Mumbai Dialing Instructions

Steps to Dial Mumbai, India from Any Country

Follow this basic dialing procedure to place an international long-distance call from any country worldwide to a landline or mobile phone number in Mumbai, India.

The procedure outlined below is most applicable to direct international dialing from a landline or mobile phone in the home or office. Dialing procedures may differ when using a calling card or a VoIP internet calling service.

1. Dial international access code / IDD:   xxx 

Dial your country's international access code (aka IDD) to initiate a phone call to Mumbai.

Lookup the international access code / IDD for your country here.

Note that some mobile operators do not require dialing an IDD for certain calls and/or allow use of substitute characters (such as '+') in lieu of dialing an IDD. As well, in many cases you don't dial an IDD when using a calling card or VoIP service.

2. Dial India country code:  91 

Dial country code +91 to reach any location in India. Country codes are also known as ISDs or international subscriber dialing codes.

3. Remove '0' if one precedes your number

If your Mumbai phone number starts with a '0' - e.g., 022 - 22481800, delete the '0'. The '0' is a national direct dial (NDD) code and is used only for calls within India.

4. Determine if calling to landline or mobile phone

Landline and mobile phone numbers are slightly different in Mumbai, as elsewhere in India. All India numbers are 10-digits, but landline numbers are 8-digits and require a separate 2-digit area code. Mobile numbers are 10-digits and do not require the area code. Check here to learn how to tell a landline phone number from a mobile phone number.

5. If calling a Mumbai landline phone number...

a. Dial the 2-digit Mumbai area code:  22 

Mumbai proper has only one area code. Nearby areas may use other codes.

b. Dial an 8-digit local subscriber number:  xxxx xxxx

All landline phones in Mumbai proper have an 8-digit local subscriber number.

6. If calling a Mumbai mobile phone number...

Simply dial the 10-digit mobile number:  9x xxx xxxxx

All mobile phones in Mumbai have 10-digits and start with '9'. No area code should be dialed.

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Steps to Dial Mumbai from a Specific Country

Follow the links below for country-specific dialing instructions for calling Mumbai landline and mobile phones. These pages include originating country access codes and other information.