**Cheap Calls to India — from $0.24/min**

> Call India (+91) at $0.24/min to landlines and $0.24/min to mobiles, billed per second with no connection fee. Credit never expires — see the full cost.

Source: https://telvio.app/call/india/

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# Call India for $0.24/min

Dial India (+91) over WiFi or mobile data. Per-second billing, no connection fees. Credits never expire.

Landline

$0.24/min

Mobile

$0.24/min

Billing

Per second

## What a call to India costs

Priced at Telvio's published rate for India: $0.24 a minute to a landline, $0.24 to a mobile. Billing is per second, so a call that ends at 4 minutes 12 seconds is charged as 4 minutes 12 seconds.

*Cost of a call to India by duration and line type, in US dollars*

| Call length | Landline | Mobile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 min | $0.24 | $0.24 |
| 5 min | $1.20 | $1.20 |
| 10 min | $2.40 | $2.40 |
| 30 min | $7.20 | $7.20 |
| 60 min | $14.40 | $14.40 |

No connection fee and no rounding. Figures in USD.

Starter · $1.99

≈8 min to a mobile

≈8 min to a landline

Standard · $4.99

≈20 min to a mobile

≈20 min to a landline

Pro · $9.99

≈40 min to a mobile

≈40 min to a landline

Packs are credit, not minute bundles: a bigger pack is more credit at the same $0.24 rate, not a cheaper minute. Credit does not expire.

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## A 47-second call to India, billed two ways

Per second

$0.19

What Telvio charges

Per whole minute

$0.24

What rounding up costs

A provider that bills in whole minutes charges a full minute for a 47-second call — 28% more for exactly the same conversation. Both figures here are priced at our own rate for India, so the comparison isolates the billing unit rather than guessing at somebody else's tariff.

Method: our published per-minute rate × 47/60 against the same rate × 1 minute. Telvio bills per second with no connection fee.

## Calculate your call cost

Landline Mobile

Rate

$0.24 / min per-second billing

Minutes to call

min

5 min 60 min 120 min

30 min to India (landline)

$7.20

Billed per second — pay only for what you use

The $1.99 Starter pack covers about at this rate.

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## Why a minute to India costs $0.24

The price of an international call is mostly not set by the company you buy it from. It is the wholesale termination rate: what the operator in India charges to accept the call onto their network and deliver it to the person you are ringing. Your provider pays that, adds a margin, and quotes you the total.

India sits in the middle band. At $0.24 a minute the wholesale cost is a real component of the price rather than a rounding error, so the corridor is affordable without being one of the cheap ones. We would rather say that than call it a bargain.

Landline and mobile cost the same in India, $0.24 a minute, so there is nothing to decide before you dial.

Measured against everywhere we publish a rate, India is the 31th cheapest of 93. It also sits below the average for its part of the world — $0.24 against $0.53 — so this is a genuinely cheap corridor rather than one that only looks cheap next to roaming.

There is no connection fee, no minimum charge and no rounding on top of the rate, and credit does not expire. [How Telvio pricing works](https://telvio.app/pricing/)

## How to dial India

Open Telvio and enter +91 followed by the local phone number. The app handles exit codes automatically.

Example: +91 11 2345 6789

[Full dialing guide](https://telvio.app/how-to-call/india/)

## How to read a India phone number

A India number is +91 followed by 10 digits. Knowing which of those digits mark a mobile is what tells you what the call will cost before you place it.

Country code +91 Area or operator prefix 1 Local number 123456789

Inside India, numbers are dialled with a leading 0. Drop it when calling from abroad — keeping it is the single most common reason an international call fails.

Mobile prefixes

789

Landline prefixes

112233404480

Prefix ranges still identify a line as mobile or fixed even where a number has been ported between operators, because the mobile and fixed blocks are separate and numbers do not move between them. Operator identification from a prefix, by contrast, stopped being reliable once portability arrived.

Current time in India

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Best time to call

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM local

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## When to call India

What the clock reads in India 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 India for three common calling hours in five source cities*

| Calling from | Offset | 09:00 | 13:00 | 19:00 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York | +10:30 | 19:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 |
| Los Angeles | +13:30 | 22:30 | 02:30 | 08:30 |
| London | +5:30 | 14:30 | 18:30 | 00:30 |
| Dubai | +1:30 | 10:30 | 14:30 | 20:30 |
| Sydney | −5:30 | 03:30 | 07:30 | 13:30 |

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.

## India area codes

[Mumbai 22](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/mumbai/)[Delhi 11](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/delhi/)[Bangalore 80](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/bangalore/)[Hyderabad 40](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/hyderabad/)[Chennai 44](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/chennai/)[Kolkata 33](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/kolkata/)[Ahmedabad 79](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/ahmedabad/)[Pune 20](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/pune/)[Jaipur 141](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/jaipur/)

[All 14 area codes](https://telvio.app/area-codes/india/)

## Other Asian destinations, cheapest first

Rates vary by more than a factor of ten inside a single region, because each one is set by what the operator at the far end charges to accept the call. Taiwan is currently the cheapest place we publish a rate for near India.

- [Taiwan+886from $0.05](https://telvio.app/call/taiwan/)
- [Malaysia+60from $0.07](https://telvio.app/call/malaysia/)
- [Hong Kong+852from $0.08](https://telvio.app/call/hong-kong/)
- [Israel+972from $0.10](https://telvio.app/call/israel/)
- [Bangladesh+880from $0.15](https://telvio.app/call/bangladesh/)
- [Pakistan+92from $0.15](https://telvio.app/call/pakistan/)
- [Singapore+65from $0.17](https://telvio.app/call/singapore/)
- [South Korea+82from $0.17](https://telvio.app/call/south-korea/)

## Free tools

[All tools](https://telvio.app/tools/)

- [Price a call to India Any length, at the published rate, with per-minute rounding shown beside it.](https://telvio.app/tools/call-cost-calculator/?c=india)
- [Best time to call India Your day and theirs, side by side, with today's daylight saving applied.](https://telvio.app/tools/best-time-to-call/?c=india)
- [Online mic test Check your microphone level and hear yourself back before you dial.](https://telvio.app/tools/mic-test/)

## Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to call India?

Telvio charges $0.24/min to India landlines and $0.24/min to mobiles. Billing is per second with no connection fees, so you pay only for the seconds you talk.

How much is a 10-minute call to India?

Ten minutes to a India landline costs $2.40 with Telvio, and $2.40 to a mobile. A full hour to a mobile costs $14.40. Billing is per second with no connection fee, so a call that runs to 10 minutes 30 seconds is charged for 10 minutes 30 seconds rather than being rounded up to 11.

Does Telvio round calls up to the minute?

No. Telvio bills per second. A 47-second call to India costs $0.1880; a provider that rounds every call up to a whole minute charges $0.24 for the same conversation, which is 28% more. The difference is largest on short calls and negligible on long ones.

How many minutes does $4.99 of credit buy for India?

About 20 minutes to a India mobile, or about 20 minutes to a landline, from a $4.99 pack. Credit is spent at the per-country rate rather than as a fixed minute bundle, so the same pack goes further to a cheap destination and less far to an expensive one. It does not expire.

Can I call India mobile phones with Telvio?

Yes. Telvio calls both landline and mobile numbers in India. Mobile rates are $0.24/min. You dial the full number including the country code +91.

How can I tell if a India number is a mobile?

By its leading digits. In India, a national number of 10 digits beginning with 7, 8, 9 is a mobile. That still works after a number has been ported between operators, because mobile and fixed-line blocks are separate ranges and numbers do not move between them.

How do I dial India from the US?

Open Telvio, tap the dial pad, and enter +91 followed by the local number. Telvio handles the exit code automatically — you just need the country code and phone number.

Is Telvio cheaper than Skype for calling India?

Telvio offers per-second billing and no connection fees. For India, the rate is $0.24/min (landline) and $0.24/min (mobile). Compare this with your current provider to see the difference.

Do I need to register to call India?

No. Telvio requires no registration, no account creation, and no phone number verification. Download the app, buy a credit pack ($1.99, $4.99, or $9.99), and start calling.

What time should I call India?

India is in the Asia/Kolkata timezone. For personal calls, aim for 8 AM to 10 PM local time. Telvio shows the current local time when you dial.

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