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Cheap calls to Israel from $0.051/min

Calling Israel with callmins costs $0.051 a minute to landlines and $0.16 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +972 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to Israel

Landline
$0.051
Mobile
$0.16

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

Rates to Israel 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 Israel, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.051 a minute to landlines and $0.16 to mobiles.

What a call to Israel costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$0.25$0.82
10 minutes$0.51$1.63
30 minutes$1.53$4.90
60 minutes$3.05$9.80

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 Israel.

How to call Israel

Inside Israel, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +972 goes in its place.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 972 502345678
The UK and most of Europe00 972 502345678
Australia0011 972 502345678
A mobile, anywhere+972 502345678

Example: a mobile number in Israel, written 050-234-5678 at home, is +972 50 234 5678 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +972.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
50–56, 58–599 digits after +972
Landlines start with
15, 2, 3, 4, 8, 98 or 11 or 12 digits after +972
Rate difference
$0.051 landline · $0.16 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +972 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Israel

Time zone
UTC+2 (UTC+3 with daylight saving)
Compared with New York
7 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 7:00 pm there (standard time).
Compared with London
2 hours ahead of LondonNoon in London is 2:00 pm there (standard time).

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

Calling Israel 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 Israel see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Israel?

With callmins, calls to Israel cost $0.051 a minute to landlines and $0.16 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $1.63.

What is the country code for Israel?

The country code for Israel is +972. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 972 and the number; from the UK dial 00 972; from any mobile you can type +972 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Israel are written with at home.

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

No. callmins calls Israel 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 Israel 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 Israel, 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 $0.051 a minute.

Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Israel?

No. Landlines cost $0.051 a minute and mobiles $0.16, because mobile networks in Israel 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 Israel from $0.051 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.