How to call Burkina Faso using the international calling code +226 and area code.
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Example numbers for Burkina Faso:
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Time in Burkina Faso
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Code
+226
ISO
BF
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Ouagadougou
Every Burkina Faso number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Burkina Faso from abroad, the only fixed part is +226 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Burkina Faso.
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Dial the country code +226, then the full mobile number.
Example: +226 70 12 34 56
+226 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +226 when dialing Burkina Faso from abroad.
Add the local phone number without the leading zero.
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Burkina Faso's international country code is +226. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every Burkina Faso phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +226 referred to in search as the "226 area code". Strictly speaking, +226 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside Burkina Faso. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +226 or 00226 is a Burkina Faso number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +226 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +226 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +226 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The country code (international dialing code) for Burkina Faso is +226. To call Burkina Faso from abroad, dial +226 followed by the national number without its leading zero.
+226 is Burkina Faso's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "226 area code". Any phone number starting with +226 is a Burkina Faso number.
From TwinPhone, just type +226 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +226, then the number without the leading 0.
Burkina Faso's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
No. TwinPhone works directly in your browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave. Open the site, add credit, dial +226 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
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