Cheap calls to Ethiopia from $0.42/min
Calling Ethiopia with callmins costs $0.42 a minute to landlines and $0.48 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +251 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to Ethiopia
- Landline
- $0.42
- Mobile
- $0.48
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.42 a minute to landlines and $0.48 to mobiles.
What a call to Ethiopia costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $2.10 | $2.40 |
| 10 minutes | $4.20 | $4.80 |
| 30 minutes | $12.60 | $14.41 |
| 60 minutes | $25.19 | $28.82 |
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 10 minutes to a mobile in Ethiopia.
How to call Ethiopia
Inside Ethiopia, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +251 goes in its place.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 251 911234567 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 251 911234567 |
| Australia | 0011 251 911234567 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +251 911234567 |
Example: a mobile number in Ethiopia, written 091 123 4567 at home, is +251 91 123 4567 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +251.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 70–73, 77–79, 80–81, 99 digits after +251
- Landlines start with
- 11, 22, 25, 33–34, 46–47, 57–589 digits after +251
- Rate difference
- $0.42 landline · $0.48 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +251 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in Ethiopia
- 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 Ethiopia with callmins
- Sign up with email or Google. It's free and there's no app to install.
- Top up your wallet by $5 or more by card (Apple Pay and Google Pay work where supported).
- Open the dialer, type the number and press call. The rate shows before it rings.
- Optional: rent your own UK, US or Canadian number (a US number is $2.00/month, no setup fee) so people in Ethiopia see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call Ethiopia?
With callmins, calls to Ethiopia cost $0.42 a minute to landlines and $0.48 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $4.80.
What is the country code for Ethiopia?
The country code for Ethiopia is +251. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 251 and the number; from the UK dial 00 251; from any mobile you can type +251 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Ethiopia are written with at home.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Ethiopia?
No. callmins calls Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, 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 $0.42 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Ethiopia?
No. Landlines cost $0.42 a minute and mobiles $0.48, because mobile networks in Ethiopia 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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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.