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Phone Egypt from a UK Landline
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Call landlines in Egypt
Access number 0844 570 7267
Call mobiles in Egypt
Access number 0844 497 7771
Calls to landlines 5p per min
Calls to mobiles 5p per min
InstantTalk Connection Fee: 13.1p from a BT line.
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Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Calls are billed per minute & apply from the moment of connection. The charge is incurred even if the destination number is engaged or the call is not answered. Service provider to landlines: New Call Telecom Ltd. Tel: 0844 552 8575. Service provider to mobiles: Core Telecommunications International Limited.
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Call numbers in Egypt
Access number 020 8497 8811
Calls to landlines 6p per min
Calls to mobiles 5p per min
Only press the call/dial button once after dialing the 020 access number
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Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Topup by SMS costs £5 or £10 + standard SMS fee. Calls charged per minute & apply from the moment of connection. Calls to 02 numbers cost UK standard rate and can be used as a part of inclusive minutes. For SMS customers, credit is automatically topped up by the same amount as your last credit purchase (£5 or £10) when the balance is low. To unsubscribe simply text STOP to 80077 or 67400 at any time. Service provider: Story Telecom Ltd. Tel: 020 8497 9210.
Major cities in Egypt
Alexandria / Cairo / Giza / Imbaba / Shubra-El-Khema
How to call Egypt
Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 20 followed by the destination number you're calling.
The primary fixed line operator in Egypt is Telecom Egypt, and mobile operators include Vodafone Egypt, Mobinil and Etisalat Egypt.
More Information about Egypt
Times to call
Although it can vary due to daylight saving times in the summer, Egypt is approximately 2 hours ahead of the UK. For example, if you're calling from London at 18:00 GMT, you'll reach Egypt at 20:00.
National Holidays
Throughout 2011 there are a whopping 15 national holidays in Egypt, giving you plenty of opportunities to get in touch with family and friends. These include Coptic Christmas Day on January 6th, Flooding of the Nile day on August 15th, an Islamic New Year on 7th December.
Interesting Egypt Phone Facts
As of May 2009, 58.85% of the Egyptian population had a mobile phone, totalling in at 58.679 million subscribers. This makes Egypt the second largest market in Africa, taking 15.15 percent of the continents total mobile market.
There are three main GSM operators throughout Egypt, including Vodafone (28.8 million) Mobinil (25.35 million subscribers), Vodafone (27.8 million) and Etisalat (10 million).
With such a large number of subscribers, Vodafone reigns as Egypt's largest mobile operator. Not only that, it boasts a 6000-strong workforce.
Etisalat became the country's first 3.75G (HSUPA)network operator in November 2007, offering speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps. With HSUPA technology, mobile users can videocall, watch live TV
Egyptian Embassy in the UK
26 South Street
London W1K 1DW
Tel: 020 7499 3304
Languages spoken
There are a number of languages throughout Egypt, but Egyptian Arabic is the widely spoken across the country. Minority languages include Sa'idi Arabic (29%), Bedouin Arabic (1.6%) and Sudanese Arabic (0.6%)
Local area codes for destinations in Egypt
- 10th of Ramadan - (0)15
- Alexandria - (0)3
- Assiout - (0)88
- Aswan - (0)97
- ATM Service - (0)63
- Banha - (0)13
- Beni Suef - (0)82
- Cairo - (0)2
- Damanhohr - (0)45
- Damiette - (0)57
- El arish - (0)68
- El tour - (0)69
- Fayoum - (0)84
- Ismailia - (0)64
- Kafer El sheik - (0)47
- Luxor - (0)95
- Mansoura - (0)50
- Marsa Matrrouh - (0)46
- Minia - (0)86
- Port Said - (0)66
- Qunea - (0)96
- Red Sea - (0)65
- Sadat - (0)48
- Sohag - (0)93
- Spare - (0)56
- Suez - (0)62
- Tanta - (0)40
- Wadi El gedid (Oases) - (0)92
- Zagazig - (0)55