How to call Australia
From the US, dial 011, then Australia's country code 61, then the number without its leading 0. From a mobile, dial +61 and the 9 digits.
Calling Australia from the US- 011Exit code from the US or Canada
- 61Australia's country code
- 2Area code, New South Wales and ACT (Sydney, Canberra)
- 5550 1234Local number
From a mobile: +61 2 5550 1234
Country code- +61
Dial from the US- 011 61 + number
Number length- 9 digits after the 0
Time zone- Three zones, Sydney UTC+10 (+11 in summer)
Paste a number, get the digits to dial
Copied a Australian number from an email or a website? Paste it as it is. You'll get the exact digits to dial from where you are, whether it's a mobile or a landline, and where it rings.
Any format works: with or without the country code, spaces, dashes or brackets. It's read in your browser and never sent anywhere.
- From any mobile phone+61 2 5550 1234
- From a US or Canadian landline011 61 2 5550 1234
- From Europe and most other countries00 61 2 5550 1234
- Inside Australia02 5550 1234
How to call Australia from the US, step by step
From the US, dial 011, then Australia's country code 61, then the number without its leading 0. From a mobile, dial +61 and the 9 digits.
01Dial 011
The exit code for calls leaving the US or Canada. On a mobile, press and hold 0 to type + instead, which works from any country.
02Dial 61
Australia's country code. Together with the exit code: 011 61 from a US landline, +61 from a mobile.
03Drop the leading 0
Australian numbers are written with a 0 in front: 02 for Sydney, 04 for mobiles. From abroad, 02 becomes 2 and 0412 becomes 412.
04Dial the 9 digits
A landline is a one-digit area code and eight digits (2 5550 1234). A mobile is 4 and eight digits (491 570 156).
Dial formats for Australia, landline and mobile
The same two example numbers, written the way you dial them from each place. Swap in the number you need, or paste it into the formatter above.
Example numbers for illustration only.
Landline or mobile? How to tell in Australia
Australian mobiles start with 04. Landlines start with 02 (New South Wales and the ACT), 03 (Victoria and Tasmania), 07 (Queensland) or 08 (South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory). 1800 numbers are free inside Australia and 13 or 1300 numbers are local-rate business lines; many of them can't be dialed from overseas.
Main Australian area codes
Best time to call a business in Australia
Lunch is around 12:30 pm and short. Sydney is 14 to 16 hours ahead of New York depending on the season, so an Australian morning is the US afternoon or evening of the day before. From the US West Coast, 4 pm to 7 pm usually reaches Sydney between 9 am and noon the next day.
Working days- Monday to Friday
- Typical office hours
- 9 am to 5 pm local time
- Time zone
- Three zones, Sydney UTC+10 (+11 in summer)
- From the US East Coast
- 6 pm to 9 pm ET, their next morning
The time in Australia right now
Worked out from your own clock, daylight saving included.
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How much does it cost to call Australia?
It depends on what you call from. A US mobile plan without an international add-on bills every minute abroad, often at a high rate. Calling apps are cheaper but show their own number. With Allo you call from the business number you already have, at a published per-minute rate, without buying a Australian number.
Calling Australia with Allo- To landlines
- $0.02
- per minute
- To mobiles
- $0.04
- per minute
No Australian number to buy and no prepaid credit. The call goes out from your Allo number, from the desktop or mobile app, and the rate is public before you dial.
Call Australia from your existing business number, no local number needed- Per-minute rates published for every destination, checked before you call
- From the Allo desktop and mobile apps, over Wi-Fi or data
- An AI summary and transcript after every call
- 7-day free trial
From a US Allo number. Averaged estimates published on rates.withallo.com, October 2026: the final rate can vary slightly with your number and the prefix dialed. Special and premium numbers are charged differently.
Can you call Australia for free?
WhatsApp and FaceTime Audio are both common in Australia. It only works if the person you are calling has the same app and a data connection, and it cannot reach a landline, a switchboard or a business that only answers its phone line.
WhatsApp, FaceTime
Free over Wi-Fi or mobile data, as long as both people have the app installed and are online.
Not for landlines or businesses
An app call can't reach a landline, an office switchboard or anyone who isn't on the app. Most businesses still answer on their phone line.
A real call, at a fair rate
For everything else, call the number. With Allo, Australia landlines are from $0.02/min and mobiles from $0.04/min.
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Calling Australia: your questions
Australia's country code is +61. From the US, dial 011 61 before the number. From a mobile anywhere, +61 does the same job.
From a US or Canadian landline, dial 011 (the exit code), 61 (the country code), then the number: 011 61 2 5550 1234. From most other countries, the exit code is 00 instead of 011.
Press and hold 0 to type +, then 61 and the number: +61 2 5550 1234. The + works from any country, so it's the safest way to save a Australian number in your contacts.
Australian mobiles start with 04. A landline written 02 5550 1234 at home is dialed 011 61 2 5550 1234 from the US, or +61 2 5550 1234 from a mobile.
A mobile written 0491 570 156 is dialed 011 61 491 570 156 from a US landline, or +61 491 570 156 from a mobile. Paste any number into the formatter to see which kind it is.
Offices are typically open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm local time. Lunch is around 12:30 pm and short. Sydney is 14 to 16 hours ahead of New York depending on the season, so an Australian morning is the US afternoon or evening of the day before. From the US West Coast, 4 pm to 7 pm usually reaches Sydney between 9 am and noon the next day.
It depends on what you call from. A US carrier without an international add-on can charge a high per-minute rate. With Allo, calls to Australia landlines are from $0.02/min and mobiles from $0.04/min from a US business number, and every rate is published before you call.
Yes, with an app: WhatsApp and FaceTime Audio are both common in Australia. It only works if the person you are calling has the same app and a data connection, and it cannot reach a landline, a switchboard or a business that only answers its phone line. To reach anyone else, place a regular call.