Portugal country code +351 — call Portugal & get a number.
Portugal is the rare European country that drops nothing — what you see is what you dial, all nine digits, every time. Here's the full picture: formats from the US, UK and the EU, every major area code, current mobile prefixes, live time & weather, plus how businesses claim a Portuguese virtual number with MCM.
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Portugal at a glance
The numbers and facts you need before you dial.
What is the country code for Portugal?
Portugal answers to +351. Add it after your own exit code and you've reached any Lisbon landline or Algarve mobile. Here's what makes Portugal refreshingly simple: its 9-digit plan carries no trunk prefix at all. There's no leading 0 hiding at the front to peel off — the nine digits you read are the nine digits you dial, at home or from the other side of the world.
Code +351 was assigned to Portugal by the ITU under the E.164 plan. The “+” means “dial your local international exit code”; on a mobile, press and hold 0 to type it.
All four mean the same thing — they connect your call to Portugal.
How to call Portugal from anywhere
Three pieces, in order: your exit code, then 351, then the full 9-digit number copied exactly as written. Unlike Spain or France next door, you remove nothing.
Full example: +351 21 XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
Portugal phone number format explained
Count them and you'll always get nine — Portuguese numbers never run long or short, and they're spelled out in full for landline and mobile alike. The first digit tells you the type: a 2 means geographic, a 9 means mobile.
Landline
:
Mobile
:
Portugal area codes — major cities
Drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
| City | Region | Area code |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | Lisbon | 21 |
| Porto | Porto | 22 |
| Braga | Braga | 253 |
| Coimbra | Coimbra | 239 |
| Aveiro | Aveiro | 234 |
| Faro | Algarve | 289 |
| Setúbal | Setúbal | 265 |
| Leiria | Leiria | 244 |
| Évora | Alentejo | 266 |
| Viseu | Viseu | 232 |
| Funchal | Madeira | 291 |
| Ponta Delgada | Azores | 296 |
Portugal mobile network prefixes
The prefix after +351 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.
MEO (Altice Portugal)
Vodafone Portugal
NOS
DIGI Portugal
Portugal time zone
Lisbon keeps the same clock as London, not the rest of continental Europe — mainland Portugal runs on Western European Time (WET, UTC+0) through winter and Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+1) through summer, shifting on EU dates (forward the last Sunday of March, back the last Sunday of October). Out in the Atlantic, the Azores sit one hour behind the mainland, while Madeira keeps mainland time.
Because Lisbon and London tick in unison, British callers can ring any time the office is open. From the US East Coast, aim for 14:00–18:00 in Lisbon (09:00–13:00 ET) to catch the back half of the Portuguese workday. Calling São Paulo's diaspora? Brazil trails Lisbon by four hours in summer, so late-afternoon Portugal lands mid-morning there.
Common mistakes when calling Portugal
Almost every failed international call is a formatting issue, not a network issue.
Inventing a leading 0: this is the big one with Portugal
there is no trunk prefix to drop or restore, so never park a 0 in front of the nine digits the way you would for Spain or France.
Losing a digit: the count is always exactly nine; don't collapse Lisbon's 21 into a single tidy block and come up short
Losing a digit: the count is always exactly nine; don't collapse Lisbon's 21 into a single tidy block and come up short.
Treating 21 or 22 as a removable area code: those digits live inside the 9-digit number and get dialed every time
Treating 21 or 22 as a removable area code: those digits live inside the 9-digit number and get dialed every time.
Reaching for 011 outside North America: that's the US/Canada exit code; the rest of the world starts with 00
Reaching for 011 outside North America: that's the US/Canada exit code; the rest of the world starts with 00.
Reading the operator off the 9-prefix: portability long ago untied 91/92/93/96 from any one network
Reading the operator off the 9-prefix: portability long ago untied 91/92/93/96 from any one network.
Tips to reduce the cost of calling Portugal
Swap roaming for a virtual number and you'll be billed at Portuguese local rates, not international ones.
Place calls over Wi-Fi through a VoIP app to sidestep per-minute surcharges entirely.
Hold a Portuguese DID so customers in Lisbon or Porto reach you at a domestic price.
Use Lisbon's London-matched clock to your advantage
schedule inside that shared window and you'll rarely chase a second call-back.
Why businesses get a Portugal virtual number
Whether you're courting Lisbon's startups, serving the Algarve's expat crowd, or working Portugal's tight Brazil and France diaspora networks, a +351 number says you're actually here — and Portuguese customers answer a local line far sooner than an unknown foreign one.
Higher answer rates
A local +351 line gets picked up where a foreign caller ID gets ignored.
Lower trust friction
A Lisbon 21 or Porto 22 number reads as the real thing, not an outsider.
Cheaper inbound
Your customers dial a domestic number and pay local rates.
Centralized routing
Funnel every Portuguese call to teams wherever they sit.
Faster expansion
Land in the Portuguese market without renting an office first.
Real PSTN presence
Authentic geographic DIDs — never gray-route shortcuts.
Portugal virtual numbers with My Country Mobile
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Local DIDs in major area codes — provisioned in minutes
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How to get your Portugal virtual number
Most businesses are live within hours, not days.
Choose your Portuguese city and area code — Lisbon 21, Porto 22, or anywhere across the map.
Lock in a plan and clear any local paperwork.
Wire up routing, forwarding and your team.
Switch it live and start fielding Portuguese calls within minutes.
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Portugal +351 — FAQ
Q: Why don't I drop a 0 when calling Portugal like I do for Spain or France?expand_more
A: Because Portugal's numbering plan has no trunk 0 to begin with — the nine national digits stand on their own, so there's nothing to remove. Just dial +351 and all nine.
Q: How many digits is a Portuguese phone number?expand_more
A: Always exactly nine — never more, never fewer, for both landlines and mobiles.
Q: Are the Azores on the same time as Lisbon?expand_more
A: No — the Azores run one hour behind mainland Portugal, while Madeira keeps mainland time.
Q: How do I call Portugal from the US?expand_more
A: Dial 011, then 351, then the full 9-digit number, untouched.
Q: What do Portuguese mobile numbers start with?expand_more
A: A 9, across the 91, 92, 93 and 96 ranges.
Q: Does Lisbon really share London's clock?expand_more
A: Yes — mainland Portugal sits on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer, exactly matching the UK rather than the rest of continental Europe.
Q: Can I tell which network a mobile belongs to from its prefix?expand_more
A: No — portability means 91/92/93/96 no longer point to MEO, NOS, Vodafone or DIGI.
Q: Is +351 the same number to dial whether I'm abroad or in Portugal?expand_more
A: The nine digits are identical either way — domestically you skip +351, internationally you add it, but you never gain or lose a digit.