Cheap calls to South Africa

$0.058/min

No calling cards, no downloads!

International calling has never been cheaper or easier. You simply dial a local number connected to your friend or family member in South Africa. With Rebtel you can drastically cut your international calling costs. The best part? You don't need anything other than your regular landline or mobile phone!
The prefix to South Africa is +27 and the local time is 08:09.

Call at these low rates!

Make a cheap call to South Africa

Just call and talk at these cheap Rebtel rates. Rates start at (complete rates list):

Landline
$0.058
Mobile
$0.219
First call free!

Pay only for the time you talk

One minute billing, no contract, no hidden fees.

Great call quality

Reliable lines with clear voice quality.

Any phone, any network

Works with your current carrier.

No calling cards, no downloads

PIN-less dialing. Use it instantly.

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How to use Rebtel

Enter the phone number of a friend or family member in South Africa.
 
Rebtel will instantly provide you with a local number associated with your contact.
 
Call the local number with your mobile phone or landline and Rebtel will patch you through to South Africa.

How to call South Africa

Calling friends and family in Johannesburg or Cape Town? With Rebtel you always call a local number regardless where in South Africa you're calling. Need to freshen up on the area codes in South Africa? Below is a list of of different area codes.
Calling prefix: +27
Code
Area
(0)10
Johannesburg
(0)11
Johannesburg
(0)12
Pretoria
(0)13
Middelburg
(0)14
Rustenburg
(0)16
Vereeniging
(0)17
Ermelo
(0)21
Cape Town
(0)22
Malmesbury
(0)23
Worcester
(0)27
Northern Cape
(0)28
Swellendam
(0)31
Durban
(0)32
Stanger
(0)33
Pietermaritzburg
(0)34
Vryheid
(0)35
Richards Bay
(0)36
Ladysmith
(0)39
Port Shepstone
(0)40
Bisho
(0)41
Port Elizabeth
(0)42
Humansdorp
(0)43
East London
(0)44
Garden Route
(0)45
Queenstown
(0)46
Grahamstown
(0)47
Umtata
(0)48
Steynsburg
(0)51
Bloemfontein
(0)53
Kimberley
(0)54
Upington
(0)56
Kroonstad
(0)57
Welkom
(0)58
Bethlehem

Features

  • Phone to phone calls
  • Local number to each contact
  • Access numbers like calling card service
  • Send Web SMS
  • Collect calls
  • iPhone app
  • Free calls between 50 countries

 

Benefits

  • Free online account
  • No subscription fee
  • No connection fee
  • One minute rounding
  • Rates charged in USD, and VAT added for EU citizens

 

Learn more

New York Times

International Calls Made Simple and Free.

New York Times
(July 2010)

Other countries

Know someone living close to South Africa? Rebtel also lets you call these countries cheap:

Botswana
Mozambique
Zimbabwe