Dial CodesHow to call Zambia from India
- Dial 00, the exit code of India. On a mobile phone you can press and hold 0 to type + instead.
- Dial 260, the country code of Zambia.
- Dial the rest of the number. If the number is written with 0 in front for calls inside Zambia, leave that 0 out.
So a mobile number shaped like +260 9X XXXXXXX is dialled from an Indian landline as 00 260 9X XXXXXXX, and from any mobile phone as +260 9X XXXXXXX. The X marks stand for the digits of the real number.
How to call Zambia from other countries
The steps are the same everywhere: your own country's exit code, then 260, 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 +260 followed by the number.
How to call India from Zambia
Dial 00 (the exit code of Zambia), 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 Zambia for WhatsApp
WhatsApp needs the full international number: + then 260 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.