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Toll-free and premium numbers in the Seychelles

Toll-free numbers in the Seychelles start with 8000 or 8008 after the country code +248 and have 7 digits after the country code. Premium-rate numbers start with 85. Example: 8000000, or +2488000000 in E.164.

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Free-to-call and charged ranges in Seychelles

Every valid Seychelles number of each type starts with one of these digit groups. The example column shows Google’s example number for the range, written internationally.

TypeStarts with, after +248DigitsExample
Toll-free8000, 80087+248 8000000
Premium rate857+248 8512345
VoIP64, 95, 9717+248 6 412 345

What each type means for the caller

Toll-free: 8000 or 8008
Free to the caller, usually only from inside the country; the business that owns the number pays for the call. 7 digits after +248.
Premium rate: 85
Charged above a normal call at a rate set by the service, with part of the charge going to the service provider. 7 digits after +248.
VoIP: 64, 95 or 971
Numbers issued for internet telephony services rather than a fixed line or a mobile network. 7 digits after +248.

Writing and dialling a Seychelles toll-free number

Seychelles has no trunk prefix, so the number is the same at home and abroad; in E.164 put +248 in front: 8000000 becomes +2488000000. Many freephone numbers still only accept calls from inside the Seychelles, and a call from abroad that does connect is usually charged.

Toll-free and premium numbers in a phone list

In a lead or customer list, a toll-free number usually reaches a company line rather than a person, and a premium-rate number costs you money to call. The free toll-free number checker flags them in a pasted list or CSV, and the Seychelles phone number format page covers mobiles and landlines.

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Common questions

What is the toll-free prefix in the Seychelles?
Seychelles toll-free numbers start with 8000 or 8008 after +248. Every valid toll-free number starts that way, though not every number with those digits is in service.
How many digits is a Seychelles toll-free number?
7 digits after the country code +248.
Can I call a Seychelles toll-free number from abroad?
Sometimes. Dial +248 and the number. Many freephone numbers only take calls from inside the Seychelles, and where they do connect from abroad the call is usually charged.
How do I spot a premium-rate number in the Seychelles?
By its first digits: 85. The prefix tells you the range is charged; the actual price is set per service.

Sources, checked 5 November 2026

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