Cheap calls to Somalia from $0.94/min
Calling Somalia with callmins costs $1.19 a minute to landlines and $0.94 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +252 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to Somalia
- Landline
- $1.19
- Mobile
- $0.94
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to Somalia 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 Somalia, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $1.19 a minute to landlines and $0.94 to mobiles.
What a call to Somalia costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $5.93 | $4.71 |
| 10 minutes | $11.86 | $9.43 |
| 30 minutes | $35.58 | $28.27 |
| 60 minutes | $71.16 | $56.55 |
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 Somalia.
How to call Somalia
Inside Somalia, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +252 goes in its place.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 252 71123456 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 252 71123456 |
| Australia | 0011 252 71123456 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +252 71123456 |
Example: a mobile number in Somalia, written 7 1123456 at home, is +252 7 1123456 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +252.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 15, 24, 28, 35, 39, 48–49, 6, 7, 80, 88, 90, 92–997 or 8 or 9 digits after +252
- Landlines start with
- 1, 20–27, 29, 3, 4, 55, 57–59, 81–82, 856 or 7 digits after +252
- Rate difference
- $1.19 landline · $0.94 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +252 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in Somalia
- 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 Somalia 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 Somalia see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call Somalia?
With callmins, calls to Somalia cost $1.19 a minute to landlines and $0.94 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $9.43.
What is the country code for Somalia?
The country code for Somalia is +252. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 252 and the number; from the UK dial 00 252; from any mobile you can type +252 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Somalia are written with at home.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Somalia?
No. callmins calls Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia, 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 $0.94 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Somalia?
No. Landlines cost $1.19 a minute and mobiles $0.94, because mobile networks in Somalia 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.