Calling to Fiji
- 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 ‘7’, ‘8’ (but not ’88’). and ‘9’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Fiji does not have any country-specific satellite phone numbers.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Fiji (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Fiji.
There is no trunk prefix in Fiji’s phone system.
Fijian phone numbers explained
Number details
Fijian phone numbers are seven digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a mobile or landline phone.
Landline phone numbers begin with ‘3’, ‘6’, and ’88’. Digits two and three signify a geographic region of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with digits ‘7’, ‘8’ (but not ’88’), and ‘9’. The first two digits signify the mobile phone carrier.
An example of a phone number in Fiji
The Fiji Museum lists its phone number in Suva as (679) 3315944.
Phone number explanation
| 679 | 331 | 5944 |
| country code for Fiji | represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number in Suva | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Suva, Fiji
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Fiji.
| 331 | 5944 |
| represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number in Suva | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Labasa, Fiji (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Fiji.
| 331 | 5944 |
| represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number in Suva | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Fiji)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Fiji.
| 331 | 5944 |
| represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number in Suva | remainder of the phone number |
International example -calling from outside Fiji
To call from outside Fiji, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Fiji’s country code of ‘679’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 679 | 331 | 5944 |
| exit code for the country the call is dialed from | country code for Fiji | represents a land-line (fixed line) phone number in Suva | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Fiji
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Fiji.
Sources and more resources
- Telecommunications Authority of Fiji (TAF) – Fiji’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 – Fiji (country code +679) National Numbering Plan – Details of Fiji’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Fiji – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Fiji. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Fiji – Entry for Fiji in the British Telecom international directory.