Kosovo’s phone numbering system (country code +383) is currently in transition from Serbia’s (country code +381).
Phone numbers located in Kosovo listed under country code +381 will soon moved to Kosovo’s country code +383.
Kosovo phone number ranges in the Serbian phone system are: landline and mobile phone networks on +381 28 and landline networks on +381 29, +381 38, and +381 39.
Some mobile phone users in Kosovo may also temporarily be on networks accessed through Monaco and Slovenia’s country codes:
Monaco (+377): mobile phone networks on +377 44 and +377 45.
Slovenia (+386): mobile phone networks on +386 43 and +386 49.
Kosovo’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +383
- 2 Letter: none
- 3 Letter: none
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: none
- Internet TLD: none
- ICAO Airport Code: BK
- Maritime Identification Digits: none
- Emoji Flag: none
- Official Name: none
How to call Kosovo (international dialing)
Calling instruction to Kosovo +383 phone numbers. For calling instructions to Kosovo +381 phone numbers see our page on “How to call Serbia.”
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Kosovo 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.
Kosovo country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00383 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Kosovo’s country code of ‘383’).
- Country code 011383 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Kosovo’s country code of ‘383’).
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 or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phones in Kosovo may be on Serbian (country code +381) phone network on +381 28 or through Monaco (+377) on +377 44 and +377 45 or through Slovenia (+386) on +386 43 and +386 49.
When calling a mobile phone user, call 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
Kosovo 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.
Kosovar phone numbers explained
Number details
Kosovo’s phone numbers are eight digits.
The first two digits are an area code.
An example of a Kosovo phone number
The Swiss Diamond Hotel – Prishtina lists its phone number in Pristina as+381 (0)38 220 000.
+381 demonstrates that the phone number is accessed through the Serbian phone network.
Number explanation
| 381 | 38 | 220 000 |
| country code for Serbia (and Kosovo) | area (geographic) code for Kosovo | local phone number in Pristina |
The (0) is a trunk prefix used for calling to a different area code in the Serbian phone system.
Local example – calling from another location in Pristina
Dial only the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 220 000 |
| local phone number in Pristina |
Long distance example – calling from Prizren, Kosovo (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 38 | 220 000 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Pristina | local phone number in Pristina |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Kosovo)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 38 | 220 000 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Pristina | local phone number in Pristina |
International example – calling from outside Kosovo
To call from outside Kosovo, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Kosovo (and Serbia’s) country code of ‘381’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Kosovo or Serbia.
| exit code | 381 | 32 | 220 000 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Serbia | area (geographic) code for Pristina | local phone number in Pristina |
How to call from Kosovo
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Kosovo.
Sources and more resources
- RATEL – Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services – Official regulator for telecommunications in Serbia.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- 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 – Serbia (country code +381) Communication of 26.V.2011 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Serbia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Serbia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Serbia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Kosovo – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Kosovo. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Serbia International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Serbia from the BT phone book.