Calling to Trinidad and Tobago
- A leading ‘1’ is included in the international call sequence.
- 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.
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
Trinidad and Tobago does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Trinidad and Tobago (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix (1) or area code (868) used when calling within Trinidad and Tobago.
Only the seven-digit phone number is dialed.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Trinidadian phone numbers explained
Number details
Trinidadian phone numbers are ten digits (eleven including a leading ‘1’ that acts as a country code for the entire NANP calling region).
The first three digits are ‘868’ – an area (geographic) code to designate Trinidad and Tobago within the North American Numbering Plan.
The first three digits of the local phone number are an exchange within the Trinidadian code of ‘868’.
Mobile numbers are intermixed with land-line phone numbers.
An example of a Trinidadian number
The National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago lists its phone number in Port of Spain as 868 623 5941.
Number explanation
| 1 | 868 | 623 5941 |
| country code for Trinidad and Tobago | area code for Trinidad and Tobago within the NANP | local phone number in Port of Spain |
Local example – calling from another location in Port of Spain
To call anywhere within Trinidad and Tobago dial the local seven-digit phone number.
| 623 5941 |
| local phone number in Port of Spain |
Long distance example – calling from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago (on the other side of the country)
To call anywhere within Trinidad and Tobago dial the local seven-digit phone number.
| 623 5941 |
| local phone number in Port of Spain |
International example – calling from the United States, Canada, or another country of the NANP (most of the Caribbean and U.S. territories in the Pacific)
To call within the NANP dial the phone call with the same call sequence as a U.S. or Canadian long distance call.
Dial the combined country code/trunk prefix of ‘1’, then Trinidad and Tobago’s area code within the NANP of ‘868’, then the local seven-digit phone number.
| 1 | 868 | 623 5941 |
| long distance trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Trinidad and Tobago | local phone number in Port of Spain |
International example – calling from a country outside of the NANP (the United States, Canada, most of the Caribbean, and U.S. Territories in the Pacific)
To call from a country from outside the NANP, dial the exit code of the country you’re calling from, then the NANP country code/trunk prefix of ‘1’, then Trinidad and Tobago’s area code of ‘868’, then the local phone number.
| exit code | 1 | 868 | 623 5941 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for the North American Numbering Plan | area (geographic) code for Trinidad and Tobago | local phone number in Port of Spain |
Calling from Trinidad and Tobago
… to another country in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP)
NANP countries include Canada, the United States (and associated territories), and most regions of the Caribbean.
Dial the phone call starting with the trunk prefix/country code of ‘1’, then the area code and local phone number.
… to all other regions of the world
‘011’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Trinidad and Tobago to a location outside the NANP calling region (the United States, Canada, most regions of the Caribbean, and U.S. Territories in the Pacific).
Sources and more resources
- National NANPA – The North American Numbering Plan Administration. Telecommunications numbering system regulator for numbering administration across the North American Numbering Plan.
- Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago’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 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Trinidad and Tobago’s national (country code +1 868) National Numbering Plan – Details of Trinidad and Tobago’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Trinidad and Tobago (+1 868) – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Trinidad and Tobago’s calling plan within the North American Numbing Plan. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Trinidad and Tobago – Entry for Trinidad and Tobago in the British Telecom international directory.