How to Call Eritrea Phone Numbers?
Country phone codes
+291 is the country calling code assigned to Eritrea by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Regulations on Telecommunications Networks and Services (1998), created by the Eritel Telecommunication Corporation.
So if you’re calling Eritrea, the number should start with:
+291 123-4567-890
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Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. Eritrea’s telephone numbers are made up of 10 numbers split into groups of 2. So if you’re going to make a call to Eritrea using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+7-digit number.
Network Coverage
Network coverage is only available in some parts of Eritrea.
3G Coverage
3G connection is only available in some parts of the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
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Emergency Phone Numbers
Here are the 3 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Eritrea:
114 for ambulance service
116 for fire
113 for police
Best Time to Call Eritrea
Eritrea observes Eastern Africa Time (EAT) using the time offset of UTC+03.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Eritrea from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 2:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 12:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 1:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 3:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 11:00am – 11:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 10:00am – 9:30pm | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 3:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 2:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
| 12:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 2:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 1:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 11:00am – 11:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 10:00am – 10:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |