roaming Rules
Starlink now groups the United States, Canada and their territories as one region for international travel. Most of Europe is treated as one region too. Outside of that, other countries are counted as separated roaming regions.
Roam 100GB and Roam 300GB only work in the registered home country or that region. International travel on those plans now means an upgrade to Roam Unlimited or a Priority plan.
Roam Unlimited still includes international travel, but only for 30 consecutive days at a time outside the home country. This rule is being applied to new customers immediately, and was applied to existing Roam Unlimited customers on 17 August 2026.
After 30 Days
Once you hit the cap, you can bring the terminal home, localize the service where that is allowed, or move to a Priority plan.
Local Priority gives up to 60 consecutive days outside the registered country inside the same region, such as within Europe. Local Priority is intended for land use, and will still remain limited during any maritime use.
Global Priority has been updated to allow for unrestricted international travel, alongside prioritized access and in-motion use up to 100mph in authorized countries. For those needing to use it at see, the Maritime Plan is the way to go, and Starlink Aviation provides higher speeds for both regional and international customers.
Global Roam Is Gone
SpaceX has now completely removed Global Roam from its offerings list, with new customers being unable subscribe to the new plan since 15 July. Existing customers were informed ahead of the change, and were offered options to move to Global Priority on 17 August.
In-Motion Still Works
The roaming change does not kill in-motion use on the land. Roam, Local Priority and Global Priority can still run at up to 100 mph where that is allowed, with Aviation for anything faster. Since the changes earlier this year, Standby Mode no longer offers in-motion use, so those on Standby will need to shift over to at least a Roam plan for in-motion usage.
Those using their Starlink on the go for the short term can still make good use out of the Roam option. We recently utilized Roam on our cross-continent road trip from the East Coast to the West Coast of North America and back, traversing between the United States and Canada.
However, for those who want to trek across various European or Asian countries, Global Priority may be your best bet to get both in-motion use, alongside the ability to cross country borders without coming home or localizing your dish.
