How to Call French Polynesia Phone Numbers?
Country phone codes
+689 is the country calling code assigned to French Polynesia by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Numbering Plan of 2020, created by the Direction Générale de l’Economie Numérique (DGEN) of the French Polynesia Government
So if you’re calling to French Polynesia, the number should start with:
+689 895-554


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Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come after the country and area codes of a telephone number. French Polynesia’s telephone numbers are made up of 11 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to French Polynesia using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+5-digit number. Some of the common area codes in French Polynesia include Windward Islands (40 4, 40 5, 40 8), Leeward (40 6) and Remote Islands (40 9).
Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
---|---|---|---|
Windward Islands | +689 | 40 4 40 5 40 8 |
12345 |
Leeward Islands | +689 | 40 6 | 12345 |
Remote Islands | +689 | 40 9 | 12345 |
So, if you’re making a call to Windward Islands, dial +689 40 412345.
Network coverage
Network coverage is moderately available across French Polynesia.
4G coverage
4G connection is moderately available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
Available at over 50 destinations, you can count on us to keep you connected even when you’re not in home soil.
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Top Mobile SIM network in French Polynesia
Here are the top mobile SIM networks in French Polynesia:
Vodafone
Vini
Ora Mobile
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the 3 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting French Polynesia:

15 for ambulance service

18 for fire

17 for police
Best Time to Call French Polynesia
French Polynesia observes Tahiti Time using the time offset of UTC-10.
Gambier Time using the time offset of UTC-09 and Marquesas using the time offset of Time -09:30 . Wherever you are in Australia, you can call French Polynesia from the following time zones…
Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
---|---|---|---|---|
French Polynesia | 8:00am – 4:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
8:00am – 2:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
8:00am – 3:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
8:00am – 5:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
8:00am – 1:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
8:00am – 12:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)
Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
---|---|---|---|---|
French Polynesia | 8:00am – 2:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
9:00am – 1:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
8:00am – 11:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
8:30am – 1:30pm | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
8:00am – 12:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
8:00am – 7:00pm | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
8:00am – 1:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
8:00am – 12:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |