Dialing the phone in Mexico is a bit complicated due to different access codes and dialing instructions for the different carriers.
In order to make your life easier, for business or vacation travelers, here is quick comprehensive telephone dialing guide for landlines and cellular phones in Mexico.
Covers 90% of the telecommunications companies currently in Mexico.
Handy Telephone Dialing Guide for Mexico
Dialing Instructions for Telephones in Mexico | |||
Dialing from |
Received by |
How to dial |
Number of Digits |
Landline in Mexico |
Cellular in Mexico (local) same area code |
044 + Area code + telephone number |
13 |
Landline in Mexico |
Cellular in Mexico, long distance |
045 + area code + telephone number |
13 |
Landline in Mexico (Not Telmex) |
Cellular in Mexico, long distance |
01 + area code + telephone number |
12 |
Landline in Mexico |
Nextel (local) same area code |
Telephone number |
8 |
Landline in Mexico |
Nextel in Mexico, long distance |
01 + area code + telephone number |
12 |
Landline in Mexico |
Long Distance, telephone in USA |
001 + area code + telephone number |
13 |
Landline in Mexico |
International long distance |
00 + country code + area code + telephone number |
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Cellular Phone in Mexico |
Landline in Mexico (local call) |
Telephone number |
8 |
Cellular Phone in Mexico |
Landline in Mexico, long distance |
01 + area code + telephone number |
12 |
Cellular Phone in Mexico |
Cellular (local) same area code |
Area code + number |
10 |
Cellular Phone in Mexico |
Celluar in Mexico, long distance |
045 + area code + telephone number |
13 |
Cellular Phone in Mexico |
Nextel (local call), same area code |
Telephone number |
8 |
Cellular Phone in Mexico |
Nextel in Mexico, long distance |
01 + area code + telephone number |
12 |
Cellular Phone in Mexico |
Telephone in USA |
001 + area code + telephone number |
13 |
Cellular Phone in Mexico |
International long distance |
00 + country code + area code + telephone number |
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USA |
Landline in Mexico |
011 + 52 (country code for Mexico) + area code + number |
15 |
International (not USA) |
Landline in Mexico |
00 + 52 + area code + number |
14 |
USA |
Cellular in Mexico |
011 + 52 + 1 + area code + number |
16 |
International (not USA) |
Cellular in Mexico |
00 + 52 (country code for Mexico) + 1 + area code + number |
15 |
Lee Iwan Accumulated Experience | Business South of the Border | October 25, 2007 |
Telephone Dialing Guide for MexicoTelephone Dialing Guide for Mexico
And the BIGGIE
Dialing an 800 number in the US from Mexico = use 880 in place of 800, and of course pay for it.
Fantastic…I didn’t know that!
Thanks for the contribution!
Lee
I was searching for this kind of a blog for months now. Actually lost the hope of finding one, but here i am :) Thanks for the great articles! Looking forward for a little read after dinner :)
Great example of a set of decisions made by a bureaucratic committee who doesn’t understand how to make things easier for the consumer (therefore increasing revenue!).
This is an awesome site!!! I needed to quickly call my husband on his new Mexican cell, and it wouldn’t go through. So I did a web search and found your site. Love the layout of the information–very user friendly–the Handy Telephone Dialing Guide was great.
Thanks!
Denise :0)
Lee,
Does the rules stipulated on this post work for cell phones that are American cell phones operating in Mexico?
Matt
Matt,
The rules should apply if the US phones are connecting with the Mexican Cellphone providers (TELCEL for example). This is usually what happens when you bring your phone to Mexico…if there is a problem you can go to any TELCEL office and buy a GSM chip and local number for around MXN $ 150.00
Let me know if you have a problem please.
Lee
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