Calling to Brunei
- 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.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone
Use the same call sequence.
Bruneian mobile phone numbers are eight digits and begin with ‘7’ or ‘8’.
Calling to a mobile phone that is registered in Brunei but roaming outside of Brunei: dial the regular call sequence to a Bruneian mobile phone.
Calling to a mobile phone user currently roaming in Brunei with a phone from outside of Brunei: call the country where the mobile phone is registered.
… to a VoIP phone
Call VoIP phone numbers based in Brunei with the same call sequence as a regular landline phone.
There are no designated VoIP exchanges in Brunei.
Calling to a VoIP phone registered in Brunei with the user roaming outside of Brunei: dial the regular call sequence to a Bruneian VoIP phone.
Calling to a VoIP phone user currently roaming in Brunei with a phone from outside of Brunei: call the country where the VoIP phone is registered.
… to a satellite phone
Brunei 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 Brunei (domestic dialing)
Dial all seven digits as listed anywhere in the country. There is no trunk prefix (long distance prefix) required in Brunei.
seven digits |
local phone number |
Bruneian phone numbers explained
Number details
Bruneian phone numbers are seven digits. The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a land-line or mobile phone number.
Landline (fixed line) phone numbers begin with ‘2’ (but not ‘228’ or ‘229’), ‘3’, ‘4’, or ‘5’.
Mobile numbers being with ‘7’, ‘8’, ‘228’, and ‘229’. They are dialed the same way as all other numbers in Brunei.
An example of a Bruneian phone number
The Brunei Hotel lists its phone number in Negara Brunei Darussalam as +673 2244 828.
Number explanation
673 | 2 | 244 828 |
country code for Brunei | geographic (area) code | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Negara Brunei Darussalam
Dial all seven digits of the local phone number when calling from anywhere in the country.
2244 828 |
local phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Kuala Belait, Brunei (on the other side of the country)
Dial all seven digits of the local phone number when calling from anywhere in the country.
0 | 2 | 244 828 |
trunk prefix | geographic (area) code | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Brunei
Dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Brunei’s country code of ‘673’, followed by the local seven-digit phone number.
exit code | 673 | 2 |
exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Brunei | geographic (area) code |
Calling from Brunei
’00’ is used as an exit code to dial an international phone call from Brunei.
Phone books, directories, and number lookup
- Brunei Yellow Pages – the largest telephone directory for Brunei, including business, residential, government, and reverse number lookup.
- Government of Brunei directory – Official government directory for various Government of Brunei departments.
Sources and more resources
- AITI (Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry) – Official telecommunications regulator for Brunei.
- APT (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity) – Intergovernmental organization that works with government, manufacturing, and research & development in the telecommunications industry.
- 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 – Brunei (country code +673) Communication of 10.VI.2014 – Details of Brunei’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Brunei – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Brunei. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.