How to Call Saudi Arabia Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+966 is the country calling code assigned to Saudi Arabia by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Telecommunications Act of 2001 created by the Ministry of Post, Telegraph & Telephone of the Saudi Arabian Government.
So if you’re calling Saudi Arabia, the number should start with:
+966 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. Saudi Arabia’s telephone numbers are made up of 12 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Saudi Arabia using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+7-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Saudi Arabia include Riyadh (11), Jeddah (12) and Medina (14).
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | +966 | (11) | 123 4567 |
| Jeddah | +966 | (12) | 123 4567 |
| Medina | +966 | (14) | 123 4567 |
So if you’re making a call to Riyadh, dial +966 11 123 4567.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across Saudi Arabia.
5G coverage
LTE 5G connection is moderately available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
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Top Mobile SIM network in Saudi Arabia
Here are the top mobile SIM networks in Saudi Arabia:
Mobily
STC
Zain
Top apps used to communicate
Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in Saudi Arabia:
Snapchat
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the 4 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Saudi Arabia:
997 for ambulance service
998 for fire
999 for police
911 for the national emergency number.
Best Time to Call Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia observes Arabia Standard Time using the time offset of UTC+03.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Saudi Arabia from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 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 |