🇲🇽How to call Mexico from the US
Exit
011
Mexico
52
The number
As written
Almost every guide still shows 011 52 1 for a mobile. That 1 was abolished in 2019 along with the 01 long-distance prefix, and dialling it now fails. It is 011, then 52, then ten digits, whether you are calling a mobile or a landline.
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. The first minute is free and needs no card.
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02When
When to call
Mexico City stopped observing daylight saving in 2022 and sits on UTC-6 all year. It matches Chicago in winter and is an hour behind it in summer, so it is close enough to US business hours that time is rarely the problem.
The highest-volume international corridor out of the United States by call count, and the one with the most outdated instructions still circulating.
03Cost
What a minute costs
Which of those applies is read off the digits you type, so you are never asked to guess whether a Mexico 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 18 August 2026. Everything we publish for Mexico, or check one number.
04From elsewhere
Calling Mexico 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 52 |
|---|---|
| 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 Mexico from the US?
Dial 011, then 52, then the Mexico number. Almost every guide still shows 011 52 1 for a mobile. That 1 was abolished in 2019 along with the 01 long-distance prefix, and dialling it now fails. It is 011, then 52, then ten digits, whether you are calling a mobile or a landline. From a browser on Airlophone there is no exit code at all: you type the number starting +52 and the price for that exact number appears before it dials.
What is the country code for Mexico?
+52. From the US you dial 011 first to leave the country, so the full string begins 011 52. 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 Mexico?
On Airlophone it starts at $0.03 a minute, billed per minute with part of a minute counting as a full one. The exact price depends on the band: landline $0.03, mobile $0.07 per minute. The band is read from the digits of the number itself, so you are never asked to guess whether a number is a landline or a mobile. Calling the same number on a mobile carrier's international direct dial or while roaming is charged separately by that carrier and is normally a great deal more.
What is the best time to call Mexico from the US?
Mexico City stopped observing daylight saving in 2022 and sits on UTC-6 all year. It matches Chicago in winter and is an hour behind it in summer, so it is close enough to US business hours that time is rarely the problem.
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.
Call Mexico now
No exit code, no app and no SIM. Type the number, see the exact price for it, and the first minute is free without a card.