Greece · +30 · Europe

How to Call Greece (+30) from Abroad

Your complete guide to dialling Greece from Athens to anywhere in the world — verified +30 country code, Europe/Athens time zone, Europe region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.

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Calling

Greece

+30

Live route

Athens

Weather

HD voice signal

98%

Alpha-2

Alpha-3

GRC

TKOS direct route

🇬🇷

Greece

2 Digit ISO

+30

Country Calling Code

GRC

3 Digit ISO

Capital

Athens

Time zone

Europe/Athens

Weather · Athens

Humidity

Wind

Loading map

🇬🇷

Greece

+30

Capital

Athens

Region

Europe

Time zone

Europe/Athens

Coordinates

39.1° N, 21.8° E

ISO 3166-1

GR / GRC

Dial format

+30 [area] [number]

Current time in Athens

—:—

Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Athens

Dialing guide

How to call Greece

A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.

Number anatomy

Exit prefix+

Country code30

Area / mobileXX

Subscriber numberXXX XXX

Final dialled number+30 XX XXX XXX

Valid E.164

Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.

01Step 1 of 4

Start with the exit prefix

Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.

02Step 2 of 4

Add the Greece code

Dial +30. This identifies Greece on the global telephone network.

03Step 3 of 4

Enter the area or mobile prefix

Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.

04Step 4 of 4

Finish with the subscriber number

The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Athens or elsewhere.

Greece country code +30 for WhatsApp

To call Greece on WhatsApp, save the number with +30 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.

Save as +30 XX XXX XXX — use + not 0030Drop any leading 0 from the local numberOpen WhatsApp > New Chat > find contact > tap callFree over Wi-Fi or mobile data

Need an inbound Greece number?

TKOS provisions +30 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.

Talk to wholesale See Pricing

Call quality

Tips for clear & uninterrupted calls

Whether you're reaching Greece for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.

HD audio for Greece calls
Athens routes support G.722 wideband audio on EU-peered carriers — an HD headset makes the quality difference immediately obvious on these low-latency links.
Connection quality to Greece
Athens is ~7,269 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Best time to call Athens
Schedule Greece calls during Athens business hours — 09:00–17:00 Europe/Athens — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.

Number ranges

Greececity & national codes

Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Greece (+30).

Greece city codes45 entries

City	Dial codes
Aegina	+30-2297
Aeginio	+30-2353
Aegio	+30-2691
Afidnes	+30-2295
Ag. Kirikos	+30-2275
Ag. Nikolaos	+30-2841
Ag. Sotira	+30-2293
Ag. Varvara	+30-2894
Agia	+30-2494
Agiasos	+30-2252
Agrinio	+30-2641
Aitoliko	+30-2632
Akrata	+30-2696
Alexandria	+30-2333
Alexandroupoli	+30-2551
Aliartos	+30-2268
Aliveri	+30-2223
Almyros	+30-2422
Amaliada	+30-2622
Amari	+30-2833
Amfikleia	+30-2234
Amfilochia	+30-2642
Amfissa	+30-2265
Amynteo	+30-2386
Anc. Olympia	+30-2624
Andritsena	+30-2626
Andros	+30-2282
Archagelos	+30-2244
Argos	+30-2751
Argostoli	+30-2671
Aridea	+30-2384
Arkalochori	+30-2891
Arnea	+30-2372
Arta	+30-2681
Asprovalta	+30-2397
Astros	+30-2755
Atalanti	+30-2233
Athens	+30-21
Chalandritsa	+30-2694
Chalkiopoulo	+30-2647
Chania	+30-2821
Chios	+30-2271
Chlkidona	+30-2391
Chrysoupoli	+30-2591
Corfu	+30-2661

Country profile

Connecting you to Greece, one journey at a time.

Capital

Athens

Population

10.37M

Area

131,957 km²

GDP (USD)

$243.00B

Currency

Euro (EUR €)

Languages

Greek

Emergency number

112

Internet TLD

.gr

Drive side

Right-hand traffic

Latitude / Longitude

39.07°N / 21.82°E

Time zone

Europe/Athens

ISO 3166 codes

GR · GRC

From South Africa

Calling Greece from South Africa

Athens (~7,269 km) connects via Mediterranean and North African fibre — TKOS peering keeps rates low at ~280ms latency.

MethodRateQualityContract

TKOS VoIPLowestHD audioNone

SA mobile carrier3–8× higherStandardBundle required

Calling cardVariableCompressedActivation fee

See TKOS international rates

Why TKOS

Why call Greece with TKOS?

Built on top of every Greece (+30) route quality, price, and people you can reach.

Carrier-grade audio to Greece

TKOS terminates Greece calls via EU-peered carrier interconnects at Athens. Sub-80ms latency, G.722 wideband audio on every call.

Feature 01 / 03

EU-aligned Greece rates

EU routing agreements compress Greece termination costs via Athens — TKOS passes those savings to you directly. Transparent per-minute rates for Greece (+30), no hidden fees.

Feature 02 / 03

Support aligned to Athens hours

Your account manager covers Europe/Athens hours for Greece. Phone, email, and live chat — always online for Athens routes, day or night.

Feature 03 / 03

FAQ

Questions about calling Greece, answered.

Everything a business or traveller needs to know before dialling Greece (+30). Can't find an answer? Our team is one click away.

Q1.What is the country code for Greece?

Greece's international calling code is +30. Dial it immediately after your exit prefix and before the local subscriber number whenever calling from outside Greece.

Q2.What is the best time to call Greece?

Tuesday–Thursday, 9:30–11:30 AM EET/EEST is the peak window. Greece uses EET (UTC+2) in winter and EEST (UTC+3) in summer. The long Greek lunch break (2–5 PM) is a real dead zone for calls. August sees significant business closure — September is when Greek business resumes. Avoid Orthodox Easter (dates vary) and August 15 (Assumption Day).

Q3.How do I call a mobile number in Greece?

Greek mobiles start with 69x — 10 digits total. No leading zero to drop when dialling internationally. Dial +30 then the full 10-digit number. A typical Greek mobile: +30 693 123 4567.

Q4.Is calling Greece expensive?

The cost of calling Greece (+30) is moderate — EU routing agreements have compressed European termination costs significantly. VoIP through TKOS is the most cost-efficient option for regular or high-volume calls to Athens and beyond.

Q5.What is the cheapest way to call Greece?

VoIP is the cheapest route — app-to-app calls over Wi-Fi to Greece are often free. For calls to regular +30 numbers, business VoIP from TKOS offers per-minute rates far below traditional carrier landline charges.

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Greece · +30 · Europe

How to Call Greece (+30) from Abroad

Get a Demo See Pricing

Live carrier coverage

100+ countries

500+ direct interconnects

Calling

Greece

+30

Live route

Athens

Weather

HD voice signal

98%

Alpha-2

Alpha-3

GRC

TKOS direct route

🇬🇷

Greece

2 Digit ISO

+30

Country Calling Code

GRC

3 Digit ISO

Capital

Athens

Time zone

Europe/Athens

Weather · Athens

Humidity

Wind

Loading map

🇬🇷

Greece

+30

Capital

Athens

Region

Europe

Time zone

Europe/Athens

Coordinates

39.1° N, 21.8° E

ISO 3166-1

GR / GRC

Dial format

+30 [area] [number]

Current time in Athens

—:—

Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Athens

Dialing guide

How to call Greece

A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.

Number anatomy

Exit prefix+

Country code30

Area / mobileXX

Subscriber numberXXX XXX

Final dialled number+30 XX XXX XXX

Valid E.164

Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.

01Step 1 of 4

Start with the exit prefix

Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.

02Step 2 of 4

Add the Greece code

Dial +30. This identifies Greece on the global telephone network.

03Step 3 of 4

Enter the area or mobile prefix

Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.

04Step 4 of 4

Finish with the subscriber number

The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Athens or elsewhere.

Greece country code +30 for WhatsApp

To call Greece on WhatsApp, save the number with +30 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.

Save as +30 XX XXX XXX — use + not 0030Drop any leading 0 from the local numberOpen WhatsApp > New Chat > find contact > tap callFree over Wi-Fi or mobile data

Need an inbound Greece number?

TKOS provisions +30 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.

Talk to wholesale See Pricing

Call quality

Tips for clear & uninterrupted calls

Whether you're reaching Greece for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.

HD audio for Greece calls
Athens routes support G.722 wideband audio on EU-peered carriers — an HD headset makes the quality difference immediately obvious on these low-latency links.
Connection quality to Greece
Athens is ~7,269 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Best time to call Athens
Schedule Greece calls during Athens business hours — 09:00–17:00 Europe/Athens — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.

Number ranges

Greececity & national codes

Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Greece (+30).

Greece city codes45 entries

City	Dial codes
Aegina	+30-2297
Aeginio	+30-2353
Aegio	+30-2691
Afidnes	+30-2295
Ag. Kirikos	+30-2275
Ag. Nikolaos	+30-2841
Ag. Sotira	+30-2293
Ag. Varvara	+30-2894
Agia	+30-2494
Agiasos	+30-2252
Agrinio	+30-2641
Aitoliko	+30-2632
Akrata	+30-2696
Alexandria	+30-2333
Alexandroupoli	+30-2551
Aliartos	+30-2268
Aliveri	+30-2223
Almyros	+30-2422
Amaliada	+30-2622
Amari	+30-2833
Amfikleia	+30-2234
Amfilochia	+30-2642
Amfissa	+30-2265
Amynteo	+30-2386
Anc. Olympia	+30-2624
Andritsena	+30-2626
Andros	+30-2282
Archagelos	+30-2244
Argos	+30-2751
Argostoli	+30-2671
Aridea	+30-2384
Arkalochori	+30-2891
Arnea	+30-2372
Arta	+30-2681
Asprovalta	+30-2397
Astros	+30-2755
Atalanti	+30-2233
Athens	+30-21
Chalandritsa	+30-2694
Chalkiopoulo	+30-2647
Chania	+30-2821
Chios	+30-2271
Chlkidona	+30-2391
Chrysoupoli	+30-2591
Corfu	+30-2661

Country profile

Connecting you to Greece, one journey at a time.

Capital

Athens

Population

10.37M

Area

131,957 km²

GDP (USD)

$243.00B

Currency

Euro (EUR €)

Languages

Greek

Emergency number

112

Internet TLD

.gr

Drive side

Right-hand traffic

Latitude / Longitude

39.07°N / 21.82°E

Time zone

Europe/Athens

ISO 3166 codes

GR · GRC

From South Africa

Calling Greece from South Africa

Athens (~7,269 km) connects via Mediterranean and North African fibre — TKOS peering keeps rates low at ~280ms latency.

MethodRateQualityContract

TKOS VoIPLowestHD audioNone

SA mobile carrier3–8× higherStandardBundle required

Calling cardVariableCompressedActivation fee

See TKOS international rates

Why TKOS

Why call Greece with TKOS?

Built on top of every Greece (+30) route quality, price, and people you can reach.

Carrier-grade audio to Greece

TKOS terminates Greece calls via EU-peered carrier interconnects at Athens. Sub-80ms latency, G.722 wideband audio on every call.

Feature 01 / 03

EU-aligned Greece rates

EU routing agreements compress Greece termination costs via Athens — TKOS passes those savings to you directly. Transparent per-minute rates for Greece (+30), no hidden fees.

Feature 02 / 03

Support aligned to Athens hours

Your account manager covers Europe/Athens hours for Greece. Phone, email, and live chat — always online for Athens routes, day or night.

Feature 03 / 03

FAQ

Questions about calling Greece, answered.

Everything a business or traveller needs to know before dialling Greece (+30). Can't find an answer? Our team is one click away.

Q1.What is the country code for Greece?

Greece's international calling code is +30. Dial it immediately after your exit prefix and before the local subscriber number whenever calling from outside Greece.

Q2.What is the best time to call Greece?

Q3.How do I call a mobile number in Greece?

Greek mobiles start with 69x — 10 digits total. No leading zero to drop when dialling internationally. Dial +30 then the full 10-digit number. A typical Greek mobile: +30 693 123 4567.

Q4.Is calling Greece expensive?

Q5.What is the cheapest way to call Greece?

Global directory

List of Country Codes

Find international dialing codes for every country. Click any country to get the full calling guide & tips.

All countries AZ

Get a Demo

Start calling Greece on the same carrier-grade network.

The route you pilot today is the route that carries your millionth minute to Greece (+30). No migration. No replatforming. No renegotiation.

Get a Demo See Pricing

Free trialNo card requiredPort numbers freeMonth-to-month billing

How to Call Greece (+30) from Abroad

How to call Greece

Start with the exit prefix

Add the Greece code

Enter the area or mobile prefix

Finish with the subscriber number

Greece country code +30 for WhatsApp

Tips for clear & uninterrupted calls

HD audio for Greece calls

Connection quality to Greece

Best time to call Athens

Greececity & national codes

Greece city codes45 entries

Connecting you to Greece, one journey at a time.

Calling Greece from South Africa

Why call Greece with TKOS?

Carrier-grade audio to Greece

EU-aligned Greece rates

Support aligned to Athens hours

Questions about calling Greece, answered.

List of Country Codes

Start calling Greece on the same carrier-grade network.

How to Call Greece (+30) from Abroad

How to call Greece

Start with the exit prefix

Add the Greece code

Enter the area or mobile prefix

Finish with the subscriber number

Greece country code +30 for WhatsApp

Tips for clear & uninterrupted calls

HD audio for Greece calls

Connection quality to Greece

Best time to call Athens

Greececity & national codes

Greece city codes45 entries

Connecting you to Greece, one journey at a time.

Calling Greece from South Africa

Why call Greece with TKOS?

Carrier-grade audio to Greece

EU-aligned Greece rates

Support aligned to Athens hours

Questions about calling Greece, answered.

List of Country Codes

Start calling Greece on the same carrier-grade network.