Cheap calls to South Korea from $0.045/min
Calling South Korea with callmins costs $0.047 a minute to landlines and $0.045 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +82 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to South Korea
- Landline
- $0.047
- Mobile
- $0.045
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to South Korea 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 South Korea, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.047 a minute to landlines and $0.045 to mobiles.
What a call to South Korea costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $0.24 | $0.23 |
| 10 minutes | $0.47 | $0.45 |
| 30 minutes | $1.42 | $1.35 |
| 60 minutes | $2.83 | $2.70 |
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 111 minutes to a mobile in South Korea.
How to call South Korea
Inside South Korea, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +82 goes in its place.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 82 1020000000 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 82 1020000000 |
| Australia | 0011 82 1020000000 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +82 1020000000 |
Example: a mobile number in South Korea, written 010-2000-0000 at home, is +82 10 2000 0000 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +82.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 10–12, 16–199 or 10 digits after +82
- Landlines start with
- 21–29, 31–33, 41–44, 51–55, 61–645 or 6 or 8 or 9 or 10 digits after +82
- Rate difference
- $0.047 landline · $0.045 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +82 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in South Korea
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Compared with New York
- 14 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 2:00 am the next day there (standard time).
- Compared with London
- 9 hours ahead of LondonNoon in London is 9:00 pm there (standard time).
Daylight saving shifts these by an hour for part of the year where either side changes clocks.
Calling South Korea 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 South Korea see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call South Korea?
With callmins, calls to South Korea cost $0.047 a minute to landlines and $0.045 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $0.45.
What is the country code for South Korea?
The country code for South Korea is +82. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 82 and the number; from the UK dial 00 82; from any mobile you can type +82 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in South Korea are written with at home.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call South Korea?
No. callmins calls South Korea 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 South Korea 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 South Korea, 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 $0.045 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in South Korea?
No. Landlines cost $0.047 a minute and mobiles $0.045, because mobile networks in South Korea 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.