Is a phone number needed for outbound calls?

No. You can dial out without buying a dedicated number.

Is it possible to take incoming calls?

Yes. Incoming calls need your own US/Canada digital number ($2.14 to $5/month).

🇬🇧 ➔ 🇩🇪UK to Germany Calling Rates

Calling Germany
from the UK?
Dial 00 + 49

Reaching Germany from the United Kingdom usually means dialing 00 and then +49 ahead of the local number. With Intercalling you skip all of that and call straight from your browser at low pay as you go rates, with no app to install and no SIM card to swap.

What to know

Outbound: No dedicated number to buy.
Inbound: Needs a US/Canada digital number ($2.14 to $5/month).
No apps: Runs in Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox.

What to know

Outbound: No dedicated number to buy.
Inbound: Needs a US/Canada digital number ($2.14 to $5/month).
No apps: Runs in Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox.

🇩🇪

Dialing Germany from the UK, Step by Step

UK Exit Code

Dial 00. That is the usual code for dialing out of the United Kingdom to other countries.

Germany Code

Dial 49. That hands the call over to Germany's phone network.

Area Code & Number

Then enter the city code, such as 30 for Berlin, and the rest of the number. Important: Drop the leading zero!

Major German Area Codes

Berlin

Munich (München)

Bavaria

Hamburg

Frankfurt am Main

Hesse

Cologne (Köln)

North Rhine-Westphalia

221

Stuttgart

Baden-Württemberg

711

Düsseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia

211

Leipzig

Saxony

341

Why callers in the UK pick Intercalling

After Brexit, plenty of UK mobile carriers brought back roaming fees or pushed up their international rates to the EU.

Standard UK Carrier

£1.50+

per minute (avg)

WINNER

Intercalling

$0.02

per minute

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Making an international call from a laptop

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Calling Germany from United Kingdom: what to know

Germany answers on the country code +49, with the capital in Berlin and most business concentrated around Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. The working language for business is German, and local offices generally keep hours of 8:00 to 17:00 is common, Germany starts earlier than southern Europe. Friday afternoons are quiet; many offices close 15:00.

From United Kingdom the outbound access code is 00, so a manual dial reads 00 then +49 then the local number. Intercalling removes that step: the call goes through your browser, so there is nothing to install and no SIM card to swap when you travel between United Kingdom and Germany.

Most mobiles in Germany sit on operators such as Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Vodafone Germany, Telefónica O2. Mobile prefixes 015x/016x/017x are real mobiles; 018x is a premium service that can cost callers €0.20+/minute, confirm before dialing.

Germany runs on UTC plus 1, and it shifts for daylight saving, so confirm the current difference before an early or late call.

How to dial Germany from United Kingdom

Dial the exit code 00

00 is the international access code used when dialing out of United Kingdom. On a mobile you can press and hold 0 to enter the plus sign instead.

Enter the country code +49

+49 routes the call to Germany.

Add the local number

Dial the destination number without its leading 0. For Berlin that means including the area code 030.

Rates to Germany (+49)

Pay as you go, billed per minute with no connection surprises. A sample 10 minute call is shown for each line type.

Line type	Per minute	10 minute call
Mobile	$0.1212	$1.21
Landline	$0.0830	$0.83

Line type

Per minute

10 minute call

Mobile

$0.1212

$1.21

Landline

$0.0830

$0.83

Rates as of 2026-07-05, in US dollars, and subject to change. The exact rate is always confirmed in the dialer before you connect.

Frequently asked questions

How do I call Germany from United Kingdom?+

Dial 00 then +49 followed by the local number without its leading 0. From a browser on Intercalling you simply enter the number and press call, with no exit code to remember.

What is the country code for Germany?+

The country code for Germany is +49. Berlin uses the area code 030.

What is the best time to call Germany?+

The destination is 1 hour ahead of you. Calling between 09:00 to 16:00 your time reaches Germany during its working day (10:00 to 17:00 local time).

Do I need to install an app to call Germany?+

No. Intercalling runs in your browser on Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox, so you can place the call without downloading anything or buying a phone number for outbound calls.

Can I receive calls as well?+

Outbound calls need no number. To receive inbound calls you add a US or Canada digital number, billed monthly, and answer it in the same browser tab.

Calling Germany
from the UK?
Dial 00 + 49

What to know

What to know