Calling to the Falkland Islands
- 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 ‘5’ or ‘6’.
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
The Falkland Islands do not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within the Falkland Islands (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix used when calling within the Falkland Islands. Dial the entire five digit number as it is listed.
| five digits |
| local phone number |
Falkland Island phone numbers explained
Number details
Falkland Islands phone numbers are five digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a fixed line (land-line) or mobile phone.
Mobile numbers start with ‘5’ or ‘6’.
An example of a Falkland Islands phone number
The Falkland Islands Museum lists its phone number in Stanley as +500 27428.
Number explanation
| 500 | 2 | 7428 |
| country code for Falkland Islands | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | rest of the local phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Stanley
Dial the entire five-digit phone number for all calls within the Falkland Islands.
| 2 | 7428 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | rest of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Fox Bay, Falkland Islands (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire five-digit phone number for all calls within the Falkland Islands.
| 2 | 7428 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | rest of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside the Falkland Islands
To call from outside the Falkland Islands, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by the Falkland Islands’ country code of ‘500’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 500 | 2 | 7428 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for the Falkland Islands | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | rest of the phone number |
Calling from the Falkland Islands
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from the Falkland Islands.
Sources and more resources
- 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 – Falkland Islands (country code +500) National Numbering Plan – Details of the Falkland Islands’ telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in the Falkland Islands – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for the Falkland Islands. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Falkland Islands – Entry for the Falkland Islands in the British Telecom international directory.