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Cheap calls to the Caribbean Netherlands from $0.24/min

Calling the Caribbean Netherlands with callmins costs $0.24 a minute to landlines and $0.34 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +599 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to the Caribbean Netherlands

Landline
$0.24
Mobile
$0.34

USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.

Rates to the Caribbean Netherlands by caller ID

Carriers price a call partly by the number it comes from, so the rate depends on which callmins number you show as caller ID. The headline price above is the highest of these, so it never understates what you'll pay.

For the Caribbean Netherlands, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.24 a minute to landlines and $0.34 to mobiles.

What a call to the Caribbean Netherlands costs

Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$1.19$1.69
10 minutes$2.37$3.39
30 minutes$7.11$10.16
60 minutes$14.23$20.33

For comparison, check the international rate card of your mobile network or landline provider. Pay-as-you-go international calls on a phone plan are usually billed per minute at well above wholesale, and many plans need an international add-on first. A $5 callmins top-up buys about 14 minutes to a mobile in the Caribbean Netherlands.

How to call the Caribbean Netherlands

Numbers in the Caribbean Netherlands have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +599 as people dial at home.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 599 3181234
The UK and most of Europe00 599 3181234
Australia0011 599 3181234
A mobile, anywhere+599 3181234

Example: a mobile number in the Caribbean Netherlands, written 318 1234 at home, is +599 318 1234 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +599.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
31, 41, 70, 77–797 digits after +599
Landlines start with
31, 41, 71–72, 757 digits after +599
Rate difference
$0.24 landline · $0.34 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +599 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in the Caribbean Netherlands

Time zone
UTC−4
Compared with New York
1 hour ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 1:00 pm there (standard time).
Compared with London
4 hours behind LondonNoon in London is 8:00 am there (standard time).

Daylight saving shifts these by an hour for part of the year where either side changes clocks.

Calling the Caribbean Netherlands with callmins

  1. Sign up with email or Google. It's free and there's no app to install.
  2. Top up your wallet by $5 or more by card (Apple Pay and Google Pay work where supported).
  3. Open the dialer, type the number and press call. The rate shows before it rings.
  4. Optional: rent your own UK, US or Canadian number (a US number is $2.00/month, no setup fee) so people in the Caribbean Netherlands see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call the Caribbean Netherlands?

With callmins, calls to the Caribbean Netherlands cost $0.24 a minute to landlines and $0.34 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $3.39.

What is the country code for the Caribbean Netherlands?

The country code for the Caribbean Netherlands is +599. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 599 and the number; from the UK dial 00 599; from any mobile you can type +599 instead.

Do I need an app or a SIM card to call the Caribbean Netherlands?

No. callmins calls the Caribbean Netherlands from a web browser on a laptop or phone, over your internet connection, so there's nothing to install and no SIM or roaming involved. There are also callmins apps for iPhone, Android and Mac if you prefer.

Can I call the Caribbean Netherlands for free?

App-to-app calls (WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal) are free when both people have the app and a data connection. To reach a landline in the Caribbean Netherlands, or a mobile that's offline or has no data, you need a paid call to the phone network, which is what callmins sells, from $0.24 a minute.

Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in the Caribbean Netherlands?

No. Landlines cost $0.24 a minute and mobiles $0.34, because mobile networks in the Caribbean Netherlands charge carriers a different fee to connect calls. The dialer shows the exact rate for the number you type before you call.

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Call the Caribbean Netherlands from $0.24 a minute.

Sign up free, top up $5 and call from your browser. No contract, no app, no SIM.

Rates in USD before tax, from callmins' carrier rate deck. The dialer always shows the exact price for the number you dial. Full rate table.