Calling to Belarus
- Do not include a leading ‘8’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Belarus for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
Belarus’ country code may be mis-labeled:
- Country code 00375 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Belarus’ country code of ‘375’).
- Country code 011375 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Belarus’ country code of ‘375’).
When calling to a mis-labeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country where the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ’25’, ’29’, ’33’, or ’44’.
When calling a mobile phone user, call to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, call to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Belarus does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Belarus (domestic dialing)
‘8 – wait for the tone’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling between area (geographic) codes in Belarus.
Local calling (within the same area code)
To dial to a phone number in the same area code, dial only the local phone number. Do not include the leading ‘8’ or the area code in the call sequence.
| five to seven digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code or a mobile phone)
To dial to a phone number in a different area code or a mobile phone, dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, wait for the dial tone, then dial the area code and phone number.
| 8 - wait for the dial tone | two to four digits | five to seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Belarusian phone numbers explained
Number details
Belarusian phone numbers are nine digits.
The first two to four digits area an area code.
Mobile numbers use area codes ’25’, ’29’, ’33’, and ’44’.
An example of a Belarusian phone number
The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus lists its phone number in Minsk as +375 17 327 45 62.
Number explanation
| 375 | 17 | 327 45 62 |
| country code for Belarus | region code for Minsk | remainder of the phone number in Minsk |
Local example – calling from another location in Minsk
Dial only the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘8’ or the area code for Minsk ’17’.
| 327 45 62 |
| remainder of the phone number in Minsk |
Long distance example – calling from Brest, Belarus (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, wait for the tone, then dial the area code and local phone number.
| 8 - wait for the tone | 17 | 327 45 62 |
| trunk prefix | region code for Minsk | remainder of the phone number in Minsk |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Belarus)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘8’, wait for the tone, then dial the area code and local phone number.
| 8 - wait for the tone | 17 | 327 45 62 |
| trunk prefix | region code for Minsk | remainder of the phone number in Minsk |
International example – calling from outside Belarus
To call from outside Belarus, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Belarus’ country code of ‘375’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘8’ in the call when calling from outside Belarus.
| exit code | 375 | 17 | 327 45 62 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Belarus | region code for Minsk | remainder of the phone number in Minsk |
Calling from Belarus
‘8 – wait for the dial tone – 10’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Belarus.
Sources and more resources
- BELTELECOM (National Telecommunications Operator of the Republic of Belarus) – Belarus’s national telecommunications operator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Belarus (country code +375) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Belarus’ telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- BELTELECOM (National Telecommunications Operator of the Republic of Belarus) – Numbering Plan in Belarus – Details on Belarus’ telephone numbering space.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Belarus – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Belarus. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Belarus International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Belarus from the BT phone book.