How to call Saudi Arabia from abroad (+966)
The country code for Saudi Arabia is +966 (ISO codes SA and SAU). You need it every time you phone Saudi Arabia from another country.
To call Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia country code: 966.
- 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: +966 followed by the local number, e.g. +966 [local number].
About Saudi Arabia Codes
Saudi Arabia SA Phone Code
966
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
SA
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
SAU
Saudi Arabia's country code is +966 (ISO SA, SAU; internet domain .sa). The country is on Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3) all year. Drop the leading 0 when you dial from abroad. Landline area codes include 11 for Riyadh, 12 for Jeddah and Mecca, 13 for Dammam and the Eastern Province, and 14 for Medina. Mobile numbers start with 05, so 050 123 4567 becomes +966 50 123 4567.
Country codes table
| Phone Code | +966 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | SA |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | SAU |
| .tld | .sa |
| FIPS | SA |
| ISO numeric-3 | 682 |
| E. 164 | 966 |
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Saudi Arabia Time Information
Local time at Riyadh :
07:27 AM
Friday, October 23, 2026
(GMT+03:00)
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Time Zones :
- Asia/Riyadh
Global Information about Saudi Arabia
- Capital : Riyadh
- Currency : Riyal
- Surface : 1,960,582 km²
- Longitude : 45.079162
- Latitude : 23.885942