Send SMS to Portugal online
Lisbon's cobblestone streets are lined with family-owned cafes, boutique shops, and local tour guides. Schools, clinics, and delivery services in Portugal use text messages to stay connected with their customers. They send reminders about class changes, appointment confirmations, or delivery updates. Texts are perfect here because they work on all phones, don't require apps, and are read quickly, even by older generations or tourists.
Portugal
+351 · Southern Europe and Balkans
Price per message
$0.00458
- For $40
- 8,733 SMS
- Alphabet
- GSM-7 or Unicode
- 1,000 messages
- $4.58
- Example number
- +351 912 345 678
What a bulk SMS campaign to Portugal costs
Need a different count? The pricing calculator works it out for any number of messages, and the workspace shows the exact total for your own list, including names merged into the text.
| Recipients | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $0.46 | $0.92 |
| 500 | $2.29 | $4.58 |
| 1,000 | $4.58 | $9.16 |
| 5,000 | $22.90 | $45.80 |
| 10,000 | $45.80 | $91.60 |
Who sends text messages to customers in Portugal
Family cafes
Cafes in Porto text customers about daily specials or holiday menu updates.
Boutique shops
Shops in Faro send texts about new arrivals or seasonal sales.
Tour guides
Guides in Sintra text visitors about tour timings or weather-related changes.
Delivery services
Delivery services in Coimbra text customers when their order is out for delivery.
Phone number format in Portugal
A mobile number in Portugal has 9 digits after +351 and no leading 0, so 912 345 678 becomes +351 912 345 678 in international format. With Portugal as the default country you can paste the local form.
Alphabet and message length
Texts in Portuguese stay at 160 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ and ú. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
Main languages: Portuguese.
Best time to send to Portugal
Portugal has more than one time zone, from UTC-1 in Azores to UTC+0 in Lisbon in January. A campaign scheduled for 10:00 in Lisbon reaches other regions earlier or later, so for local reminders split the list by region and schedule each part for its own morning.
Your business
Text Message · Today 09:30
Hi Lee, your order is ready. Collect it today from 2 pm at the front desk.
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Questions about texting Portugal
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Portugal?
One message (one segment) to Portugal costs $0.00458. A campaign to 1,000 people with a short text costs $4.58, and a two-segment text costs twice that. Failed messages are refunded to your credit.
How many messages to Portugal does a $40 top-up send?
$40 sends 8,733 single-segment messages to Portugal, and more with the bonus on your first top-up. Credit has no expiry date, so what you do not use stays in your account.
How long can a text to Portugal be?
Texts in Portuguese stay at 160 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ and ú. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
What number format do I use for Portugal?
A mobile number in Portugal has 9 digits after +351 and no leading 0, so 912 345 678 becomes +351 912 345 678 in international format. With Portugal as the default country you can paste the local form.
Should I send texts in Portuguese or English?
Portuguese is preferred for locals, but English works well for tourists, especially in cities like Lisbon or Algarve.
Are there busy seasons when texts are more effective?
Texts are especially useful during summer tourist season or around holidays like Carnival, when people are planning activities.
Ready to text Portugal?
Create an account, paste your Portugal numbers and see the exact total before you send. Top up from $40: that is 8,733 messages to Portugal.