Cheap calls to the United Kingdom from $0.016/min
Calling the United Kingdom with callmins costs $0.016 a minute to landlines and $0.038 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +44 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to the United Kingdom
- Landline
- $0.016
- Mobile
- $0.038
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to the United Kingdom 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.
| Calling from | Landline | Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| A callmins US number | $0.016/min | $0.038/min |
| A callmins UK number | $0.016/min | $0.038/min |
| A callmins Canadian number | $0.016/min | $0.038/min |
| Highest rate (any caller ID) | $0.016/min | $0.038/min |
What a call to the United Kingdom costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $0.08 | $0.19 |
| 10 minutes | $0.16 | $0.38 |
| 30 minutes | $0.48 | $1.14 |
| 60 minutes | $0.95 | $2.28 |
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 131 minutes to a mobile in the United Kingdom.
How to call the United Kingdom
Inside the United Kingdom, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +44 goes in its place.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 44 7400123456 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 44 7400123456 |
| Australia | 0011 44 7400123456 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +44 7400123456 |
Example: a mobile number in the United Kingdom, written 07400 123456 at home, is +44 7400 123456 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +44.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 71–75, 77–7910 digits after +44
- Landlines start with
- 11–19, 20, 23–24, 28–299 or 10 digits after +44
- Rate difference
- $0.016 landline · $0.038 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +44 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in the United Kingdom
- Time zone
- UTC+0 (UTC+1 with daylight saving)
- 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 the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call the United Kingdom?
With callmins, calls to the United Kingdom cost $0.016 a minute to landlines and $0.038 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. Calling from a callmins UK number can be cheaper: $0.016 to landlines and $0.038 to mobiles. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $0.38.
What is the country code for the United Kingdom?
The country code for the United Kingdom is +44. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 44 and the number; from the UK dial 00 44; from any mobile you can type +44 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in the United Kingdom are written with at home.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call the United Kingdom?
No. callmins calls the United Kingdom 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 Kingdom 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 Kingdom, 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 $0.016 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in the United Kingdom?
No. Landlines cost $0.016 a minute and mobiles $0.038, because mobile networks in the United Kingdom 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.