Calling to Vanuatu
- 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 are seven digits and begin with ‘5’ or ‘7’.
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
Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire five or seven-digit phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix used in Vanuatu’s phone network.
| five or seven digits |
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Vanuatu’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Vanuatan phone numbers are five or seven digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a landline or mobile phone.
Landline phone numbers begin with ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, or ‘8’. They are five digits.
Mobile numbers being with ‘5’ or ‘7’. They are seven digits.
An example of a phone number in Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Cultural Centre lists its phone number in Port-Vila as (+678) 22 129.
Phone number explanation
| 678 | 22 | 129 |
| country code for Vanuatu | geographic (area) code for Port-Vila | local phone number within Port Vila |
Local example – calling from another location in Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Vanuatu.
| 22 | 129 |
| geographic (area) code for Port-Vila | local phone number within Port Vila |
Long distance example – calling from Luganville, Vanuatu (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Vanuatu.
| 22 | 129 |
| geographic (area) code for Port-Vila | local phone number within Port Vila |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Vanuatu)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Vanuatu.
| 22 | 129 |
| geographic (area) code for Port-Vila | local phone number within Port Vila |
International example – calling from outside Vanuatu
To call from outside Vanuatu, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Vanuatu’s country code of ‘678’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 678 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Vanuatu |
Calling from Vanuatu
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Vanuatu.
Sources and more resources
- Telecommunications Regulator (Telecom Regulator) – Vanuatu’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 – Vanuatu (country code +678) National Numbering Plan – Details of Vanuatu’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Vanuatu – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Vanuatu. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Vanuatu – Entry for Vanuatu in the British Telecom international directory.