Calling to and from Europe

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