International Dialing Codes: How to Make an International Call

International calls can be expensive and it’s not always clear how you connect to a phone number based on the other side of the world.
To make an international call on a landline phone standard desk phone, you need to dial your country’s international direct dialling (IDD) number, followed by the country code you’re calling to, then the phone number you’re calling including the area code or city code if it has one.

You Can Follow these steps to make an international call:

• Simply dial 1, the area code, and the number you are trying to reach. 

• To call a phone in another country, dial 011, and then the code for the country you are calling, the area or city code, and the phone number.

For example, to dial France from the United States and the United Kingdom, two different codes need to be added at the beginning of the international phone number.