Middle East

SIP Trunk Saudi Arabia — +966 Termination & DID Numbers

Saudi Arabia is the Gulf's largest voice market by population, and traffic spikes around Ramadan and the Hajj season. CST regulates numbering and services closely, so termination is widely available but local numbers depend on your licensing position.

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Overview

Routing calls to Saudi Arabia

Calling windows matter: Saudi Arabia runs on Riyadh time, and we route +966 calls for Riyadh, Jeddah and Mecca, Medina and Dammam across several carriers so a peak-hour congestion event on one network does not take your campaign down.

Numbering in Saudi Arabia is managed by CST. We terminate to geographic, mobile and toll-free ranges and price each one separately on the rate sheet. Inside the country, numbers are dialled with a 0 trunk prefix. Strip it before you send the call, and send 966 followed by the national number.

Outbound calls to Saudi Arabia work on a standard account. Inbound DIDs are restricted, and options depend on licensing and current stock, so our team confirms availability before taking an order.

What you get

What you get in Saudi Arabia

One account and one balance, with the same SBCs for termination and inbound numbers.

CLI route tier
Caller ID delivered end to end on +966 calls. Use it for sales, support and any traffic where answer rates matter.
Non-CLI route tier
A lower-cost tier where caller ID delivery is not guaranteed. Suitable for internal or transactional traffic that does not depend on the CLI.
Number types
Geographic, Mobile, Toll-free. DID availability varies by range and city.
Codecs
G.711a/u and G.729 on every route, G.722 and Opus where the far end supports them. T.38 for fax.
Channels on demand
Concurrent call limits are set per account and raised as your traffic grows. No fixed channel bundles.
Multi-carrier failover
Every +966 prefix is mapped to more than one carrier. Failed attempts move to the next one automatically.

Number formats

How to dial Saudi Arabia from your PBX

Send E.164 digits. The sample number below shows the format only.

Saudi Arabia number formats
Format	Example	Notes
International (E.164)	+966 11 123 4567	How the number is written and stored.
Sent from your PBX	966111234567	E.164 digits with no plus, prefixed by your tech prefix if your account uses one.
With 00 exit code	00 966 11 123 4567	Accepted on the trunk. We normalise it to E.164.
National format	011 123 4567	Dialled inside Saudi Arabia. Strip the trunk prefix before sending.

Compliance

Saudi Arabia rules to know

What applies before your first call or your first DID goes live.

Compliance box

Regulator: CST
Caller ID: A valid CLI that you are entitled to use is required on CLI routes. Spoofed or unallocated numbers are blocked.
DID KYC: Check with sales

Rules change — our team confirms current requirements before activation.

Use cases

Who uses Saudi Arabia routes

01
Arabic-language customer service calling Riyadh and Jeddah
02
Logistics and government contractors linking regional offices
03
Religious-tourism operators handling Hajj and Umrah enquiries

Setup

Start calling Saudi Arabia in 3 steps

01
Top up $200
Open a prepaid account and add balance by USDT (TRC20), BTC or card.
02
Add your trunk
Whitelist your PBX IP or create digest credentials, then point your outbound route at our SBC.
03
Dial +966
Send 966 + national number in E.164 and check the CDR for your first test call.