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How to Make Free International Calls

Free calls abroad using the inclusive minutes already on your phone plan. No registration needed.

Every country08700 477 477 Most countries0845 222 6666

Then dial the full international number.

How free international calls work

  1. Check your planYour landline or mobile plan needs to include calls to 0845 or 0870 numbers. Many UK packages do.
  2. Call our access numberDial 08700 477 477, which works for every country, or 0845 222 6666 for most countries.
  3. Dial the overseas numberThen enter the full international number, starting with 00 and the country code.

No registration, no PIN and no wifi needed.

Pick the country you're calling

Check your plan includes 0845 and 0870 calls

The calls are free when your phone package includes calls to 0845 and 0870 numbers. These UK providers offer packages that do.

BT

Home phone customers can add 700 minutes a month of calls to 084 and 087 numbers for £9.36, or unlimited calls for £19.58 a month (this also covers calls to UK mobiles).

BT call packages

EE

Pay monthly customers can add 200 minutes a month to 084 and 087 numbers for £9. Text 08MINS200 to 150 to add it.

EE add-ons

Plusnet

The Evenings and Weekends and Unlimited call plans include calls to 0845 and 0870 numbers (some exceptions apply).

Plusnet call plans

Virgin Media

Talk plans include calls to 0870 numbers (the first 60 minutes of each call), but not 0845 numbers, so dial 08700 477 477.

Virgin Media price list

Vodafone

Pay monthly customers can add 300 minutes a month to numbers starting 08 for £3.40. Text NONGEO to 97886 to add it.

Vodafone extras

Sky Talk stopped including calls to 0845 and 0870 numbers in May 2019.

No inclusive calls on your plan?

The service still works, but the calls are not free. Calls to 0845 222 6666 cost 5p a minute and calls to 08700 477 477 cost 13p a minute, plus your phone provider's access charge. Fair usage policies apply. If you call abroad often, our cheap international calls may work out cheaper.

Which number to dial for each country

Most countries work on both numbers. 08700 477 477 reaches every country on the list. Where a country says "08700 477 477 only", 0845 222 6666 will not connect.

Show landline and mobile coverage for all 112 countries
Country Landlines Mobiles Number to dial
Alaska Yes Yes Either number
Algeria Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Andorra Yes No Either number
Angola Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Argentina Yes No Either number
Australia Yes Yes Either number
Austria Yes Yes Either number
Bangladesh Yes Yes Either number
Belgium Yes Yes Either number
Bermuda Yes Yes Either number
Bhutan Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Brazil Yes Yes Either number
Brunei Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Bulgaria Yes Yes Either number
Cambodia Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Canada Yes Yes Either number
Chatham Islands Yes No Either number
Chile Yes Yes Either number
Christmas Island Yes No Either number
Cocos Islands Yes No Either number
Colombia Yes Yes Either number
Costa Rica Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Croatia Yes Yes Either number
Cyprus Yes Yes Either number
Czech Republic Yes Yes Either number
Denmark Yes Yes Either number
Dominican Republic Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Egypt Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Estonia Yes No Either number
Faroe Islands Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Finland Yes Yes Either number
France Yes Yes Either number
French Guiana Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Germany Yes Yes Either number
Gibraltar Yes No Either number
Greece Yes Yes Either number
Greenland Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Grenada Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Guadeloupe Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Guam Yes Yes Either number
Hawaii Yes Yes Either number
Hong Kong Yes Yes Either number
Hungary Yes Yes Either number
Iceland Yes Yes Either number
India Yes Yes Either number
Indonesia Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Ireland Yes Yes Either number
Israel Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Italy Yes Yes Either number
Japan Yes Yes Either number
Kazakhstan Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Kenya No Safaricom only 08700 477 477 only
Kuwait Yes Yes Either number
Laos Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Latvia Yes Yes Either number
Lebanon Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Liechtenstein Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Lithuania Yes Yes Either number
Luxembourg Yes Yes Either number
Madeira Yes No Either number
Malaysia Yes Yes Either number
Malta Yes Yes Either number
Martinique Yes No Either number
Mauritius Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Mayotte Yes No Either number
Mexico Yes Yes Either number
Midway Island Yes Yes Either number
Moldova Yes Yes Either number
Monaco Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Mongolia Yes Yes Either number
Morocco Yes No Either number
Namibia Yes Yes Landlines: 08700 477 477 only
Mobiles: either number
Netherlands Yes Yes Either number
Netherlands Antilles No Curaçao and Bonaire only 08700 477 477 only
New Zealand Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Nigeria No MTN, Glo and Airtel only 08700 477 477 only
North Cyprus Yes No Either number
Northern Marianas Yes Yes Either number
Norway Yes Yes Either number
Oman Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Pakistan Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Panama Yes Yes Either number
Paraguay Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Peru Yes Yes Either number
Philippines No Globe only 08700 477 477 only
Poland Yes Yes Either number
Portugal Yes Yes Either number
Puerto Rico Yes Yes Either number
Romania Yes Yes Either number
Russia St Petersburg only No 08700 477 477 only
San Marino Yes No Either number
Saudi Arabia Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Singapore Yes Yes Either number
Slovakia Yes Yes Either number
Slovenia Yes No Either number
South Africa Yes MTN and Vodacom only 08700 477 477 only
South Korea Yes Yes Either number
Spain Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Sweden Yes Yes Either number
Switzerland Yes Swisscom, Sunrise and Salt (formerly Orange) only 08700 477 477 only
Taiwan Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Thailand Yes Yes Either number
The Azores Yes No Either number
Trinidad and Tobago Yes No 08700 477 477 only
Turkey Yes No Either number
Uruguay Yes No 08700 477 477 only
US Virgin Islands Yes Yes Either number
USA Yes Yes Either number
Uzbekistan Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Venezuela Yes Yes Landlines: either number
Mobiles: 08700 477 477 only
Vietnam Yes Yes 08700 477 477 only
Wake Island Yes No Either number