Title: Slow Travel - Phoning to, from and within Europe, how to dial, calling cards, long distance phone calls
Headings: Phoning To, From and Within Europe - How to Dial
Phoning To, From and Within Europe - How to Dial
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Phoning To Europe from the US and Canada
Do I Drop the Leading Zero in the Area Code?
Why is There a Plus Sign (+) at the Start of the European Phone Number?
Time Change
The Best Way to Pay for International Calls from the US/Canada
Phoning from Europe to the US, Canada and Other Countries
The Best Way to Pay for International Calls from Europe
Phoning Within a Country in Europe
Other Phone Information
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Content: Why is There a Plus Sign (+) at the Start of the European Phone Number? European phone numbers are frequently written in the format +39-0577-555-555. The plus indicates that you have to dial your long distance code first and then dial the rest of the number when calling from outside the country (in the US the code is 011, in Europe it is 00). Time Change
Continental Europe is six hours later than the east coast of the United States (EST). For example, at midnight in New York City, it is 6:00 AM in Florence. The United Kingdom is one hour earlier than continental Europe. See The World Clock for complete information. The Best Way to Pay for International Calls from the US/Canada
Read about the options for paying for international calls from the US/Canada. Phoning from Europe to the US, Canada and Other Countries
To call another country from a European country: first dial the Europe long distance code 00
then the country code (1 for the US and Canada, 44 for the UK)
then the area code and number
Country codes of other countries: