Dialing Instructions for placing long distance international calls to Iran from abroad:

1) Find the lowest telephone call rate for Iran, from the Telephone Call Charges Sheet.

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

    00 + 98 + City Area Code + Local number

If you need to make a telephone call from Iran you will need to dial iran-exit-code (eg: iran-exit-code 44 for UK).

Please click here for low international calling rates from Iran.

The actual date and time in Tehran, Iran can be found at Time in Tehran.

Iran’s standard time is 3.5 Hours away from Greenwich Mean Time/ UTC.

Iran utilises Daylight Time Saving.

Telephone area codes in Iran are frequently identified as Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs). It was once named STD codes in Iran.

These phone area codes are necessary only when calling from outside the telephone code area. However it is a must when making a calls from the mobile phones.

Phone area codes or city codes in Iran normally reveal geographical areas within Iran which can be covered by hundreds of telephone exchanges.

The telephone area code in Iran is typically preceded in the dial string by the Iranian country code or the international access code for Iran ("98").

Phone Area codes in Iran quoted including the country access code for Iran.