Calling to Burkina Faso
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘6’ and ‘7’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, cdial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Burkina Faso does not have designated phone numbers for satellite phones.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Burkina Faso (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk or long distance number dialed when calling within Burkina Faso.
| eight digits |
| local phone number |
Burkina Faso’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Burkina Faso’s phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a mobile or landline (fixed line).
Landlines begin with ‘4’ or ‘5’. The second, third, and fourth digit designate a geographic region of Burkina Faso.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘6 or ‘7’. The first and second digits designate the mobile phone provider.
An example of one of Burkina Faso’s phone numbers
The Le Karite Bleu lists its phone number in Ouagadougou as (226)50 36 90 46.
Phone number explanation
| 226 | 55 36 90 46 |
| country code for Burkina Faso | local phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Burkina Faso.
| 50 36 90 46 |
| local phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Banfora, Burkina Faso (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Burkina Faso.
| 50 36 90 46 |
| local phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Burkina Faso)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Burkina Faso.
| 50 36 90 46 |
| local phone number |
International example – calling from outside Burkina Faso
To call from outside Burkina Faso, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Burkina Faso’s country code of ‘226’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 226 | 50 36 90 46 |
| firsttwo | country code for Burkina Faso | local phone number |
Calling from Burkina Faso
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Burkina Faso.
Sources and more resources
- Autorite Nationale de Regulation des Telecommunications (ARTEL) – Burkina Faso’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Burkina Faso (country code +226) National Numbering Plan – details of Burkina Faso’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Burkina Faso – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Burkina Faso. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Burkina Faso – entry for Burkina Faso in the British Telecom international directory.