Calling to Montenegro
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Montenegro 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.
Montenegro’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00382 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Montenegro’s country code of ‘382’).
- Country code 011382 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Montenegro’s country code of ‘382’).
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 phone numbers begin 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
Montenegro 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 Montenegro (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code in Montenegro.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number when calling within the same area code. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| six digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code or a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number when calling to a different area code or a mobile phone number.
| 0 | two digits | six digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Montenegrin phone numbers explained
Number details
Montenegrin phone numbers are eight digits.
The first two digits represent a geographic (area) code.
Mobile numbers being with digit ‘6’.
An example of a Montenegrin phone number
The National Museum of Montenegro lists its phone number in Crna Gora as +382 41 230 310.
Number explanation
| 382 | 41 | 230 310 |
| country code for Montenegro | geographic (area) code for Cetinje | local phone number within that area code |
Local example – calling from another location in Crna Gora
Dial only the local phone number – do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 230 310 |
| local phone number in Crna Gora |
Long distance example – calling from Pljevlja, Montenegro (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 41 | 230 310 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Cetinje | local phone number within that area code |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Montenegro)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 41 | 230 310 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Cetinje | local phone number within that area code |
International example – calling from outside Montenegro
To call from outside Montenegro, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Montenegro’s country code of ‘382’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Montenegro.
| exit code | 382 | 41 | 230 310 |
| exit code for the country the call is dialed from | country code for Montenegro | geographic (area) code for Cetinje | local phone number within that area code |
Calling from Montenegro
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Montenegro.
Sources and more resources
- EKIP (Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services) – Official regulator for telecommunications in Montenegro.
- 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 – Montenegro (country code +382) Communication of 5.XI.2014 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Montenegro’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- EKIP (Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services) – Numbering and Addressing Plan – Details on Montenegro’s telephone numbering space.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Montenegro – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Montenegro. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Montenegro International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Montenegro from the BT phone book.