Send SMS to Southern Europe and the Balkans: prices for 19 countries
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Malta and Cyprus share this region with Andorra, San Marino, Vatican City, Gibraltar and the Balkan countries Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria and Romania.
Tourism, family restaurants, pharmacies and language schools are big users of text messages, and many businesses write to both locals and visitors from abroad on the same day.
- Countries
- 19
- Lowest price
- $0.00458
- Portugal
- $40 top-up to Portugal
- 8,733 messages
Bulk SMS prices in Southern Europe and the Balkans
| Country | Calling code | Per message | For $40 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal | $0.00458 | ||
 Cyprus | $0.00558 | ||
 North Macedonia | $0.00778 | ||
 Spain | $0.00778 | ||
 Gibraltar | $0.00808 | ||
 Kosovo | $0.00938 | ||
 Romania | $0.00938 | ||
 Italy | $0.00968 | ||
 Andorra | $0.01098 | ||
 Greece | $0.01098 | ||
 San Marino | $0.01098 | ||
 Vatican City | $0.01098 | ||
 Albania | $0.01498 | ||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $0.01528 | ||
 Montenegro | $0.01628 | ||
 Malta | $0.01718 | ||
 Croatia | $0.02248 | ||
 Bulgaria | $0.02818 | ||
 Serbia | $0.03198 |
Time zones and timing
Spain, Italy, Malta, Croatia and most of the western Balkans use UTC+1 (UTC+2 in summer); Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania use UTC+2 (UTC+3 in summer); mainland Portugal and Spain's Canary Islands use UTC+0 (UTC+1 in summer).
Alphabets and message length
Spanish ñ and Italian è, é, ì, ò, ù are in GSM-7, while Portuguese ã and ç, Greek lowercase letters, Cyrillic used in Serbia, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, and Romanian ș and ț switch the text to Unicode.
Tips for this region
- Greek and Cyrillic texts are always Unicode: 70 characters per segment.
- Lunch hours are late in Spain and Italy; avoid early-afternoon promotions.
- Name the town in texts for visitors who travel between islands or regions.
Other SMS destinations by region
Text customers across Southern Europe and the Balkans
One account covers every country on this page. Paste a mixed list and the workspace sorts it by country, prices each number and shows the total before you send.