Last edited: 14 Oct, 2026

How to Call Australia from Your Browser

To call Australia from 002call, open the web dialer, enter +61 and the 9-digit number without its leading 0, and press call. Pay as you go from $0.028 / min, no subscriptions.

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Australian number format

An Australian number is +61 followed by nine digits. Drop the leading 0 of the area code or mobile prefix. The zeros below are placeholders.

Landline:

+61

Country code

Area code

0000

First four digits

0000

Last four digits

Mobile:

+61

Country code

000

Mobile prefix (4XX)

000

Middle digits

000

Last digits

The area code is 2, 3, 7 or 8, and it is needed even for a local number. Mobiles begin with 4.

Service number examples from our guides:

Step by step

Open the web dialer and sign in.
Add credits. You pay as you go, and your credit never expires.
Enter the number as +61 and the 9 digits, without the leading 0.
Check the rate. It is shown before you call.
Place the call. You are billed from the moment it is answered, in whole minutes.

What it costs compared with roaming

Roaming is usually the most expensive way to call Australia from abroad. Telstra, Optus and Vodafone charge $1 to $3 per minute pay as you go, or $5 to $10 per day for a day pass.

Way to call Australia from abroad	Published carrier rate
Telstra, pay as you go	$1.50 per minute in New Zealand and Singapore, $2.00 in the United Kingdom, $3.00 in Japan and the United States (Source: Telstra)
Telstra International Day Pass	$5 per day in Zone 1 (New Zealand and some Pacific countries), $10 per day in Zone 2 (80+ destinations) (Source: Telstra)
Optus, pay as you go	$1.50 per minute in Zone 1 countries (Source: Canstar)
Optus Daily Roaming	$5 per day on eligible postpaid plans, $10 per day for the Roaming Pass on other plans (Source: Canstar)(Source: Finder)
Vodafone, pay as you go	$1 per minute in countries without a day pass (Source: Canstar)
Vodafone $5 Roaming	$5 per day on postpaid plans, in about 100 destinations (Source: Canstar)
002call, from your browser	$0.028 per minute to a landline, $0.048 per minute to a mobile

Enter your call length, or a number to see its exact rate:

I'm calling

Number to call (optional)+61Minutes

Australia landline, 10 min

$0.28

$0.03 / min

Australia mobile, 10 min

$0.48

$0.05 / min

Typical carrier roaming

$10.00 to $30.00

Showing the base rate. Enter a number starting with + and its country code to see the exact rate for that number. Minutes are rounded up to the nearest whole minute. Roaming is the typical pay-as-you-go range of $1 to $3 per minute and varies by carrier and country.

A 30-minute call at Telstra's $1.50 per minute costs $45. On 002call it is about $0.85 to a landline.

Numbers that start with 13, 1300 or 1800

These numbers are usually meant for calls inside Australia, so some can't be reached from abroad. Banks that publish a separate number for overseas callers list it on their pages, and our guides use those numbers.

Do not rely on 002call for emergencies

Internet calls can fail when power or the connection is lost, and emergency services may not know where you are. In an emergency, use your phone and the emergency number for the country you are in. In Australia that number is 000, and it works from a phone inside Australia.

When to call

Australia has three main time zones: eastern (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane) and Western Australia (Perth). The cards below show the current time in each.

Clocks go forward on 4 October 2026 and back on 5 April 2027 in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT. Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not change their clocks, so the time difference shifts for part of the year.

Call quality

A browser call needs a steady connection more than a fast one, using roughly half a megabyte to one megabyte of data per minute (an estimate).

Use Wi-Fi or a good mobile signal.
Use headphones to avoid echo.
Switch off a VPN if the audio is choppy or one-way.
Check the microphone permission if the other person can't hear you.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to call Australia from abroad? $0.028 per minute to a landline and $0.048 to a mobile on 002call. Carrier roaming typically costs $1 to $3 per minute.

Do I need to install an app? No. 002call runs in your browser.

Does my credit expire? No, and you only pay for the minutes you use.

Do I need an exit code? No. Enter the number with +61.

Do I include the 0 at the start of the area code? No. Drop it, so Sydney (02) 9999 3283 becomes +61 2 9999 3283.

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Sources: number format per the Australian Government Style Manual; daylight saving dates per the NRMA; Telstra rates per Telstra; Optus and Vodafone rates per Canstar and Finder, not the carriers' own pages. All checked 14 October 2026. 002call's rates come from its published rate table. Carriers change their rates and they vary by country and plan.