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Cheap calls to Kuwait from $0.071/min

Calling Kuwait with callmins costs $0.076 a minute to landlines and $0.071 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +965 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to Kuwait

Landline
$0.076
Mobile
$0.071

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

Rates to Kuwait 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 Kuwait, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.076 a minute to landlines and $0.071 to mobiles.

What a call to Kuwait costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$0.38$0.36
10 minutes$0.76$0.71
30 minutes$2.29$2.14
60 minutes$4.57$4.28

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 70 minutes to a mobile in Kuwait.

How to call Kuwait

Numbers in Kuwait have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +965 as people dial at home.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 965 50012345
The UK and most of Europe00 965 50012345
Australia0011 965 50012345
A mobile, anywhere+965 50012345

Example: a mobile number in Kuwait, written 500 12345 at home, is +965 500 12345 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +965.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
41, 50–52, 55–58, 6, 98 digits after +965
Landlines start with
22–258 digits after +965
Rate difference
$0.076 landline · $0.071 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +965 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Kuwait

Time zone
UTC+3
Compared with New York
8 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 8:00 pm there (standard time).
Compared with London
3 hours ahead of LondonNoon in London is 3:00 pm there (standard time).

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

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

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Kuwait?

With callmins, calls to Kuwait cost $0.076 a minute to landlines and $0.071 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $0.71.

What is the country code for Kuwait?

The country code for Kuwait is +965. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 965 and the number; from the UK dial 00 965; from any mobile you can type +965 instead.

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

No. callmins calls Kuwait 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 Kuwait 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 Kuwait, 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 $0.071 a minute.

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

No. Landlines cost $0.076 a minute and mobiles $0.071, because mobile networks in Kuwait 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 Kuwait from $0.071 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.