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Cheap calls to Sierra Leone from $0.93/min

Calling Sierra Leone with callmins costs $0.93 a minute to landlines and mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +232 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to Sierra Leone

Landline
$0.93
Mobile
$0.93

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

Rates to Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.93 a minute to landlines and $0.93 to mobiles.

What a call to Sierra Leone costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$4.63$4.63
10 minutes$9.25$9.25
30 minutes$27.76$27.76
60 minutes$55.52$55.52

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 5 minutes to a mobile in Sierra Leone.

How to call Sierra Leone

Inside Sierra Leone, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +232 goes in its place.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 232 25123456
The UK and most of Europe00 232 25123456
Australia0011 232 25123456
A mobile, anywhere+232 25123456

Example: a mobile number in Sierra Leone, written (025) 123456 at home, is +232 25 123456 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +232.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
25, 30–35, 66, 7, 80, 88, 90, 998 digits after +232
Landlines start with
228 digits after +232
Rate difference
None: one rate for both

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +232 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Sierra Leone

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 Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Sierra Leone?

With callmins, calls to Sierra Leone cost $0.93 a minute to landlines and $0.93 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $9.25.

What is the country code for Sierra Leone?

The country code for Sierra Leone is +232. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 232 and the number; from the UK dial 00 232; from any mobile you can type +232 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Sierra Leone are written with at home.

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

No. callmins calls Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone, 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 $0.93 a minute.

Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Sierra Leone?

Yes. Our rate to Sierra Leone is $0.93 a minute whether you call a landline or a mobile.

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Call Sierra Leone from $0.93 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.