Your complete guide to dialling United Kingdom from London to anywhere in the world — verified +44 country code, Europe/London time zone, Europe region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
United Kingdom
+44
London
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
GB
Alpha-3
GBR
United Kingdom
GB
2 Digit ISO
+44
Country Calling Code
GBR
3 Digit ISO
Capital
London
Time zone
Europe/London
Weather · London
Humidity
Wind
United Kingdom
+44
Capital
London
Region
Europe
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
55.4° N, 3.4° W
ISO 3166-1
GB / GBR
Dial format
+44 [area] [number]
Current time in London
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 London
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +44. This identifies United Kingdom on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in London or elsewhere.
To call United Kingdom on WhatsApp, save the number with +44 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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Whether you're reaching United Kingdom for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
London routes support G.722 wideband audio on EU-peered carriers — an HD headset makes the quality difference immediately obvious on these low-latency links.
London is ~9,535 km away — latency runs 280–310ms. Use wired ethernet to eliminate Wi-Fi jitter on this long-haul path.
Schedule United Kingdom calls during London business hours — 09:00–17:00 Europe/London — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside United Kingdom (+44).
| National | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| UK TOLL FREE | +44-081 |
| UK TOLL FREE 800 | +44-000 |
| UK TOLL FREE 808 - CORP | +44-009 |
| UNITED KINGDOM TOLL FREE HIGH VOLUME | +44-003 |
| VIRTUALNUMBERTYPE_DESCRIPTION_UKTF-SHORT | +080X-XXXXXX |
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen | +44-1224 |
| Abingdon | +44-1235 |
| Aboyne | +44-1339 |
| Aldershot | +44-1252 |
| Alford (Lincs) | +44-1507 |
| Alloa | +44-1259 |
| Alton | +44-1420 |
| Ammanford | +44-1269 |
| Andover | +44-1264 |
| Annan | +44-1461 |
| Arbroath | +44-1241 |
| Ardrossan | +44-1294 |
Capital
London
Population
67.74M
Area
243,610 km²
GDP (USD)
$3.34T
Currency
Pound Sterling (GBP £)
Languages
English
Emergency number
999 / 112
Internet TLD
.uk
Drive side
Left-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
55.38°N / 3.44°W
Time zone
Europe/London
ISO 3166 codes
GB · GBR
London (~9,535 km) connects via Mediterranean and North African fibre — TKOS peering keeps rates low at ~280ms latency.
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