How to Call Taiwan Phone Numbers?
Country phone codes
+886 is the country calling code assigned to Taiwan by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Fundamental Communications Act (2016) created by the National Communications Commission of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China.
So if you’re calling Taiwan, the number should start with:
+886 123-4567-90
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Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. Taiwan’s telephone numbers are made up of 11-12 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Taiwan using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+8-9-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Taiwan include Taipei (2), Kaohsiung (7) and Taichung (4).
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei | +886 | (2) | 1234 5678 |
| Kaohsiung | +886 | (7) | 1234 5678 |
| Taichung | +886 | (4) | 1234 5678 |
So if you’re making a call to Taipei, dial +886 2 1234 5678.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across Taiwan.
4G coverage
LTE 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 Taiwan
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Emergency phone numbers
Here are the 2 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Taiwan:
119 for ambulance service
119 for fire
110 for police
Best Time to Call Taiwan
Taiwan observes China Standard Time (CST) using the time offset of UTC+08.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Taiwan from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 9:00am – 10:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 8:00am – 10:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 8:30am – 9:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 10:00am – 11:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 8:00am – 7:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 7:30am – 6:30pm | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 9:00am – 11:00pm | 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 – 8:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 11:30am – 11:30pm | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 10:30am – 10:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 12:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 7:00am – 7:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 7:30am – 6:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |