How to call Egypt using the international calling code +20 and area code.
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Example numbers for Egypt:
Your local time
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Time in Egypt
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Code
+20
ISO
EG
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Every Egypt number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Egypt from abroad, the only fixed part is +20 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Egypt.
+XX XX XXXXXXXX
Dial the country code +20, then the full mobile number.
Example: +20 10 01234567
+20 XX XXXX XXX
Enter the country code +20 when dialing Egypt from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Egypt uses +20. Cairo landlines start with 02, Alexandria with 03. Mobile numbers start with 01 (Vodafone: 010, Etisalat: 011, Orange: 012, WE: 015). From abroad: Cairo 02-xxxx-xxxx becomes +20-2-xxxx-xxxx. Mobile 010-xxxx-xxxx becomes +20-10-xxxx-xxxx.
Egypt's international country code is +20. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every Egypt phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +20 referred to in search as the "20 area code". Strictly speaking, +20 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside Egypt. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +20 or 0020 is a Egypt number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +20 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +20 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +20 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
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The country code (international dialing code) for Egypt is +20. To call Egypt from abroad, dial +20 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+20 is Egypt's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "20 area code". Any phone number starting with +20 is a Egypt number.
From TwinPhone, just type +20 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +20, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Egypt's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
No. TwinPhone works directly in your browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave. Open the site, add credit, dial +20 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Egypt start at $1.60/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
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Calls to Egypt landlines start at just $0.18/min and mobile at $0.11/min. No connection fees, no hidden charges. Billed per minute in 60-second increments (rounded up to the next minute).
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