How to Call Kenya Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+254 is the country calling code assigned to Kenya by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Kenya Communications Act of 1998 created by the Communications Authority of the Kenyan Government.
So if you’re calling Kenya, the number should start with:
+254 123-456789
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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. Kenya’s telephone numbers are made up of 11 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Kenya using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+6-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Kenya include Nairobi (20), Mombasa (41) and Machakos (44).
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | +254 | (20) | 123 456 |
| Mombasa | +254 | (41) | 123 456 |
| Machakos | +254 | (44) | 123 456 |
So if you’re making a call to Nairobi, dial +254 20 123 456.
Network coverage
Network coverage is moderately available across Kenya.
LTE coverage
LTE 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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Emergency phone numbers
Here are the 2 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Kenya:
112, 999 for the national emergency number.
Best Time to Call Kenya
Kenya observes West Africa Time (WAT) using the time offset of UTC+01.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Kenya from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 5:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 7:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 3:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 2:30pm – 10:30pm | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 6:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 6:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 8:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 3:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 2:30pm – 10:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
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