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Cheap calls to Namibia from $0.080/min

Calling Namibia with callmins costs $0.23 a minute to landlines and $0.080 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +264 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to Namibia

Landline
$0.23
Mobile
$0.080

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

Rates to Namibia 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 Namibia, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.23 a minute to landlines and $0.080 to mobiles.

What a call to Namibia costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$1.17$0.40
10 minutes$2.34$0.80
30 minutes$7.02$2.39
60 minutes$14.04$4.78

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 62 minutes to a mobile in Namibia.

How to call Namibia

Inside Namibia, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +264 goes in its place.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 264 811234567
The UK and most of Europe00 264 811234567
Australia0011 264 811234567
A mobile, anywhere+264 811234567

Example: a mobile number in Namibia, written 081 123 4567 at home, is +264 81 123 4567 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +264.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
60, 81–82, 84–859 digits after +264
Landlines start with
61–678 or 9 digits after +264
Rate difference
$0.23 landline · $0.080 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +264 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Namibia

Time zone
UTC+2
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 Namibia 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 Namibia see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Namibia?

With callmins, calls to Namibia cost $0.23 a minute to landlines and $0.080 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $0.80.

What is the country code for Namibia?

The country code for Namibia is +264. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 264 and the number; from the UK dial 00 264; from any mobile you can type +264 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Namibia are written with at home.

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

No. callmins calls Namibia 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 Namibia 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 Namibia, 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 $0.080 a minute.

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

No. Landlines cost $0.23 a minute and mobiles $0.080, because mobile networks in Namibia 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 Namibia from $0.080 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.