Two 1300 systems
1300 Numbers: Malaysia and Australia Compared
Malaysia and Australia each run a 1300 inbound number service. Same prefix, different networks, different rates — and neither number dials from the other country.
- Malaysia 1300: Malaysian network and rates
- Australia 1300: shared cost, published plans
- No cross-border dialling
1300 and Malaysia
What is a 1300 number in Malaysia?
Malaysia's domestic inbound business number service, run on the Malaysian network: callers dial the 1300 prefix at locally set charges, and the receiving business carries the rest under its Malaysian agreement.
Are Australian and Malaysian 1300 numbers the same product?
No — they share a prefix and little else. Each is a national service with its own carriers, pricing and numbering arrangements, and neither is reachable from the other country.
What do Australian 1300 numbers cost?
Plans from $10 to $99 a month with callers paying up to the local call rate inside Australia — the shared-cost model, published on the pricing page.
Which one do I need?
An Australian 1300 number for Australian customers, from an Australian provider. For Malaysian customers, a Malaysian 1300 from a Malaysian provider — no provider can issue the other country's numbers.
A search for "1300 number Malaysia" usually means one of two things: you have encountered a Malaysian 1300 number and want to know what it costs, or you are working out which country's 1300 number your business needs. Both answers start with the same fact: Malaysia and Australia each run their own 1300 service — same prefix, different countries, different networks, different rates.
The Malaysian 1300
Malaysia's 1300 numbers are its domestic inbound business lines, run on the Malaysian network. Callers in Malaysia dial the prefix at locally set charges, and the receiving business carries the remainder under its Malaysian service agreement. The current per-minute figures belong to Malaysian providers' published rates — which we neither sell nor quote; check the Malaysian provider or your plan's terms. The charges question is covered further in 1300 number charges in Malaysia.
The Australian 1300
Australia's 1300 numbers are shared-cost business numbers: callers pay up to the local call rate from fixed lines, the business pays the remainder on plans from $10 a month, charging is per second, and the rates are published on the pricing page. The mechanics are in how 1300 numbers work.
The boundary
Neither number works from the other country. The ranges are domestic — an Australian 1300 fails from Malaysia and a Malaysian 1300 fails from Australia — because national inbound ranges are published for domestic dialling only. The workaround for callers and the two-number setup for businesses are in are 1300 numbers free in Malaysia.
If the Australian number is the one you need, search the available 1300 numbers pool and connect one today — the product overview is at 1300 numbers.
The Australian 1300
Get an Australian 1300 number from $10 a month
One national number for Australian callers — answered on the phones you already use.