Safaricom recharge from the UK: 4 Safaricom plans, from about £9.43 ($12.55). Up to £20 gets Airtime top-up. Kenya is 2 hours ahead of the UK. Prices checked 20 October 2026.
| You spend up to | Best plan within budget | Operator | Validity | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £10 | Airtime top-up | Safaricom | Operator default | $12.55 |
| £20 | Airtime top-up | Safaricom | Operator default | $24.42 |
Converted at 0.75 GBP per $1, daily reference rate. Checkout shows the exact amount before you pay.
| Plan | On the phone | You pay | About, in GBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airtime top-up | ≈ KES 858 | $12.55 | GBP 9.43 | |
| Airtime top-up | ≈ KES 1,717 | $24.42 | GBP 18.34 | |
| Airtime top-up | ≈ KES 2,575 | $36.29 | GBP 27.26 | |
| Airtime top-up | ≈ KES 3,434 | $48.16 | GBP 36.17 |
Live from Safaricom. Prices are in US dollars and include our service fee; nothing is added at checkout.
Pay with a card from any country. Top up Safaricom numbers in Kenya with a Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay or Google Pay issued anywhere (debit or credit; prepaid and gift cards are not accepted). No local bank account, local wallet or local number needed.
Country code +254: how to call Kenya and its number format.
Checked against Safaricom's official site on 21 September 2026.
Up to £10: Airtime top-up ($12.55). Up to £20: Airtime top-up ($24.42). Converted at 0.75 GBP per $1 on 20 October 2026.
Kenya (Nairobi) is 2 hours ahead of London right now. Recharges are delivered around the clock, so the time of day does not matter.
Under Safaricom's Conditions of Use a prepaid line expires after 120 days of inactivity counted from the end of the validity period of the last recharge; after expiry Safaricom may deactivate the line and recycle the number, and airtime is forfeited (M-PESA balances are not). Any recharge restarts the clock. Safaricom's Daima service keeps a line active without top-ups: KSh 200 for 6 months, KSh 500 for 1 year, KSh 1,000 for 2 years, via *100*4#.
Send the word BAL by SMS to 144.
Yes, eligible prepaid users can take an Okoa Jahazi airtime advance. Safaricom charges a 10% service fee, and the advance is repaid from the next top-up.
Call 100 for PrePay. From abroad, call +254 722 002 100.
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 UK and most other countries are accepted.
Yes. Slashtel tops up any prepaid Safaricom 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.