How To Phone Russia
Dialling instructions for calling to and from anywhere in Russia, including how to call Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Omsk and Kazan.
Country code: +7
How to call Russia from the UK
To phone Russia dial 007
then the full national number minus any leading 8
If a number is displayed already including the +7 country code, just replace the '+' with the UK international access code of 00 and ignore any reference to '(8)'.
Examples:
| Russian phone number | Dialled from UK as |
|---|---|
| 312 2345678 | 00 7 312 2345678 |
| 8-312 2345678 | 00 7 312 2345678 |
| +7 312 2345678 | 00 7 312 2345678 |
| +7 (8)312 2345678 | 00 7 312 2345678 |
How to call the UK from Russia
To call a United Kingdom landline or mobile phone from Russia, dial 8, wait for a second dialtone then dial 10 44, then the UK number without its leading zero.
For example, the UK number
These codes and instructions apply when dialling any part of the UK including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.