Phoning Australia from the UK

Area Codes

Phoning Within Australia

Phoning the UK from Australia:
00 11 44 + STD code (without the zero) + telephone number

The major mobile phone companies in Australia (Telstra, Vodafone, Optus and Virgin) offer both pay as you go and pay monthly contracts. Many allow you to use your existing mobile phone and just buy an Australian SIM card.

Local, long-distance and international calls can be made from public payphones: some accept credit cards and phonecards. If you want to make cheap international calls, there is a large variety of prepaid phonecards and it is worth shopping around.

Useful Numbers

1223

Directory Enquiries (automated)

1234

Operator (Sensis Concierge Service)

1225

International Operator

12 550

Reverse Charges

000

Emergency Services (mobiles can also use 112)

1800 prefix

Freephone numbers

1300/13 prefix

Local rate (from a landline)

1900 prefix

Premium rate numbers