Calling to Kiribati
- 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 ‘5’, ‘6’, or ‘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
Kiribati 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 Kiribati (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix used with Kiribati’s phone network.
| five digits |
| local phone number |
Kiribati’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Kiribati phone numbers are five digits.
The first two digits represent a geographic (area) code.
Mobile numbers being with ‘5’, ‘6’, or ‘9’.
An example of a Kiribati phone number
The Lagoon Breeze Lodge lists its phone number in Tarawa as +686 28942.
Phone number explanation
| 686 | 28 | 942 |
| country code for Kiribati | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tarawa | rest of the local phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Tarawa, Kiribati
Dial the entire five-digit phone number or all calls within Kiribati.
| 28 | 942 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tarawa | rest of the local phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Kiritimati, Kiribati (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire five-digit phone number for all calls within Kiribati.
| 28 | 942 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tarawa | rest of the local phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Kiribati)
Dial the entire five-digit phone number for all calls within Kiribati.
| 28 | 942 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tarawa | rest of the local phone number |
International example – calling from outside Kiribati
To call from outside Kiribati, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Kiribati’s country code of ‘686’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 686 | 28 | 942 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Kiribati | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tarawa | rest of the local phone number |
Calling from Kiribati
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Kiribati.
Sources and more resources
- Communications Commission of Kiribati (CCK ) – Kiribati’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 – Kiribati (country code +686) National Numbering Plan – Details of Kiribati’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Kiribati – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Kiribati. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Kiribati – Entry for Kiribati in the British Telecom international directory.