Calling Instructions for making long-distance overseas phone calls to Russia from overseas:

1) Discover the lowest telephone call rate for Russia, from the Telephone Call Charges Sheet.

2) Dial the International Dial out code of your country (eg: from UK - 00)

    00 + 7 + City Area Code + Local number

If you want to make a phone call from Russia you will have to dial russia-exit-code (eg: russia-exit-code 44 for UK).

Please click here for low international calling rates from Russia.

The actual current date and time in Moscow, Russia can be found at Time in Moscow.

Russia’s standard time is away from Greenwich Mean Time/ UTC.

Russia utilises Daylight Time Saving in most locations.

Telephone area codes in Russia are generally known as Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs). It was formerly termed STD codes in Russia.

These phone area codes are essential only if calling from outside the telephone code area. But it is important when making a phone calls from the mobile phones.

Phone area codes or city codes in Russia usually show geographical areas within Russia that are covered by hundreds of telephone exchanges.

The telephone area code in Russia is generally preceded in the dial string by the Russian country code or the international access code for Russia ("7").

Phone Area codes in Russia in many cases are quoted together with the country access code for Russia.