Calling to Moldova
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Moldova 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.
Moldova’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00373 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Moldova’s country code of ‘373’).
- Country code 011373 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Moldova’s country code of ‘373’).
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 from.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phones have area codes beginning with ‘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
Moldova 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 Moldova (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix used when calling to a different area code or a mobile phone.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| five to six digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code, or to a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ and the area code when calling to a different area code or a mobile phone in Moldova.
| 0 | two to three digits | five to six digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Moldovan phone numbers explained
Number details
Moldovan phone numbers are eight digits.
The first two to three digits are an area (geographic) code. The only two-digit area code is Chisinau.
Mobile numbers being with digit ‘6’.
An example of a Moldovan phone number
The National Museum of History of Moldova lists its phone number in Chisinau as +373 (22) 24-43-25.
Number explanation
| 373 | 22 | 24 43 25 |
| country code for Moldova | geographic (area) code for Chisinau | local phone number in Chisinau |
Local example – calling from another location in Chisinau
Only the local phone number is dialed. The trunk prefix ‘0’ and the area code are not dialed when calling within the same area code.
| 24 43 25 |
| local phone number in Chisinau |
Long distance example – calling from Briceni, Moldova (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ and the area code when calling to a different area code.
| 0 | 22 | 24 43 25 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Chisinau | local phone number in Chisinau |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Moldova)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ and the area code when calling from a mobile phone to a landline (fixed line) phone.
| 0 | 22 | 24 43 25 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Chisinau | local phone number in Chisinau |
International example – calling from outside Moldova
To call from outside Modlova, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Moldova’s country code of ‘373’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Moldova.
| exit code | 373 | 22 | 24 43 25 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Moldova | geographic (area) code for Chisinau | local phone number in Chisinau |
Calling from Moldova
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Moldova.
Sources and more resources
- National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of Moldova – Official regulator for telecommunications regulation in Moldova.
- 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 – Moldova (country code +373) Communication of 6.IV.2016 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Moldova’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Moldova – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Moldova. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Moldova International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Slovakia from the BT phone book.