Cheap calls to Portugal from $0.21/min
Calling Portugal with callmins costs $0.75 a minute to landlines and $0.21 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +351 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to Portugal
- Landline
- $0.75
- Mobile
- $0.21
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to Portugal 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 from | Landline | Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| A callmins US number | $0.75/min | $0.21/min |
| A callmins UK number | $0.71/min | $0.031/min |
| A callmins Canadian number | $0.75/min | $0.21/min |
| Highest rate (any caller ID) | $0.75/min | $0.21/min |
What a call to Portugal costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $3.73 | $1.04 |
| 10 minutes | $7.46 | $2.08 |
| 30 minutes | $22.39 | $6.25 |
| 60 minutes | $44.79 | $12.50 |
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 23 minutes to a mobile in Portugal.
How to call Portugal
Numbers in Portugal have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +351 as people dial at home.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 351 912345678 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 351 912345678 |
| Australia | 0011 351 912345678 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +351 912345678 |
Example: a mobile number in Portugal, written 912 345 678 at home, is +351 912 345 678 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +351.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 16, 60, 63, 65–66, 91–94, 969 digits after +351
- Landlines start with
- 21–299 digits after +351
- Rate difference
- $0.75 landline · $0.21 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +351 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in Portugal
- Time zones
- 2 time zones, UTC−1 to UTC+0Times below are for Lisbon (UTC+0 (UTC+1 with daylight saving)).
- Compared with New York
- 5 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 5:00 pm there (standard time).
- Compared with London
- the same time as LondonNoon in London is 12:00 pm there (standard time).
Daylight saving shifts these by an hour for part of the year where either side changes clocks.
Calling Portugal with callmins
- Sign up with email or Google. It's free and there's no app to install.
- Top up your wallet by $5 or more by card (Apple Pay and Google Pay work where supported).
- Open the dialer, type the number and press call. The rate shows before it rings.
- Optional: rent your own UK, US or Canadian number (a US number is $2.00/month, no setup fee) so people in Portugal see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call Portugal?
With callmins, calls to Portugal cost $0.75 a minute to landlines and $0.21 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. Calling from a callmins UK number can be cheaper: $0.71 to landlines and $0.031 to mobiles. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $2.08.
What is the country code for Portugal?
The country code for Portugal is +351. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 351 and the number; from the UK dial 00 351; from any mobile you can type +351 instead.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Portugal?
No. callmins calls Portugal 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 Portugal 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 Portugal, 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 $0.21 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Portugal?
No. Landlines cost $0.75 a minute and mobiles $0.21, because mobile networks in Portugal 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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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.