From the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia or anywhere

Call Egypt on a day they pick up.

Egypt's country code is +20, followed by the number with its 0 taken off. A mobile in Giza or a landline in Luxor is $0.0425 a minute, metered by the second, from your phone app or the office switchboard.

470 minto Egypt on $20
7 hoursof Friday calls home from it
Per secondbilling, so 4:23 is 4:23

Get 470 minutes for $20 When to call Egypt

Calling Egypt from

Egyptian number, written any way

01120100123 4567

Mobile, 0 droppedAny network$0.0425 a minute, billed by the second. 470 minutes for $20.

--:-- in CairoNew York is 7 h behind

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How to call Egypt

Drop the 0, then count what is left.

Egyptians write every number with a leading 0, which you skip after +20. A mobile then has 10 digits, Cairo 9, and every other city 8. If the count is off, the call will not connect.

Area codes, north to south

Cairo or Aswan, the price per minute is the same. $0.0425 a minute.

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SUN

When to call Egypt

Egypt works Sunday to Thursday.

Friday and Saturday are the weekend for banks and government, so a Friday call to an office goes nowhere, and Sunday is a normal working day. Pick your city and see the next seven days in your own hours.

Bank hours from the Central Bank of Egypt branch rules. Family hours are a suggestion.

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A Monday morning call to a Cairo bank, from your sofa. $0.0425 a minute.

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Time in Egypt

Egypt changes its clocks on a Friday, on dates of its own.

Summer time came back in 2023. Egypt moves to UTC+3 as the last Friday of April begins and back to UTC+2 when the last Thursday of October ends. The US and UK change on other weekends, so for a few weeks each year the usual gap is an hour out.

7h
New York: 7 hours behind most of the year6 hours for a few weeks in spring and a few days in autumn, when only one side has changed.
2h
London: 2 hours behind most of the year1 hour from late March until Egypt changes in April, and 3 hours for a few days in late October.
SA
Riyadh: 1 hour ahead in winter, level in summerSaudi Arabia keeps UTC+3 all year, so only Egypt's change moves the gap.

The planner above always uses today's gap. 470 minutes to Egypt for $20.

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International calls to Egypt

$0.0425 a minute, Cairo to Aswan.

Calls to Egypt are counted by the second once they answer. Connecting is free, there is no monthly plan, and a call to an empty Cairo office that just rings costs nothing. $20 buys 470 minutes.

Friday call to Mama
Talked
35:12
Billed
35:12
$1.50
Bank branch in Cairo
Talked
6:58
Billed
6:58
$0.30
Hotel desk, Hurghada
Talked
4:23
Billed
4:23
$0.19

What $20 covers

FRI
Long Friday calls home35 minutes each, $1.49 a call
13calls
DAY
Ten-minute check-ins10 minutes each, $0.43 a call
47calls
BNK
Calls to a bank or office7 minutes each, $0.30 a call
67calls

A 35-minute Friday call to Mama is $1.50. 470 minutes to Egypt for $20.

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PBX

Calls to Egypt for your business

Hotels in Hurghada, suppliers in Cairo, clients everywhere.

Travel agents, importers and support teams call Egypt every day. A hotel in Hurghada and an office in Alexandria are billed at the same rate. Plan calls for Sunday to Thursday, and ask for a landline instead of a hotline.

1s
Billed by the second
A 4:23 call to a hotel desk in Hurghada is billed 4:23, not five minutes.
MAX
Prepaid caps the spend
Calls to suppliers in Cairo come out of your balance, so a busy Sunday to Thursday cannot run past your top-up.
PBX
Your PBX, one more trunk
Keep your PBX. A 0020 rule sends Cairo and Hurghada calls to the LinkedSIP trunk.

3CX outbound rule

Calls to numbers starting with: 0020
Strip digits: 2
Prepend: +
Route: LinkedSIP trunk

Asterisk extensions.conf

00 style: exten => _0020X.,1,Dial(PJSIP/+${EXTEN:2}@linkedsip)
E.164: exten => _+20X.,1,Dial(PJSIP/${EXTEN}@linkedsip)

Full settings for each system: SIP trunk configuration.

Hotel and supplier calls that never pass your balance. $0.0425 a minute across Egypt.

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YOU

Is LinkedSIP right for calls to Egypt?

Built for Egyptians abroad and the people who deal with Egypt.

Egyptians abroad, and anyone who needs a Cairo office on a working day.

FAM
Families abroadRinging Mama's own phone in Egypt from the US, Canada, Europe, the Gulf or Australia.
BNK
Paperwork back homeBanks, landlords, lawyers and offices that only take calls on a working day.
B2B
Travel and tradeHurghada hotels, Luxor tour desks and Cairo suppliers, from a softphone or the office system.

Best avoided if

You need a five-digit hotline. Numbers like 19xxx only work inside Egypt, from any provider.
You need an Egyptian 0800 number. They are free calls for people in Egypt and usually do not take calls from abroad.
What LinkedSIP does and does not do

FAQ

Calling Egypt: your questions

Reviewed 28 October 2026.

What is the country code for Egypt?

Egypt's country code is +20, and the leading 0 of an Egyptian number falls away behind it: 010 0123 4567 becomes +20 10 0123 4567, and the Cairo number 02 2345 6789 becomes +20 2 2345 6789.

How do I call Egypt from the USA?

Key in 011 20 and the number minus its 0, so 011 20 10 0123 4567 rings a mobile and 011 20 2 plus eight digits rings Cairo. Cell phones and SIP apps accept +20 in place of 011 20. Egypt is 6 or 7 hours ahead of New York, depending on the time of year.

How do I call Egypt from the UK, Canada, Germany, Saudi Arabia or Australia?

The UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia share the 00 20 prefix, Canada uses 011 20 and Australia 0011 20. Whichever you use, the Egyptian 0 is left off. A smartphone can simply start with +20.

How do I call an Egyptian mobile?

Egyptian mobiles are written with 11 digits starting 010, 011, 012 or 015. After +20 the 0 goes and ten digits remain, as in +20 10 0123 4567. Egyptians can move a number between networks, so 010 or 012 is no sure guide to the carrier.

How many digits come after +20?

Ten for a mobile, nine for Cairo and Giza (2 and eight digits), and eight for Alexandria and every other area (3 or a two-digit code, then seven digits). A mobile with only nine digits after 20 is an old number from before October 2011.

What is the area code for Cairo?

Cairo and Giza share 02, dialled as 2 after +20. Alexandria is 03, Luxor 095, Aswan 097, Hurghada 065 and Sharm el-Sheikh 069. The number reader at the top names the area for any Egyptian code.

What time is it in Egypt, and does Egypt use daylight saving?

Yes. Egypt is on UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. Clocks go forward as the last Friday of April begins and back at the end of the last Thursday of October. The planner above shows the current gap from your city and the next date it changes.

What days are offices and banks open in Egypt?

Egypt's working week is Sunday to Thursday. Friday and Saturday are the weekend for banks and government. Bank branches open 08:30 to 14:00 Cairo time, which is the early hours of the morning in North America.

How much does it cost to call Egypt?

$0.0425 a minute whether the number is a 010 mobile or a Cairo 02 line, counted by the second, and connecting costs nothing. Thirty minutes with Mama comes to $1.28; $20 lasts 470 minutes.

Can I call an Egyptian hotline or 0800 number from abroad?

Usually not. Five-digit hotlines such as 19xxx and 16xxx only work inside Egypt, and 0800 lines are toll free only for callers in the country. Ask the company for a landline or mobile number.

Do I need an Egypt calling card?

No. Save Mama's mobile as +20 10 0123 4567, without the 0, and call it from your contacts. The price to Cairo, Alexandria or Aswan is $0.0425 a minute.

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