How to call Costa Rica from abroad (+506)
The country code for Costa Rica is +506 (ISO codes CR and CRI). You need it every time you phone Costa Rica from another country.
To call Costa Rica in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Costa Rica country code: 506.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +506 followed by the local number, e.g. +506 [local number].
About Costa Rica Codes
Costa Rica CR Phone Code
506
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
CR
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
CRI
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Costa Rica are CR (alpha-2) and CRI (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +506, its internet domain is .cr and its ISO numeric code is 188.
Country codes table
| Phone Code | +506 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | CR |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | CRI |
| .tld | .cr |
| FIPS | CS |
| ISO numeric-3 | 188 |
| E. 164 | 506 |
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Costa Rica Time Information
Local time at San Jose :
12:37 AM
Saturday, October 10, 2026
(GMT-06:00)
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Time Zones :
- America/Costa_Rica
Global Information about Costa Rica
- Capital : San Jose
- Currency : Colon
- Surface : 51,100 km²
- Longitude : -83.753428
- Latitude : 9.748917