Calling to Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Bosnia-Herzegovina 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.
Bosnia-Herzegovina’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00387 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Bosnia-Herzegovina’s country code of ‘387’).
- Country code 011387 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Bosnia-Herzegovina’s country code of ‘387’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘6’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial 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, cdial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Bosnia-Herzegovina 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 Bosnia-Herzegovina (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| six to seven digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code or a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | two digits | six to seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Bosnian-Herzegovinian phone numbers explained
Number details
Bosnian-Herzegovinian phone numbers are eight digits.
The first two digits (not including a leading ‘0’ that is not used in international calls) an area code.
Mobile numbers being with digit ‘6’.
An example of a Bosnian-Herzegovinian phone number
The Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina lists its phone number in Sarajevo as +387 33 266 551.
Number explanation
| 387 | 33 | 266 551 |
| country code for Bosnia and Herzegovina | geographic (area) code for Sarajevo | local phone number in Sarajevo |
Local example – calling from another location in Sarajevo
Dial only the local phone number – do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 266 551 |
| local phone number in Sarajevo |
Long distance example – calling from Sturlic, Bosnia and Herzegovina (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 33 | 266 551 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Sarajevo | local phone number in Sarajevo |
Mobile example – calling a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 33 | 266 551 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Sarajevo | local phone number in Sarajevo |
International example – calling from outside Bosnia-Herzegovina
To call from outside Bosnia-Herzegovina, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Bosnia-Herzegovina’s country code of ‘387’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Bosnia-Herzegovina.
| exit code | 33 | 266 551 |
| exit code for the country the call is dialed from | geographic (area) code for Sarajevo | local phone number in Sarajevo |
Calling from Bosnia-Herzegovina
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Sources and more resources
- Communications Regulatory Agency – Official regulator for telecommunications in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- 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 collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Bosnia-Herzegovina (country code +387) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- Communications Regulatory Agency – Numbering Plan – Details on Bosnia-Herzegovina’s telephone numbering space.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Bosnia-Herzegovina – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Bosnia-Herzegovina. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Bosnia-Herzegovina International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Croatia from the BT phone book.