Calling to the Seychelles
- 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 ‘2’.
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
The Seychelles 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 the Seychelles (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk or long distance number used in the Seychelles phone system.
Seychellois phone numbers explained
Number details
Seychellois phone numbers are seven digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone. Land-lines begin with the digit ‘4’.
Mobile numbers begin with digit ‘2’.
An example of a Seychellois phone number
The Seychelles Tourism Board lists its phone number in Victoria as +248 4 67 13 00.
Phone number explanation
| 248 | 4 | 67 13 00 |
| country code for the Seychelles | indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Victoria, Seychelles
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within the Seychelles.
| 4 | 67 13 00 |
| indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Anse Lazio, Seychelles (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within the Seychelles.
| 4 | 67 13 00 |
| indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Seychelles)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within the Seychelles.
| 4 | 67 13 00 |
| indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Seychelles
To call from outside the Seychelles, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Seychelles’ country code of ‘248’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 248 | 4 | 67 13 00 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for the Seychelles | indicates a land-line phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Seychelles
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from the Seychelles.
Sources and more resources
- Ministry of Information Technology and Communication (MISD) – The Seychelles’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 – The Seychelles (country code +248) National Numbering Plan – Details of the Seychelles’ telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in the Seychelles – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for the Seychelles. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Seychelles – Entry for the Seychelles in the British Telecom international directory.