Make Phone Calls in China
For travellers who is travelling in China, knowing how to make a call in China will let your China tour more convenient. In China, making a telephone (including call-local, long-distance, or international) is easy.
Tools to make callings in China
There are two convenient ways for you to do a call in China: public telephone calling and mobile phone calling
Public telephone:
Public telephone service can be found in hotels, airport and large-scale emporia. For using public telephone, TCT suggests you to
► Use public telephone in hotels or airports which can find English-speaking staff for helping.
► Print or write down your TCT tour advisor mobile phone number and regard it as an important document in your China tour
Mobile phone
► For using your private mobile phone in China, you can see information on Can I use my mobile phone in China
► TCT also offer you a mobile phone renting service
Dial an international long-distance call
Tourists can dial domestic or international long-distance calls in their own hotel rooms and expenses areincluded in the hotel bill. When tourists visit the city, shops and entertainment arenas, they can dial the domestic or international long-distance calls in the nearby post office and public telephone booth. The expensewill be settled after they finish the call. If a tourist dials the domestic long-distance call, he should firstly dial the regional zip code and then the subscriber's number. The regional zip codes of major cities in China are as following:
- Beijing-010
- Shanghai- 021
- Guangzhou-020
- Hangzhou-0571
- Guilin-0773
- Zhangjiajie-0744
- Kunming-0871
- Xian-029
- Chongqing- 023
- Hong Kong- 00852
- Macau- 00853
If you are going to dial an international long-distance call, you should firstly dial the international zip code “00”. Secondly, it will be the state zip code. Then the regional number is “0”.You should omit the digit”0” and finally dial the telephone number of the subscriber. You can dial the international, domestic and urban calls at the booth with the magnetic IC cards.
Briefing Guide to dial phone numbers in China
| China to Other Country | China City to China City | |
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Fixed-line Telephone
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► China to other countries: 00 - country code - area code - phone No.
Sample: call from China to US Washington D.C. 00 - 1 - 202 - XXXXXXX |
► Dial Area code - Phone No. Directly
Sample: call from Shanghai to Beijing 010 - 1234 5678 |
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Mobile Phone (China Unicom Sim Card with International Calling Service)
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► China to other countries: 17911 - 00 - country code - area code - phone No.
Sample: call from China to US Washington D.C. 00 - 17911 - 00 - 1 - 202 - XXXXXXX |
► Dial Mobile Phone No. Directly
Sample: call from Shanghai to Beijing 010 - 137 123 1234 |
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