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You may have friends or family in South Africa, and want to keep in touch with them the cheapest ways possible.  I've had a lot of success helping people find the cheapest rates on calling internationally, so I've decided to share what I've learned about making cheap phone card calls to South Africa with you here.   This page also talks about ways to make cheap phone card calls to other countries, and cheap long distance within America, but focuses mostly on the cheapest ways to call South Africa.

The Prefix, or calling code, or routing number, or country code (this goes by many names) for calling South Africa, is +27.

Other city codes for South Africa include:

  • Acornhock 1127
  • Alberton 21
  • Alice 404
  • Amanzimtoti 31
  • Athlone 21
  • Auckland Park 11
  • Belville 21
  • Berea 11
  • Bloenfortein 51
  • Boksburg 11
  • Braamfontein 11
  • Cape Town 21
  • Centurion 12
  • Crawford 21
  • Dalbridge 31
  • Daveyton 11
  • Dube 11
  • Durban 31
  • East London 431
  • Emmarentia 11
  • Empangeni 351
  • Fort Beaufort 21
  • Gauteng 11
  • George 441
  • Giyani 158
  • Grahamstown 461
  • Johannesburg 11
  • Kenwyn 21
  • King Williams 404
  • Klerksdorp 18
  • La Montagne 12
  • Lady Smith 361
  • Lenasia 11
  • Lenyene 152
  • Mangauno 51
  • Mankurwane 531
  • Maraisburg 11
  • Mitchells Plain 21
  • Mulbarton 11
  • Natal 351
  • Nigel 11
  • Parkview 11
  • Pietersburg 152
  • Pietermaritzburg 331
  • Pinelands 21
  • Pinetown 31
  • Port Elizabeth 219
  • Pretoria 12
  • Rethabile 12
  • Rivonia 11
  • Rondebosch 21
  • Salt River 21
  • Sandton 11
  • Scottsville 331
  • Seshego 152
  • Sovenga 152
  • Soweto 11
  • Umtata 471
  • Valezia 158
  • Vlaeberg 21
  • Wits 11

How to make a phone call direct to South Africa from America:

dial 011+ 27 + (City Code) + (NUMBER).  But don't call South Africa direct unless you want to spend a lot of money.  Use a calling card, Skype, or an international dialing number instead.

In addition to international calls to South Africa, great prepaid calling cards for calling within America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, can be found using the calling card search box below.  It will get you great prepaid calling card rates from Noblecom.  They are known for quality service and some of the best rates on prepaid calling cards.

Noblecom Calling Card Search Takes you directly to Noblecom's page with Calling cards for the countries you select, including South Africa
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If you're willing to dial a few more numbers, a dial around plan for South Africa can really save you money.

cheapest prepaid calling card and cheap dial around numbersCogniDial Toll Free
 Dial Around (6.9 cents/minute to many global destinations, and even cheaper inside U.S.A.)

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 works as a calling card - you can take it with you and use it from any other US phone

 

If you simply want to find a great long distance rate,
use the long distance rate calculator by clicking the red arrow below.

With the best rate calculator and also with VOIP,
you simply type what long distance number you want to call,
and the rate calculator will find you the best rate.

The International best rate calculator will also give you some great rates on a phone card South Africa.
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Another option, if you have a high-speed Internet connection, is to use a VOIP solution.  Using your computer, or a VOIP phone, you can call Europe for less than 4 cents/minute, and often other parts of the world for less than 10 cents/minute.  If you're looking for ways to save money by making VOIP calls from your computer or a VOIP phone to South Africa, or simply want to learn about VOIP phone service, click here.

 

You can also get comparatively cheap flights to South Africa by using one of these search boxes below.  One will get you the cheapest flight to South Africa from Orbitz, the other will get you the cheapest rate to South Africa from Hotwire.

 

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In addition to international calling advice, this page talks about sending SMS' internationally. 

This has been the Phone card South Africa page.  Thank-you for visiting and learning more about the cheapest prepaid phone cards and cheapest prepaid calling cards for South Africa

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