Calling to French Polynesia
- 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 ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘7’, and ’89’.
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
French Polynesia does 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 French Polynesia (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire local phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk prefix used for calling within French Polynesia.
| six or eight digits |
| local phone number |
French Polynesian phone numbers explained
Number details
French Polynesian phone numbers are six or eight digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a landline or mobile phone.
Land-line (fixed line) phone numbers being with a ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘6’, ‘8’ (but not ’89’), or ‘9’.
Mobile numbers being with ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘7’, or ’89’.
An example of a French Polynesian phone number
The Le Meridien Tahiti lists its phone number in Tahiti as 689 40 47 07 07.
Phone number explanation
| 689 | 4 | 0 47 07 07 |
| country code for French Polynesia | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Tahiti, French Polynesia
Dial only the local phone number for all calls within French Polynesia.
| 4 | 0 47 07 07 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Hakapehi, French Polynesia (on the other side of the country)
Dial only the local phone number for all calls within French Polynesia.
| 4 | 0 47 07 07 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside French Polynesia (including France and French Overseas Departments and Territories)
To call from outside French Polynesia, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by French Polynesia’s country code of ‘689’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 689 | 4 | 0 47 07 07 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for French Polynesia | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from French Polynesia
’00’ is used as an exit code to dial an international call from French Polynesia.
Sources and more resources
- OPT – Office des Postes et Télécommunication – French Polynesia’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 – French Polynesia (country code +689) National Numbering Plan – Details of French Polynesia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in French Polynesia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for French Polynesia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – French Polynesia – Entry for French Polynesia in the British Telecom international directory.