Cheap calls to Zambia from $0.73/min
Calling Zambia with callmins costs $0.73 a minute to landlines and $0.75 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +260 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to Zambia
- Landline
- $0.73
- Mobile
- $0.75
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to Zambia 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 Zambia, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.73 a minute to landlines and $0.75 to mobiles.
What a call to Zambia costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $3.64 | $3.77 |
| 10 minutes | $7.28 | $7.53 |
| 30 minutes | $21.85 | $22.60 |
| 60 minutes | $43.69 | $45.20 |
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 6 minutes to a mobile in Zambia.
How to call Zambia
Inside Zambia, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +260 goes in its place.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 260 955123456 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 260 955123456 |
| Australia | 0011 260 955123456 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +260 955123456 |
Example: a mobile number in Zambia, written 095 5123456 at home, is +260 95 5123456 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +260.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 55–58, 75–79, 95–989 digits after +260
- Landlines start with
- 219 digits after +260
- Rate difference
- $0.73 landline · $0.75 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +260 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in Zambia
- Time zone
- UTC+2
- Compared with New York
- 7 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 7:00 pm there (standard time).
- Compared with London
- 2 hours ahead of LondonNoon in London is 2:00 pm there (standard time).
Daylight saving shifts these by an hour for part of the year where either side changes clocks.
Calling Zambia 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 Zambia see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call Zambia?
With callmins, calls to Zambia cost $0.73 a minute to landlines and $0.75 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $7.53.
What is the country code for Zambia?
The country code for Zambia is +260. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 260 and the number; from the UK dial 00 260; from any mobile you can type +260 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Zambia are written with at home.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Zambia?
No. callmins calls Zambia 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 Zambia 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 Zambia, 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 $0.73 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Zambia?
No. Landlines cost $0.73 a minute and mobiles $0.75, because mobile networks in Zambia 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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Call Zambia from $0.73 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.