Cheap calls to Saudi Arabia from 4p/min

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InstantTalk

Phone Saudi Arabia from a UK Landline

  • Call from a UK Landline
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  • From just 4p per min

Call landlines in Saudi Arabia

Access number 0844 904 4097

Call mobiles in Saudi Arabia

Access number 0871 552 2191

Calls to landlines 4p per min

Calls to mobiles 8p per min

InstantTalk Connection Fee: 13.1p from a BT line.
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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: New Call Telecom Ltd. Tel: 0844 552 8575.

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Phone Saudi Arabia from a UK Landline or Mobile

  • Call from a UK Landline or Mobile
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Call numbers in Saudi Arabia

Access number 020 8497 8811

Calls to landlines 8p per min

Calls to mobiles 13p per min

CreditTalk Connection Fee: Equal to the per minute call rate
Only press the call/dial button once after dialing the 020 access number

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text dts to 67400

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Note to Orange, T-Mobile and Virgin customers: you can only top up once per day via text message. However, this limit does not apply if you top up via Paypal. Also for T-Mobile and Virgin if you top up via text message you can only use the service from that mobile phone, whereas if you top up via Paypal it can be used from any number.

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.

Pay less for calls to certain cities in Saudi Arabia

Jeddah / Riyadh

Major cities in Saudi Arabia

Ad-Dammam / Al-Madinah / At-Ta'If / Jeddah / Makkah / Riyadh

How to call Saudi Arabia

Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 966 followed by the destination number you're calling.

Saudi Telecom Company is the primary landline operator in Saudi Arabia and mobile operators include Saudi Telecom and Mobily.

More Information about Saudi Arabia

Times to call
You shouldn't have too much trouble timing your calls to Saudi Arabia, as it is just 2 hours ahead of UK time. For example, if you call at 18:00 from London, you'll be reaching your loved ones at 20:00. Try and avoid those late night calls though.

National Holidays
In Saudi Arabia, there are only three public holidays each year. Throughout 2011 these are Eid al-Fitr on August 30, Unification of the Kingdom on September 23, and Eid al-Adha on November 6.

Interesting Saudi Arabian Phone Facts
A report from March 2010 shows that there are 39.5 million mobile phone subscribers on Saudi Arabia, a 138 percent penetration rate.

There are four main mobile networks throughout the country. These include STC (19.914 million subscribers), Mobily (15.06 million), Zain (3.781 million) and Bravo (196,000).

Mobile phones are priced similarly to the UK in Saudi Arabia. For example, a 16GB Apple iPhone 4 will fetch £400.00, while a SIM free HTC Wildfire S will cost £195.00.

As of June 2010, there were 9.8 million internet users in Saudi Arabia, a 38.1 percent penetration rate. The same report shows that 2,575,000 of the Saudi Arabian public are on Facebook.

Saudi Embassy in the UK:
30 Charles Street
London
W1J 5DZ
Tel: 020 7917 3000

Languages spoken:
The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic, which is spoken by 85 percent of men and 79 percent of women. Other languages spoken throughout the country include Bengali (15,000 people), English (60,000) and French (22,000).

Local area codes for destinations in Saudi Arabia

  • Abha - (0)7
  • Dammam - (0)3
  • Hail - (0)6
  • Madinah - (0)4
  • Makkah - (0)2
  • Riyadh - (0)1