Dial Colombia directly through your phone carrier using country code 57 — convenient, but international rates can add up fast.
Prepaid calling cards let you reach Colombia at lower rates, though you'll juggle access numbers and PINs each time.
MeraTalk connects you to Colombia over the internet with HD-clear audio, low rates, and no hardware to set up.
Dial 011, then 57, then the number in full — nothing is dropped.
On a mobile you can replace the exit code with a + sign and dial +57 directly, which works from any country without knowing the local exit code.
Full dialing sequence
Start by dialing your own country's international access code. From the US or Canada this is 011; from most of Europe it's 00. This tells your network you're making an international call.
Immediately follow with Colombia's country code — no spaces or dashes. This routes your call to Colombia's telephone network. On smartphones, replace the exit code with a + sign.
Colombia has no trunk prefix, so there is nothing to drop. Dial the number exactly as it is written — the same digits are used at home and from abroad. Colombian mobile numbers begin 3 and are ten digits in total, with no area code.
Enter all remaining digits of the local number exactly as written. For mobile numbers, include every digit — no abbreviations. Press call and your carrier does the rest.
A strong, stable internet connection is the foundation of every clear call — use Wi-Fi or solid data whenever you can.
A quality headset sharpens both ends of the conversation, making your calls to Colombia clearer and more comfortable.
Keep the time difference in mind — UTC-5 — so you reach people at a reasonable hour and not in the middle of the night.
The price of calling Colombia swings widely depending on whether you use a carrier, a calling card, or VoIP — and VoIP usually wins.
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Phone numbers in Colombia follow set ranges after the 57 country code, distinguishing mobiles, landlines, and special services.
The country in South America is spelled Colombia, with an o. Columbia with a u is a different set of places: Columbia, South Carolina; Columbia, Missouri; British Columbia in Canada; and the Columbia River in the American northwest.
If you are looking for the calling code of the South American country, it is +57. None of the Columbias has a country code of its own — the American ones are reached on +1 with a US area code, and British Columbia is +1 with a Canadian one.
Colombia renumbered its landlines in September 2021. Before that, a fixed-line number was a single-digit dialing zone plus seven digits — Bogotá was 1, Medellín 4, Cali 2. The change inserted 60 in front of the zone, making every landline ten digits.
So a Bogotá number that read 1 234 5678 is now 601 234 5678, and one written before September 2021 is missing two digits.
Mobile numbers were unaffected: they have always been ten digits beginning with 3, and they are dialled the same way as landlines with no prefix.
Colombian dialing zones by region, with the full number as you dial it from abroad.
Colombian numbers are ten digits and are dialled in full everywhere — there is no trunk prefix to add or drop. Landline zones all begin 60; the third digit identifies the region.
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