How do I call Italy from South Africa?

To call Italy from South Africa, dial the exit code 00, followed by the country code +39, then the phone number. For example, to call the number 312 345 6789, you would dial: 00 39 312 345 6789.

What is the country calling code for Italy when calling from South Africa?

The country calling code for Italy is +39. To call Italy from South Africa, dial +39 followed by the local phone number.

What timezone is Italy in?

Italy is in the UTC+01:00 timezone.

What currency is used in Italy?

The official currency of Italy is the Euro (€). This is the primary currency used for all transactions in the country.

What is the capital city of Italy?

The capital city of Italy is Rome. It serves as the political and administrative center of the country.

How do I make cheap calls to Italy when calling from South Africa?

To make affordable calls to Italy from South Africa, use CallTuv's browser-based calling service. Simply dial +39 followed by the local number. No app download required, and our rates are significantly cheaper than traditional phone carriers.

How much does it cost to call Italy when calling from South Africa?

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What is the best time to call Italy from South Africa?

The capital-to-capital time gap is 1h destination behind. A practical window in South Africa is 10:00-19:00 local time, which maps to standard business hours in Italy.

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How to Call Italy from South Africa

Calling Italy from South Africa: 00 39 [local number].

Italy Country Code: +39

ISO: IT

ITA

Quick answer

To call Italy from South Africa, dial 00, then 39, then the local number without leading zeros. Example: 00 39 312 345 6789.

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Dialing format

00 39 312 345 6789

Exit code • Country code • Local number

Whether you’re calling family, friends, or business contacts, knowing how to call Italy correctly helps your conversation start smoothly. This guide covers the essential dialing steps, including country and area codes that are easy to miss. By the end, you’ll be ready to connect confidently with anyone in Italy - whether you’re calling Rome or anywhere else.

Step-by-Step Dialing Guide

Follow these simple steps to make a call to Italy from South Africa

International Guide

Dial the exit code for South Africa

Start by dialing 00 (or use + on mobile). This is the international dialing prefix for South Africa.

Add Italy's country code

Dial the country code +39 for Italy.

Enter the local phone number

Dial the local phone number in Italy (typically 8-10 digits, without any leading zeros).

Complete dialing format

Full format: 00 39 [local number] - For example: 00 39 612 345 678

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International Dialing Format

0039312 345 6789

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Calling Italy from South Africa: Calling Code, Local Time & More

Calling Code

+39

Capital of Italy

Rome

Region

Europe (Southern Europe)

Currency of Italy

Euro (€)

Italy Time Zones

UTC+01:00

Current time

Your time

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Italy at a Glance

Italy, located in Southern Europe, is a nation with a rich identity. Its capital city, Rome, serves as the administrative center for a population of approximately 59M.

The official currency is the Euro (€). When calling Italy, the country code is +39. The country observes the UTC+01:00 time zone(s), and the primary language(s) spoken include Italian, Catalan.

Destination Calling Profile: Italy

Population

59M

Population Rank

#23 of 230

Language Footprint

Italian, Catalan

Time Zone Footprint

UTC+01:00

City/Area Code Coverage

239 locations listed

Dial Code Status

Exclusive code in dataset

Italy currently has a 10-digit local number pattern in this guide, with country code +39.

Route Profile: South Africa to Italy

Exit Code in South Africa

00 (dial 00 (or + from mobile))

South Africa Country Code

+27

Route Dialing Pattern

00 39 312 345 6789

Capital Time Difference

1h destination behind

Best Calling Window (Origin Time)

10:00-19:00

Currency Pair

South African rand (R) -> Euro (€)

Primary languages: South Africa (Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) and Italy (Italian, Catalan).

Shared language overlap: No direct overlap in primary language list. Primary timezones: South Africa (UTC+02:00) and Italy (UTC+01:00).

Detailed route planning

Route planning details: South Africa to Italy

Use this route profile to plan a real call from South Africa to Italy, including the exit code, destination country code, time difference, and local context.

From

South Africa

Italy

South Africa exit code: 00Italy calling code: +39Time difference: 1h destination behind

For dialing this route, callers in South Africa usually start with 00 or the plus sign, then dial +39 before the local Italy number.

South Africa's primary timezone in this dataset is UTC+02:00, while Italy's is UTC+01:00. A practical origin-time calling window is 10:00-19:00.

Dialing from South Africa

South Africa callers are represented by ZA/ZAF, with Pretoria as a capital reference point, Southern Africa, 63M people, South African rand (R), and primary language context of Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho +6 more.

Origin exit prefix: 00 or + from mobile. Origin country code: +27. Origin time zones: UTC+02:00.

Italy dialing details

Italy is represented here by IT/ITA, Rome, Southern Europe, about 59M people, Euro (€), and primary language context of Italian, Catalan.

Destination calling code: +39. Destination time zones: UTC+01:00. Rate check: check live price before dialing.

South Africa to Italy call planning

This route combines South Africa's outbound dialing rules with Italy's destination numbering and local schedule. The primary timezone relationship is 1h destination behind, and the recommended origin-time window is 10:00-19:00.

Dialing sequence: 00 39 local number. Business-hour window: 10:00-19:00. Time relationship: 1h destination behind.

Destination market: Italy is in Southern Europe, with Rome as a main administrative center. Calls from South Africa may reach family, companies, banks, hotels, clinics, or public offices across a market of about 59M. Primary language context: Italian, Catalan. Local billing and everyday prices use Euro (€).

Route context: South Africa is listed in Southern Africa with a population of about 63M; Italy is listed in Southern Europe with about 59M. The main listed languages differ: South Africa (Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele +8 more) and Italy (Italian, Catalan). Currency context also changes across the route: South African rand (R) in South Africa and Euro (€) in Italy.

From South Africa, the conventional international prefix is 00; mobile callers can usually use +, then +39, then the Italy local number.Pretoria to Rome has a 1h destination behind time relationship, so check the destination workday before placing business or support calls.Italy language context: Italian, Catalan. Keep this in mind when calling businesses, hotels, banks, or local services.For Italy, check whether you are calling a landline or mobile number because those prices can differ; current context: check live price before dialing.

City & Area Codes for Italy

239 Locations

City / Region	Area Code	Full Dialing Pattern
Acqui Terme	39-144	+39-144 [local number]
Adria	39-426	+39-426 [local number]
Agrigento	39-922	+39-922 [local number]
Alba	39-173	+39-173 [local number]
Albenga	39-182	+39-182 [local number]
Alcamo	39-924	+39-924 [local number]
Alessandria	39-131	+39-131 [local number]
Ancona	39-71	+39-71 [local number]
Andria	39-883	+39-883 [local number]
Aosta	39-165	+39-165 [local number]
Arezzo	39-575	+39-575 [local number]
Arona	39-322	+39-322 [local number]
Ascoli Piceno	39-736	+39-736 [local number]
Asti	39-141	+39-141 [local number]
Avellino	39-825	+39-825 [local number]
Avezzano	39-863	+39-863 [local number]
Bari	39-80	+39-80 [local number]
Bassano Del Grappa	39-424	+39-424 [local number]
Battipaglia	39-828	+39-828 [local number]
Baveno	39-323	+39-323 [local number]
Belluno	39-437	+39-437 [local number]
Benevento	39-824	+39-824 [local number]
Bergamo	39-35	+39-35 [local number]
Biella	39-15	+39-15 [local number]
Bologna	39-51	+39-51 [local number]
Bolzano	39-471	+39-471 [local number]
Borgosesia	39-163	+39-163 [local number]
Breno	39-364	+39-364 [local number]
Brescia	39-30	+39-30 [local number]
Bressanone	39-472	+39-472 [local number]
Brindisi	39-831	+39-831 [local number]
Brunico	39-474	+39-474 [local number]
Busto Arsizio	39-331	+39-331 [local number]
Cagliari	39-70	+39-70 [local number]
Caltagirone	39-933	+39-933 [local number]
Caltanisetta	39-934	+39-934 [local number]
Camerino	39-737	+39-737 [local number]
Campobasso	39-874	+39-874 [local number]
Capri	39-81	+39-81 [local number]
Casale Monferrato	39-142	+39-142 [local number]
Casalmaggiore	39-375	+39-375 [local number]
Caserta	39-823	+39-823 [local number]
Cassino	39-776	+39-776 [local number]
Castrovillari	39-981	+39-981 [local number]
Catania	39-95	+39-95 [local number]
Catanzaro	39-961	+39-961 [local number]
Cavalese	39-462	+39-462 [local number]
Cefalu'	39-921	+39-921 [local number]
Cerignola	39-885	+39-885 [local number]
Cervignano Del Friuli	39-431	+39-431 [local number]
Cesena	39-547	+39-547 [local number]
Chianciano Terme	39-578	+39-578 [local number]
Chiavenna	39-343	+39-343 [local number]
Chieti	39-871	+39-871 [local number]
Civitavecchia	39-766	+39-766 [local number]
Cles	39-463	+39-463 [local number]
Clusone	39-346	+39-346 [local number]
Codogno	39-377	+39-377 [local number]
Comacchio	39-533	+39-533 [local number]
Como	39-31	+39-31 [local number]
Conegliano	39-438	+39-438 [local number]
Cortina d'Ampezzo	39-436	+39-436 [local number]
Cosenza	39-984	+39-984 [local number]
Crema	39-373	+39-373 [local number]
Cremona	39-372	+39-372 [local number]
Crotone	39-962	+39-962 [local number]
Cuneo	39-171	+39-171 [local number]
Domodossola	39-324	+39-324 [local number]
Empoli	39-571	+39-571 [local number]
Enna	39-935	+39-935 [local number]
Este	39-429	+39-429 [local number]
Fabriano	39-732	+39-732 [local number]
Faenza	39-546	+39-546 [local number]
Feltre	39-439	+39-439 [local number]
Fermo	39-734	+39-734 [local number]
Ferrara	39-532	+39-532 [local number]
Fidenza	39-524	+39-524 [local number]
Firenze	39-55	+39-55 [local number]
Florence (Firenze)	39-55	+39-55 [local number]
Foggia	39-881	+39-881 [local number]
Foligno	39-742	+39-742 [local number]
Follonica	39-566	+39-566 [local number]
Forli'	39-543	+39-543 [local number]
Formia	39-771	+39-771 [local number]
Fornovo Di Taro	39-525	+39-525 [local number]
Frosinone	39-775	+39-775 [local number]
Gallipoli	39-833	+39-833 [local number]
Genoa	39-10	+39-10 [local number]
Gorizia	39-481	+39-481 [local number]
Grosseto	39-564	+39-564 [local number]
Iglesias	39-781	+39-781 [local number]
Imola	39-542	+39-542 [local number]
Imperia	39-183	+39-183 [local number]
Isernia	39-865	+39-865 [local number]
Ivrea	39-125	+39-125 [local number]
Jesi	39-731	+39-731 [local number]
L'aquila	39-862	+39-862 [local number]
La Spezia	39-187	+39-187 [local number]
Lagonegro	39-973	+39-973 [local number]
Lamezia Terme	39-968	+39-968 [local number]
Lanciano	39-872	+39-872 [local number]
Lanusei	39-782	+39-782 [local number]
Lanzo Torinese	39-123	+39-123 [local number]
Latina	39-773	+39-773 [local number]
Lecce	39-832	+39-832 [local number]
Lecco	39-341	+39-341 [local number]
Legnano	39-442	+39-442 [local number]
Livorno	39-586	+39-586 [local number]
Locri	39-964	+39-964 [local number]
Lodi	39-371	+39-371 [local number]
Lucca	39-583	+39-583 [local number]
Lugo	39-545	+39-545 [local number]
Macerata	39-733	+39-733 [local number]
Macomer	39-785	+39-785 [local number]
Madonna de Campiglio	39-465	+39-465 [local number]
Maglie	39-836	+39-836 [local number]
Manfredonia	39-884	+39-884 [local number]
Mantova	39-376	+39-376 [local number]
Massa	39-585	+39-585 [local number]
Matera	39-835	+39-835 [local number]
Melfi	39-972	+39-972 [local number]
Menaggio	39-344	+39-344 [local number]
Merano	39-473	+39-473 [local number]
Messina	39-90	+39-90 [local number]
Milan	39-2	+39-2 [local number]
Milano	39-2	+39-2 [local number]
Mirandola	39-535	+39-535 [local number]
Modena	39-59	+39-59 [local number]
Mondovi'	39-174	+39-174 [local number]
Montebelluna	39-423	+39-423 [local number]
Montecatini Terme	39-572	+39-572 [local number]
Monza	39-39	+39-39 [local number]
Mortara	39-384	+39-384 [local number]
Muro Lucano	39-976	+39-976 [local number]
Naples	39-81	+39-81 [local number]
Napoli	39-81	+39-81 [local number]
Novara	39-321	+39-321 [local number]
Novi Ligure	39-143	+39-143 [local number]
Nuoro	39-784	+39-784 [local number]
Olbia	39-789	+39-789 [local number]
Oristano	39-783	+39-783 [local number]
Orvieto	39-763	+39-763 [local number]
Ostiglia	39-386	+39-386 [local number]
Padova	39-49	+39-49 [local number]
Palermo	39-91	+39-91 [local number]
Palmi	39-966	+39-966 [local number]
Paola	39-982	+39-982 [local number]
Parma	39-521	+39-521 [local number]
Patti	39-941	+39-941 [local number]
Pavia	39-382	+39-382 [local number]
Perugia	39-75	+39-75 [local number]
Pesaro	39-721	+39-721 [local number]
Pescara	39-85	+39-85 [local number]
Piacenza	39-523	+39-523 [local number]
Pieve di adore	39-435	+39-435 [local number]
Pinerolo	39-121	+39-121 [local number]
Piombino	39-565	+39-565 [local number]
Pisa	39-50	+39-50 [local number]
Pistoia	39-573	+39-573 [local number]
Poggio Mirteto	39-765	+39-765 [local number]
Pontedera	39-587	+39-587 [local number]
Pordenone	39-434	+39-434 [local number]
Porretta Terme	39-534	+39-534 [local number]
Potenza	39-971	+39-971 [local number]
Prato	39-574	+39-574 [local number]
Ragusa	39-932	+39-932 [local number]
Rapallo	39-185	+39-185 [local number]
Ravenna	39-544	+39-544 [local number]
Reggio Calabria	39-965	+39-965 [local number]
Reggio Emilia	39-522	+39-522 [local number]
Rieti	39-746	+39-746 [local number]
Rimini	39-541	+39-541 [local number]
Rivarolo Canavese	39-124	+39-124 [local number]
Rome	39-6	+39-6 [local number]
Rossano	39-983	+39-983 [local number]
Rovereto	39-464	+39-464 [local number]
Rovigo	39-425	+39-425 [local number]
S. Angelo Dei Lombardi	39-827	+39-827 [local number]
S. Benedetto Del Tronto	39-735	+39-735 [local number]
S. Dona' Di Piave	39-421	+39-421 [local number]
S. Pellegrino Terme	39-345	+39-345 [local number]
Saint Vincent	39-166	+39-166 [local number]
Sala Consilina	39-975	+39-975 [local number]
Salerno	39-89	+39-89 [local number]
Salo'	39-365	+39-365 [local number]
Saluzzo	39-175	+39-175 [local number]
San Marino	39-549	+39-549 [local number]
San Remo	39-184	+39-184 [local number]
San Severo	39-882	+39-882 [local number]
Sassari	39-79	+39-79 [local number]
Sassuolo	39-536	+39-536 [local number]
Savigliano	39-172	+39-172 [local number]
Savona	39-19	+39-19 [local number]
Scalea	39-985	+39-985 [local number]
Schio	39-445	+39-445 [local number]
Sciacca	39-925	+39-925 [local number]
Seregno	39-362	+39-362 [local number]
Siena	39-577	+39-577 [local number]
Siracusa	39-931	+39-931 [local number]
Sondrio	39-342	+39-342 [local number]
Soresina	39-374	+39-374 [local number]
Soverato	39-967	+39-967 [local number]
Spilimbergo	39-427	+39-427 [local number]
Spoleto	39-743	+39-743 [local number]
Stradella	39-385	+39-385 [local number]
Sulmona	39-864	+39-864 [local number]
Susa	39-122	+39-122 [local number]
Taormina	39-942	+39-942 [local number]
Taranto	39-99	+39-99 [local number]
Tarvisio	39-428	+39-428 [local number]
Teramo	39-861	+39-861 [local number]
Termoli	39-875	+39-875 [local number]
Terni	39-744	+39-744 [local number]
Tione Di Trento	39-465	+39-465 [local number]
Tivoli	39-774	+39-774 [local number]
Tolmezzo	39-433	+39-433 [local number]
Torino	39-11	+39-11 [local number]
Trapani	39-923	+39-923 [local number]
Trento	39-461	+39-461 [local number]
Treviglio	39-363	+39-363 [local number]
Treviso	39-422	+39-422 [local number]
Trieste	39-40	+39-40 [local number]
Udine	39-432	+39-432 [local number]
Urbino	39-722	+39-722 [local number]
Varese	39-332	+39-332 [local number]
Vasto	39-873	+39-873 [local number]
Vatican City	39-6	+39-6 [local number]
Venezia (Mestre)	39-41	+39-41 [local number]
Venice	39-41	+39-41 [local number]
Vercelli	39-161	+39-161 [local number]
Verona	39-45	+39-45 [local number]
Viareggio	39-584	+39-584 [local number]
Vibo Valentia	39-963	+39-963 [local number]
Vicenza	39-444	+39-444 [local number]
Vigevano	39-381	+39-381 [local number]
Villa Della Lucania	39-974	+39-974 [local number]
Viterbo	39-761	+39-761 [local number]
Voghera	39-383	+39-383 [local number]
Volterra	39-588	+39-588 [local number]

Area codes are typically followed by the subscriber number.