Cheap calls to Senegal from $0.50/min
Calling Senegal with callmins costs $0.61 a minute to landlines and $0.50 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +221 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to Senegal
- Landline
- $0.61
- Mobile
- $0.50
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to Senegal 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 Senegal, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.61 a minute to landlines and $0.50 to mobiles.
What a call to Senegal costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $3.06 | $2.50 |
| 10 minutes | $6.12 | $5.00 |
| 30 minutes | $18.35 | $15.01 |
| 60 minutes | $36.71 | $30.02 |
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 9 minutes to a mobile in Senegal.
How to call Senegal
Numbers in Senegal have no trunk prefix: you dial the same digits after +221 as people dial at home.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 221 701234567 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 221 701234567 |
| Australia | 0011 221 701234567 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +221 701234567 |
Example: a mobile number in Senegal, written 70 123 45 67 at home, is +221 70 123 45 67 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +221.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 70–72, 75–799 digits after +221
- Landlines start with
- 30, 32–33, 369 digits after +221
- Rate difference
- $0.61 landline · $0.50 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +221 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in Senegal
- Time zone
- UTC+0
- 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 Senegal 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 Senegal see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call Senegal?
With callmins, calls to Senegal cost $0.61 a minute to landlines and $0.50 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $5.00.
What is the country code for Senegal?
The country code for Senegal is +221. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 221 and the number; from the UK dial 00 221; from any mobile you can type +221 instead.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Senegal?
No. callmins calls Senegal 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 Senegal 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 Senegal, 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 $0.50 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Senegal?
No. Landlines cost $0.61 a minute and mobiles $0.50, because mobile networks in Senegal 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 Senegal from $0.50 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.