Calling to Gibraltar
- 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’ and ‘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
Gibraltar 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.
Calling within Gibraltar (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk number used within Gibraltar’s phone system.
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Gibraltar phone numbers explained
Number details
Gibraltar phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a landline or mobile phone.
Landline phones start with ‘2’. Mobile phones start with ‘5’ and ‘6’.
An example of a Gibraltar phone number
The Gibraltar Museum lists its phone number in Gibraltar as +350 200 74289.
Phone number explanation
| 350 | 2007 | 4289 |
| country code for Gibraltar | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | the remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Gibraltar
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number as it is listed.
| 200 7 | 4289 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | the remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Gibraltar)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number as it is listed.
| 200 7 | 4289 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | the remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Gibraltar
To call from outside Gibraltar, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Gibraltar’s country code of ‘350’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 350 | 200 7 | 4289 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Gibraltar | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | the remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Gibraltar
’00’ is used as an exit code to dial an international call from Gibraltar.
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 – Gibraltar (country code +350) National Numbering Plan – Details of Gibraltar’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Gibraltar – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Gibraltar. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Gibraltar – Entry for Gibraltar in the British Telecom international directory.