Your complete guide to dialling Guinea-Bissau from Bissau to anywhere in the world — verified +245 country code, Africa/Bissau time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Guinea-Bissau
+245
Bissau
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
GW
Alpha-3
GNB
Guinea-Bissau
GW
2 Digit ISO
+245
Country Calling Code
GNB
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Bissau
Time zone
Africa/Bissau
Weather · Bissau
Humidity
Wind
Guinea-Bissau
+245
Capital
Bissau
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Bissau
Coordinates
11.80°, -15.18°
Numbering zone
Zone 2
Code length
3 digits
Several routes connect you to Guinea-Bissau (+245) 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 +245, then the local Guinea-Bissau number — dropping any leading 0. Guinea-Bissau's 3-digit country code puts it in ITU Zone 2 of the global E.164 numbering plan.
Guinea-Bissau uses a 3-digit country code (Zone 2). Check that the card lists +245 rates explicitly — mobile numbers in Guinea-Bissau often carry a different per-minute charge than landlines. Factor in the Africa/Bissau time zone when planning the call.
Apps like Skype, WhatsApp and Viber, and business VoIP from TKOS are the cheapest route to Guinea-Bissau (+245) — routes to Guinea-Bissau use trans-Atlantic and trans-Indian Ocean cables — latency under 200 ms is typical on a good connection.
The cost of calling Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau — internet-based.
Choose TKOS for business-grade calls to Guinea-Bissau, 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 +245 followed by the Guinea-Bissau 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
Bissau
Population
2.06M
Area
36,125 km²
GDP (USD)
$1.90B
Currency
West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Languages
Portuguese
Emergency number
112
Internet TLD
.gw
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
11.80°N / 15.18°W
Time zone
Africa/Bissau
ISO 3166 codes
GW · GNB
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 +245. This identifies Guinea-Bissau 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 Bissau or elsewhere.
Need an inbound Guinea-Bissau number?
TKOS provisions +245 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.
Whether you're reaching Guinea-Bissau for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau run 150–200ms — a wired ethernet connection eliminates Wi-Fi jitter that makes longer international routes sound choppy.
Schedule Guinea-Bissau calls during Bissau business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Bissau — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Built on top of every Guinea-Bissau (+245) route quality, price, and people you can reach.
TKOS uses direct Africa carrier interconnects to Bissau. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Guinea-Bissau route.
Zone 2 routes like Guinea-Bissau carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Bissau interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Guinea-Bissau (+245), no hidden fees.
Your account manager covers Africa/Bissau hours for Guinea-Bissau. Phone, email, and live chat — always online for Bissau routes, day or night.
Provider report
TKOS
Overall
A+
Score
9.6/ 10
Coverage
A+Direct routes to Guinea-Bissau
Reliability
A+99.99% uptime SLA
Support
A24/7 live agents
Pricing
ATransparent per-minute
Audit scope
Guinea-Bissau +245
When selecting an international calling service for Guinea-Bissau, 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 Bissau, not regional hub routing.
African routes degrade on cable outages — require redundant paths and a published failover RTO for Guinea-Bissau.
Confirm coverage for Africa/Bissau hours — a Bissau 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 +245 landline and mobile rate sheets.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Guinea-Bissau (+245).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Bafatá | +245-41XXXX |
| Bambadinca | +245-41XXXX |
| Bedanda | +245-61XXXX |
| Bigene | +245-32XXXX |
| Bissorã | +245-32XXXX |
| Bolama | +245-81XXXX |
| Brá | +245-25XXXX |
| Buba | +245-61XXXX |
| Bubaque | +245-82XXXX |
| Bula | +245-33XXXX |
| Cacheu | +245-92XXXX |
| Cacine | +245-61XXXX |
| Canchungo | +245-91XXXX |
| Caravela | +245-83XXXX |
| Catio | +245-61XXXX |
| Farim | +245-35XXXX |
| Fulacunda | +245-61XXXX |
| Gabú | +245-51XXXX |
| Ingore | +245-33XXXX |
| Mansoa | +245-31XXXX |
| Manssabá | +245-31XXXX |
| Pirada | +245-53XXXX |
| Quebo | +245-62XXXX |
| S. Domingos | +245-93XXXX |
| S. Luzia | +245-22XXXX |
| Sonaco | +245-52XXXX |
| Tite | +245-61XXXX |
| Uno | +245-84XXXX |
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