How to Call Ethiopia Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+251 is the country calling code assigned to Ethiopia by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Proclamation No 256 of 2001 created by the Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Ethiopian Government.
So if you’re calling Ethiopia, the number should start with:
+251 12-345-6789
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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. Ethiopia’s telephone numbers are made up of 12 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Ethiopia using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+7-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Ethiopia include Addis Ababa (11), Southeast Region (22) and Northeast Region (33).
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | +251 | (11) | 1234 567 |
| Nazareth | +251 | (22) | 1234 567 |
| Assab | +251 | (33) | 1234 567 |
So if you’re making a call to Addis Ababa, dial +251 11 124 567.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across Ethiopia.
LTE coverage
LTE connection is only available in some parts of 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 Ethiopia
Here are the top mobile SIM networks in Ethiopia:
Ethio Mobile
Orange Group
Tecno Telecom
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the 4 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Ethiopia:
907 for ambulance service
939 for fire
991 for police
911 for the national emergency number.
Best Time to Call Ethiopia
Ethiopia observes Eastern Africa Time using the time offset of UTC+03.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Ethiopia from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 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 |