Madagascar country code, +261 explained.
Everything you need to call Madagascar with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Madagascar
Antananarivo · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
- ISO Alpha-2
- MG
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Region
- Africa
- Timezone
- UTC+3
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +261 · XX · XXXXXXX
How Madagascar numbers break down
A complete number to Madagascar follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Madagascar.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +261 · XX · XXXXXXX
Madagascar on the map
Antananarivo · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
How to call Madagascar
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +261 · XX · XXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Madagascar —
connected across every carrier.
191
Countries in directory
MADAGASCAR INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
Madagascar
Africa · MG
Madagascar numbering plan & how to dial
Dialing into Madagascar means working with an open numbering plan under country code +261: a 2-digit prefix plus a 7-digit subscriber number, 9 digits total. Locally, numbers usually carry a leading "0" that gets dropped when calling Madagascar from outside the country.
With 20% internet penetration, Madagascar is covered by 3 major carriers — Telma, Airtel Madagascar, Orange Madagascar. VoIP is permitted and regulated by Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC). IVR prompts, SMS copy, and business hours here should account for the local language (Malagasy, French) and currency (Malagasy Ariary).
Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation.
Skipping the exit code
From the US you must dial 011 before the +261 country code to reach Madagascar.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
Madagascar numbers often show a domestic leading 0 — drop it once you've dialed the +261 country code from outside the country.
Ignoring the time difference
UTC+3 governs local business hours in Madagascar; confirm the time there before placing the call.
Permitted — ARTEC regulated
Regulated by Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC)
- ARTEC licenses VoIP providers under the Electronic Communications Act and mandates local emergency service routing.
- International gateway and interconnection agreements must be filed with ARTEC prior to commercial operation.
- Consumer data protection and CLI (Caller Line Identification) regulations apply to all virtual number services.
US → Madagascar
$0.30/min
per minute
Madagascar → US
$0.22/min
per minute
More in Africa
Business calling to Madagascar
Local MG caller ID
Present a Madagascar +261 number so prospects in Antananarivo and nationwide recognise the call and are more likely to answer.
Africa outbound & support
Run sales and support lines into Madagascar over Tier-1 routes that interconnect with networks like Telma.
Follow-the-sun coverage
Staff Madagascar hours (UTC+3) with routing that sends calls to the right team at the right local time.
FAQ
Calling Madagascar — frequently asked questions
Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation. In Madagascar specifically, that's overseen by Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC), which sets the compliance bar Twiching's routes are built to meet.
Yes — Twiching interconnects directly with Telma and other major Madagascar networks over Tier-1 routes for consistent call delivery. That direct interconnect is what keeps answer-seizure ratios high compared to routing through third-party wholesale transit.
Yes. Twiching provisions Madagascar virtual numbers with local +261 caller ID for calls and, where supported, SMS. A recognisable local number tends to get answered more often than an unfamiliar international one, which makes it useful for sales, support, and building local market presence.
Twiching rates to Madagascar start at $0.30/min, and calls back from Madagascar to the US start at $0.22/min. Both directions are billed per second rather than rounded up to the nearest minute, on Tier-1 routes throughout.
Calling Madagascar means dialing 011, then +261, instead of the domestic US format — plus accounting for the UTC+3 time difference. Domestic US calls skip both the exit code and the international country code entirely.
The country code for Madagascar is +261. To call Madagascar from the United States, dial 011, then 261, then the local number. Twiching adds the 011 and +261 automatically when you dial from the app, so you only need to enter the local number itself.
Start free
Try it for 14 days.
See what a real phone stack does.
Phone numbers, voice, SMS and AI on one account. No credit card required — no charges during the trial.
Compliance with applicable regulations required.