๐น๐ดCall Tonga
Dial code +676. Open a tab and call any Tonga number. No SIM, no roaming, no app to install.
Per minute in USD, from a US caller ID. One minute minimum, then billed by the second. Emergency numbers cannot be dialled.
Price a Tonga number
Type the number and the exact price appears before anything dials. The first minute is free and needs no card.
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What it costs to call Tonga, and why
Calls to Tonga start at $2.99 a minute from a US caller ID. Carrier roaming and international direct dialling for the same call typically run $0.25 to $5.00 a minute, so the cheapest published band here is roughly 0 times below where a phone bill starts. Every rate is published in full before you sign up, and billing is a 60 second minimum followed by per-second charging rather than rounding each partial minute up to a whole one.
Tonga prices consistently across the bands we carry, so the figure above is close to what any Tonga number will cost. That is not true everywhere, which is why the price is always resolved from the digits you actually dial rather than from a country average. You are never asked to guess whether a number is a landline or a mobile.
The keypad stays live for the whole call, so phone menus work: you can press 1 for English, key in an account number, or enter a reference exactly as you would from a handset. The line is built to hold through a long queue rather than drop partway, because the numbers people call here are usually institutional ones with a queue in front of them.
Worth knowing before you rely on it: this is outbound calling only, so it cannot receive calls or texts. The number the recipient sees is one we assign rather than your own, so any check that verifies you by your caller ID will not pass and you should expect extra security questions. It cannot reach emergency services anywhere, including in Tonga, and cannot report your location to a dispatcher, so keep a phone that can.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to call Tonga?
- Calling Tonga on Airlophone starts at $2.99 per minute from a US caller ID, billed with a 60 second minimum and then by the second. The exact price depends on the band: landline $2.99, mobile $2.99 per minute. The band is read from the digits of the number you dial, so you are never asked to guess whether a number is a landline or a mobile.
- What is the country code for Tonga?
- The international dialling code for Tonga is +676. On Airlophone you can type the full international number starting with +676, or pick Tonga from the country list and enter the national number without its leading zero.
- Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Tonga?
- No. Airlophone runs in a browser tab, so there is nothing to install and no SIM to buy. The person you call needs nothing either: the call arrives on the ordinary phone network, so their phone simply rings, whether it is a landline or a mobile and whether or not they have internet.