Calling to Togo
- 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 ‘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
Togo does not have designated phone numbers for satellite phones.
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 Togo (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk or long distance number used in the Togo phone network.
eight digits |
local phone number |
Togolese phone numbers explained
Number details
Togolese phone numbers are eight digits.
With landline phone numbers, the first three digits are an area code that designates a geographic region of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with digit ‘9’. The first two digits represent a carrier code that designates the mobile phone provider.
An example of a Togolese phone number
The Residence Hoteliere Oceane lists its phone number in Lome as 00228 90 05 71 29.
Phone number explanation
228 | 9 | 0 05 71 29 |
country code for Togo | signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Lome, Togo
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Togo.
9 | 0 05 71 29 |
signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Kara, Togo (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Togo.
9 | 0 05 71 29 |
signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Togo)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Togo.
9 | 0 05 71 29 |
signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Togo
To call from outside Togo, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Togo’s country code of ‘228’, followed by the local phone number.
exit code | 228 | 9 | 0 05 71 29 |
exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Togo | signifies a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Togo
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Togo.
Sources and more resources
- Autorite de Reglementation des Secteurs de Postes et Telecommunications (ART&P) – Togo’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 – Togo (country code +228) National Numbering Plan – Details of Togo’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Togo – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Togo. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Togo – Entry for Togo in the British Telecom international directory.