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Cheap calls to Nicaragua from $0.61/min

Calling Nicaragua with callmins costs $1.40 a minute to landlines and $0.61 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +505 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to Nicaragua

Landline
$1.40
Mobile
$0.61

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

Rates to Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $1.40 a minute to landlines and $0.61 to mobiles.

What a call to Nicaragua costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$7.02$3.05
10 minutes$14.04$6.10
30 minutes$42.13$18.29
60 minutes$84.25$36.58

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 8 minutes to a mobile in Nicaragua.

How to call Nicaragua

Numbers in Nicaragua have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +505 as people dial at home.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 505 81234567
The UK and most of Europe00 505 81234567
Australia0011 505 81234567
A mobile, anywhere+505 81234567

Example: a mobile number in Nicaragua, written 8123 4567 at home, is +505 8123 4567 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +505.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
55, 57–58, 62–65, 67–69, 75–78, 88 digits after +505
Landlines start with
28 digits after +505
Rate difference
$1.40 landline · $0.61 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +505 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Nicaragua

Time zone
UTC−6
Compared with New York
1 hour behind New YorkNoon in New York is 11:00 am there (standard time).
Compared with London
6 hours behind LondonNoon in London is 6:00 am there (standard time).

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

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

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Nicaragua?

With callmins, calls to Nicaragua cost $1.40 a minute to landlines and $0.61 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $6.10.

What is the country code for Nicaragua?

The country code for Nicaragua is +505. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 505 and the number; from the UK dial 00 505; from any mobile you can type +505 instead.

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

No. callmins calls Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua, 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 $0.61 a minute.

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

No. Landlines cost $1.40 a minute and mobiles $0.61, because mobile networks in Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua from $0.61 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.