Country Code 7 – Russia

Calling to Russia

• Do not dial a leading ‘8’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Russia 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.

Russia’s country code may be mislabeled:

• Country code 007 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Russia’s country code of ‘7’).
• Country code 0117 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Russia’s country code of ‘7’).

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 or text (SMS)

Use the same call sequence.

Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘9’.

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

Russia 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 Russia (domestic dialing)

‘8 – wait for the dial tone’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling between area (geographic) codes in Russia (when ’10’ is dialed after the dial tone it is also used to dial an international call).

Local calling within Moscow (calling to and from a phone number in area codes ‘495’, ‘498’, and ‘499’)

To call within Moscow, dial the trunk prefix ‘8 – wait for the dial tone’, followed by the area code and local phone number.

Calls within Moscow’s area codes are all billed as local phone calls.

Local calling (to a phone in the same area code, except for Moscow)

Dial only the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘8’ or the area code.

Long distance calling (to a phone in a different area code or a mobile phone)

Using the pre-selected carrier

Dial the trunk prefix “8 – wait for the dial tone”, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.

The call will be dialed through the pre-selected carrier’s phone network and rates.

Hot-choice operator selection

Dial the trunk prefix “8 – wait for the dial tone”, followed by the carrier selection code, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.

The call will be dialed through the selected carrier’s phone network and rates.

Hot-choice operator selection may not be available in all areas.

Carrier	Long distance code (not for international calls)
RT	55
MTT	53
GT	51
TTK	52
Orange	54
Arctel	21
Synterra	22
Comstar	23

Russian phone numbers explained

Number details

Russian phone numbers are ten digits.

The first three digits area an area (geographic) code.

Mobile numbers being with the digit ‘9’.

An example of a Russian phone number

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art lists its phone number in Moscow as +7 (495) 231-36-60.

Phone number description

Local example – calling from another location in Moscow

As this call is within Moscow, the phone call is dialed using the trunk prefix and the area code (although the call is charged at local rates.

If this phone number was dial to and from a Russian city other than Moscow, only the local seven digit phone number would be dialed.

Long distance example – calling from Vladivostok, Russia (on the other side of the country)

Dial the trunk prefix ‘8 – wait for the dial tone’, followed by the area code and local phone number.

A carrier selection code can be inserted between the trunk prefix and area code.

Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Russia)

Dial the trunk prefix ‘8 – wait for the dial tone’, followed by the area code and local phone number.

A carrier selection code can be inserted between the trunk prefix and area code.

Kazakhstan, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia example

Calls from Kazakhstan, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia can be dialed through the Russian phone network as a domestic Russian phone call.

International example – calling from outside the Russian phone network

To call from outside the Russian phone network, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Russia’s country code of ‘7’, followed by the local phone number.

Do not include a leading ‘8’ in the call when calling from outside Russia.

Calling from Russia

‘8 – wait for the dial tone – 10’ is used as the exit code to dial an international call from Russia.

The ’10’ in this call sequence selects the default call carrier. Alternatively, a caller can replace the ’10’ with a carrier selection code to choose the international carrier.

Carrier	International code (not for long distance / domestic calls)
RT	10
MTT	58
GT	56
TTK	57
Orange	59
Arctel	26
Synterra	27
Comstar	28

Sources and more resources

• Ministry of Telecommunication and Mass Communication of the Russian Federation – Russia’s national telecommunications 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 8 October 2016.
• International Telecommunications Union – Russia (country code +7) Communication of 20.VII.2016 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Russia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
• Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Russia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Russia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
• BT – the Phonebook – Russia International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Russia from the BT phone book.