Cheap calls to the Gambia from $1.00/min
Calling the Gambia with callmins costs $1.11 a minute to landlines and $1.00 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +220 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to the Gambia
- Landline
- $1.11
- Mobile
- $1.00
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to the Gambia 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 Gambia, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $1.11 a minute to landlines and $1.00 to mobiles.
What a call to the Gambia costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $5.54 | $5.02 |
| 10 minutes | $11.09 | $10.04 |
| 30 minutes | $33.27 | $30.12 |
| 60 minutes | $66.54 | $60.24 |
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 4 minutes to a mobile in the Gambia.
How to call the Gambia
Numbers in the Gambia have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +220 as people dial at home.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 220 3012345 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 220 3012345 |
| Australia | 0011 220 3012345 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +220 3012345 |
Example: a mobile number in the Gambia, written 301 2345 at home, is +220 301 2345 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +220.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 2, 3, 40–41, 45, 50–55, 58–59, 6, 7, 83–87, 89, 97 or 9 digits after +220
- Landlines start with
- 42–44, 55–57, 80–83, 88–897 or 9 digits after +220
- Rate difference
- $1.11 landline · $1.00 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +220 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in the Gambia
- Time zone
- UTC+0
- 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 Gambia 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 the Gambia see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call the Gambia?
With callmins, calls to the Gambia cost $1.11 a minute to landlines and $1.00 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $10.04.
What is the country code for the Gambia?
The country code for the Gambia is +220. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 220 and the number; from the UK dial 00 220; from any mobile you can type +220 instead.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call the Gambia?
No. callmins calls the Gambia 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 Gambia 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 Gambia, 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 $1.00 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in the Gambia?
No. Landlines cost $1.11 a minute and mobiles $1.00, because mobile networks in the Gambia 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 Gambia from $1.00 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.