Calling to Luxembourg
- 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.
Luxembourg’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00352 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Luxembourg’s country code of ‘352’).
- Country code 011352 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Luxembourg’s country code of ‘352’).
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 occupy most area codes starting with ‘6×1’.
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
VoIP phone numbers based in Luxembourg are accessed 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
Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg (domestic dialing)
Dial all phone numbers as listed. There is no trunk number used when calling within Luxembourg.
| five to eleven digit number |
| local phone number |
Luxembourg phone numbers explained
Number details
Luxembourg numbers are five to eleven digits.
The first two to four digits designate whether the line is a mobile or landline as well as the geographic area.
Mobile numbers are represented by three-digit area codes 6×1 (601, 611, 621, etc.). The second digit of the mobile area code designates the mobile carrier.
An example of a Luxembourg phone number
The Government of Luxembourg lists its phone number in Luxembourg City as (+352) 247 82181.
Number explanation
| 352 | 247 82181 |
| country code for Luxembourg | local number within Luxembourg City |
Local example – calling from another location in Luxembourg City
Include all digits in the call sequence when calling from anywhere in the country.
| 247 82181 |
| local phone number within Luxembourg City |
Long distance example – calling from Clervaux, Luxembourg (on the other side of the country)
Include all digits in the call sequence when calling from anywhere in the country.
| 247 82181 |
| local phone number within Luxembourg City |
International example – calling from outside Luxembourg
Dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Luxembourg’s country code of ‘352’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 352 | 247 82181 |
| exit code for the country the call is dialed from | country code for Luxembourg | local phone number within Luxembourg City |
Calling from Luxembourg
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Luxembourg.
Sources and more resources
- Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (Luxembourg Regulation Institute) – Ministry responsible for telecommunications in Luxembourg.
- 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 – Luxembourg – Update on internet and wireless access across the European single market. Has a focus on broadband but includes wireless information as well.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specalized 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 – Luxembourg (country code +352) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Luxembourg’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (Luxembourg Regulation Institute) – Numbering Policy – Details of Luxembourg’s telephone numbering plan on file with the Luxembourg Regulation Institute. In French.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Luxembourg – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Luxembourg. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Luxembourgish International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Luxembourg from the BT phone book.