Your complete guide to dialling Botswana from Gaborone to anywhere in the world — verified +267 country code, Africa/Gaborone time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Botswana
+267
Gaborone
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
BW
Alpha-3
BWA
Botswana
BW
2 Digit ISO
+267
Country Calling Code
BWA
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Gaborone
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
Weather · Gaborone
Humidity
Wind
Botswana
+267
Capital
Gaborone
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
Coordinates
-22.33°, 24.68°
Numbering zone
Zone 2
Code length
3 digits
Several routes connect you to Botswana (+267) landlines, calling cards and modern VoIP services. Pick the one that fits your call volume and budget.
Dial your exit code (00 from most countries, or 011 from North America), enter +267, then the local Botswana number — dropping any leading 0. Botswana's 3-digit country code puts it in ITU Zone 2 of the global E.164 numbering plan.
Botswana uses a 3-digit country code (Zone 2). Check that the card lists +267 rates explicitly — mobile numbers in Botswana often carry a different per-minute charge than landlines. Factor in the Africa/Gaborone time zone when planning the call.
Apps like Skype, WhatsApp and Viber, and business VoIP from TKOS are the cheapest route to Botswana (+267) — routes to Botswana use trans-Atlantic and trans-Indian Ocean cables — latency under 200 ms is typical on a good connection.
The cost of calling Botswana varies depending on the method and service provider you choose. Compare landline, VoIP and calling-card routes side by side.
VoIP · overview
Cheapest route to Botswana — internet-based.
Choose TKOS for business-grade calls to Botswana, or consumer apps like Skype, WhatsApp or Viber for casual chats.
Sign up with an email or phone number, then verify your identity if required.
App-to-app calls are usually free; calls to mobile/landline numbers need a small balance or a subscription plan.
Enter +267 followed by the Botswana subscriber number (drop any leading 0).
VoIP works on phones, laptops, tablets and desk phones — wherever you have internet.
If audio drops, try switching from cellular to Wi-Fi or move closer to your router.
Capital
Gaborone
Population
2.63M
Area
581,730 km²
GDP (USD)
$20.00B
Currency
Botswana Pula (BWP P)
Languages
English, Tswana
Emergency number
999
Internet TLD
.bw
Drive side
Left-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
22.33°S / 24.68°E
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
ISO 3166 codes
BW · BWA
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +267. This identifies Botswana on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Gaborone or elsewhere.
Need an inbound Botswana number?
TKOS provisions +267 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.
Whether you're reaching Botswana for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Botswana routes (Zone 2/Africa) can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to do anything.
Trans-Atlantic and Indian Ocean paths to Botswana run 150–200ms — a wired ethernet connection eliminates Wi-Fi jitter that makes longer international routes sound choppy.
Schedule Botswana calls during Gaborone business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Gaborone — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Built on top of every Botswana (+267) route quality, price, and people you can reach.
TKOS uses direct Africa carrier interconnects to Gaborone. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Botswana route.
Zone 2 routes like Botswana carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Gaborone interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Botswana (+267), no hidden fees.
Your account manager covers Africa/Gaborone hours for Botswana. Phone, email, and live chat — always online for Gaborone routes, day or night.
Provider report
TKOS
Overall
A+
Score
9.6/ 10
Coverage
A+Direct routes to Botswana
Reliability
A+99.99% uptime SLA
Support
A24/7 live agents
Pricing
ATransparent per-minute
Audit scope
Botswana +267
When selecting an international calling service for Botswana, four factors separate the durable providers from the noise. Look for a proven track record on each.
Zone 2 routes are fragmented — confirm direct in-country termination to Gaborone, not regional hub routing.
African routes degrade on cable outages — require redundant paths and a published failover RTO for Botswana.
Confirm coverage for Africa/Gaborone hours — a Gaborone route issue at 09:00 needs a human response, not a next-day ticket.
Zone 2 landline and mobile rates can differ 5× — demand separate +267 landline and mobile rate sheets.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Botswana (+267).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Barolong/Ngwaketse | +267-54 |
| Francistown | +267-24 |
| Gaborone | +267-31, +267-35, +267-36 |
| Gantsi | +267-65 |
| Jwaneng | +267-58 |
| Kanye | +267-340 |
| Kasane | +267-62 |
| Letlhakane/Orapa | +267-29 |
| Lobatse | +267-53 |
| Mahalapye | +267-47 |
| Maun | +267-68 |
| Mobile Phones - Mascom | +267-71 |
| Mobile Phones - Orange | +267-72 |
| Mochudi | +267-57 |
| Molepolole | +267-59 |
| Palapye | +267-49 |
| Ramotswa | +267-53 |
| Selebi-Phikwe | +267-26 |
| Serowe | +267-46 |
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