Tips from Rick Steeves
Whether you're phoning from a US landline, your own mobile phone, a Skype account, or a number in another European country (e.g., Spain to Italy), you're making an international call. Here's how to do it:
1. Dial the international access code.
- 011 if calling from a US or Canadian landline or mobile phone; if dialing from a mobile phone, you can enter a + instead of the 011 (press and hold the 0 key)
- 00 if calling from a number in any European country; if dialing from a mobile phone, you can enter a + instead of the 00
2. Dial the country code.
- For example, dial 39 if you're calling Italy or 33 for France (see chart below)
- Canada = 1
3. Dial the phone number.
- If the number begins with a 0, drop it (except for Italy)
Country codes:
- Iceland: 354
- Sweden: 46
- Denmark: 45
- Germany: 49
- Netherlands: 31