International dialing converter: what to dial to call a number from your country
In short: Pick the country you're calling from and get the digits to dial for every number: exit code, country code and the number without its trunk 0, plus the + form for mobiles and the local form. Limit: It formats valid numbers only; a number that isn't valid for its country gets no dial string.
To call an international number, dial your country's exit code, then the country code, then the number without its leading 0. From the US, +44 20 7946 0958 becomes 011 44 20 7946 0958; from the UK, a US number is 00 1 415 555 0132. Pick your country, paste a list or CSV, and download what to dial for each.
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The country the call is made from. Its exit code goes in front.
Used for numbers written without a + country code.
How do you call abroad from United States?
- Exit code
- 011
- Then
- The country code, then the number without its trunk 0
- From a mobile
- Hold 0 for + and dial the number in + form; the + stands in for any exit code
Exit codes from Google’s libphonenumber data, which follows the dialling procedures countries report to the ITU.
Sample result
From the US, +44 20 7946 0958 is dialled 011 44 20 7946 0958.
- Calling from United States
- 011 44 20 7946 0958
- Exit code
- 011
- Country code
- 44
What this means for you
Exit code first, then the country code, then the number without its 0. From a mobile, the + form works anywhere.
- The right exit code for your country
- Trunk 0 dropped, or kept where the plan says
- Spaced and digits-only dial strings
- 500 a run, 25,000 signed in; CSV
- Dialing
- Exit codes
- No signup
By SimpleVerifier Team · Last updated · Runs in your browser; nothing you paste is sent to us
How do I convert numbers into what to dial from my country?
- Pick Calling from: the country the call is made from. Its exit code shows straight away (011 from the US and Canada, 00 from most of Europe, 0011 from Australia).
- Pick a default country for numbers written without a + code, then paste numbers or upload a CSV.
- Press Show what to dial. Each number gets the digits to dial from that country, the + form for a mobile, and how it's written inside its own country.
- Download the CSV with your other columns kept, spaced and digits-only versions of the dial string included.
Example
- You enter
- Calling from United States;
+44 20 7946 0958,+61 491 570 006and+1 876 555 0147. - You get
- Exit code 011.
+44 20 7946 0958becomes011 44 20 7946 0958(011442079460958digits only);+61 491 570 006becomes011 61 491 570 006;+1 876 555 0147is1 (876) 555-0147, within +1 but still an international call. Switch Calling from to United Kingdom and a US number becomes00 1 415 555 0132. - Limits
- Up to 500 rows a run without an account and 25,000 when signed in with Google; files up to 25 MB. It runs in your browser.
How do I dial an international number?
Dial three things in order: the exit code (international prefix) of the country you're calling from, the country code of the number, and the national number without its trunk prefix. From the US or Canada the exit code is 011; from the UK, most of Europe, India and much of the world it's 00; from Australia 0011; from Japan 010. So a London number, 020 7946 0958 at home, is 011 44 20 7946 0958 from New York and 0011 44 20 7946 0958 from Sydney.
Each country reports its exit code and trunk prefix to the ITU, which publishes them as the dialling procedures list under Recommendation E.164. This converter uses Google's libphonenumber data, which carries those prefixes for 245 countries and territories along with each country's number formats.
Do I drop the 0 when calling internationally?
Usually, yes. The leading 0 in the UK, Germany, France, Australia and many other countries is a trunk prefix, dialled only inside the country, and it's dropped after the country code: 07911 123456 becomes +44 7911 123456. Italy is the main exception; its landlines keep the 0, so Rome is +39 06 1234 5678. Argentina's mobiles add a 9 after the country code instead of the 15 used at home.
Those rules are why converting by hand goes wrong. Here they come from each country's numbering plan, so the dial string for every row follows the destination's rules, not a single find-and-replace.
What's the easiest way to dial from a mobile?
Use the + form. On a mobile, holding 0 types a +, and the network replaces it with the right exit code for wherever you are, so +44 20 7946 0958 works from any country. That's why phone numbers are best stored in E.164, the + form without spaces, and only turned into an exit-code string for desk phones, PBXs and dialers that need one.
Calls between +1 countries are a special case: from the US to Canada or Jamaica you dial 1 and ten digits with no exit code, but a call to Jamaica is still an international call for billing.
Is this better than adding 011 in Excel?
| This tool | ="011"&A2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trunk 0 removed | Yes, per country | No |
| Italy's kept 0, Argentina's mobile 9 | Handled | Wrong |
| Calls within +1 | 1 + 10 digits, no 011 | 011 added anyway |
| Exit code for another country | Pick the country | Rewrite the formula |
Who uses this tool, and for what?
- Call centers
- Turn an international lead list into dial strings a desk phone or PBX accepts, with the right exit code for the office's country.
- Travellers and assistants
- Get the exact digits to call a hotel, office or contact abroad without working out exit codes and trunk zeros.
- Sales teams
- Give reps a clean dial column next to each contact, spaced to read and digits-only to paste.
- Developers
- Check what libphonenumber's out-of-country format produces for a set of numbers before shipping click-to-call.
What can’t this tool tell you?
- It formats valid numbers only; a number that isn't valid for its country gets no dial string.
- Some countries have several exit codes for different carriers; this uses the default one in the numbering-plan data.
- Dialling digits aren't a check that the number works: it may be disconnected or ported.
- Up to 500 rows a run without an account and 25,000 when signed in with Google.
Common questions
- How do I call the UK from the US?
- Dial 011 (the US exit code), 44 (the UK country code), then the number without its first 0. London 020 7946 0958 becomes 011 44 20 7946 0958.
- How do I call the US from the UK?
- Dial 00, then 1, then the ten-digit number: 00 1 415 555 0132. From a mobile you can dial +1 415 555 0132 instead.
- What is the exit code for the US?
- 011. It's the same in Canada and the other +1 countries. Calls between +1 countries need only 1 and the ten digits.
- What does 00 mean before a phone number?
- 00 is the exit code in most of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and much of Asia. A number written 0044… is the same as +44…, written for dialling from one of those countries.
- Do I need the + when I dial?
- On a mobile, the + is the simplest way: it works from any country. On a landline or desk phone, dial the exit code in its place.
Sources
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