Cuba’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +53
- 2 Letter: CU
- 3 Letter: CUB
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 192
- Internet TLD: .cu
- ICAO Airport Code: MU
- Maritime Identification Digits: 323
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1E8 U+1F1FA
- Official Name: The Republic of Cuba
How to call Cuba (international dialing)
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Cuba 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.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers start with ‘5’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Cuba 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.
How to call within Cuba (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code or a mobile phone in Cuba.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| five to seven digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code, or from a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | one to two digits | five to seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the carrier code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 5 | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | mobile phone code | subscriber number |
Cuban phone numbers explained
Number details
Cuban phone numbers are seven to eight digits including the area code (not including a leading ‘0’ that is not dialed when called from outside the country.
The first one to two digits is an area code. It designates a geographic part of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with digit ‘5’.
An example of a Cuban phone number
The Melia Habana lists its phone number in Havana as (53) 7 2048500.
Number explanation
| 53 | 7 | 2048500 |
| country code for Cuba | geographic (area) code for Havana | phone number within Havana |
Local example – calling from another location in Havana, Cuba
To call within the same area code dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 2048500 |
| phone number within Havana |
Long distance example – calling from Holguin, Cuba (on the other side of the country)
To call to a different area code, dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 7 | 2048500 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Havana | phone number within Havana |
International example – calling from outside Cuba
To call from outside Cuba, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Cuba’s country code of ’53’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not dial any leading ‘0’ listed in the Cuban phone number.
| exit code | 53 | 7 | 2048500 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Cuba | geographic (area) code for Havana | phone number within Havana |
How to call from Cuba
‘119’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Cuba.
Sources and more resources
- Ministério de la Informática y las Comunicaciones de Cuba – Cuba’s telephone systems regulator.
- 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 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Cuba (country code +53) Communication of 19.I.2012 National Numbering Plan – Details of Cuba’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Cuba – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Cuba. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Cuba – Entry for Cuba in the British Telecom international directory.