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South Africa country code: +27

The calling code of South Africa is +27. 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.

South Africa at a glance

+27

Country calling code
+27
Exit code when calling out of South Africa
00
Trunk prefix for calls inside the country
0
Mobile number length
5 to 9 digits after +27
Landline number length
9 digits after +27
Shape of a mobile number
+27 7X XXX XXXX
Shape of a landline number
+27 1X XXX XXXX
Two-letter country code (ISO)
ZA
Time there now
... (Johannesburg)

How to call South Africa 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 27, the country code of South Africa.
  3. Dial the rest of the number. If the number is written with 0 in front for calls inside South Africa, leave that 0 out.

So a mobile number shaped like +27 7X XXX XXXX is dialled from an Indian landline as 00 27 7X XXX XXXX, and from any mobile phone as +27 7X XXX XXXX. The X marks stand for the digits of the real number.

How to call South Africa from other countries

The steps are the same everywhere: your own country's exit code, then 27, 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 +27 followed by the number.

How to call India from South Africa

Dial 00 (the exit code of South Africa), 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 South Africa for WhatsApp

WhatsApp needs the full international number: + then 27 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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