Top up any Safaricom, Airtel or Telkom number in Kenya from the UAE. Enter the number, pick a plan, pay by card. Credit lands in seconds, whether it keeps your own Kenyan SIM alive for bank OTPs or tops up family back home.
Drop the leading 0 when you add +254.
Example format only, not a real number. Source: Google libphonenumber data.
Recharging Kenya from the UAE: plans start at about AED 36.17 ($9.85). Up to AED 100 gets Telkom Airtime top-up. Kenya is 1 hour behind the UAE. Prices checked 8 October 2026.
| You spend up to | Best plan within budget | Operator | Validity | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AED 50 | Airtime top-up | Telkom | Operator default | $10.56 |
| AED 100 | Airtime top-up | Telkom | Operator default | $20.71 |
Converted at 3.67 AED per $1, daily reference rate. Checkout shows the exact amount before you pay.
| Operator | Plans | From | Credit per $1 (best plan) | Cheapest per day (28+ days) | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safaricom | 4 | $9.85 | KSh 90 | No long plans | Operator default |
| Airtel | 2 | $9.85 | KSh 83 | No long plans | Operator default |
| Telkom | 6 | $10.56 | KSh 76 | No long plans | Operator default |
Live prices checked 8 October 2026, including our service fee. Cost per day uses the cheapest plan lasting 28 days or more, useful for keeping a number active.
| Plan | Validity | On the phone | You pay | About, in AED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 802 | $9.85 | AED 36.17 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 1,604 | $19.31 | AED 70.90 |
| Plan | Validity | On the phone | You pay | About, in AED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 777 | $10.56 | AED 38.77 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 1,554 | $20.71 | AED 76.04 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 2,331 | $30.87 | AED 113.35 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 3,108 | $41.02 | AED 150.62 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 4,661 | $61.31 | AED 225.12 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 7,769 | $101.90 | AED 374.15 |
| Plan | Validity | On the phone | You pay | About, in AED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 858 | $9.85 | AED 36.17 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 1,717 | $19.31 | AED 70.90 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 2,575 | $28.78 | AED 105.67 |
| Airtime top-up | Operator default | ≈ KES 3,434 | $38.23 | AED 140.37 |
Live from the operators, updated 8 October 2026. Prices are in US dollars and include our service fee; nothing is added at checkout. Enter the number above for the exact plans on that line.
Bank OTPs, banking apps and ID verification all need your home SIM active. A small recharge every validity cycle keeps it working while you're abroad.
Parents' phone out of balance? Recharge it from here with your card and they get it before you've closed the tab.
Same Slashtel account as your travel eSIM. One WhatsApp support line for both. Data without borders, in both directions.
Balance codes, customer care numbers and how long each Kenya number stays active are on the Kenya recharge page and each operator page (Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom).
Pay with a card from any country. Top up numbers in Kenya with a Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay or Google Pay issued anywhere. No local bank account, local wallet or local number needed.
Country code +254: how to call Kenya and its number format.
Up to AED 50: Telkom Airtime top-up ($10.56). Up to AED 100: Telkom Airtime top-up ($20.71). Converted at 3.67 AED per $1 on 8 October 2026.
Safaricom, at about KSh 90 per $1 on 8 October 2026, against KSh 76 per $1 for Telkom.
Kenya (Nairobi) is 1 hour behind Dubai right now. Recharges are delivered around the clock, so the time of day does not matter.
Enter it with the country code +254. A number written locally as 0712 123456 becomes +254 712 123456, so drop the leading 0 after the country code. Kenyan mobile numbers have 9 digits after the country code. The example is a format guide, not a real number.
Enter the number with the country code, pick a plan and pay by card. The operator is detected automatically and the credit goes straight to the phone. You do not need an account or a bank account in Kenya.
Yes. Visa, Mastercard and other major debit and credit cards issued in the UAE and most other countries are accepted.
Yes. Slashtel tops up any prepaid number in Kenya, your own or a family member's. You only need the number; the person does not need an account.
Recharges are delivered instantly and cannot be reversed once they reach a valid number, so check the number before you pay. If the operator rejects the number, Slashtel resends or refunds you in full.
Prices on this page are in US dollars and include the Slashtel service fee. At checkout your card may be shown and charged in your local currency, and the exact amount is confirmed before you pay.
Yes. Payments are processed by Stripe with 3D Secure where your bank supports it, and Slashtel never sees or stores your full card details.
Most recharges arrive within a few minutes. If the phone is switched off, the credit lands when it next connects. You get a confirmation email with your order reference.
If the operator rejects the recharge, we resend it. If it still can't be delivered, write to esim@slashtel.com or message us on WhatsApp with your order reference and we'll sort it out.
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