How to call Madagascar using the international calling code +261 and area code.
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Example numbers for Madagascar:
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Code
+261
ISO
MG
Region
Indian Ocean
Time zone
Indian/Antananarivo
Every Madagascar 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 Madagascar from abroad, the only fixed part is +261 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Madagascar.
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Dial the country code +261, then the full mobile number.
Example: +261 32 12 345 67
+261
Enter the country code +261 when dialing Madagascar from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
Use TwinPhone to connect the call at low per-minute rates.
Madagascar's international country code is +261. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every Madagascar phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +261 referred to in search as the "261 area code". Strictly speaking, +261 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside Madagascar. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +261 or 00261 is a Madagascar number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +261 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +261 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +261 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
Landline
$1.38
per minute
Mobile
$1.38
per minute
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
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The country code (international dialing code) for Madagascar is +261. To call Madagascar from abroad, dial +261 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+261 is Madagascar's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "261 area code". Any phone number starting with +261 is a Madagascar number.
From TwinPhone, just type +261 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +261, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Madagascar'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 +261 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Madagascar 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 Madagascar landlines start at just $1.38/min and mobile at $1.38/min. No connection fees, no hidden charges. Billed per minute in 60-second increments (rounded up to the next minute).
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