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Communications: Cell Phone Dialing Guide

Basic Calling Information

  • Mobile phone numbers in Germany contain 10 or 11 digits. 
  • Mobile phone numbers are assigned three- or four-digit non-geographic prefixes.
  • When calling a mobile phone from within Germany, always dial the DAC ("0") before the subscriber number. Do not dial this access code when calling from another country.
Telekom Deutchland 1511, 1512, 1512, 1515, 1516, 1517, 160
Vodafone 1520, 1521, 1523, 1525, 1529, 162, 172, 173, 174
E-Plus Mobilfunk 1570, 1573, 1575, 1577, 1578, 1579, 163, 177, 178
Telefoónica Germany 176, 179
  • When making an international call to a mobile phone in Germany, dial: Germany's country code [49] + mobile phone prefix* + remaining eight digits of mobile phone number.
Calling Examples
Fixed line to Mobile Phone Mobile Phone to Fixed Line Mobile Phone to
Mobile Phone

Local Calls
Dial Germany's DAC + mobile phone prefix* + remainder of mobile phone number

Example
A call from a fixed line in Berlin to a mobile phone in Berlin:
0 + remaining eight digits of mobile phone number

Local Calls
Dial the local number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Berlin to a fixed line in Berlin:
Dial the three- to nine-digit local number

Local Calls
Dial Germany's DAC + mobile phone prefix* + remainder of mobile phone number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Berlin to a mobile phone in Berlin:
0 + remaining eight digits of mobile phone number

Long Distance
Dial Germany's DAC + mobile phone prefix* + remainder of mobile phone number

Example
A call from a fixed line in Berlin to a mobile phone in Frankfurt:
0 + remaining eight digits of mobile phone number

Long Distance
Dial Germany's DAC + area code + local number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Berlin to a fixed line in Frankfurt:
0 + (611) + five-digit local number

Long Distance
Dial Germany's DAC + mobile phone prefix* + remainder of mobile phone number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Berlin to a cell phone in Frankfurt:
0 + remaining eight digits of mobile phone number

International Calls
Dial Germany's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code or mobile phone prefix + mobile phone number**

Example
A call from a fixed line in Germany to a mobile phone in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + local seven-digit cell phone number**

International Calls
Dial Germany's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code + local number**

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Germany to a fixed line in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + seven-digit local number**

International Calls
Dial Germany's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code or mobile phone prefix + mobile phone number**

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Germany to a mobile phone in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + seven-digit mobile phone number**

*Each carrier uses a unique carrier code/mobile phone prefix. See list below.

**Calling a mobile phone number or fixed line in some countries from outside those countries may require a different procedure from the one shown here. Refer to the Cell Phone Dialing Guide or Dialing Guide for the country you are calling.

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