**Durban South Africa Dialing Code 31**

> Area code 31 for Durban, South Africa: the full number to dial from abroad, the local number format, the current time zone, and what a minute of the call costs.

Source: https://telvio.app/area-codes/south-africa/durban/

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# Durban Area Code 31

Durban, South Africa · Country code +27

Area code

31

Country code

+27

Landline rate

$0.49/min

Timezone

Johannesburg

## How to dial Durban

How to dial from US

### Calling South Africa

Exit code

Country code

Area code

Local number

011 27 31 XXXX XXXX

Exit code

Dial this first to exit US

Country code

South Africa country code

Area code

City/region code

Local number

The subscriber number

From the US, dial **011** to place an international call, then **27** for South Africa, then the area code **31** (drop any leading 0), followed by the local number. With Telvio you dial the same format — no prefix change needed.

## Other cities in South Africa

[Johannesburg 11](https://telvio.app/area-codes/south-africa/johannesburg/)[Cape Town 21](https://telvio.app/area-codes/south-africa/cape-town/)[Pretoria 12](https://telvio.app/area-codes/south-africa/pretoria/)[Port Elizabeth 41](https://telvio.app/area-codes/south-africa/port-elizabeth/) [All 5 cities →](https://telvio.app/area-codes/south-africa/)

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## When to call Durban

What the clock reads in Durban when it is mid-morning, early afternoon and evening where you are. Highlighted cells fall between 9:00 and 21:00 local time at the other end.

*Local time in Durban for three common calling hours in five source cities*

| Calling from | Offset | 09:00 | 13:00 | 19:00 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York | +7:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 02:00 |
| Los Angeles | +10:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 05:00 |
| London | +2:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 21:00 |
| Dubai | −2:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 |
| Sydney | −9:00 | 00:00 | 04:00 | 10:00 |

Offsets calculated for mid-January. Countries that observe daylight saving shift by an hour for part of the year — the planner works out today's offset from your own device.

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## Frequently asked questions

What is the area code for Durban?

The area code for Durban, South Africa is 31. Calling from outside South Africa, dial your exit code, then +27, then the area code without its trunk prefix, then the local number — written together as +27 31 followed by the subscriber number.

How do I call Durban from abroad?

From the United States or Canada, dial 011 + 27 + 31 + the local number. From most of Europe and from a mobile anywhere, replace the exit code with 00 or simply press and hold 0 to enter a plus sign, which works from any country without knowing its exit code.

Do I drop the 0 when calling Durban?

Yes. South Africa uses 0 as a trunk prefix for domestic calls, so Durban's code is written 31 locally and dialled as 31 from abroad. Keeping the trunk prefix in an international number is the single most common reason the call fails to connect.

How many digits is a Durban phone number?

A full South Africa number is 9 digits after the country code, area code included — for example +27 11 234 5678. That length is fixed by the national numbering plan, so a number one digit short is a typo rather than a valid shorter number.

How much does it cost to call Durban?

Calling a Durban landline costs $0.49 a minute with Telvio and a mobile costs $0.49. Ten minutes to a landline is $4.90. Billing is per second with no connection fee, so a short call is charged for the seconds it used rather than rounded up to a whole minute.

## Call Durban with Telvio

From $0.49/min. Per-second billing, 1 free minute included.

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