Making telephone calls from Curacao

Local and international telephone calls made from hotel rooms are expensive. We recommend you buy a prepaid telephone card for use at public phones. These are available from all petrol stations and supermarkets.

The phone book is colour-coded:

Emergency numbers: Listed at the front of the book.
White pages at front of book: Setel telephone numbers, information on Setel,
information on Curacao, information on use of telephone, etc.
White pages with orange edge: Information on international calls
Beige pages (front of book): Island Government services
Pink pages (front of book): Central Government services
White pages: Main local telephone directory
Blue pages (back of book): Medical institutions, doctors, dentists, etc.
Pink pages (back of book): Local fax numbers
Yellow pages: Businesses and companies etc with separate indexes in English, Dutch, Spanish and Papiamento.

Mobile Phones

The local mobile (cellular) phone companies have agreements with the major international networks.  It is strongly recommended that you check calling costs and network coverage with your provider before you arrive.  If you have a SIM lock free mobile (cellular) phone, you can purchase a local prepaid SIM card and top up cards from most retail outlets. 

Useful & Emergency Telephone Numbers

 00 International Code
 911 Police and Fire Brigade
 912 Ambulance
 121 Local Directory Enquiries
 022 International Directory Enquiries
 021 Overseas Operators
 160 Time

Internet

Internet access is offered by most hotels using prepaid internet cards.  Some hotels have an internet connection available in the room.  There are several internet cafés on the island where you can also make relatively cheap telephone calls.
Wireless internet is also available in some cafés.  Personal laptops can be used in Café De Tropen and Café Welhelmina using WiFi internet.