Egypt’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +20
- 2 Letter: EG
- 3 Letter: EGY
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 818
- Internet TLD: .eg
- ICAO Airport Code: HE
- Maritime Identification Digits: 622
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1EA U+1F1EC
- Official Name: The Arab Republic of Egypt
How to call Egypt
- Do not dial a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Egypt 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 begin with ‘1’. Phone numbers are often written as ’01’. Do not dial the leading ‘0’ when calling from outside the country.
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
Egypt 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 Egypt (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix for calling to a different area code within Egypt.
Local calling (within the same area code)
To call within the same area code in Egypt dial only the local number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| seven to eight digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code, or from a mobile phone)
To call to a different area code within Egypt dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the three digit area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | one to two digits | seven to eight digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)
To call a mobile phone within Egypt dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the two digit carrier code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | two digits | nine digits |
| trunk prefix | carrier code | local phone number |
Egyptian phone numbers explained
Number details
Egyptian phone numbers are nine to ten digits (ten to eleven digits if including a leading ‘0’ that is not dialed when called from outside the country).
The first one to two digits is an area code that represents a geographic part of the country.
Mobile numbers are represented by area codes (carrier codes) starting with ’10’, ’11’, or ’12’.
An example of an Egyptian phone number
The Four Seasons Hotel Cairo lists its phone number in Cairo as 20 (2) 3567-1600.
Phone number explanation
| 20 | 2 | 3567 1600 |
| country code for Egypt | area (geographic) code for Cairo | local subscriber number in Cairo |
Local example – calling from another location in Cairo, Egypt
To call within the same area code, dial only the local subscriber number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| firstone |
| local subscriber number in Cairo |
Long distance example – calling from Aswan, Egypt (on the other side of the country)
To call from a different area code, dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 2 | 3567 1600 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Cairo | local subscriber number in Cairo |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Egypt)
To call from a mobile phone, dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 2 | 3567 1600 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Cairo | local subscriber number in Cairo |
International example – calling from outside Egypt
To call from outside Egypt, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Egypt’s country code of ’20’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not dial any leading ‘0’ listed in the Egyptian phone number.
| exit code | 20 | 2 | 3567 1600 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Cairo | local subscriber number in Cairo |
How to call from Egypt
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Egypt.
Sources and more resources
- National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA)– Egypt’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 – Egypt (country code +20) National Numbering Plan – Details of Egypt’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Egypt – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Egypt. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Egypt – Entry for Egypt in the British Telecom international directory.