How can I call Argentina from Spain? Methods and Recommendations

International calling is a practice that can still cause some confusion among people (especially among seniors) because there are a variety of factors that come into play unlike local calls.

Are there policies that influence calls from different countries? Does my current carrier offer me a plan that allows me to call abroad for a better price? What steps should I follow to call abroad? And how can I call Argentina from Spain? These are doubts that we will clarify in this article.

Whether you have family, friends or maybe you need to make calls for work reasons to Argentina We will explain exactly how to do it.

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Prefix to call Argentina from Spain

A particular factor that differentiates Argentine telephone numbers from those of other countries is that both mobile and landline numbers have a common characteristic: the number of digits. En Argentina all the phones (whether fixed or mobile) have a total of 10 numbers including the city prefix.

As usual to call from Spain to another country, You need to enter the code 00 as the first element. This gives access to the lines to the wide international radius in which there are dozens of countries that we can call.

When we have already dialed 00 We will dial number 54, that is the prefix that Argentina has. As you can see, it is one of the most similar to the one used in Spain (number 34).

To call Argentina from Spain We must also enter the code that corresponds to the province or city we call.sThis number does not always have the same number of digits; sometimes it can have up to four digits, although the most common is that it only has two.

Below you can see a table with the codes for some of the most popular cities or provinces in Argentina.

City	Town \ Province	Prefix
Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	11
Cordoba	Cordoba	351
currents	currents	379
Formosa	Formosa	370
La Plata	Buenos Aires	221
La Rioja	La Rioja	380
Mendoza	Mendoza	261
Neuquén	Neuquén	299
Santa Fe	Santa Fe	342
Paraná	Between rivers	343
Posadas.	Missions	376
rawson	Chubut	2804
Resistance	Chaco	362
Rio Gallegos	Santa Cruz	2966
Salta	Salta	387
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	Catamarca	383
San Juan	San Juan	264
saint Louis	saint Louis	266
San Miguel de Tucuman	Tucuman	381
San Salvador de Jujuy	Jujuy	388
Santa Fe	Santa Fe	342
Santa Rosa	The Pampas	2954
Santiago del Estero	Santiago del Estero	385
Viedma	Río Negro	2920
Ushuaia	Tierra del Fuego, Antártida and Islas del Atlántico Sur	2901

There are some cases of telephone numbers that start with a 15 prefix and errors occur when calling. This prefix is ​​necessary within the country, meaning that if you are calling Argentina from Spain you should ignore it.

For example, if it is a phone from Mar del Plata, the combination would be 00 54 9 223 XXX XXXX,

How much does it cost to call Argentina from Spain?

In case you want to call Argentina in the traditional way, one of your best options is hire an extra rate for your contractThese are generally called international bonuses and consist of an extra monthly fee that, as a benefit, considerably lowers the cost of international calls.

Attached here is a table with the prices for international calls from some of the largest telecommunications companies in Spain (these apply to Argentina as well as to the rest of the countries).

MasMóvil
Price per minute	Call setup
24.24 cents	43.56 cents
Vodafone
Price per minute	Call setup
12.1 cents	36.30
Movistar
Price per minute	Call setup
1.5 Euros	70 cents
Orange
Price per minute	Call setup
1.09 cents	30 cents

Other options

The most obvious way is, as you may have guessed, to use a messaging app to call your contacts located in Argentina.

There are extremely popular apps around the world that offer the option of audio-only calling and even audio and video calling (video calling).

The most attractive fact about using one of these apps is that they are completely free to use, so you won't have to worry about extra costs per minute.

Some of these applications are WhatsApp, Telegram, Line, Messenger, Instagram, Twitter etc., the popularity of these apps virtually guarantees that your contacts are registered or have accounts on at least one if not multiple of these apps.

However, if in your case you absolutely need to call by traditional means you can use a little-known service called call home.

This option allows you to make international calls to Argentina from Spain quickly and they promise that with this service you can save up to 80% on your telephone bill and it works without having to change operators or internet.

To use Llamaracasa you must follow these steps:

• Brands 902 056 056
• You hear the narration
• You dial 0054 in a row and the destination phone number.
• 00 (Exit prefix from Spain)
• 54 (Prefix of Argentina)

The cost of this service is 0.072 euros per minute, which is actually much cheaper than traditional operators. They also recommend using a landline when using CallHome because it is cheaper than using a mobile phone.

Conclusions

If you are wondering how you can call Argentina from Spain, you should be happy that there are such a variety of options, the most viable of which is through free mobile applications.

But if you don't like that option, you still have a good range of possibilities.

Several telecommunications companies offer options that allow you to call abroad or reduce the cost of your calls abroad for an extra monthly fee, some cheaper (llamaracasa) others more expensive (highlighting Movistar in this case).

Regarding other disadvantages, there is the factor of the multiple codes assigned to the different cities and provinces of Argentina. This can become somewhat confusing and tedious and in cases such as the prefix 15, errors may occur, but in general, as long as you have no doubt about which code to use, you should be able to call without any problem.