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How To Call Germany From Australia

Quick Reference Summary

To call Germany from Australia:

0011 + 49 + Area Code (without the 0) + Local Number

Examples:

  • For Berlin landline: 0011 + 49 + 30 + XXXXXXX
  • For German mobile phone: 0011 + 49 + 151 + XXXXXXX

When it’s 12 PM (noon) in Sydney, it’s 4 AM in Berlin (8 hours behind).

How to Call a Landline in Germany

Calling a German landline from Australia requires following these steps:

  1. Dial Australia’s international exit code: 0011
  2. Dial Germany’s country code: 49
  3. Dial the area code (without the first 0)
  4. Dial the local phone number

For example, if you’re calling a Berlin number written as (030) 1234567, you would dial 0011 49 30 1234567 from Australia.

It’s important to note that when dialed within Germany, landline numbers include a 0 before the area code (e.g., 030 1234567), but when calling from Australia, you drop the 0 and just dial the area code after the country code.

How to Call a Mobile in Germany

Calling a German mobile phone follows a similar pattern:

  1. Dial Australia’s international exit code: 0011
  2. Dial Germany’s country code: 49
  3. Dial the mobile prefix (without the first 0)
  4. Dial the rest of the mobile number

For example, if the German mobile number is 0170 1234567, you would dial 0011 49 170 1234567 from Australia.

German mobile numbers begin with 01 when dialed within Germany, but from Australia, you drop the 0 and dial 1 after the country code 49.

Area Codes

Germany uses area codes of varying lengths (2-5 digits), with larger cities having shorter codes. Here’s a comprehensive list of German area codes by region:

Major Cities

City Area Code (drop the 0 when calling from Australia)
Berlin 30
Hamburg 40
Munich (München) 89
Cologne (Köln) 221
Frankfurt am Main 69
Stuttgart 711
Düsseldorf 211
Dortmund 231
Essen 201
Bremen 421
Leipzig 341
Dresden 351
Hanover (Hannover) 511
Nuremberg (Nürnberg) 911
Duisburg 203
Bochum 234
Wuppertal 202
Bonn 228
Mannheim 621
Karlsruhe 721
Münster 251
Wiesbaden 611
Augsburg 821
Aachen 241
Mönchengladbach 2161
Kiel 431
Freiburg 761
Mainz 6131

Regional Area Codes

Baden-Württemberg

Stuttgart (711), Karlsruhe (721), Heidelberg (6221), Freiburg (761), Ulm (731), Pforzheim (7231), Konstanz (7531)

Bavaria (Bayern)

Munich/München (89), Nuremberg/Nürnberg (911), Augsburg (821), Würzburg (931), Regensburg (941), Ingolstadt (841), Bayreuth (921)

Brandenburg

Potsdam (331), Cottbus (355), Frankfurt/Oder (335), Brandenburg (3381)

Hesse (Hessen)

Frankfurt am Main (69), Wiesbaden (611), Kassel (561), Darmstadt (6151), Offenbach (69)

Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)

Hanover/Hannover (511), Braunschweig (531), Osnabrück (541), Oldenburg (441), Göttingen (551)

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Rostock (381), Schwerin (385), Neubrandenburg (395), Stralsund (3831)

North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)

Cologne/Köln (221), Düsseldorf (211), Dortmund (231), Essen (201), Duisburg (203), Bochum (234), Wuppertal (202), Bonn (228), Münster (251), Aachen (241)

Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)

Mainz (6131), Ludwigshafen (621), Koblenz (261), Trier (651), Kaiserslautern (631)

Saarland

Saarbrücken (681), Neunkirchen (6821), Homburg (6841)

Saxony (Sachsen)

Leipzig (341), Dresden (351), Chemnitz (371), Zwickau (375)

Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)

Magdeburg (391), Halle (345), Dessau (340)

Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel (431), Lübeck (451), Flensburg (461), Neumünster (4321)

Thuringia (Thüringen)

Erfurt (361), Jena (3641), Gera (365), Weimar (3643)

Mobile Phone Prefixes

German mobile numbers begin with 01 followed by another digit that indicates the network. When calling from Australia, drop the 0 and dial 1 after the country code 49. Common mobile prefixes include:

Network Prefixes (drop the 0 when calling from Australia)
Telekom (T-Mobile) 0151, 0160, 0170, 0171, 0175
Vodafone 0152, 0162, 0172, 0173, 0174
O2 0157, 0159, 0176, 0177, 0178, 0179
E-Plus 0155, 0163, 0177, 0178

Time Zone

Germany follows Central European Time (CET), which is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer (Central European Summer Time – CEST). The time difference with Australia depends on which part of Australia you’re calling from and whether daylight saving time is in effect:

  • Eastern Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane): Germany is 8-10 hours behind
  • Central Australia (Adelaide, Darwin): Germany is 7.5-9.5 hours behind
  • Western Australia (Perth): Germany is 6-8 hours behind

Both Germany and Australia observe daylight saving time, but in opposite seasons:

  • Germany: Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
  • Australia: First Sunday in October to first Sunday in April (except Queensland, which doesn’t observe DST)

Special Number Considerations

Toll-Free and Service Numbers

  • 0800: German toll-free numbers (cannot typically be reached from outside Germany)
  • 0180, 0190, 0900: Premium rate services (can be expensive and sometimes inaccessible from abroad)

Emergency Numbers

  • 110: Police
  • 112: Fire/Ambulance These cannot be dialed from outside Germany.

Best Time to Call

Due to the significant time difference, finding a good time to call Germany from Australia requires some planning:

  • Evening in Australia (6 PM – 10 PM): Morning in Germany (10 AM – 2 PM)
  • Early morning in Australia (5 AM – 8 AM): Afternoon in Germany (9 PM – 12 AM)

The most convenient time for both parties is usually early evening in Australia, which corresponds to morning/early afternoon in Germany.

For business calls, consider Australia’s evening (Germany’s business hours) as the best window.

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