This article details the dialling protocol for reaching Hungarian telephone numbers from within Hungary. The standard landline number consists of 6 numerals except those in Budapest which have 7 numerals, as do mobile numbers. Before keying the subscriber number required, a caller may need to enter a domestic code (06) and an area code.
Hungary area codes
In Hungary the standard lengths for area codes is two, except for Budapest (the capital), which has the area code 1. Landline numbers are six digits in general; numbers in Budapest and mobile numbers are seven digits.
Making calls within and from Hungary
Calls within local areas can be made by dialling the number without the area code, such as 123 4567 in Budapest or 123 456 in other areas. However, this is not permitted in mobile phone networks.
Domestic calls to all other area codes must be preceded with 06 + area code. For example, a call from Budapest to Monor (area code 29) would be made as 06 29 123 456 and a call from Monor to Budapest (area code 1) would be made as 06 1 234 5678. When using mobile phones, the international format can be used instead: +36 1 234 5678.
Calls to international destinations are in the format 00 + country code + number. On mobile phones, + can be used instead of 00.
Making calls from abroad
Calls to local areas from abroad can be made using the international prefix + country code + area code. The national trunk code 06 used inside Hungary shall not be dialed from abroad. For example, a call to Monor (area code 29) would be made as +36 29 123 456 or 00 36 29 123 456, where the +36 or the 0036 prefixes represent the country code of Hungary.
Short numbers
Certain services can be called with a short number, ignoring the above scheme. 112 - Emergency number (ambulance, fire brigade, police) 104 - Ambulance 105 - Fire Brigade 107 - Police 143 - Telephone fault reporting 180 - Time service 188 - Roadside assistance 193 - Alarm service 197 - Yellow Pages directory assistance 198 - National directory assistance 199 - International directory assistance
List of area codes
1 area code for Budapest
20 mobile network of Yettel
21 Location independent electronic communications service numbers
22 area code for Székesfehérvár
23 area code for Biatorbágy
24 area code for Szigetszentmiklós
25 area code for Dunaújváros
26 area code for Szentendre
27 area code for Vác
28 area code for Gödöllő
29 area code for Monor
30 mobile network of Magyar Telekom
31 UPC Mobil and several smaller mobile services
32 area code for Salgótarján
33 area code for Esztergom
34 area code for Tatabánya
35 area code for Balassagyarmat
36 area code for Eger
37 area code for Gyöngyös
40 retired (previously shared-cost service) 41 retired (previously special services) 42 area code for Nyíregyháza 44 area code for Mátészalka 45 area code for Kisvárda 46 area code for Miskolc 47 area code for Szerencs 48 area code for Ózd 49 area code for Mezőkövesd 50 mobile network of Digi Mobil 51 Dial-Up Internet service 52 area code for Debrecen 53 area code for Cegléd 54 area code for Berettyóújfalu 55 Test number 56 area code for Szolnok 57 area code for Jászberény 59 area code for Karcag 60 reserved/retired - former Westel 0660 mobile network on 450 MHz 61 reserved for later use 62 area code for Szeged 63 area code for Szentes 66 area code for Békéscsaba 68 area code for Orosháza 69 area code for Mohács 70 mobile network of Vodafone 71 corporate networks 72 area code for Pécs 73 area code for Szigetvár 74 area code for Szekszárd 75 area code for Paks 76 area code for Kecskemét 77 area code for Kiskunhalas 78 area code for Kiskőrös 79 area code for Baja 80 freephone service (national) 81 retired - previously: IN 82 area code for Kaposvár 83 area code for Keszthely 84 area code for Siófok 85 area code for Marcali 87 area code for Tapolca 88 area code for Veszprém 89 area code for Pápa 90 Premium-rate service (national) 91 Premium-rate service (national) - previously: IP VPN 92 area code for Zalaegerszeg 93 area code for Nagykanizsa 94 area code for Szombathely 95 area code for Sárvár 96 area code for Győr 99 area code for Sopron
Mobile phone codes
In ascending numeric order
Note: After April 1, 2004, the phone numbers can be carried from network to network. That means any of the previous codes can refer to any mobile provider.