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Cheap calls to Italy from $0.024/min

Calling Italy with callmins costs $0.024 a minute to landlines and $0.36 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +39 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

Updated

Per minute to Italy

Landline
$0.024
Mobile
$0.36

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

Rates to Italy 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.

Calling fromLandlineMobile
A callmins US number$0.024/min$0.36/min
A callmins UK number$0.023/min$0.052/min
A callmins Canadian number$0.024/min$0.36/min
Highest rate (any caller ID)$0.024/min$0.36/min

What a call to Italy costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$0.12$1.80
10 minutes$0.24$3.60
30 minutes$0.72$10.80
60 minutes$1.44$21.60

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 13 minutes to a mobile in Italy.

How to call Italy

Numbers in Italy have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +39 as people dial at home.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 39 3123456789
The UK and most of Europe00 39 3123456789
Australia0011 39 3123456789
A mobile, anywhere+39 3123456789

Example: a mobile number in Italy, written 312 345 6789 at home, is +39 312 345 6789 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +39.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
31–39, 439 or 10 digits after +39
Landlines start with
01–096 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 digits after +39
Rate difference
$0.024 landline · $0.36 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +39 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Italy

Time zone
UTC+1 (UTC+2 with daylight saving)
Compared with New York
6 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 6:00 pm there (standard time).
Compared with London
1 hour ahead of LondonNoon in London is 1:00 pm there (standard time).

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

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

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Italy?

With callmins, calls to Italy cost $0.024 a minute to landlines and $0.36 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. Calling from a callmins UK number can be cheaper: $0.023 to landlines and $0.052 to mobiles. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $3.60.

What is the country code for Italy?

The country code for Italy is +39. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 39 and the number; from the UK dial 00 39; from any mobile you can type +39 instead.

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

No. callmins calls Italy 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 Italy 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 Italy, 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 $0.024 a minute.

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

No. Landlines cost $0.024 a minute and mobiles $0.36, because mobile networks in Italy 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 Italy from $0.024 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.