ITALY CALLING GUIDE
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Calling to Italy
Making Calls while in Italy
Other Information about Long Distance Calling To/From Italy
Calling Italy can be easy and inexpensive. You just need a few basic tips. Read on for information that will help you save time and euros. If you’re looking for immediate savings, try using our Italy phone cards for calling Italy.
General Tips for Calling to Italy from Abroad
STEP 1: Dial the international access code (011 in the U.S.).
STEP 2: Dial 39, the country calling code for Italy.
STEP 3: Dial the 2-4-digit area code.
STEP 4: Dial the 4-8-digit local subscriber number.
Having a problem connecting? Dial 00 for an international operator.
Instructions for Calling to Cities within Italy
For international call to Italy, don’t forget the international access code (011 in the U.S). Then dial Italy’s country code, 39, followed by the area code and local subscriber number. For example, when calling Venice from the U.S., dial 011-39-041-xxx-xxx. For a call to Naples from Melbourne, dial 0011-39-081-xx-xxx. Remember to always include the preliminary 0 in the area code!
For all domestic calls, just dial the area code and subscriber number. For example, for a call to from Rome to Milan, dial 02-xxx-xxxx. Note that when calling within Milan, you will still need to dial the area code: 02-xxx-xxxx.
Here are the codes for major cities in Italy:
City | City Code |
Bari |
080 |
Bologna |
051 |
Cagliari |
070 |
Capri |
081 |
Catania |
095 |
Como |
031 |
Florence |
055 |
Genoa |
010 |
Milan |
02 |
Modena |
059 |
Naples |
081 |
Padova |
049 |
Palermo |
091 |
Pantelleria |
0923 |
Perugia |
075 |
Pescara |
085 |
Pisa |
050 |
Pompei |
081 |
Portofino |
0185 |
Reggio Clabria |
096 |
Rome |
06 |
Sondrio |
342 |
Sorrento |
081 |
Taranto |
099 |
Torino |
011 |
Trieste |
040 |
Turin |
011 |
Vatican City |
06 |
Venice |
041 |
Verona |
045 |
Vicenza |
0444 |
Instructions for Calling to Cell Phones in Italy
Unlike land line numbers, cell phone numbers do not have to be prefixed with a 0. In place of area codes, cell phones use 3-digit cellular prefixes that begin with 3. For a call from the U.S. to an Italian cell phone, dial 011-39-3xx-xxx-xxx. For a domestic call to an Italian cell phone from within Italy, dial 3xx-xxx-xxx.