How to Call United Kingdom Phone Numbers?
Country phone codes
+44 is the country calling code assigned to the United Kingdom by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Communications Act 2003, created by Ofcom (The Office of Communications).
So if you’re calling the United Kingdom, the number should start with:
+44 123-4567-901
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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. The United Kingdom’s telephone numbers are made up of 12 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to the United Kingdom using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+4-8-digit number. Some of the common area codes in the United Kingdom include London (20), Northern Ireland (28) and Birmingham (121).
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | +44 | (20) | 1234 5678 |
| Northern Ireland | +44 | (28) | 1234 5678 |
| Birmingham | +44 | (121) | 1234 567 |
So if you’re making a call to Birmingham, dial +44 121 123 4567.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across the United Kingdom.
LTE 4G coverage
LTE 4G connection is readily 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 the United Kingdom
Here are the top mobile SIM networks in the United Kingdom:
EE Mobile
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Vodafone Mobile
Top apps used to communicate
Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in the United Kingdom:
Messenger
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the 2 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting the United Kingdom:
999, 112 for the national emergency number.
Best Time to Call the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom observes British Summer Time (BST) using the time offset of UTC+01.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call the United Kingdom from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 5:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 7:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 3:00pm – 11:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 2:30pm – 10:30pm | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 6:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 6:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 8:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 3:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 2:30pm – 10:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |