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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