🇺🇸How to call the United States from India
Exit
00
United States
1
The number
As written
The United States and Canada share country code 1. After 00 1, dial the ten-digit area code and local number. Do not add a domestic US long-distance 1 after the country code: 00 1 212 555 0123 is complete.
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.
Calls to United States from $0.03 a minute for landline and toll-free. Basic rate.
Rates from a US caller ID. Your selected caller ID is priced before calling.
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02When
When to call
India is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of US Eastern time in summer and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead in winter. A US East Coast office is open from early evening into the Indian night, so a business call from India works best around 6pm to 9pm IST.
Suppliers, buyers, universities, banks and family. For a small trading business, this is often a short call to confirm a shipment or settle a document, not enough recurring traffic to justify a per-seat phone system.
03Cost
Basic rates from a US caller ID
Which of those applies is read off the digits you type, so you are never asked to guess whether a United States 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 8 October 2026. Everything we publish for United States, or check one number.
04From elsewhere
Calling the United States 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 1 |
|---|---|
| United States and Canada | None |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 00 |
| Australia | 0011 |
| Japan | 010 |
| Most of Europe, Africa and Asia | 00 |
05Questions
Common questions
How do I call the United States from India?
Dial 00, then 1, then the United States number. The United States and Canada share country code 1. After 00 1, dial the ten-digit area code and local number. Do not add a domestic US long-distance 1 after the country code: 00 1 212 555 0123 is complete. From a browser on Airlophone there is no exit code at all: you type the number starting +1 and the price for that exact number appears before it dials.
What is the country code for United States?
+1. From India you dial 00 first to leave the country, so the full string begins 00 1. 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 the United States?
Basic calls to United States start at $0.03/min for landline and toll-free. From a US caller ID: landline $0.03/min, toll-free $0.03/min. Professional adds $0.02/min to paid calls, whether recording is on or off. Connected calls are billed per minute, with part of a minute counting as a full minute. Enter the number to see its exact price before calling.
Can I use my own number as caller ID?
Yes, if the number is eligible. Verify that you control it once, then select it as your Verified Caller ID when you call. Some networks cannot present a number you own on every route, and the dialer confirms that before the call starts.
What is the best time to call the United States from India?
India is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of US Eastern time in summer and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead in winter. A US East Coast office is open from early evening into the Indian night, so a business call from India works best around 6pm to 9pm IST.
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.