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Cheap calls to the Dominican Republic from $0.081/min

Calling the Dominican Republic with callmins costs $0.081 a minute to landlines and $0.23 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +1 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to the Dominican Republic

Landline
$0.081
Mobile
$0.23

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

Rates to the Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.081 a minute to landlines and $0.23 to mobiles.

What a call to the Dominican Republic costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$0.41$1.17
10 minutes$0.81$2.34
30 minutes$2.44$7.02
60 minutes$4.88$14.04

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 21 minutes to a mobile in the Dominican Republic.

How to call the Dominican Republic

Inside the +1 area, long-distance numbers are dialled as 1 + area code + number; from abroad you dial the same 10 digits after +1.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada1 + 8092345678
The UK and most of Europe00 1 8092345678
A mobile, anywhere+1 8092345678

Example: a mobile number in the Dominican Republic, written (809) 234-5678 at home, is +1 809 234 5678 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +1.

Mobile or landline?

Rate difference
$0.081 landline · $0.23 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +1 and without any leading 1. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in the Dominican Republic

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 Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call the Dominican Republic?

With callmins, calls to the Dominican Republic cost $0.081 a minute to landlines and $0.23 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $2.34.

What is the country code for the Dominican Republic?

The country code for the Dominican Republic is +1. From the US or Canada dial 1 then the 10-digit number; from the UK dial 00 1; from any mobile you can type +1 instead.

Do I need an app or a SIM card to call the Dominican Republic?

No. callmins calls the Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic, 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 $0.081 a minute.

Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in the Dominican Republic?

No. Landlines cost $0.081 a minute and mobiles $0.23, because mobile networks in the Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic from $0.081 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.