Cheap calls to Uganda from $0.55/min
Calling Uganda with callmins costs $0.70 a minute to landlines and $0.55 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +256 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to Uganda
- Landline
- $0.70
- Mobile
- $0.55
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to Uganda 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 Uganda, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.70 a minute to landlines and $0.55 to mobiles.
What a call to Uganda costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $3.50 | $2.74 |
| 10 minutes | $6.99 | $5.47 |
| 30 minutes | $20.98 | $16.42 |
| 60 minutes | $41.96 | $32.84 |
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 Uganda.
How to call Uganda
Inside Uganda, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +256 goes in its place.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 256 712345678 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 256 712345678 |
| Australia | 0011 256 712345678 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +256 712345678 |
Example: a mobile number in Uganda, written 0712 345678 at home, is +256 712 345678 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +256.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 79 digits after +256
- Landlines start with
- 20, 3, 49 digits after +256
- Rate difference
- $0.70 landline · $0.55 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +256 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in Uganda
- 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 Uganda 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 Uganda see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call Uganda?
With callmins, calls to Uganda cost $0.70 a minute to landlines and $0.55 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $5.47.
What is the country code for Uganda?
The country code for Uganda is +256. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 256 and the number; from the UK dial 00 256; from any mobile you can type +256 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Uganda are written with at home.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Uganda?
No. callmins calls Uganda 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 Uganda 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 Uganda, 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 $0.55 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Uganda?
No. Landlines cost $0.70 a minute and mobiles $0.55, because mobile networks in Uganda 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.