Germany Country Codes
- Telephone: +49
- 2 Letter: DE
- 3 Letter: DEU
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 276
- ISO 3116-2: DE
- Internet TLD: .de
- ICAO Airport Code: ED (civil), ET (military)
- Maritime Identification Digits: 211 & 218
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1E9 U+1F1EA
- Official Name: The Federal Republic of Germany
How to call Germany (international dialing)
- Do not dial a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Germany for domestic long distance calls.
- 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.
Germany’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 0049 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Germany’s country code of ’49’).
- Country code 01149 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Germany’s country code of ’49’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers are represented by area codes ‘015’, ‘016’, and ‘017’. Do not dial the leading ‘0’ when calling from outside Germany.
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
Dial VoIP phone numbers based in Germany with the same call sequence as a regular landline phone.
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
Germany 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 Germany (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk number used when calling to a different area code or a mobile phone within Germany.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Only dial the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code in the call.
six to eight digits |
local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code, or to a mobile phone)
Include the trunk prefix ‘0’ as well as the area code in the call.
0 | two to five digits | thirdone |
trunk prefix | ara code | thirdtwo |
German phone numbers explained
Number details
German numbers are seven to twelve digits.
The first two to five digits are an area (geographic) code.
The backward slash (‘/’) is used in Germany telephone numbers to show the separation between the area code and the local subscriber number.
Mobile numbers start with area codes 015, 016, and 017.
An example of a German phone number
The Neues Museum lists its phone number in Berlin as +49 (0)30 /266424242.
Number explanation
49 | 30 | 266424242 |
country code for Germany | geographic (area) code for Berlin | local phone number within Berlin |
The ‘0’ in brackets represents the trunk prefix that is only used for dialing domestically.
Local example – calling from another location in Berlin
Dial only the local subscriber number (the part of the phone number after the backslash (‘/’) when calling within the same area code.
266424242 |
local phone number within Berlin |
Long distance example – calling from Stuttgart, Germany (on the other side of the country) or a mobile phone
Start the call with the trunk prefix ‘0’ and the area code when calling from a different area code or a mobile phone.
0 | 30 | 266424242 |
long distance trunk prefix | area code for Berlin | local phone number within Berlin |
International example – calling from outside Germany
To call from outside Germany, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by the Germany country code of ’49’, followed by the local area code and phone number.
The leading ‘0’ is not included in the phone call when calling from outside Germany.
exit code | 49 | 30 | 266424242 |
exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Germany | area code for Berlin | local phone number within Berlin |
How to call from Germany
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Germany.
Sources and more resources
- Bundesnetzagentur – Ministry responsible for telecommunications in Germany.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Telecom Rules for the Digital Single Market. Outlines some of the telecommunications regulations across the European Single Market.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Country information – Germany – update on internet and wireless access across the European single market. Has a focus on broadband, however, includes wireless information as well.
- 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 – Germany (country code +49) communication of 21.IX.2016 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Germany’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Germany – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Germany. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Germany International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Germany from the BT phone book.