Calling to Monaco
- 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.
Monaco’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00377 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Monaco’s country code of ‘377’).
- Country code 011377 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Monaco’s country code of ‘377’).
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 where the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘4’.
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
Monaco 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 Monaco (domestic dialing)
Dial all eight digits as they are listed.
There is no trunk number used when calling within Monaco.
| eight digits |
| local phone number |
Monaco’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Monaco’s phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone is a mobile or landline.
Landline (fixed-line) phones begin with ‘9’. Mobile phones begin with ‘4’.
An example of a Monegasque phone number
The Monaco Museum of Oceanography lists its phone number in Monaco as + 377 93 15 36 00.
Number explanation
| 377 | 9 | 3 15 36 00 |
| country code for Monaco | land-line (fixed line) telephone number | local phone number in Monaco |
Local example – calling from another location in Monaco
Dial all eight digits for any calls within Monaco.
| 9 | secondone |
| signifies a landline phone number | secondtwo |
International example – calling from outside Monaco
To call from outside Monaco, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Monaco’s country code of ‘377’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 377 | 9 | 3 15 36 00 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Monaco | signifies a landline phone number | remainder of local phone number |
Calling from Monaco
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Monaco.
Sources and more resources
- Monaco Telecom – Telecommunications provider for Monaco.
- 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 – Monaco (country code +377) communication of 2.VIII.2016 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Monaco’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Monaco – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Monaco. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Monaco International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Monaco from the BT phone book.