Calling to Tuvalu
- 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
Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix used in Tuvalu’s phone network.
Tuvalu’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Tuvaluan phone numbers are five digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a mobile or landline phone.
Landline phone numbers begin with ‘2’. The second digit signifies a geographic region of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘9’.
An example of a phone number in Tuvalu
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Tourism, Environment and Labour Government of Tuvalu lists its phone number in Funafuti as (688) 20840.
Phone number explanation
| 688 | 20 | 840 |
| country code for Tuvalu | geographic (area) code for Funafuti | local phone number within Funafuti |
Local example – calling from another location in Funafuti, Tuvalu
Dial the entire five digit phone number for all calls within Tuvalu.
| 20 | 840 |
| geographic (area) code for Funafuti | local phone number within Funafuti |
Long distance example – calling from Nukufetau, Tuvalu (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire five digit phone number for all calls within Tuvalu.
| 20 | 840 |
| geographic (area) code for Funafuti | local phone number within Funafuti |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Tuvalu)
Dial the entire five digit phone number for all calls within Tuvalu.
| 20 | 840 |
| geographic (area) code for Funafuti | local phone number within Funafuti |
International example – calling from outside Tuvalu
To call from outside Tuvalu, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Tuvalu’s country code of ‘688’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 688 | 20 | 840 |
| firsttwo | country code for Tuvalu | geographic (area) code for Funafuti | local phone number within Funafuti |
Calling from Tuvalu
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Tuvalu.
Sources and more resources
- 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 – Tuvalu (country code +688) National Numbering Plan – Details of Tuvalu’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Tuvalu – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Tuvalu. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Tuvalu – Entry for Tuvalu in the British Telecom international directory.