Telephone dialing instructions - Mexico

Dialing the phone in Mexico is a bit complicated due to different access codes and dialing instructions for the different carriers.

In order to make your life easier, for business or vacation travelers, here is quick comprehensive telephone dialing guide for landlines and cellular phones in Mexico.

Covers 90% of the telecommunications companies currently in Mexico. Dialing instructions for local, national long distance and international long distance.

Dialing Instructions for Telephones in Mexico
Dialing from	Received by	How to dial	Number of Digits
Landline in Mexico	Cellular in Mexico (local) same area code	044 + Area code + telephone number	13
Landline in Mexico	Cellular in Mexico, long distance	045 + area code + telephone number	13
Landline in Mexico (Not Telmex)	Cellular in Mexico, long distance	01 + area code + telephone number	12
Landline in Mexico	Nextel (local) same area code	Telephone number	8
Landline in Mexico	Nextel in Mexico, long distance	01 + area code + telephone number	12
Landline in Mexico	Long Distance, telephone in USA	001 + area code + telephone number	13
Landline in Mexico	International long distance	00 + country code + area code + telephone number
Cellular Phone in Mexico	Landline in Mexico (local call)	Telephone number	8
Cellular Phone in Mexico	Landline in Mexico, long distance	01 + area code + telephone number	12
Cellular Phone in Mexico	Cellular (local) same area code	Area code + number	10
Cellular Phone in Mexico	Cellluar in Mexico, long distance	045 + area code + telephone number	13
Cellular Phone in Mexico	Nextel (local call), same area code	Telephone number	8
Cellular Phone in Mexico	Nextel in Mexico, long distance	01 + area code + telephone number	12
Cellular Phone in Mexico	Telephone in USA	001 + area code + telephone number	13
Cellular Phone in Mexico	International long distance	00 + country code + area code + telephone number	-
USA	Landline in Mexico	011 + 52 (country code for Mexico) + area code + number	15
International (not USA)	Landline in Mexico	00 + 52 + area code + number	14
USA	Cellular in Mexico	011 + 52 + 1 + area code + number	16
International (not USA)	Cellular in Mexico	00 + 52 (country code for Mexico) + 1 + area code + number	15
Lee Iwan Accumulated Experience	Business South of the Border	October 25, 2007