Barbados (+1-246) dial code made simple.
Barbados uses the NANP +1 prefix with area code 246. From Bridgetown's offshore financial sector to the North Point. Here's the full guide, live AST time, and Ringflow's direct Barbadian routes.
Barbados at a glance.
The geography, area code and AST time zone you need before placing your first call into Barbados.
Barbados country information
Every route into Barbadian lines.
Landline, mobile or VoIP — the +1-246 prefix reaches Bridgetown and all Barbadian parishes. Pick what fits your traffic.
Direct calls using landlines & mobile phones
Dial Barbados directly from any landline or mobile by entering your international exit code, then the country code +1-246, and finally the local number.
International calling cards for Barbados
Pre-paid international calling cards remain a convenient, low-cost way to reach Barbados. Each card gives you a PIN and an access number to place global calls.
VoIP services for contacting Barbados
VoIP apps like Skype, WhatsApp and Viber — and business VoIP from Ringflow — route calls to Barbados over the internet, usually at far lower rates than traditional carriers.
What shapes Barbadian voice traffic, the Caribbean's finance island.
The fundamentals behind calls to and from Barbados — the +1 NANP code, Bridgetown, the AST zone (UTC-4) and the single 246 area code.
How to call Barbados.
From outside the US, dial +1-246 then the seven-digit number. From the US mainland, dial 1-246 then the local number.
Number anatomy
Start with the exit prefix
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries, or 011 from North America.
Add the Barbados code
Dial +1-246. This identifies Barbados on the global telephone network.
Enter the area or mobile prefix
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
Finish with the subscriber number
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Bridgetown or elsewhere.
Dialling Barbados (+1-246) from other countries
The exit prefix changes by origin; the Barbados code stays +1-246.
| Calling from | Exit prefix | You dial, then the national number |
|---|---|---|
| United States & Canada | 1 | 1246 |
| United Kingdom & most of Europe | 00 | 00 1246 |
| Australia | 0011 | 0011 1246 |
| Japan | 010 | 010 1246 |
| Any mobile (E.164) | + | +1-246 |
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Dialling Barbados without misdialling
Barbados’s calling code is +1-246 , which puts it in the North American Numbering Plan — the United States, Canada and 20-odd Caribbean territories, all sharing +1. The codes below are the ones a caller actually reaches by mistake, so they are worth checking before a number goes into a CRM or an outbound list.
| Dial this by mistake | and you reach | Why it happens |
|---|---|---|
| +1-242 | Bahamas | One digit out on the last position |
Other Americas countries in the same numbering zone: Anguilla +1-264, Antigua and Barbuda +1-268, Bahamas +1-242, Bermuda +1-441, British Virgin Islands +1-284. Barbados's capital is Bridgetown.