Serbia’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +381
- 2 Letter: RS
- 3 Letter: SRB
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 688
- Internet TLD: .rs
- ICAO Airport Code: LY
- Maritime Identification Digits: 279
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F7 U+1F1F8
- Official Name: The Republic of Serbia
How to call Serbia (international dialing)
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Serbia 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.
Serbia’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00381 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Serbia’s country code of ‘381’).
- Country code 011381 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Serbia’s country code of ‘381’).
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
Serbia 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.
How to call within Serbia (domestic dialing)
Serbia’s phone system uses the trunk prefix ‘0’ to dial 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.
| six to seven digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance call (to a different area code)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | two to three digits | six to seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Serbian phone numbers explained
Number details
Serbian phone numbers are nine digits.
The first two to three digits are an area code.
Mobile numbers being with digit ‘6’.
An example of a Serbian phone number
The Museum of Contemporary Art lists its phone number in Belgrade as +381 (0)11 3676-288.
Number explanation
| 381 | 11 | 3676 288 |
| country code for Serbia | area (geographic) code for Belgrade | local phone number in Belgrade |
Local example – calling from another location in Belgrade
Dial only the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 3676 288 |
| local phone number in Belgrade |
Long distance example – calling from Novi Pazar, Serbia (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 11 | 3676 288 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Belgrade | local phone number in Belgrade |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Serbia)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 11 | 3676 288 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Belgrade | local phone number in Belgrade |
International example – calling from outside Serbia
To call from outside Serbia, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Serbia’s country code of ‘381’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Serbia.
| exit code | 381 | 11 | 3676 288 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Serbia | area (geographic) code for Belgrade | local phone number in Belgrade |
How to call from Serbia
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Serbia.
Sources and more resources
- RATEL – Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services – Official regulator for telecommunications in Serbia.
- 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 – Serbia (country code +381) Communication of 26.V.2011 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Serbia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Serbia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Serbia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Serbia International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Serbia from the BT phone book.