PhoneAway Calling Card Call Costs
Telstra has many options to help you keep in touch while travelling overseas. For instance Telstra Mobile International Roaming allows customers with International Roaming enabled on their mobile service to continue to use their mobile phone when travelling overseas. See further details on International Roaming.
Calls made
in Australia
| Select the country you want to call |
| PhoneAway international calls | To fixed phones (GST incl.) | To non-roaming mobiles (GST incl.) |
|---|---|---|
| Connection fee (per call) | 49c | |
Rates for calls within Australia
| PhoneAway calls within Australia | GST incl. |
|---|---|
| Local call (per call) | 49c |
| 019 call (per call) | 49c |
| 13 call (per call)1 | 49c |
| National long distance call, per minute (plus 49c connection fee) | 21c |
| Fixed to mobile call, per minute (plus 49c connection fee) | 44c |
Global and Satellite calls
Calls to and from Optus MobileSat services and calls to Inmarsat, Thuraya and Iridium global and satellite services are charged at the rates set out in the Calling Cards Section of Our Customer Terms (available for inspection at most Telstra Shops) plus a 49c call connection fee.
Voicemail
Voicemail messages are charged 49c per message retrieved, plus any applicable call charges.
Telstra reserves the right to change any of the above rates, at any time. Where practical, Telstra will publish prior notification of any new rates.For current details on the applicable rates, please contact Telstra Customer Service on FREECALL™ 1800 616 606 (a free call from most fixed phones) or visit the Calling Cards section of Our Customer Terms.
Things you need to know
- You cannot make PhoneAway calls to 13 numbers using a mobile phone.
Calls to Australia
from overseas
| Select the country you want to call from | |
|---|---|
| PhoneAway calls to Australia from overseas | GST excl. |
| Connection fee per call** | 44.55c |
| Call rate (per minute) Argentina* | $1.40 |
| Call rate (per minute) Austria* | $0.80 |
| Call rate (per minute) Bahrain* | $2.10 |
| Call rate (per minute) Belgium | $1.05 |
| Call rate (per minute) Brazil* | $1.40 |
| Call rate (per minute) Canada | $0.55 |
| Call rate (per minute) Chile* | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) China | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Cyprus | $1.05 |
| Call rate (per minute) Czech Republic* | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Denmark | $0.80 |
| Call rate (per minute) Fiji* | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Finland | $0.80 |
| Call rate (per minute) France | $0.65 |
| Call rate (per minute) Germany* | $0.65 |
| Call rate (per minute) Greece* | $0.65 |
| Call rate (per minute) Guam* | $1.00 |
| Call rate (per minute) Hawaii | $0.40 |
| Call rate (per minute) Hong Kong | $0.55 |
| Call rate (per minute) Hungary | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Indonesia | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Ireland | $0.55 |
| Call rate (per minute) Israel (Barak) | $0.65 |
| Call rate (per minute) Israel (Bezeq)* | $0.65 |
| Call rate (per minute) Italy* | $0.60 |
| Call rate (per minute) Japan | $0.65 |
| Call rate (per minute) Korea Rep of (South) | $1.05 |
| Call rate (per minute) Macau* | $1.50 |
| Call rate (per minute) Malaysia | $0.80 |
| Call rate (per minute) Malta* | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Mauritius* | $1.50 |
| Call rate (per minute) Monaco | $1.00 |
| Call rate (per minute) Nauru | $1.10 |
| Call rate (per minute) Netherlands | $0.80 |
| Call rate (per minute) New Zealand | $0.40 |
| Call rate (per minute) Norway | $0.80 |
| Call rate (per minute) Philippines | $0.90 |
| Call rate (per minute) Poland* | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Portugal* | $1.40 |
| Call rate (per minute) San Marino | $0.60 |
| Call rate (per minute) Singapore* | $0.60 |
| Call rate (per minute) Slovak Republic | $1.00 |
| Call rate (per minute) South Africa* | $0.90 |
| Call rate (per minute) Spain* | $0.90 |
| Call rate (per minute) Sweden | $0.65 |
| Call rate (per minute) Switzerland | $0.65 |
| Call rate (per minute) Taiwan | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Thailand* | $1.15 |
| Call rate (per minute) Turkey* | $1.05 |
| Call rate (per minute) United Kingdom | $0.45 |
| Call rate (per minute) USA (including Hawaii) | $0.40 |
| Call rate (per minute) Vatican City | $0.60 |
|
Select the country (and provider) you want to call |
|
|---|---|
| Access number | |
| Argentina w | 0800 222 0061 |
| Austria s w | 0800 261 202 |
| Bahrain w | 8000 0661 |
| Bermuda | 1 800 623 0712 |
| Belgium s | 0800 10601 |
| Brazil s w | 0800 890 6113 |
| Canada | 1 877 801 0580 |
| Chile w | 1230 03 612 |
| China v w | 10800 610 0211 |
| Columbia | 9809 610 001 |
| Cyprus | 8009 0067 |
| Czech Republic s w | 800 001 125 |
| Denmark | 80 88 0543 |
| Fiji w | 00800 2109 |
| Finland | 08001 16110 |
| France (inc. Monaco) s | 0800 91 2854 |
| Germany s w | 0800 33 60000 |
| Greece w | 008 0061 31 |
| Guam w | 1888 418 1578 |
| Hawaii | 1888 464 0299 |
| Hong Kong | 800 93 0038 |
| Hungary h s | 06 800 12824 |
| Indonesia s | 001 803 0611 |
| Ireland | 1800 556 170 |
| Israel (Barak) w | 1809 361 061 |
| Italy (inc. San Marino and Vatican City) s w | 800 172 614 |
| Japan s | 00531 00 6110 |
| Korea (South) b | 00793 6102 |
| Macau w | 0800 613 |
| Malaysia s | 1800 80 3200 |
| Malta w | 800 90612 |
| Mauritius m w | 73 612 |
| Nauru | 1034 674 |
| Netherlands s | 0800 022 8746 |
| New Zealand (Telstra) | 0800 94 6161 |
| New Zealand (Telecom) | 0800 44 8701 |
| Norway | 800 14 503 |
| Philippines (PLDT) s | 1800 1611 0183 |
| Philippines (PHILCOM) s | 1027 1800 610 0006 |
| Poland w | 0 - 0800 611 1122 |
| Portugal w | 800 861 799 |
| Singapore w | 8000 610 941 |
| Slovak Republic | 0800 0061 00 |
| South Africa s w | 0800 993 114 |
| Spain w | 900 99 61 38 |
| Sweden s | 020 790 392 |
| Switzerland s t | 0800 83 63 64 |
| Taiwan s w | 0080 61 0082 |
| Thailand w | 001 800 611 9999 |
| Turkey w | 00800 6191 090 |
| UK (Telstra) l | 0800 082 1819 |
| UK (BT) l | 0800 783 0021 |
| USA (AT&T) | 1888 231 7492 |
| USA (MCI) | 1888 343 5067 |
| USA (Sprint) | 1888 311 9050 |
Things you need to know
- *
- You can also make a call from one of the destinations listed above to another international destination. (PhoneAway World Calling is not available from destinations marked with an asterisk in the above table. You cannot use PhoneAway World Calling to call North Korea from South Korea.)
- **
- The Inbound call verification fee is only 44.55 cents as it does not incur GST.
- b
- World calling banned to North Korea.
- h
- Wait for second dial tone after dialling 00
- m
- Available from card payphones, no card required. Not available from coin payphones and mobile networks.
- s
- May need to insert coins/phonecard to access service, which may not be refunded.
- t
- Not available in Liechtenstein.
- v
- Available only in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou provinces. Call charges in addition to the fax charge apply through private telephone operators.
- w
- World calling not available.
Calls between
overseas countries
This facility enables you to make calls between various international destinations. These calls come via Australia and you will be charged for both legs of the call – from the country you are calling from to Australia, then from Australia to the final destination.
For example, if you are calling from the UK to USA, you will be charged for the following:
- Call connection fee (excl. GST) – $0.4455
- Per minute rate from UK to Australia (excl. GST) – $0.45
- Per minute rate from Australia to US (excl. GST) – $0.19
Rates to Australia can be found in the table on the Calls to Australia from Overseas tab. Rates from Australia can be found in the table on the Calls made in Australia tab.
A call connection fee of 49 cents applies for calls made within and from Australia. A call connection fee of 44.55 cents applies for calls made from outside Australia.

