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Communications: Cell Phone Dialing Guide

Basic Calling Information

  • Most mobile phone numbers in Mexico are seven digits, except for numbers in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, which have eight digits. 
  • Mobile phone numbers use geographic area codes, which are usually three digits, except for area codes in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, which are two digits. 
  • Area code + mobile phone number always totals ten digits.
  • When making local calls to a mobile phone from a landline within Mexico, dial: 044 (mobile phone access code) + area code + mobile phone number. 
  • When making long-distance calls to a mobile phone from a landline within Mexico, dial: 045 (long-distance mobile phone access code) + area code + mobile phone number. 
  • When making local calls between mobile phones in the same area code in Mexico, dial: area code + mobile phone number. 
  • When making long-distance calls between mobile phones in different area codes in Mexico, dial: 01 + area code + mobile phone number. 
  • To place an international call to a mobile phone in Mexico, dial Mexico's country code [52] + 1 + area code + mobile phone number. Callers should note that calls to a mobile number in Mexico may include an additional per minute mobile termination charge (MTC).
Calling Examples
Fixed line to Mobile Phone Mobile Phone to Fixed Line Mobile Phone to
Mobile Phone

Local Calls
Dial "044" + area code + seven- or eight-digit mobile phone number

Example
A call from a fixed line in Mexico

 City to a mobile phone in Mexico City:
044 + (55) + eight-digit mobile phone number

Local Calls
Dial the local number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Mexico City to a fixed line in Mexico City:
Dial the eight-digit local number

Local Calls
Dial the area code + mobile phone number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Mexico City to a mobile phone in Mexico City:
(55) + eight-digit mobile phone number

Long Distance
Dial "045" + area code + mobile phone number

Example
A call from a fixed line in Mexico City to a mobile phone in Guadalajara:
045 + (744) + seven-digit mobile phone number

Long Distance
Dial Mexico's DAC + area code + local number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Mexico City to a fixed line in Acapulco:
01 + (744) + seven-digit local number

Long Distance
Dial Mexico's DAC + area code + mobile phone number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Mexico City to a mobile phone in Acapulco:
01 + (744) + seven-digit mobile phone number

International Calls
Dial Mexico's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code or mobile phone prefix + mobile phone number*

Example
A call from a fixed line in Mexico City to a mobile phone in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + seven-digit mobile phone number*

International Calls
Dial Mexico's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code + local number*

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Mexico City to a fixed line in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + seven-digit local number*

International Calls
Dial Mexico's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code or mobile phone prefix + mobile phone number*

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Mexico City to a mobile phone in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + seven-digit mobile phone number*

*Calling a mobile phone number or fixed line in some countries from outside those countries may require a different procedure from the one shown here. Refer to the Cell Phone Dialing Guide or Dialing Guide for the country you are calling.