How to Call Vanuatu Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+678 is the country calling code assigned to Vanuatu by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Vanuatu National Numbering Plan, created by the Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) of the Government of Vanuatu.
So if you’re calling Vanuatu, the number should start with:
+678 123-4567-890


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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. Vanuatu’s telephone numbers are made up of 11 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Vanuatu using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+6-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Vanuatu include Port Vila (22), Luganville (36) and Efate (23).
Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
---|---|---|---|
Port Vila | +678 | (22) | 1234 5678 |
Luganville | +678 | (36) | 1234 5678 |
Efate | +678 | (23) | 1234 5678 |
So if you’re making a call to Port Vila, dial +678 22 123 456.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across Vanuatu.
4G coverage
LTE 4G connectionis readily available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
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Top mobile SIM network in Vanuatu
Here are top mobile SIM networks in Vanuatu:
Digicel Vanuatu
Vodafone
Top apps used to communicate
Here are top apps mostly used for communication in Vanuatu:


Facebook Messenger
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the four most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Vanuatu:

115 for ambulance service

113 for fire

111 for police

112 for the national emergency number.
Best time to call Vanuatu:
Vanuatu observes Central European Summer Time (CEST) throughout using the time offset of UTC+11.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Vanuatu from the following time zones:
Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vanuatu | 09:00am – 10:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
08:00am – 09:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
08:30am – 09:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales | |
08:00am – 09:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
09:00am – 05:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
8:30am – 04:30pm | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vanuatu | 10:00am – 9:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
9:00am – 8:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
10:00am – 5:00pm | UTC+8:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
9:30am – 8:30pm | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
10:30am – 9:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
11:00am – 8:00pm | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Islands | |
7:00am – 4:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
6:30am – 2:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |