Your complete guide to dialling Costa Rica from San José to anywhere in the world — verified +506 country code, America/Costa_Rica time zone, Americas region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Costa Rica
+506
San José
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
CR
Alpha-3
CRI
Costa Rica
CR
2 Digit ISO
+506
Country Calling Code
CRI
3 Digit ISO
Capital
San José
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Weather · San José
Humidity
Wind
Costa Rica
+506
Capital
San José
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Coordinates
9.8° N, 83.8° W
ISO 3166-1
CR / CRI
Dial format
+506 [area] [number]
Current time in San José
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Costa Rica
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 +506. This identifies Costa Rica 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 San José or elsewhere.
To call Costa Rica on WhatsApp, save the number with +506 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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San José routes perform best with an HD-compatible headset — G.722 wideband is supported on most VoIP paths to Costa Rica and makes voices noticeably clearer.
San José is ~11,341 km away — latency runs 280–310ms. Use wired ethernet to eliminate Wi-Fi jitter on this long-haul path.
Schedule Costa Rica calls during San José business hours — 09:00–17:00 America/Costa_Rica — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Costa Rica (+506).
| National | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica Toll Free | +506-001 |
| Costa Rica Toll Free - Mobile Enabled | +506-054 |
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica does not use city codes. |
Capital
San José
Population
5.18M
Area
51,100 km²
GDP (USD)
$86.00B
Currency
Costa Rican Colón (CRC ₡)
Languages
Spanish
Emergency number
911
Internet TLD
.cr
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
9.75°N / 83.75°W
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
ISO 3166 codes
CR · CRI
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