Call India from the UK
Call family and friends in India from your phone or computer browser, whether they have a smartphone or not. The call rings on their usual mobile or landline.
There's no app to download and no monthly fee: top up from £5, check the full price in the dialer, and pay per minute in 6-second steps.
- No app to install
- No contract or monthly fee
- Top up from £5
- Unanswered calls are free
- Billed in 6-second steps, not whole minutes
- Calls of 10 seconds or less are free
- Unanswered and busy calls are free
- Mobiles and landlines, same price
- Country code
- +91
- Mobile numbers
- +91 XXXXX XXXXX
- Time difference
- 4½ hours ahead of the UK
- Longest call
- 60 minutes
How much does it cost to call India from the UK?
With DanaTel, calls to India cost £0.20 a minute plus £0.10 for each connected call. You're billed in 6-second steps, so a call of 1 minute 12 seconds is charged as 1.2 minutes, not 2. If nobody answers, or the call lasts 10 seconds or less, it costs nothing.
| Call length | You pay |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | £1.10 |
| 10 minutes | £2.10 |
| 30 minutes | £6.10 |
Prices are in pounds sterling and can change. The dialer shows the current rate for India as soon as you type the number, before you press Call, and the cost so far during the call. Credit is taken from your balance as you use it; there's no subscription.
How to dial India numbers
In the DanaTel dialer, type 91 (the + is already there), then the number without its first 0. Or paste a number that starts with +91 or 0091. The dialer shows 🇮🇳 India and the price as soon as it recognises the code.
Mobiles
+91 XXXXX XXXXX
Indian mobile numbers have 10 digits and start with 6, 7, 8 or 9. Add +91 in front: 98XXX XXXXX becomes +91 98XXX XXXXX. If the number is written with a 0 in front (11 digits), leave the 0 out.
Landlines
Landlines start with an area (STD) code. Drop its 0 and add +91: Delhi 011 becomes +91 11, Mumbai 022 becomes +91 22, Kolkata 033 becomes +91 33, Chennai 044 becomes +91 44, Hyderabad 040 becomes +91 40 and Bengaluru 080 becomes +91 80.
Area code and number together always come to 10 digits for Indian landlines, so a shorter area code means a longer local number.
What time is it in India?
It's 19:05 in India right now, 4½ hours ahead of the UK. India doesn't change its clocks, so it's 5½ hours ahead in the UK winter and 4½ hours ahead while UK clocks are forward (late March to late October).
| In the UK | In India |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 12:30 |
| 12:00 | 16:30 |
| 18:00 | 22:30 |
| 21:00 | 01:30 (next day) |
Times for today. Worth checking before an early-morning or late-night call.
Call India in 3 steps
Works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox on your phone or computer.
Create an account
Sign up with your email, or continue with Google or Apple. It's free.
Add credit
Top up from £5 by card, paid through Stripe. No subscription.
Dial and talk
Type the number with its country code, press Call and allow the microphone when your browser asks.
Microphone
The first time you press Call, your browser asks to use the microphone. Tap Allow, otherwise the person you call can't hear you. You can change it later in your browser's site settings.
Connection
Use Wi-Fi or a 4G/5G signal. Headphones or earbuds stop echo for the person you're calling. Keep the DanaTel page open during the call.
Calling India: questions
Can I call Indian mobiles on any network?
Yes. Mobile numbers in India cost the same whichever network they're on, and so do landlines.
Do I dial the 0 when calling India?
No. After +91, type the number without the 0 that's used for calls inside India. A mobile number should have 10 digits after +91.
What time is it in India compared with the UK?
India is 5½ hours ahead of the UK in winter and 4½ hours ahead when UK clocks go forward for summer. India doesn't change its clocks.
Do I need to install an app?
No. DanaTel works in the web browser you already have, on your phone or computer. Sign in, type the number and press Call. On a phone you can add DanaTel to your home screen so it opens like an app, but you don't have to.
How much does it cost?
Each country has a price per minute, shown on our rates page and in the dialer before you call. Some countries also have a small fee per connected call, shown next to the rate. There's no sign-up fee, subscription or monthly charge: you buy credit and it's used as you call.
How is billing calculated?
Calls are billed in 6-second steps: the call length is rounded up to the next 6 seconds, not the next minute, then multiplied by the country's per-minute rate, plus its connection fee if it has one. For example, a call of 2 minutes 3 seconds is billed as 2.1 minutes. The dialer shows the cost so far while you talk.
Are unanswered calls charged?
No. If nobody answers, the line is busy or the call can't connect, you pay nothing, connection fee included.
Guide: How to call India from the UK
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