Romania (+40) dialing prefix essentials.
The +40 prefix connects Southeast Europe's largest economy — from Bucharest's fast-growing tech sector to Cluj-Napoca's Silicon Transylvania. Here's the verified Romania country code, ISO references, live local time, and Ringflow's direct Romanian routes.
Romania at a glance.
The geography, area codes and EET time zone you need before placing your first call into Romania.
Romania country information
Every route into Romanian lines.
Landline, calling card or business VoIP — the +40 prefix reaches all 41 counties and Bucharest. Pick what fits your traffic.
Direct calls using landlines & mobile phones
Dial Romania directly from any landline or mobile by entering your international exit code, then the country code +40, and finally the local number.
International calling cards for Romania
Pre-paid international calling cards remain a convenient, low-cost way to reach Romania. Each card gives you a PIN and an access number to place global calls.
VoIP services for contacting Romania
VoIP apps like Skype, WhatsApp and Viber — and business VoIP from Ringflow — route calls to Romania over the internet, usually at far lower rates than traditional carriers.
What shapes Romanian voice traffic, county to county.
The fundamentals behind calls to and from Romania — the +40 code, Bucharest, the EET zone and the two-digit area-code plan.
How to call Romania.
A Romanian number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and dialling order, including the two-digit area codes.
Number anatomy
Start with the exit prefix
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries, or 011 from North America.
Add the Romania code
Dial +40. This identifies Romania on the global telephone network.
Enter the area or mobile prefix
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
Finish with the subscriber number
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Bucharest or elsewhere.
Dialling Romania (+40) from other countries
The exit prefix changes by origin; the Romania code stays +40.
| Calling from | Exit prefix | You dial, then the national number |
|---|---|---|
| United States & Canada | 011 | 011 40 |
| United Kingdom & most of Europe | 00 | 00 40 |
| Australia | 0011 | 0011 40 |
| Japan | 010 | 010 40 |
| Any mobile (E.164) | + | +40 |
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Dialling Romania without misdialling
Romania’s calling code is +40 , which puts it in northern and central Europe. The codes below are the ones a caller actually reaches by mistake, so they are worth checking before a number goes into a CRM or an outbound list.
| Dial this by mistake | and you reach | Why it happens |
|---|---|---|
| +43 | Austria | One digit out on the last position |
| +45 | Denmark | One digit out on the last position |
| +49 | Germany | One digit out on the last position |
| +47 | Norway | One digit out on the last position |
Other Europe countries in the same numbering zone: Austria +43, Czech Republic +420, Denmark +45, Germany +49, Guernsey +44-1481. Romania's capital is Bucharest.