How to Call Chile Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+56 is the country calling code assigned to Chile by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the General Communication Law of 1982, created by the Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones of the Government of Chile.
So if you’re calling to Chile, the number should start with:
+56 123-4567-890
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Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come after the country and area codes of a telephone number. Chile’s telephone numbers are made up of 10 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Chile using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+7-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Chile include Santiago (2), Valparaíso (32) and Arica (58).
| Country | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | +56 | (2) | 123 4567 |
| Valparaíso | +56 | (32) | 123 4567 |
| Arica | +56 | (58) | 123 4567 |
So if you’re making a call to Santiago, dial +56 2 123 4567.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across Chile.
4G coverage
4G connection is moderately available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
Available at over 50 destinations, you can count on us to keep you connected even when you’re not in home soil.
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Top mobile SIM network in Chile
Here are top mobile SIM networks in Chile:
Movistar Movil
Claro Movil
Entel Movil
Top apps used to communicate
Here are top apps mostly used for communication in Chile:
Facebook Messenger
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the four most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Chile:
131 for ambulance service
132 for fire
133 for police
Best time to call Chile:
Chile observes Chile Standard Time using the time offset of UTC-04 and Easter Island Standard Time UTC-06. Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Chile from the following time zones…
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 8:00am – 4:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 8:00am – 2:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 8:00am – 3:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales | |
| 8:00am – 5:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 8:00am – 1:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 8:00am – 12:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 9:00am – 2:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | Queensland, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 8:00am – 1:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
| 8:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 9:00am – 1:30pm | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 8:00am – 12:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 8:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Islands | |
| 7:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 5:30pm – 11:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |