Voice termination · +27
South Africa voice termination rates
8 live routes compete to carry calls to South Africa. The lowest rate right now is $0.0524 per minute to mobile numbers on CellC, and every route bills per second (1/1).
Rates by number type
What a minute to South Africa costs
| Number type | From /min | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| MobileRate-sheet rows for mobile numbers, including per-operator breakouts. | $0.0524 | 7 |
| Country-wide rateThe rate a route charges for any number it has no more specific row for. | $0.0808 | 8 |
Rate sheets also carry 4 other named breakouts (such as toll-free, premium or city ranges), priced separately and not counted in the figures above.
Mobile operators
Priced by the network you reach
| Operator | From /min | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| CellC | $0.0524 | 7 |
| Vodacom | $0.0808 | 7 |
| MTN | $0.0844 | 7 |
| Neotel | $0.0844 | 2 |
| Telekom | $0.0844 | 2 |
| Wbs | $0.0844 | 2 |
| Openserve | $0.1028 | 5 |
The market
The 5 lowest-priced routes
Sellers are never named on the exchange. Each route is shown by what you buy: its lowest rate, caller ID, billing increment and the quality its seller states.
| # | From /min | Mobile from | Caller ID | Billing | Tier | Stated ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.0524 | $0.0524 | Full CLI | 1/1 | Direct | Not stated |
| 2 | $0.0844 | $0.0844 | Full CLI | 1/1 | Premium | Not stated |
| 3 | $0.0987 | $0.1633 | Full CLI | 1/1 | Direct | Not stated |
| 4 | $0.1028 | $0.1028 | Full CLI | 1/1 | Direct | Not stated |
| 5 | $0.1113 | - | Full CLI | 1/1 | Premium | Not stated |
Live marketplace list rates as of 24 September 2026, refreshed hourly. Negotiated and private prices are not shown.
What every route charges for your number in South Africa
Price a number
Enter a number or dial code to rank every route by what it charges for it, not by its cheapest rate.
How it works
Terminating calls to South Africa
Calls to South Africa (+27) are priced by each route's own rate sheet, by the longest matching prefix of the number, the same way the call is billed. Across the 8 routes live today the lowest rates per minute are mobile from $0.0524 (7 routes) and country-wide rate from $0.0808 (8 routes). The country-wide rate is what a route charges for a number it has no more specific row for.
Mobile rates are broken out by operator, so the network you reach sets the price: CellC from $0.0524, Vodacom from $0.0808, MTN from $0.0844, Neotel from $0.0844 and Telekom from $0.0844. Enter a full number in the box above to see what every route charges for it.
On caller ID, 8 routes state Full CLI. On billing, every route bills per second (1/1). None of these routes states an answer-seizure ratio yet. On the marketplace a listing that has carried enough real calls shows its measured ASR, ACD and NER.
Questions
Calling South Africa: common questions
How much does it cost to call South Africa?
From $0.0524 per minute on the marketplace right now: mobile from $0.0524 and country-wide rate from $0.0808. The rate depends on the number you call, so price the exact number to see every route's rate for it. PacketExchange adds one fee: 2% of the rate via the API or Dialer, or 0.5% over your own SIP trunk, never more than $0.001 per call.
Which caller ID options are there for calls to South Africa?
Full CLI on 8 routes (the caller's real number passes through intact). Caller-ID handling is the seller's declaration for the route; you can check it on a real handset with a caller-ID test, $0.50 per test and charged only if the route rang.
How are calls to South Africa billed?
Every route bills per second (1/1). Billing is prepaid: you top up a balance from $5 by card or crypto, or $100 by bank wire, and each call draws on it. There is no monthly fee or minimum.
Who carries the calls?
Carriers who list routes on the PacketExchange marketplace. Sellers stay anonymous and the exchange settles every call itself, so you compare routes on price, caller ID, billing increment and the quality each seller states, and buy from the exchange.
How do I start sending calls to South Africa?
Create an account, top up from $5, connect a route to South Africa from the marketplace, then place calls with POST /api/v1/comms/calls or send them over your own SIP trunk. Connecting a route has no setup fee: you pay per minute from your balance.
Nearby destinations
Voice rates for the region
Call South Africa from $0.0524 a minute
Open an account, top up from $5 and connect a route. No contract, no monthly plan.