Cheap calls to South Africa
Make calls to South Africa from just 15p a minute. Choose the payment method that’s most convenient for you:
Online
Set up an online prepay account linked to your phone number so you never need a PIN.
Instant Access
Use our instant access numbers — perfect for one-off calls.
Call South Africa from just 15p a minute
Any Phone
Use any phone, on any landline or mobile network to make super-cheap calls to South Africa.
Landline
Calls to a landline cost 15p a minute, all day every day, plus 5p connection charge.
Mobile
Calls to mobiles cost just 12p a minute, all day every day, plus 5p connection charge.
Choose the payment route that’s most convenient for you.
Prepay online
If you make lots of international calls, setting up an online account makes perfect sense as you don’t need a PIN.
- Create an account by clicking the button below
- Register the number(s) you’ll be calling from
- Make a prepayment securely via Paypal – minimum £5 - this gives you £5 of international calls. See all our rates
- To make a call, dial our local rate access number, 0161 328 7777 Our system will recognise your number, so you don’t need a PIN
- Then dial your number in South Africa, not forgetting to use the international dialling code: 0027
- To top up your account log back into your Planet Telecom account
- There are no monthly fees, and there's no expiry date for your unused credit
Calls to Landlines
15p/min
Calls to Mobiles
12p/min
Instant access call
Don’t want to pay upfront for your calls? Just use our instant access service. The call charge will appear on your phone bill with our instant access number.
- Dial 0913 304 7777 + 0027 + the local number
- Works from any UK landline or mobile
- No need to register and no PINs to remember
- You pay our per minute rate of 13p plus your phone network’s access charge
Calls to Landlines
0913 304 7777 -
13p/min
(plus your phone provider’s access charge)
Calls to Mobiles
0872 561 7777 -
9p/min
(plus your phone provider’s access charge)
Which country do you want to call?
Need to call South Africa but want to avoid the excessive costs of the ‘big providers’? At Planet Telecom we have created a solution that allows you to make cheap calls to your friends and family across the world. You can make cheap calls to South Africa from just 13p per minute regardless of whether you’re dialling a landline or a mobile phone. If you need to make regular calls to South Africa, you can set up one of our online accounts meaning you won’t need a PIN. We also have an instant access option allowing you to dial South Africa literally in seconds. Calling with Planet Telecom can save you up to 85% when compared to BT.
South Africa Dialling Codes
Area Name | Area Code |
---|---|
Aliwal North | (0027) + 51 |
Allanridge | (0027) + 57 |
Amanzimtoti | (0027) + 31 |
Beaufort West | (0027) + 23 |
Bellville | (0027) + 21 |
Bethal | (0027) + 17 |
Bethlehem | (0027) + 58 |
Bisho (Ciskei) | (0027) + 40 |
Bloemfontein | (0027) + 51 |
Bothaville | (0027) + 56 |
Brits | (0027) + 12 |
Caledon | (0027) + 28 |
Cape Town | (0027) + 21 |
Ceres | (0027) + 23 |
Cradock | (0027) + 48 |
Dannhauser | (0027) + 34 |
De Aar | (0027) + 53 |
Despatch | (0027) + 41 |
Dundee | (0027) + 34 |
Durban | (0027) + 31 |
East London | (0027) + 43 |
Empangeni | (0027) + 35 |
Ermelo | (0027) + 17 |
Firgrove | (0027) + 21 |
George | (0027) + 44 |
Glencoe | (0027) + 34 |
Gordon's Bay | (0027) + 21 |
Graff. Reinett | (0027) + 49 |
Grahamstown | (0027) + 46 |
Heidelberg | (0027) + 151 |
Johannesburg | (0027) + 11 |
Kimberley | (0027) + 53 |
King William's Town | (0027) + 43 |
Klerksdorp | (0027) + 18 |
Kroonstad | (0027) + 56 |
Ladysmith | (0027) + 36 |
Lichtenburg | (0027) + 18 |
Lydenburg | (0027) + 13 |
Malmesbury | (0027) + 22 |
Middelburg, Cape Province | (0027) + 49 |
Middelburg, Tvl. | (0027) + 13 |
Mobile | (0027) + 72, 73, 82, 83, 84 |
Mosselbaai | (0027) + 44 |
Newcastle | (0027) + 34 |
Oudtshoorn | (0027) + 44 |
Paarl | (0027) + 21 |
Parow | (0027) + 21 |
Parys | (0027) + 56 |
Pietermaritzburg | (0027) + 33 |
Pietersburg | (0027) + 15 |
Pinetown | (0027) + 31 |
Port Elizabeth | (0027) + 41 |
Portchefstroom | (0027) + 18 |
Pretoria | (0027) + 12 |
Queenstown | (0027) + 45 |
Rustenburg | (0027) + 14 |
Sasolburg | (0027) + 16 |
Scottburgh | (0027) + 39 |
Simon's Town | (0027) + 21 |
Somerset West | (0027) + 21 |
Standerton | (0027) + 17 |
Stellenbosch | (0027) + 21 |
Strand | (0027) + 21 |
Thohoyandou (Venda) | (0027) + 15 |
Uitenhage | (0027) + 41 |
Umtata (Transkei) | (0027) + 47 |
Vanderbijlpark | (0027) + 16 |
Vereeniging | (0027) + 16 |
Virginia | (0027) + 57 |
Vryburg | (0027) + 5391 |
Vryheid | (0027) + 34 |
Welkom | (0027) + 57 |
Wellington | (0027) + 21 |
Worcester | (0027) + 23 |
Yzerfontein | (0027) + 22 |
Any calls to South Africa using our numbers will be billed by your usual telephone service provider to the account holder for that line. Please obtain permission from that account holder before using our service. Calls are charged from the time you are connected to our service. For a BT line the rates are available on their website, other service providers may charge a higher rate, please contact your service provider for further details. We reserve the right to terminate any call if we consider it is being made unlawfully or fraudulently. The service is subject to availability.
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The Small Print
You can use our cheap international calls service if you’re under 18 but please get the bill payers permission first.
We will credit you with calling credit (as per our tariff) and issue a PIN to that value with a UK geographic landline telephone number to access the service.
Calls to the access number 0161 328 7777 will be charged as per your usual mobile or landline price plan to a UK geographical landline, and may be part of your monthly inclusive minutes allowance. Please check with your service provider to confirm this.
Calls are charged by the minute and are subject to a 5p connection charge on all calls (all quoted prices are inclusive of VAT, and apply 24 hours a day, 7 days a week when using the 01 access number). Rates are effective from 13th November 2024 and may be subject to change without notice. We reserve the right to terminate any call if we consider it is being made unlawfully or fraudulently. In this case any outstanding calling credit will be cancelled and will not be refunded. The service is subject to availability. Prices are subject to change without warning. E&OE.