🇮🇹How to call Italy from the US
Exit
011
Italy
39
The number
Keep the 0
Italy is the exception to the rule every other guide states. Italian landlines KEEP their leading zero when called from abroad: Rome is +39 06, not +39 6, and dropping the zero fails the call. Mobile numbers start 3 and never had a zero to drop.
01Call it
Or skip the exit code entirely
Calling from a browser means no exit code, no carrier and nothing that changes when you cross a border. Type the number and the price appears before anything dials.
Calls to Italy from $0.09 a minute for landline. Basic rate.
Rates from a US caller ID. Your selected caller ID is priced before calling.
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02When
When to call
Italy is 6 hours ahead of New York for most of the year, with brief windows in spring and autumn where the clocks change on different dates and it becomes 5. The Italian afternoon is the US morning.
Family, property and public offices. A corridor with an unusually high share of landline calls, because the numbers being dialled are often homes and municipal offices rather than mobiles.
03Cost
Basic rates from a US caller ID
Which of those applies is read off the digits you type, so you are never asked to guess whether a Italy number is a landline or a mobile. Services that ask you to pick quote one of these prices and are wrong whenever the guess is.
Per minute in USD from a US caller ID, part of a minute counting as a full one. Rates last changed 8 October 2026. Everything we publish for Italy, or check one number.
04From elsewhere
Calling Italy from somewhere else
Only the exit code changes. The country code and the number are the same wherever you are standing.
| Calling from | Dial before 39 |
|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 00 |
| Australia | 0011 |
| Japan | 010 |
| Most of Europe, Africa and Asia | 00 |
05Questions
Common questions
How do I call Italy from the US?
Dial 011, then 39, then the Italy number. Italy is the exception to the rule every other guide states. Italian landlines KEEP their leading zero when called from abroad: Rome is +39 06, not +39 6, and dropping the zero fails the call. Mobile numbers start 3 and never had a zero to drop. From a browser on Airlophone there is no exit code at all: you type the number starting +39 and the price for that exact number appears before it dials.
What is the country code for Italy?
+39. From the US you dial 011 first to leave the country, so the full string begins 011 39. From the UK and most of Europe the exit code is 00 instead, and from Australia it is 0011.
How much does it cost to call Italy?
Basic calls to Italy start at $0.09/min for landline. From a US caller ID: landline $0.09/min, mobile $0.15/min, toll-free $0.15/min, service line from $0.89/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.
Can I use my own number as caller ID?
Yes, if the number is eligible. Verify that you control it once, then select it as your Verified Caller ID when you call. Some networks cannot present a number you own on every route, and the dialer confirms that before the call starts.
What is the best time to call Italy from the US?
Italy is 6 hours ahead of New York for most of the year, with brief windows in spring and autumn where the clocks change on different dates and it becomes 5. The Italian afternoon is the US morning.
Do I need an app or a SIM card?
No. Airlophone runs in a browser tab, so there is nothing to install and no SIM to buy, and it works the same on a laptop you have borrowed. The person you call needs nothing either: the call arrives on the ordinary phone network, so their phone rings whether it is a landline or a mobile and whether or not they have internet.