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Cheap calls to Hong Kong from $0.081/min

Calling Hong Kong with callmins costs $0.081 a minute to landlines and $0.100 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +852 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to Hong Kong

Landline
$0.081
Mobile
$0.100

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

Rates to Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.081 a minute to landlines and $0.100 to mobiles.

What a call to Hong Kong costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$0.41$0.50
10 minutes$0.81$1.00
30 minutes$2.43$2.99
60 minutes$4.87$5.98

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 50 minutes to a mobile in Hong Kong.

How to call Hong Kong

Numbers in Hong Kong have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +852 as people dial at home.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 852 51234567
The UK and most of Europe00 852 51234567
Australia0011 852 51234567
A mobile, anywhere+852 51234567

Example: a mobile number in Hong Kong, written 5123 4567 at home, is +852 5123 4567 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +852.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
40, 42, 44, 46–47, 51–57, 59, 6, 70–71, 84, 90–988 digits after +852
Landlines start with
21–29, 31, 34–39, 588 digits after +852
Rate difference
$0.081 landline · $0.100 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +852 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Hong Kong

Time zone
UTC+8
Compared with New York
13 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 1:00 am the next day there (standard time).
Compared with London
8 hours ahead of LondonNoon in London is 8:00 pm there (standard time).

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

Calling Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Hong Kong?

With callmins, calls to Hong Kong cost $0.081 a minute to landlines and $0.100 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $1.00.

What is the country code for Hong Kong?

The country code for Hong Kong is +852. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 852 and the number; from the UK dial 00 852; from any mobile you can type +852 instead.

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

No. callmins calls Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong?

No. Landlines cost $0.081 a minute and mobiles $0.100, because mobile networks in Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong 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.