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Madagascar country code: +261

The calling code of Madagascar is +261. Below: how to dial a number there from India or from any other country, how long the numbers are, and what time it is there now.

Madagascar at a glance

+261

Country calling code
+261
Exit code when calling out of Madagascar
00
Trunk prefix for calls inside the country
0
Mobile number length
9 digits after +261
Shape of a mobile number
+261 3X XX XXX XX
Shape of a landline number
+261 2X XX XXX XX
Two-letter country code (ISO)
MG
Time there now
... (Antananarivo)

How to call Madagascar from India

  1. Dial 00, the exit code of India. On a mobile phone you can press and hold 0 to type + instead.
  2. Dial 261, the country code of Madagascar.
  3. Dial the rest of the number. If the number is written with 0 in front for calls inside Madagascar, leave that 0 out.

So a mobile number shaped like +261 3X XX XXX XX is dialled from an Indian landline as 00 261 3X XX XXX XX, and from any mobile phone as +261 3X XX XXX XX. The X marks stand for the digits of the real number.

How to call Madagascar from other countries

The steps are the same everywhere: your own country's exit code, then 261, then the number. The exit code is 011 from the United States and Canada, 00 from most of Europe, Africa and Asia, and 0011 from Australia. A mobile phone accepts + in place of any exit code, which is why numbers are best saved as +261 followed by the number.

How to call India from Madagascar

Dial 00 (the exit code of Madagascar), then 91 for India, then the number. An Indian mobile number has 10 digits. For an Indian landline, dial the STD code without its leading 0, then the number: for example 00 91 11 and the eight-digit number for Delhi. Find an Indian STD code.

Saving a number from Madagascar for WhatsApp

WhatsApp needs the full international number: + then 261 then the number, without the trunk prefix 0. Save the contact that way and it will work on WhatsApp from any country. To open a chat without saving the contact, use the WhatsApp link maker.

Checked in November 2026 against the libphonenumber numbering data. Phone numbering can change; if a call does not connect, ask your phone company. Call charges are set by your phone company, not by the code.

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