What is the code to call India from Australia?

Use +91. From a normal phone you would dial 0011 then 91, but with StartACall you just type the plus sign, 91 and the number without its leading zero.

How much does it cost to call India?

With StartACall it is about $0.153 a minute to an Indian mobile and around $0.21 a minute to a landline, billed by the minute with a small $0.004 connection fee.

Do I drop the leading zero?

Yes. When you call India from overseas, the leading zero on a city code is dropped. Dial +91, the city code without the zero, then the number.

Does the person in India need an app?

No. You are calling their ordinary mobile or landline. They pick up like any other call, with no app and no account required.

How many digits is an Indian mobile number?

An Indian mobile is ten digits, dialled straight after +91 with no area code and no leading zero. If you count eleven, you have likely kept a stray zero by mistake.

When is the best time to call India from Australia?

Late afternoon and evening in Australia lands in the middle of the Indian day, since India sits roughly four and a half to five and a half hours behind eastern Australia and does not use daylight saving.

Is browser calling cheaper than roaming to India?

Usually yes. The call travels over the internet, so there is no roaming charge, and you pay a clear per minute rate rather than a telco international add on.

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The India country code and how to dial it

India's country code is +91. Mobile numbers in India have ten digits and usually start with 6, 7, 8 or 9, and you dial them straight after the +91 with no leading zero. Landlines have a city code, such as 11 for Delhi, 22 for Mumbai, 80 for Bangalore and 33 for Kolkata, and that leading zero is dropped when you call from overseas.

From a regular Australian line you would normally punch in 0011, then 91, then the number. With StartACall you skip the exit code entirely. Just type the plus sign and the full number, the same way on your laptop or your phone, and we connect your browser tab straight to the Indian phone network.

What it costs to call India

A call to an Indian mobile runs about $0.153 a minute, and a landline is around $0.21 a minute. You pay by the minute with no monthly plan and no lock in contract, plus a tiny $0.004 connection fee per call. The credit you top up never expires.

For the large Indian community across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, that is a simple way to stay in touch with family back home without a pricey international add on from your telco. You can try the first call free to hear the line quality before you add any credit.

Time zone and the best time to ring

India is well behind Australian eastern time, usually four and a half to five and a half hours depending on daylight saving down here, since India does not observe daylight saving. Late afternoon and evening in Australia lands in the middle of the Indian day, which suits a relaxed chat with family.

For business calls to offices in Bangalore, Hyderabad or Gurgaon, ring later in the Australian afternoon to catch the start of their working day. The person you call needs no app and no account, they simply pick up their normal phone.

Reading an Indian number before you dial

Indian numbers can look confusing because the local format often shows a 0 in front of a landline area code, such as 011 for Delhi or 022 for Mumbai. That 0 is a trunk prefix that only works inside India, so you drop it from overseas and dial +91 followed by 11 or 22 and the rest. Mobiles carry no area code at all, they are simply ten digits after the +91.

A handy check is the total length. An Indian mobile is always ten digits after the country code, so if you have counted eleven you have probably kept a stray zero. Remove it, keep the rest exactly as written, and the call will route cleanly through to the phone in India.

Worked through, a Mumbai landline written locally as 022 1234 5678 becomes +91 22 1234 5678, while a mobile written as 098765 43210 becomes +91 98765 43210. In both cases the leading zero comes off and +91 goes in front, and nothing else about the number changes.

Cost compared with roaming and add ons

If you ring India on a normal Australian mobile, or while travelling on roaming, the per minute charge can be many times higher than a browser call, and the price is often buried in a plan you have to read carefully. StartACall keeps it plain. You see the per minute rate before you dial and you pay only for the minutes you use.

Because the call travels over your internet connection rather than the mobile network, there is no roaming to worry about even if you are away from home. The same browser dials India whether you are in Australia or overseas, which makes it easy to keep one predictable rate wherever you happen to be.

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