Your complete guide to dialling Ethiopia from Addis Ababa to anywhere in the world — verified +251 country code, Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Ethiopia
+251
Addis Ababa
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
ET
Alpha-3
ETH
Ethiopia
ET
2 Digit ISO
+251
Country Calling Code
ETH
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Addis Ababa
Time zone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Weather · Addis Ababa
Humidity
Wind
Ethiopia
+251
Capital
Addis Ababa
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Coordinates
9.2° N, 40.5° E
ISO 3166-1
ET / ETH
Dial format
+251 [area] [number]
Current time in Addis Ababa
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Addis Ababa
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 +251. This identifies Ethiopia 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 Addis Ababa or elsewhere.
To call Ethiopia on WhatsApp, save the number with +251 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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Whether you're reaching Ethiopia for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Addis Ababa routes through East Africa can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to adjust anything.
Addis Ababa is ~4,099 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Schedule Ethiopia calls during Addis Ababa business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Addis_Ababa — 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 Ethiopia (+251).
| National | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia Toll Free | +800 |
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | +251-1 |
| East Region | +251-5 |
| Mobile Phones | +251-9 |
| North East Region | +251-3 |
| North Region | +251-4 |
| North West Region | +251-8 |
| South East Region | +251-2 |
| Southern Region | +251-6 |
| Western Region | +251-7 |
Capital
Addis Ababa
Population
123.38M
Area
1,104,300 km²
GDP (USD)
$156.00B
Currency
Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
Languages
Amharic
Emergency number
991 / 939
Internet TLD
.et
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
9.15°N / 40.49°E
Time zone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
ISO 3166 codes
ET · ETH
Addis Ababa is a East Africa destination — TKOS routes direct via Indian Ocean submarine cable, cutting costs versus international hub routing.
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TKOS uses direct East Africa carrier interconnects terminating at Addis Ababa. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Ethiopia route.
East Africa routes like Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Addis Ababa interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Ethiopia (+251), no hidden fees.
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