🇬🇧Call the United Kingdom from your browserlandline $0.09, mobile $0.12 a minute
Dial code +44. Nothing to install on either end: their phone rings like a normal call, with or without internet.
Calls to United Kingdom from $0.07 a minute for toll-free and service line. Basic rate.
Rates from a US caller ID. Your selected caller ID is priced before calling.
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A service line is a number a company publishes for customer service rather than one tied to a city. Banks, airlines and utilities use them, and the networks charge us differently for them, so they are priced on their own row.
Per minute in USD, from a US caller ID. Part of a minute counts as a minute. Emergency numbers cannot be dialled. Rates last changed 8 October 2026.
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02Dial it
How to dial the United Kingdom
United Kingdom numbers are dialled as +44 followed by the national number, without the leading 0.
Drop the leading 0. A mobile written 07700 becomes +44 7700, and London's 020 becomes +44 20.
A number written in the United Kingdom as 07400 XXXXXX is dialled from abroad as +44 7400 XXXXXX.
From this tab there is no exit code and no carrier: type it starting +44 and the band is read off the digits, so the price is for that exact number.
Dialling it from an ordinary phone instead
Dial the exit code for where you are standing, then 44, then the number.
| Calling from | Dial before +44 |
|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 00 |
| Australia | 0011 |
| Japan | 010 |
| Most of Europe, Africa and Asia | 00 |
Calling from another country? From the US covers the exit code, time difference and leading digits.
03Before you rely on it
Three things that are true on every call
- The keypad stays live after it connects. Press 1 for English, key in an account number, enter a reference.
- Hold is billed per minute like any other minute. The running cost sits on screen while you wait.
- By default, the recipient sees an Airlophone number. Need them to recognise yours? Set up Verified Caller ID with a number you own. The dialer confirms whether it is available for the route before you call. Verify your number. Rent a number if you also need callbacks.
04Questions
Common questions
How much does it cost to call the United Kingdom?
Basic calls to the United Kingdom start at $0.07/min for toll-free and service line. From a US caller ID: landline $0.09/min, mobile $0.12/min, toll-free $0.07/min, service line from $0.07/min. Professional adds $0.02/min to paid calls, whether recording is on or off. Connected calls are billed per minute, with part of a minute counting as a full minute. Enter the number to see its exact price before calling.
What is the country code for United Kingdom?
The international dialling code for United Kingdom is +44. On Airlophone you can type the full international number starting with +44, or pick United Kingdom from the country list and enter the national number without its leading 0.
How do I call the United Kingdom from the US?
From a US or Canadian phone, dial 011, then 44, then the United Kingdom number. From the UK, Ireland and most of Europe the exit code is 00 instead, and from Australia it is 0011. Drop the leading 0. A mobile written 07700 becomes +44 7700, and London's 020 becomes +44 20. For example, a number written in the United Kingdom as 07400 XXXXXX is dialled from the US as 011 44 7400 XXXXXX. On Airlophone there is no exit code at all: the call is placed from a browser tab, so you type the number starting with +44 and the price for that exact number appears before anything dials.
Why do some United Kingdom numbers cost more than others?
United Kingdom numbers are not all priced the same, because the networks that terminate them do not cost the same. On our published card the dearest band runs about 1.7 times the cheapest, $0.12 against $0.07 per minute. Services that ask you to choose "mobile or landline" for a foreign number quote one of those two prices and are simply wrong when the guess is wrong. Airlophone resolves the band from the number itself and shows the price before you dial.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call United Kingdom?
No. Airlophone runs in a browser tab, so there is nothing to install and no SIM to buy. The person you call needs nothing either: the call arrives on the ordinary phone network, so their phone simply rings, whether it is a landline or a mobile and whether or not they have internet.
Call the United Kingdom now
Basic calls to the United Kingdom start at $0.07/min for toll-free and service line. Enter the number to see its exact price before calling.