Romania country code +40 — call Romania & get a number.
One of the EU's larger economies, with a vast diaspora calling home from Madrid to Manchester — here's how to dial Romania cleanly from the US, the UK and across Europe, plus every major area code, today's mobile prefixes, live Bucharest time and weather, and how to claim a Romanian +40 number through MCM.
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Romania at a glance
The numbers and facts you need before you dial.
What is the country code for Romania?
Romania sits behind +40 — one of Europe's shorter country codes, fittingly easy for a nation whose people are scattered across the continent. Add it after your exit code when calling in from abroad. At home, every Romanian number wears a trunk 0 (021 for Bucharest, 07xx for mobiles); that 0 steps aside for +40 the instant the call crosses a border.
Code +40 was assigned to Romania 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 Romania.
How to call Romania from anywhere
Three moves get you through: exit code, 40, then the national number minus its leading 0. Whether you're calling a Bucharest office or a relative who's relocated to Italy and kept their +40 line, the sequence holds.
Full example: +40 21(31) XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
Romania phone number format explained
Domestically every Romanian number runs to 10 digits, trunk 0 included — drop that 0 and you have the +40 form. A neat quirk of the plan: the capital gets a short 2-digit code while the rest of the country uses 3.
Landline
0 + area code (2 digits for Bucharest, e.g. 21; 3 digits elsewhere, e.g. 264 for Cluj) + subscriber number. Example: 021 XXX XXXX → +40 21 XXX XXXX. Bucharest also carries 031.
Mobile
07 + 8 digits. Example: 07XX XXX XXX → +40 7XX XXX XXX. Every Romanian mobile opens with 07.
Romania area codes — major cities
Drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
| City | Region | Area code |
|---|---|---|
| Bucharest | Bucharest | 21(31) |
| Cluj-Napoca | Cluj | 264 |
| Timișoara | Timiș | 256 |
| Iași | Iași | 232 |
| Constanța | Constanța | 241 |
| Brașov | Brașov | 268 |
| Craiova | Dolj | 251 |
| Galați | Galați | 236 |
| Ploiești | Prahova | 244 |
| Oradea | Bihor | 259 |
| Sibiu | Sibiu | 269 |
| Bacău | Bacău | 234 |
Romania mobile network prefixes
The prefix after +40 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.
Orange Romania
Vodafone Romania
DIGI Mobil (RCS&RDS)
Telekom Romania Mobile
Romania time zone
Romania runs on Eastern European Time, UTC+2, and — unlike its EAT neighbours further south — it does spring forward, jumping to EEST (UTC+3) from late March to late October. Factor that DST swing into any recurring call schedule.
09:00–17:00 EET tracks the Romanian working day. A Bucharest morning meets the US East Coast late afternoon, so American teams calling the diaspora or partners are best off dialing before lunch their time.
Common mistakes when calling Romania
Almost every failed international call is a formatting issue, not a network issue.
Reading a 07x prefix as proof of carrier: with full portability live for years, a Romanian number can sit on Orange, Vodafone, Digi or Telekom regardless of how it starts
the most common assumption people get wrong.
Leaving the trunk 0 in place: don't dial +40 0 21…
the 0 disappears once +40 is on.
Treating 21 and 31 as different cities: both belong to Bucharest, so dial every digit that follows
Treating 21 and 31 as different cities: both belong to Bucharest, so dial every digit that follows.
Forgetting the count: Romanian numbers are 10 digits domestically, trunk 0 included
Forgetting the count: Romanian numbers are 10 digits domestically, trunk 0 included.
Punching 011 from a mobile abroad: + and 40 do the work
Punching 011 from a mobile abroad: + and 40 do the work.
Tips to reduce the cost of calling Romania
Hand out a local +40 virtual/DID number so Romanian callers reach you at domestic rates.
Carry traffic over VoIP/SIP rather than carrier IDD tariffs.
Travelling in? A local eSIM (Orange, Vodafone or Digi) covers data plus on-net calling for a fraction of roaming.
Keep calls inside the EET working day to cut down on missed-call ping-pong.
Why businesses get a Romania virtual number
Romania pairs a sizeable EU consumer market with a booming tech and outsourcing sector — and a local +40 line is how you reach both without the foreign-number friction. 6 cards:
Higher answer rates
Higher answer rates — a Bucharest or 07x-style caller ID gets picked up far more than an overseas one.
Lower trust friction
Lower trust friction — Romanian customers see a number that reads as one of their own.
Cheaper inbound
Cheaper inbound — funnel Romanian calls onto VoIP instead of toll routes.
Centralized routing
Centralized routing — push +40 calls to whichever team handles them, anywhere.
Faster expansion
Faster expansion — open in Romania without renting an office.
Real PSTN presence
Real PSTN presence — a genuine, dialable Romanian footprint.
Romania virtual numbers with My Country Mobile
Plug into Romania's networks with carrier-grade +40 DIDs and the enterprise voice stack to match. 9 feature bullets:
Local DIDs in major area codes — provisioned in minutes
Call forwarding to any mobile, landline, SIP endpoint, or softphone worldwide
HD voice with G.711, G.729, Opus & AMR-WB — auto-negotiated per call
Sub-150ms latency on major voice corridors via distributed PoPs
99.99% uptime SLA backed by geo-redundant infrastructure & sub-2s failover
WebRTC support for browser-based calling without softphone installs
REST APIs for provisioning, routing & call detail records (CDRs)
Built-in fraud protection with AI anomaly detection & STIR/SHAKEN
24/7 network monitoring and dedicated support
How to get your Romania virtual number
Most businesses are live within hours, not days.
Choose your +40 number — a Bucharest code or a national line.
Clear a quick account and documentation check.
Set the path — SIP, app, or PSTN forwarding.
Flip it live and start answering +40 calls.
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Romania +40 — FAQ
Can I tell which carrier a Romanian mobile is on from its prefix?expand_more
No — number portability has been live for years, so a 07x number could sit on Orange, Vodafone, Digi or Telekom.
Why do Bucharest numbers use 21 when other cities use three digits?expand_more
The capital was assigned a short 2-digit area code (21, plus 31); the rest of Romania uses 3-digit codes like 264 for Cluj.
Does Romania change its clocks in summer?expand_more
Yes — it shifts from EET (UTC+2) to EEST (UTC+3) between late March and late October, so build DST into recurring calls.
I'm a diaspora caller in Spain — how do I reach a +40 number?expand_more
Dial 00 (or +) then 40 and the number without its leading 0; the format is identical wherever in Europe you call from.
What's the best time to call a Bucharest office from New York?expand_more
Try US morning, before lunch — that lands in the Romanian late afternoon, inside business hours.
How long is a Romanian phone number?expand_more
Ten digits domestically with the trunk 0; nine after you drop it for +40.
What's the emergency number in Romania?expand_more
112 reaches police, fire and ambulance through the single EU line.
Can a company abroad get a Romanian number?expand_more
Yes — MCM provisions local Bucharest and national +40 DIDs with HD voice, routing and APIs.