Cheap calls to Burundi

How to Dial Burundi

Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial:
00 257 followed by the local number you're calling in Burundi

The primary mobile operator in Burundi is Econet Wireless.

About Burundi

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda on the north, Tanzania on the south and east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west. Although the country is landlocked, much of its western border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika. The country's modern name is derived from its Bantu language, Kirundi. In terms of size, Burundi has a total area of 27,830 sq km which is slightly smaller than Maryland. It has 25,650 sq km land area and 2,180 sq km water area. Burundi existed as an independent kingdom from the sixteenth century. In 1903, it became a German colony and passed to Belgium in World War I. It was part of the Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi in 1923, later a United Nations Trust Territory under Belgian administrative authority following World War II. The population of Burundi is approximately 8,691,005. The population density of it is 271/sq km. It has of population growth rate 3.443%. Most of Burundi's people belong to Christian religion. Official and most common language of those people are Kirundi and French. It has 85% of Hutu people and rest are Tutsi, Twa, Europeans and South Asians. Burundi's largest industry is agriculture, which accounted for 58% of GDP in 1997. Coffee is the nation's biggest revenue earner with 78% of all exported goods. Other agriculture products include cotton, tea, maize, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc, beef, milk, and hides. Besides agriculture, other industries include light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing. The currency is the Burundian franc. Burundi's gross domestic product (GDP) as of 2007 estimate is approximately $4.517 billion with GDP of $739 per capita.

Calling Abroad with DialToSave

When you make calls with DialToSave, you connect to our phone systems using your own mobile or landline provider. When you dial the full international number we use discount lines to connect to local networks in Burundi. We can provide you with cheap calls to Burundi by bypassing more expensive providers such as BT when connecting your call and instead using a combination of internet and telephone services.

Cheap Phone Calls to Burundi

DialToSave offers two of its own services that provide low cost calls to Burundi. The first is CreditTalk whereby you purchase a £5 credit which is sent to your mobile phone as a text message with a pin number. You can purchase the topup either by texting dts to 80550 or using the Paypal link above. Once you have the credit, you then call the local rate access number 020 7124 6666 (or 020 8497 8844 if you paid by Paypal) and if prompted, enter the pin number, followed by the number that you are calling in Burundi including 00 and the country code.

The other service is InstantTalk where you do not need to pre purchase any credit. However, we only know the prices for calling Burundi from a landline using InstantTalk, not from a mobile. You simply dial the access number and wait for the prompts before dialing the phone number, which to a landline in Burundi is 0871 801 2295 and to a mobile in Burundi is 0871 801 2295.