Your complete guide to dialling Ecuador from Quito to anywhere in the world — verified +593 country code, America/Guayaquil time zone, Americas region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Ecuador
+593
Quito
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
EC
Alpha-3
ECU
Ecuador
EC
2 Digit ISO
+593
Country Calling Code
ECU
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Quito
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
Weather · Quito
Humidity
Wind
Ecuador
+593
Capital
Quito
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
Coordinates
1.8° S, 78.2° W
ISO 3166-1
EC / ECU
Dial format
+593 [area] [number]
Current time in Quito
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Guayaquil
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 +593. This identifies Ecuador 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 Quito or elsewhere.
To call Ecuador on WhatsApp, save the number with +593 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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Quito routes perform best with an HD-compatible headset — G.722 wideband is supported on most VoIP paths to Ecuador and makes voices noticeably clearer.
Quito is ~10,444 km away — latency runs 280–310ms. Use wired ethernet to eliminate Wi-Fi jitter on this long-haul path.
Schedule Ecuador calls during Quito business hours — 09:00–17:00 America/Guayaquil — 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 Ecuador (+593).
| National | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Ecuador Toll Free | +593-000 |
| Ecuador Toll Free - CNT Network | +593-000 |
| Ecuador Toll Free - Mobile Enabled | +593-000 |
| Ecuador Toll Free - Movistar & Claro Networks | +593-000 |
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Azuay | +593-7 |
| Bolívar | +593-3 |
| Carchi | +593-6 |
| Guayas (Guayaquil) | +593-4 |
| Los Rios | +593-5 |
| Pichincha (Quito) | +593-2 |
Capital
Quito
Population
18.00M
Area
283,561 km²
GDP (USD)
$121.00B
Currency
US Dollar (USD $)
Languages
Spanish
Emergency number
911
Internet TLD
.ec
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
1.83°S / 78.18°W
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
ISO 3166 codes
EC · ECU
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