InstantTalk
Phone Australia from a UK Landline
- Call from a UK Landline
- No account set up required
- From just 1p per min
Call landlines in Australia
Access number 0844 759 7771
Call mobiles in Australia
Access number 0871 537 7771
Calls to landlines 1p per min
Calls to mobiles 6p per min
InstantTalk Connection Fee: 13.1p from a BT line.
All rates shown are for calls from a BT residential or business landline. If you're calling
from any other phone, then click here to check the rate.
Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Calls are billed per minute & apply from the moment of connection. The charge is incurred even if the destination number is engaged or the call is not answered. Service provider: Core Telecommunications International Limited.
Receive Notifications of Rate Changes
Subscribe to email updates of any price changes for calls to Australia. Simply visit the "Your Account" section and select Australia and any other destinations you want updates for.
There is no charge for these updates, and you only receive them for destinations you select.
CreditTalk
Phone Australia from a UK Landline or Mobile
- Call from a UK Landline or Mobile
- Topup your account by text or Paypal
- Track your balance online
- From just 1p per min
Call numbers in Australia
Access number 020 8497 8811
Calls to landlines 1p per min
Calls to mobiles 7p per min
Only press the call/dial button once after dialing the 020 access number
Topup and manage your account credit
Via Paypal
Buy £5-£20 credit
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Via Text
£5 credit
text dts to 80077
£10 credit + £1 bonus
text dts to 67400
Auto topup
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All credit expires after 90 days unless additional credit is purchased within this 90 day period. If you set up an online account we'll remind you by email before it expires.
Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Topup by SMS costs £5 or £10 + standard SMS fee. Calls charged per minute & apply from the moment of connection. Calls to 02 numbers cost UK standard rate and can be used as a part of inclusive minutes. For SMS customers, credit is automatically topped up by the same amount as your last credit purchase (£5 or £10) when the balance is low. To unsubscribe simply text STOP to 80077 or 67400 at any time. Service provider: Story Telecom Ltd. Tel: 020 8497 9210.
Major cities in Australia
Adelaide / Brisbane / Canberra / Gold Coast-Tweed / Melbourne / Perth / Sydney
How to call Australia
Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 61 followed by the destination number you're calling.
Fixed line operators in Australia include Telstra, Soul, BEST, AAPT, Optus and Primus. Primary mobile operators are Telstra Mobile, Optus Mobile, Vodafone Australia, 3 and Primus, while virtual networks are run by Savvytel, Crazy John's and Virgin Mobile.
More Information about Australia
Times to call
When calling Australia from the UK, it's important to note the 11 hour time difference. If calling your Sydney-bound relative at 9am GMT, you'll be able to reach them at the reasonable time of 8pm. However, call at 9pm UK time and you could risk waking them at 8am Australia time.
National Holidays
A national holiday is the perfect reason to call your friends in Australia, be it Labour Day or the beer-fuelled Australia Day. Labour Day falls on Monday May 2nd in 2011, with Australia Day extending New Year's celebrations until the 26th January.
Interesting Australia Phone Facts
In 2010, 16% of Australias's online population were reported as regularly accessing the internet via their mobile phone, an increase of 60% over 2 years.
Email is the most popular mobile phone activity in Australia taking up 42% of their time, closely followed by social networking, general browsing and checking their scorching hot temperatures.
In October 2010, the iPhone represented 2010% of Australia's smartphone marketshare, compared to Nokia's 40% slice of the pie.
40% of smartphone users in Australia are over the age of 40, with the majority using their mobile internet every day.
In 2009 the communications market in Australia was shaken up by the merger of the third and fourth largest mobile network operators, Vodafone and Hutchison Australia, to form VHA. By 2010, they were the largest mobile service provider in the country.
Australian 'Embassy' in the UK:
Australian High Commission
Australia House
Strand
London WC2B 4LA
020 7379 4334
Languages spoken:
Australian English 84%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2% and Vietnamese 1%, Other 8.2%
Local area codes for destinations in Australia
- Central & West Australia - (0)8
- Central East Australia - (0)2
- Queensland - (0)7
- South East Australia - (0)3