Dialing Instructions for placing long distance international telephone calls to Germany from another country:

1) Find the lowest telephone call rate for Germany, from the Telephone Call Charges Sheet.

2) Dial the International Dial out code of your country (eg: from UK - 00)

    00 + 49 + City Area Code + Local number

When you have to make a phone call from Germany you will have to dial germany-exit-code (eg: germany-exit-code 44 for UK).

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The present date and time in Berlin, Germany can be found at Time in Berlin.

Germany’s standard time is 1 Hour away from Greenwich Mean Time/ UTC.

Germany utilises Daylight Time Saving.

Telephone area codes in Germany are usually referred to as Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs). It was previously referred to as STD codes in Germany.

These phone area codes are required only if calling from outside the telephone code area. However it is mandatory when making a telephone calls from the mobile phones.

Phone area codes or city codes in Germany typically suggest geographical areas within Germany that are covered by hundreds of telephone exchanges.

The telephone area code in Germany is commonly preceded in the dial string by the German country code or the international access code for Germany ("49").

Phone Area codes in Germany are sometimes quoted along with the country access code for Germany.