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Cheap calls to Djibouti from $0.84/min

Calling Djibouti with callmins costs $0.84 a minute to landlines and mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +253 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to Djibouti

Landline
$0.84
Mobile
$0.84

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

Rates to Djibouti 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 Djibouti, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.84 a minute to landlines and $0.84 to mobiles.

What a call to Djibouti costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$4.20$4.20
10 minutes$8.40$8.40
30 minutes$25.20$25.20
60 minutes$50.40$50.40

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 5 minutes to a mobile in Djibouti.

How to call Djibouti

Numbers in Djibouti have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +253 as people dial at home.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 253 77831001
The UK and most of Europe00 253 77831001
Australia0011 253 77831001
A mobile, anywhere+253 77831001

Example: a mobile number in Djibouti, written 77 83 10 01 at home, is +253 77 83 10 01 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +253.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
778 digits after +253
Landlines start with
21, 278 digits after +253
Rate difference
None: one rate for both

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +253 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Djibouti

Time zone
UTC+3
Compared with New York
8 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 8:00 pm there (standard time).
Compared with London
3 hours ahead of LondonNoon in London is 3:00 pm there (standard time).

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

Calling Djibouti 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 Djibouti see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Djibouti?

With callmins, calls to Djibouti cost $0.84 a minute to landlines and $0.84 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $8.40.

What is the country code for Djibouti?

The country code for Djibouti is +253. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 253 and the number; from the UK dial 00 253; from any mobile you can type +253 instead.

Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Djibouti?

No. callmins calls Djibouti 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 Djibouti 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 Djibouti, 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 $0.84 a minute.

Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Djibouti?

Yes. Our rate to Djibouti is $0.84 a minute whether you call a landline or a mobile.

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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.