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Cheap calls to the United Arab Emirates from $0.24/min

Calling the United Arab Emirates with callmins costs $0.24 a minute to landlines and mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +971 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to the United Arab Emirates

Landline
$0.24
Mobile
$0.24

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

Rates to the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.24 a minute to landlines and $0.24 to mobiles.

What a call to the United Arab Emirates costs

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

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$1.21$1.21
10 minutes$2.41$2.41
30 minutes$7.23$7.23
60 minutes$14.46$14.46

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 20 minutes to a mobile in the United Arab Emirates.

How to call the United Arab Emirates

Inside the United Arab Emirates, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +971 goes in its place.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 971 501234567
The UK and most of Europe00 971 501234567
Australia0011 971 501234567
A mobile, anywhere+971 501234567

Example: a mobile number in the United Arab Emirates, written 050 123 4567 at home, is +971 50 123 4567 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +971.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
50, 52–56, 589 digits after +971
Landlines start with
22–28, 32–38, 42–48, 62–68, 72–78, 92–988 digits after +971
Rate difference
None: one rate for both

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +971 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in the United Arab Emirates

Time zone
UTC+4
Compared with New York
9 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 9:00 pm there (standard time).
Compared with London
4 hours ahead of LondonNoon in London is 4:00 pm there (standard time).

Daylight saving shifts these by an hour for part of the year where either side changes clocks.

Calling the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call the United Arab Emirates?

With callmins, calls to the United Arab Emirates cost $0.24 a minute to landlines and $0.24 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $2.41.

What is the country code for the United Arab Emirates?

The country code for the United Arab Emirates is +971. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 971 and the number; from the UK dial 00 971; from any mobile you can type +971 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in the United Arab Emirates are written with at home.

Do I need an app or a SIM card to call the United Arab Emirates?

No. callmins calls the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates, 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 $0.24 a minute.

Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in the United Arab Emirates?

Yes. Our rate to the United Arab Emirates is $0.24 a minute whether you call a landline or a mobile.

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Call the United Arab Emirates from $0.24 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.