🇳🇬How to call Nigeria from the US
Exit
011
Nigeria
234
The number
Drop the 0
Drop the leading 0: a number written 0803 becomes +234 803. Older Nigerian numbers circulate in both an old and a new format, so a number that has not been dialled in some years may be missing a digit rather than mistyped.
01Call it
Or skip the exit code entirely
Calling from a browser means no exit code, no carrier and nothing that changes when you cross a border. Type the number and the price appears before anything dials. The first minute is free and needs no card.
Type a number to see its exact price.
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02When
When to call
Nigeria is on UTC+1 all year with no daylight saving, so it is 5 hours ahead of New York in summer and 6 in winter. The Lagos working day finishes around lunchtime on the US East Coast.
Family and business, and a corridor where reaching a specific person often means trying two or three different networks because handsets carry more than one SIM.
03Cost
What a minute costs
Which of those applies is read off the digits you type, so you are never asked to guess whether a Nigeria number is a landline or a mobile. Services that ask you to pick quote one of these prices and are wrong whenever the guess is.
Per minute in USD from a US caller ID, part of a minute counting as a full one. Rates last changed 18 August 2026. Everything we publish for Nigeria, or check one number.
04From elsewhere
Calling Nigeria from somewhere else
Only the exit code changes. The country code and the number are the same wherever you are standing.
| Calling from | Dial before 234 |
|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 00 |
| Australia | 0011 |
| Japan | 010 |
| Most of Europe, Africa and Asia | 00 |
05Questions
Common questions
How do I call Nigeria from the US?
Dial 011, then 234, then the Nigeria number. Drop the leading 0: a number written 0803 becomes +234 803. Older Nigerian numbers circulate in both an old and a new format, so a number that has not been dialled in some years may be missing a digit rather than mistyped. From a browser on Airlophone there is no exit code at all: you type the number starting +234 and the price for that exact number appears before it dials.
What is the country code for Nigeria?
+234. From the US you dial 011 first to leave the country, so the full string begins 011 234. From the UK and most of Europe the exit code is 00 instead, and from Australia it is 0011.
How much does it cost to call Nigeria?
On Airlophone it starts at $0.69 a minute, billed per minute with part of a minute counting as a full one. The exact price depends on the band: landline $0.69, mobile $0.69 per minute. The band is read from the digits of the number itself, so you are never asked to guess whether a number is a landline or a mobile. Calling the same number on a mobile carrier's international direct dial or while roaming is charged separately by that carrier and is normally a great deal more.
What is the best time to call Nigeria from the US?
Nigeria is on UTC+1 all year with no daylight saving, so it is 5 hours ahead of New York in summer and 6 in winter. The Lagos working day finishes around lunchtime on the US East Coast.
Do I need an app or a SIM card?
No. Airlophone runs in a browser tab, so there is nothing to install and no SIM to buy, and it works the same on a laptop you have borrowed. The person you call needs nothing either: the call arrives on the ordinary phone network, so their phone rings whether it is a landline or a mobile and whether or not they have internet.
Call Nigeria now
No exit code, no app and no SIM. Type the number, see the exact price for it, and the first minute is free without a card.