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Cheap calls to the Faroe Islands from $0.052/min

Calling the Faroe Islands with callmins costs $0.052 a minute to landlines and $0.17 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +298 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to the Faroe Islands

Landline
$0.052
Mobile
$0.17

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

Rates to the Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.052 a minute to landlines and $0.17 to mobiles.

What a call to the Faroe Islands costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$0.26$0.83
10 minutes$0.52$1.65
30 minutes$1.55$4.96
60 minutes$3.11$9.91

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 30 minutes to a mobile in the Faroe Islands.

How to call the Faroe Islands

Numbers in the Faroe Islands have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +298 as people dial at home.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 298 211234
The UK and most of Europe00 298 211234
Australia0011 298 211234
A mobile, anywhere+298 211234

Example: a mobile number in the Faroe Islands, written 21 12 34 at home, is +298 21 12 34 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +298.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
21–29, 5, 71–79, 91, 966 digits after +298
Landlines start with
20, 3, 4, 81, 896 digits after +298
Rate difference
$0.052 landline · $0.17 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +298 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in the Faroe Islands

Time zone
UTC+0 (UTC+1 with daylight saving)
Compared with New York
5 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 5:00 pm there (standard time).
Compared with London
the same time as LondonNoon in London is 12:00 pm there (standard time).

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

Calling the Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call the Faroe Islands?

With callmins, calls to the Faroe Islands cost $0.052 a minute to landlines and $0.17 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $1.65.

What is the country code for the Faroe Islands?

The country code for the Faroe Islands is +298. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 298 and the number; from the UK dial 00 298; from any mobile you can type +298 instead.

Do I need an app or a SIM card to call the Faroe Islands?

No. callmins calls the Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands, 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 $0.052 a minute.

Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in the Faroe Islands?

No. Landlines cost $0.052 a minute and mobiles $0.17, because mobile networks in the Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands from $0.052 a minute.

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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.