Calling to Myanmar
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Myanmar 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.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘9’ (often listed as ’09’). Do not dial the leading ‘0’ when calling from outside Myanmar.
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
Myanmar 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 Myanmar (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code or a mobile in Myanmar.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| five to seven digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | one to four digits | five to seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Mobile calling (to or from a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | one to four digits | five to seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Burmese phone numbers explained
Number details
Burmese phone numbers are six to nine digits.
The first one to four digits area an area code that represents a geographic area. The only one digit area codes are ‘1’ (Yangoon) and ‘2’ (Mandalay).
Mobile numbers being with ‘9’.
An example of a Burmese phone number
The Belmond Governor’s Residence lists its phone number in Yangon as +95 1 229860.
Number explanation
| 95 | 1 | 229860 |
| country code for Myanmar | area (geographic) code for Yangon | local phone number in Yangon |
Local example – calling from another location in Yangon
Dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 229860 |
| local phone number in Yangon |
Long distance example – calling from Mandalay, Myanmar (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 1 | 229860 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Yangon | local phone number in Yangon |
Mobile example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Myanmar)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 1 | 229860 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Yangon | local phone number in Yangon |
International example – calling from outside Myanmar
To call from outside Myanmar, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Myanmar’s country code of ’95’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Myanmar.
| exit code | 95 | 1 | 229860 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Myanmar | area (geographic) code for Yangon | local phone number in Yangon |
Calling from Myanmar
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Myanmar.
Sources and more resources
- Ministry Transport and Communications – Myanmar’s telephone systems regulator.
- 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 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Myanmar (country code +95) Communication of 30.IX.2016 National Numbering Plan – Details of Myanmar’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Myanmar – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Myanmar. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Myanmar – Entry for Myanmar in the British Telecom international directory.