Cheap calls to Saudi Arabia from $0.21/min
Calling Saudi Arabia with callmins costs $0.21 a minute to landlines and $0.32 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +966 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to Saudi Arabia
- Landline
- $0.21
- Mobile
- $0.32
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.21 a minute to landlines and $0.32 to mobiles.
What a call to Saudi Arabia costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $1.04 | $1.58 |
| 10 minutes | $2.09 | $3.15 |
| 30 minutes | $6.26 | $9.46 |
| 60 minutes | $12.53 | $18.93 |
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 15 minutes to a mobile in Saudi Arabia.
How to call Saudi Arabia
Inside Saudi Arabia, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +966 goes in its place.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 966 512345678 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 966 512345678 |
| Australia | 0011 966 512345678 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +966 512345678 |
Example: a mobile number in Saudi Arabia, written 051 234 5678 at home, is +966 51 234 5678 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +966.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 50–51, 53–599 digits after +966
- Landlines start with
- 11–14, 16–179 digits after +966
- Rate difference
- $0.21 landline · $0.32 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +966 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in Saudi Arabia
- 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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call Saudi Arabia?
With callmins, calls to Saudi Arabia cost $0.21 a minute to landlines and $0.32 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $3.15.
What is the country code for Saudi Arabia?
The country code for Saudi Arabia is +966. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 966 and the number; from the UK dial 00 966; from any mobile you can type +966 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Saudi Arabia are written with at home.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Saudi Arabia?
No. callmins calls Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia?
No. Landlines cost $0.21 a minute and mobiles $0.32, because mobile networks in Saudi Arabia 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.