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Phone Romania from a UK Landline
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Call landlines in Romania
Access number 0844 759 7771
Call mobiles in Romania
Access number 0844 838 7267
Calls to landlines 1p per min
Calls to mobiles 2p 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: Core Telecommunications International Limited. Service provider to mobiles: New Call Telecom Ltd. Tel: 0844 552 8575.
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Call numbers in Romania
Access number 020 8497 8811
Calls to landlines 2p per min
Calls to mobiles 5p per min
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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 Romania
Bucharest
How to call Romania
Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 40 followed by the destination number you're calling.
Fixed line operators in Romania include RCS, RomTelecom and UPC. Mobile operators in Romania include Orange, Vodafone Romania, Cosmote Romania and Zapp.
More Information about Romania
Times to call
Between the UK and the Romanian capital, there is a 2 hour time difference. If you call Bucharest at 18:00 London time, you'll be reaching the country at 20:00. As Romania is 2 hours ahead of the UK, it's best not to call late at night.
National Holidays
Us Brits are treated to just a handful of days off, but there are 12 public holidays throughout Romania, giving you plenty of opportunities to call. In 2011 these include Assumption Day on August 15th, First Advent on November 27th, and National Holiday Romania on December 1st.
Interesting Romania Phone Facts
Connex launched in April 1997 as the first GSM network in Romania, before being acquired by Vodafone in October 2005. Other networks include Orange (France Telecom), Cosmote Romania, Digi.Mobil and Zapp.
As of February 2010 Vodafone catered to over 45 percent of the Romanian mobile market, boasting around 9 million subscribers. This makes the network the seventh largest Vodafone subsidiary in the world, in terms of number of subscribers.
Orange Romania still reigns as the most popular mobile network in Romania, carrying over 10 million customers.
In 2010, the mobile penetration rate in Romania totalled in at 108 percent. Next year, it's expected to reach 120 percent.
Romanian Embassy in the UK
39 Chesham Place
London SW1X 8SB
Tel. 020 7235 5555
Languages spoken
As you would expect, Romanian is the only official language nationwide, and accounts for 90 percent of the population. However, there are a number of different languages spoken throughout the country, including Hungarian, Ukrainian and German.
Local area codes for destinations in Romania
- Adjud - (0)337, (0)237
- Alba - (0)358, (0)258
- Arad - (0)257, (0)357
- Arges - (0)248, (0)348
- Bacau - (0)234, (0)334
- Bihor - (0)259, (0)359
- Bistrita - (0)263, (0)363
- Botosani - (0)231, (0)331
- Braila - (0)239, (0)339
- Brasov - (0)368, (0)268
- Bucuresti (Bucharest) - (0)21, (0)31
- Buzau - (0)238, (0)338
- Calarasi - (0)242, (0)342
- Caras - Severin - (0)255, (0)355
- Cluj - (0)264, (0)364
- Constanta - (0)241, (0)341
- Covasna - (0)367, (0)267
- Dambovita - (0)345, (0)245
- Dolj - (0)351, (0)251
- Galati - (0)236, (0)336
- Giurgiu - (0)246, (0)346
- Gorj - (0)253, (0)353
- Harghita - (0)366, (0)266
- Hunedoara - (0)354, (0)254
- Ialomita - (0)243, (0)343
- Iasi - (0)232, (0)332
- Manastirea Neamt - (0)233, (0)333
- Maramures - (0)362, (0)262
- Mehedinti - (0)352, (0)252
- Mures - (0)265, (0)365
- Olt - (0)349, (0)249
- Prahova - (0)244, (0)344
- Salaj - (0)260, (0)360
- Satu Mare - (0)361, (0)261
- Sibiu - (0)269, (0)369
- Suceava - (0)230, (0)330
- Teleorman - (0)247, (0)347
- Timis - (0)356, (0)256
- Tulcea - (0)340, (0)240
- Valcea - (0)350, (0)250
- Vaslui - (0)235, (0)335