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International Calling Guide

International Calling Guide (89K PDF file)
Wallet-size dialing guides are not updated regularly, please see dialing instructions and access numbers below for the most up-to-date information.

Dialing Instructions

Calling from the United States and Canada (including Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
  1. Dial 1-800-487-9378. Listen for tone and greeting.
  2. Enter your ten-digit home phone number + PIN.
  3. Domestic call: dial area code + phone number.
International call: dial 011 + country code + city code (where applicable) + phone number.
Calling from outside the United States and Canada
  1. Dial the toll free access number for the country you are in. Listen for tone or voice prompt.
  2. Enter security access number 603. Listen for tone or voice prompt.
  3. Enter your ten-digit home phone number + PIN. Listen for voice prompt.
  4. To place a call to the United States: dial area code + number you are calling.
To place a call within the country you’re in, or to call another country: dial 011+ country code + city code (where applicable) + phone number.

Dialing Tips

  • If you get a busy signal, no answer, or if you have finished your call and wish to place another, press and hold # for 2 seconds. Listen for the voice prompt and dial the next telephone number.
  • If the telephone you are using does not allow the # key to be held down for 2 seconds, press # several times in rapid succession. Listen for the voice prompt and dial the next telephone number.
  • If you make a mistake in dialing, press * to return to the previous step.
  • To speak to an operator, dial the toll-free access number on your calling card, or the number listed here for the country you are in. Enter your Security Access Number when required (603), then either press 0 or hold for an operator.
  • Any additional toll charges levied by the local telephone company are your responsibility.

Before leaving the United States, please contact Qwest Customer Service at 1-800-224-1111 or visit our Web site at qwest.com to verify access numbers for foreign countries.

Your Qwest Calling Card number is your ten-digit home phone number + PIN

If your Qwest Calling Card is lost or stolen, call 1-800-628-5678 immediately. When outside the U.S., call collect 1-614-215-6601.

International Toll Free Access Numbers

Important: Before leaving the United States, please contact Qwest Customer Service at 1-800-244-1111 or visit our Web site at qwest.com to verify access numbers for foreign countries.

All Countries Security Access Number 603

Key
International calling may not be permitted from all over country
Countries may block access from pay phone

 Country Code Country Access # Preferred / Secondary  
1+268 Antigua (Barbuda) 1-800-534-2200
61 Australia 1-800-504-761/1-800-881-152
43 Austria 0-800-281-172/0-800-200-244
1+242 Bahamas 1-800-389-0142
973 Bahrain 8000-0303
1+246 Barbados 1-800-534-0257
375 Belarus 8*800-114
32 Belgium 0-800-7-4379/0-800-7-0011
55 Brazil 000-815-6201-1820
673 Brunei 800-013
359 Bulgaria 00-800-1300
1 Canada 1-800-860-6000
56 Chile 800-532-924/800-360-390
86 China 108-00-14-4817/108-00-14-00-019
57 Colombia 01-800-919-4817/01-800-919-8157
57 Colombia 01-800-518-0135
506 Costa Rica 0-800-015-0169
385 Croatia 0-800-22-0116
420 Czech Republic 800-142-458/800-001-118
45 Denmark 8-088-0823/8-001-5532
1+767 Dominica 1-800-201-5433
1+809 Dominican Republic 1-888-751-4217/1-800-751-4144
679 Fiji Islands 00-800-7041/004-890-1007
358 Finland 0-800-11-5513/0-800-11-0016
33 France 0-800-910-128/0-800-992-016
594 French Guyana 0-800-992-016
49 Germany 0-800-182-7589/0-800-086-0340
233 Ghana 0-19-211
30 Greece 00-800-10600-201-4853/00-800-1821
590 Guadeloupe 0-800-99-2016
852 Hong Kong 800-964-911/800-930-202
36 Hungary 06-800-133-72/06-800-012-13
354 Iceland 800-8214/800-8254
91 India 000-168
62 Indonesia 008-800-1050-77/008-801-12
353 Ireland 1-800-550-631/1-800-550-146
972 Israel 1-809-460-085/1-800-949-4108
39 Italy (Vatican City) 800-872-276/800-172-216
81 Japan 00-53-1162-077
81 Japan (Telecom) 0053-11-62-164/0053-10-01-400
82 Korea (South) 003-0814-0099/003-0917
370 Lithuania 8-800-9-00-00
352 Luxembourg 800-23109/800-20117
389 Macedonia 00-800-4275
60 Malaysia 1-800-8086-45/1-800-8000-14
356 Malta 800-90-112
1+596 Martinique 0-800-99-2016
52 Mexico 01-800-514-5453/01-800-234-9990
52 Mexico 01-800-021-1995
377 Monaco 800-93-162/800-90-141
31 Netherlands 0-800-022-057/0-800-022-3083
64 New Zealand 0-800-4460-44/000-917
505 Nicaragua 1-800-0551
47 Norway 800-12183/800-12138
507 Panama 00-800-226-0886/00-800-226-2320
675 Papua New Guinea 0-507-151-81
51 Peru 0-800-502-85
63 Philippines (Philcom phones) 102-624
48 Poland 00-800-111-4214/0*0-800-111-8111
351 Portugal 800-818-521/800-800-118
262 Reunion Island 0-800-99-2016
40 Romania 01-800-5030
7 Russia 8*10-800-130-1012
27 South Africa 0-800-994-904/0-800-99-4831
34 Spain 900-99-0016
1+869 St. Kitts & Nevis 1-800-744-9120
508 St. Pierre & Miquelon 0-800-99-2016
46 Sweden 020-799-017
41 Switzerland 0800-837-646/0800-895-273
886 Taiwan 00-801-126-264
66 Thailand 001-800-159-999
1+869 Trinidad & Tobago 1-800-201-5448
380 Ukraine 8-100-180
44 United Kingdom 0-800-731-4116/0-800-914-1346
58 Venezuela 0800-100-4060/0800-100-1103
967 Yemen 008-00-105
  • Hotels may apply a surcharge or block access numbers.
  • A ten second delay may be experienced when calling between countries.
  • Plublic phones may require a coin deposit to provide dial tone.
  • Countries may block access to international calls other than calls back to the U.S.
  • A "*" within an access number means to wait for a second dial tone before dialing the rest of the number.