Dial CodesHow to call the Maldives from India
- Dial 00, the exit code of India. On a mobile phone you can press and hold 0 to type + instead.
- Dial 960, the country code of the Maldives.
- Dial the rest of the number. Numbers in the Maldives have no trunk prefix, so dial every digit of the number as it is written.
So a mobile number shaped like +960 7XX-XXXX is dialled from an Indian landline as 00 960 7XX-XXXX, and from any mobile phone as +960 7XX-XXXX. The X marks stand for the digits of the real number.
How to call the Maldives from other countries
The steps are the same everywhere: your own country's exit code, then 960, 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 +960 followed by the number.
How to call India from the Maldives
Dial 00 (the exit code of the Maldives), 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 the Maldives for WhatsApp
WhatsApp needs the full international number: + then 960 then the number. 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.