To and from Germany cheap international calls, calling cards and country code info
This post explains the cheapest way to make phone calls to and from Germany. If you simply want to pay a cheap rate when making calls to Germany, use a so called calling card or prepaid phone card.
It really couldn't be simpler to save yourself a fortune on your overseas calls. With a calling card, all you do is dial the access number (local or toll free number) before you dial your overseas number.
Too good to be true?
It sounds almost too good to be true, doesn’t it? Perhaps you’re thinking “Where’s the catch?” Well, there’s a small detail, a quick search on Google will get you hundred of sites selling calling cards. So how do you find a reputable online retailer that won’t rip you off with cards that do not work, or won’t give you any support in case of a problem?
After doing some research, I finally found that Cloncom is a reputable retailer with good rating from the Better Business Bureau that sells prepaid phone cards for Germany.
SpeedyPin is another BBB good rated retailer you may want to look at, although I can’t give you any opinion on this one because I never tried it myself.
As I always recommend better to start small, first with a $5 or $10 card to see how it works for you. In my experience it worked really well.
The Prefix, or calling code, or routing number, or country code (this goes by many names) for calling Germany, is +49.
Individual area codes for Germany are:
City/area list:
Here's how to make a phone call direct to Germany from America:
You have to dial 011 + 49 + AREA CODE + NUMBER.
But don't call Germany direct unless you want to spend a lot of money. Use a calling card or a prepaid phone service instead.
Some great prepaid phone cards for calling from Germany to the USA can also be found through Cloncom calling card search.
It really couldn't be simpler to save yourself a fortune on your overseas calls. With a calling card, all you do is dial the access number (local or toll free number) before you dial your overseas number.
Too good to be true?
It sounds almost too good to be true, doesn’t it? Perhaps you’re thinking “Where’s the catch?” Well, there’s a small detail, a quick search on Google will get you hundred of sites selling calling cards. So how do you find a reputable online retailer that won’t rip you off with cards that do not work, or won’t give you any support in case of a problem?
After doing some research, I finally found that Cloncom is a reputable retailer with good rating from the Better Business Bureau that sells prepaid phone cards for Germany.
SpeedyPin is another BBB good rated retailer you may want to look at, although I can’t give you any opinion on this one because I never tried it myself.
As I always recommend better to start small, first with a $5 or $10 card to see how it works for you. In my experience it worked really well.
Calling instructions for calls to Germany
The Prefix, or calling code, or routing number, or country code (this goes by many names) for calling Germany, is +49.
Individual area codes for Germany are:
City/area list:
| Area Name | Area Code |
|---|---|
| Aachen | 241 |
| Augsburg | 821 |
| Berlin | 30 |
| Bielefeld | 521 |
| Bochum | 234 |
| Bonn | 228 |
| Bottrop | 2041 |
| Braunschweig | 531 |
| Bremen | 421 |
| Bremerhaven | 471 |
| Chemnitz | 371 |
| Cologne (Köln) | 221 |
| Cottbus | 355 |
| Darmstadt | 6151 |
| Dessau | 340 |
| Dortmund | 231 |
| Dresden | 351 |
| Duisburg | 203 |
| Düsseldorf | 211 |
| Eisenach | 3691 |
| Erfurt | 361 |
| Essen | 201 |
| Frankfurt/Main | 69 |
| Frankfurt/Oder | 335 |
| Freiburg im-Bresigau | 761 |
| Gelsenkirchen | 209 |
| Gera | 365 |
| Hagen | 2331 |
| Halle (Saale) | 345 |
| Hamburg | 40 |
| Hannover | 511 |
| Heidelberg | 6221 |
| Herne | 2323 |
| Jena | 3641 |
| Karlsruhe | 721 |
| Kassel | 561 |
| Kiel | 431 |
| Koblenz | 261 |
| Krefeld | 2151 |
| Leipzig | 341 |
| Leverkusen | 214 |
| Ludwigshafen/Rhein | 621 |
| Lübeck | 451 |
| M'gladbach-Rheydt | 2166 |
| Magdeburg | 391 |
| Mainz | 6131 |
| Mannheim | 621 |
| Mobile | 15,160-163,17,700,701 |
| Munich | 89 |
| Monchengladbach | 2161 |
| Mülheim/Ruhr | 208 |
| Münster | 251 |
| Neuss | 2131 |
| Nuremberg | 911 |
| Oberhausen | 208 |
| Offenbach/Main | 69 |
| Oldenburg, Oldb | 441 |
| Osnabruck | 541 |
| Plauen | 3741 |
| Potsdam | 311 |
| Recklinghausen | 2361 |
| Regensburg | 941 |
| Remscheid | 2191 |
| Rostock | 381 |
| Saarbrucken | 681 |
| Solingen | 212 |
| Stralsund | 3831 |
| Stuttgart | 711 |
| Suhl | 3681 |
| Torgau | 3421 |
| Wiesbaden | 611 |
| Wilhelmshaven | 4421 |
| Wuppertal | 202 |
| Würzburg | 931 |
| Zeitz | 3441 |
| Zwickau | 375 |
Here's how to make a phone call direct to Germany from America:
You have to dial 011 + 49 + AREA CODE + NUMBER.
But don't call Germany direct unless you want to spend a lot of money. Use a calling card or a prepaid phone service instead.
Some great prepaid phone cards for calling from Germany to the USA can also be found through Cloncom calling card search.
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posted by Javier at Tuesday, February 07, 2006
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