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

The definitive guide on how to dial to Mexico

Starting today, November 4, 2006 there are changes on how to dial to cellular phones in Mexico.

The program called “El que llama paga”, which means “whoever calls, pays for the call”, allows you to call any cellular phone in Mexico and the recipient of the call does not have to pay. Previously the cost of the call was shared between both parties.

If calling Mexico from out of the country (International long distance):

• To a fixed landline phone: the exit code of the country (in the USA - “011″) + 52 + area code + telephone number

• To a Mexican cellular phone: the exit code of the country (in the USA - “011″) + 52 + 1 + area code + telephone number

If in Mexico, calling from a fixed landline phone to a Mexican cellular phone

• To a cellular phone in the same city: 044 + area code + telephone number

• To a cellular phone in another city: 045 + area code + telephone number

• To a Nextel of the same city: telephone number

• To a Nextel of another city: 01 + area code + telephone number

• From a fixed landline that is NOT Telmex to a cellular phone of another city: 01 + area code + telephone number

If in Mexico, dialing from a cellular phone

• To a fixed landline in the same city: telephone number

• To a fixed landline in another city: 01 + area code + telephone number

• To a cellular telephone in the same city: area code + telephone number

• To a cellular telephone in another city: 045 + area code + telephone number

• To a NEXTEL: telephone number

• To a NEXTEL in another city: 01 + area code + telephone number

Related Links

How to call Mexico from the USA

Changes for dialing long distance to cellular phones in Mexico

Changes - dialing long distance to a cellular phone in Mexico

New changes take effect for some cellular phone companies in Mexico on November 4, 2006.

The program is called “El Que Llama Paga Nacional”, which loosely translated means “Whoever Calls, Pays for the Call In Mexico”. Previously a long distance call to a cellular phone was shared between the caller and the receiver of the call.

New long distance dialing codes (after November 4, 2006) from “regular” landline phone to a cellular phone:

If calling from Mexico, long distance to a Mexican cell phone:
045-Area Code - Telephone number (the old code was 01-Area Code-Telephone number)

If calling from other countries to a Mexican cell phone: 52-1-Area Code- Telephone number (old code was 52-Area Code- Telephone number)

This 045 prefix applies to calls to cellular phones using Telmex, Telefonos del Noroeste, Telcel, Iusacell, Iusatel, Telefonica, Baja Celular, Telefonia Celular del Norte, Portatel del Sureste, Telecomunicaciones del Golfo and Unefon service. This represents 90% of the cellular phone users in Mexico.

The person on the cellular phone receiving the call will not be charged, however the person making the call from the landline phone will be charged approximately $ 3.00 Mexican pesos per minute (an increase of 300% from the current rate). The rates are still being negotiated between the companies and final results should be available from Cofetel in the next week.

The following companies have not signed the agreement: Axtel, Avantel, Alestra and Maxcom. Dialing to cellular phones using these suppliers will remain the same (01-Area Code- Telephone number) and the costs are shared between the person dialing and the person receiving the call.

Related Links

Cofetel

El Que Llama Paga Nacional (pdf)

How to call Mexico from the USA