Calling to Chad
- 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’, ‘7’, and ‘9’.
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
Chad does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
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 Chad (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire domestic phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk or long distance number needed to dial when calling within Chad.
Chadian phone numbers explained
Number details
Chadian phone numbers are eight digits.
The first two digits designate whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile.
Digits three and four of landlines represent a geographic (area) code.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘6’, ‘7’, and ‘9’.
An example of a Chadian phone number
The Kempinski Hotel N’Djamena lists its phone number in N’Djamena as +235 2253 1253.
Phone number explanation
| 235 | 22 | 53 1253 |
| country code for Chad | indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in N’Djamena, Chad
Dial the entire eight eight-digit phone number for all calls within Chad.
| 22 | 53 1253 |
| indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Am Timan, Chad (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Chad.
| 22 | 53 1253 |
| indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Chad)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all calls within Chad.
| 22 | 53 1253 |
| indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Chad
To call from outside Chad, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Chad’s country code of ‘235’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 235 |
| exit code for the country the call is dialed from | country code for Chad |
Calling from Chad
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Chad.
Sources and more resources
- Office Tchadien de Regulation des Telecoms (OTRT)– Chad’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 – Chad (country code +235) National Numbering Plan – Details of Chad’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Chad – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Chad. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Chad – Entry for Chad in the British Telecom international directory.