How to Call South Africa from Mauritius

Step by step

Dial in this order.

1
Dial 020
The exit code for Mauritius. It tells the network the next number is international.
020
2
Dial 27
The country code for South Africa.
27
3
Dial the area code
South Africa area codes start with 0 at home. Leave it off: 10 for Johannesburg.
10
4
Dial the local number
7 digits in Johannesburg.
123 4567

WHAT TO DIALMauritius → South Africa

020 + 27 + area code + number

Exit Code

020

Mauritius exit code. Other codes: 00

Country Code

Country code for South Africa

City Code

--(2)

Johannesburg 10. Drop the leading 0.

Phone Number

-------(7)

Johannesburg, 7 digits

TypeWhat you dialExample

LANDLINE020 27 -- ------- (2)+(7)020 27 10 123 4567 Johannesburg

MOBILE020 27 ------ (6–9)020 27 711 234 567

Drop the leading 0.

Other exit codes: 00

City	Dial from Mauritius	City code	Number
Johannesburg	020 27 10	-- (2)	------- (7)
Durban	020 27 31	-- (2)	------- (7)
Johannesburg	020 27 11	-- (2)	------- (7)
Brits/Tshwane	020 27 12	-- (2)	------- (7)
Bronkhorstspruit/Eastern Gauteng/Middelburg/Nelspruit/Northern and Western Mpumalanga/Witbank	020 27 13	-- (2)	------- (7)
Modimolle/Northern North West and Southwestern Limpopo/Rustenburg	020 27 14	-- (2)	------- (7)
Northern and Eastern Limpopo/Polokwane	020 27 15	-- (2)	------- (7)
Vaal Triangle	020 27 16	-- (2)	------- (7)

At home these codes are written with a 0 in front. Leave that off when calling from abroad.

Mauritius1:43 AM

2 hours

Johannesburg11:43 PM

Johannesburg is 2 hours behind Mauritius.

Just dial +27 10 123 4567 — hold 0 to get the +. The + works from any country.