Call the UAE from the UK

Call mobiles and landlines in the United Arab Emirates, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, from your phone or computer browser. It's an ordinary phone call for the person you ring: no app needed on their side.

There's nothing to install and no contract. Top up from £5 and pay per minute, with the full price, including any connection fee, shown before you call.

  • No app to install
  • No contract or monthly fee
  • Top up from £5
  • Unanswered calls are free
Calls to United Arab Emirates
£0.25/min
+ £0.10 per connected call
  • 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
Start calling See all rates
Country code
+971
Mobile numbers
+971 5X XXX XXXX
Time difference
3 hours ahead of the UK
Longest call
60 minutes

How much does it cost to call the UAE from the UK?

With DanaTel, calls to the UAE cost £0.25 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 lengthYou pay
5 minutes£1.35
10 minutes£2.60
30 minutes£7.60

Prices are in pounds sterling and can change. The dialer shows the current rate for the UAE 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 the UAE numbers

In the DanaTel dialer, type 971 (the + is already there), then the number without its first 0. Or paste a number that starts with +971 or 00971. The dialer shows 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and the price as soon as it recognises the code.

Mobiles

+971 5X XXX XXXX

UAE mobile numbers have 10 digits when written locally and start with 05, for example 050 XXX XXXX. Drop the first 0 and add +971: it becomes +971 50 XXX XXXX.

Landlines

Landlines start with a one-digit area code after the 0. Drop the 0 and add +971: Dubai 04 becomes +971 4, Abu Dhabi 02 becomes +971 2, Sharjah 06 becomes +971 6 and Al Ain 03 becomes +971 3.

Because the call goes over the normal phone network, it rings on any UAE phone, whatever apps the person has.

What time is it in the UAE?

It's 17:35 in the UAE right now, 3 hours ahead of the UK. The UAE doesn't change its clocks, so it's 4 hours ahead in the UK winter and 3 hours ahead while UK clocks are forward (late March to late October).

In the UKIn the UAE
08:0011:00
12:0015:00
18:0021:00
21:0000:00 (next day)

Times for today. Worth checking before an early-morning or late-night call.

Call the UAE in 3 steps

Works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox on your phone or computer.

1

Create an account

Sign up with your email, or continue with Google or Apple. It's free.

2

Add credit

Top up from £5 by card, paid through Stripe. No subscription.

3

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 the UAE: questions

Can I call Dubai and Abu Dhabi?

Yes. All seven emirates use the UAE country code, +971, and cost the same rate.

Does the person in the UAE need an app?

No. DanaTel calls their normal phone number, so they answer like any other call.

What's the time difference with the UAE?

The UAE is 4 hours ahead of the UK in winter and 3 hours ahead in the UK summer.

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.

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Guide: How to call the UAE from the UK

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Ready to call the UAE?

Create a free account, add £5 or more, and call from this browser.

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