Voice termination · +239
Sao Tome and Principe voice termination rates
7 live routes compete to carry calls to Sao Tome and Principe. The lowest rate right now is $0.9818 per minute on the country-wide rate, and 6 routes bill per second (1/1), the rest per minute (60/60).
Rates by number type
What a minute to Sao Tome and Principe costs
| Number type | From /min | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| MobileRate-sheet rows for mobile numbers, including per-operator breakouts. | $1.0906 | 2 |
| Country-wide rateThe rate a route charges for any number it has no more specific row for. | $0.9818 | 7 |
Mobile operators
Priced by the network you reach
| Operator | From /min | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| Unitel | $1.0906 | 2 |
The market
The 5 lowest-priced routes
Sellers are never named on the exchange. Each route is shown by what you buy: its lowest rate, caller ID, billing increment and the quality its seller states.
| # | From /min | Mobile from | Caller ID | Billing | Tier | Stated ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.9818 | - | Mixed CLI | 60/60 | Standard | Not stated |
| 2 | $1.0296 | - | Full CLI | 1/1 | Premium | Not stated |
| 3 | $1.0906 | $1.0906 | Full CLI | 1/1 | Premium | Not stated |
| 4 | $1.1104 | - | Full CLI | 1/1 | Operator direct | Not stated |
| 5 | $1.1592 | - | Full CLI | 1/1 | Operator direct | Not stated |
Live marketplace list rates as of 1 October 2026, refreshed hourly. Negotiated and private prices are not shown.
What every route charges for your number in Sao Tome and Principe
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How it works
Terminating calls to Sao Tome and Principe
Calls to Sao Tome and Principe (+239) are priced by each route's own rate sheet, by the longest matching prefix of the number, the same way the call is billed. Across the 7 routes live today the lowest rates per minute are mobile from $1.0906 (2 routes) and country-wide rate from $0.9818 (7 routes). The country-wide rate is what a route charges for a number it has no more specific row for.
Mobile rates are broken out by operator, so the network you reach sets the price: Unitel from $1.0906. Enter a full number in the box above to see what every route charges for it.
On caller ID, 6 routes state Full CLI and 1 Mixed CLI. On billing, 6 routes bill per second (1/1), the rest per minute (60/60). None of these routes states an answer-seizure ratio yet. On the marketplace a listing that has carried enough real calls shows its measured ASR, ACD and NER.
Questions
Calling Sao Tome and Principe: common questions
How much does it cost to call Sao Tome and Principe?
From $0.9818 per minute on the marketplace right now: mobile from $1.0906 and country-wide rate from $0.9818. The rate depends on the number you call, so price the exact number to see every route's rate for it. PacketExchange adds one fee: 2% of the rate via the API or Dialer, or 0.5% over your own SIP trunk, never more than $0.001 per call.
Which caller ID options are there for calls to Sao Tome and Principe?
Full CLI on 6 routes (the caller's real number passes through intact) and Mixed CLI on 1 route (caller ID is not guaranteed: it may pass through, be shown as a local number, or be dropped). Caller-ID handling is the seller's declaration for the route; you can check it on a real handset with a caller-ID test, $0.50 per test and charged only if the route rang.
How are calls to Sao Tome and Principe billed?
6 routes bill per second (1/1), the rest per minute (60/60). Billing is prepaid: you top up a balance from $5 by card or crypto, or $100 by bank wire, and each call draws on it. There is no monthly fee or minimum.
Who carries the calls?
Carriers who list routes on the PacketExchange marketplace. Sellers stay anonymous and the exchange settles every call itself, so you compare routes on price, caller ID, billing increment and the quality each seller states, and buy from the exchange.
How do I start sending calls to Sao Tome and Principe?
Create an account, top up from $5, connect a route to Sao Tome and Principe from the marketplace, then place calls with POST /api/v1/comms/calls or send them over your own SIP trunk. Connecting a route has no setup fee: you pay per minute from your balance.
Nearby destinations
Voice rates for the region
Call Sao Tome and Principe from $0.9818 a minute
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