🇬🇧 ➔ 🇨🇴UK to Colombia Calling Guide

How to Call Colombia
From the UK

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Step-by-Step: Calling Colombia

Colombia implemented a major dialing change in 2021. All landlines now use the "60" prefix.

1

UK Exit Code

Dial 00.

2

Colombia Code (+57)

Dial 57.

3

Number

Landlines: 60 + Region + 7 digits.
Mobiles: 10 digits (starts with 3).

The New "60" Rule

If you have an old number for Bogota like "1 234 5678", it won't work. You must now dial 601 234 5678. All landline calls now require the 60 prefix followed by the region code.

New Colombian Area Codes

Remember to always add '60' before these codes.

CityRegionNew Code
BogotáCundinamarca601
MedellínAntioquia604
CaliValle del Cauca602
BarranquillaAtlántico605
CityRegionNew Code
CartagenaBolívar605
BucaramangaSantander607
PereiraRisaralda606
ManizalesCaldas606

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Country deep dive

From United Kingdom to Colombia

Practical reference covering the destination country's dial code, time zone, mobile carriers, city area codes, business etiquette, and any regulatory rules that affect inbound calls. The information below is specific to this route — different country pairs surface different operational details.

Calling Colombia (+57)

Colombia sits in COT (UTC−5) — no daylight saving.. The country dial code is +57 and the official language for business is Spanish. Local business hours run roughly 8:00–17:00 or 9:00–18:00 depending on city. Medellín's tech sector skews later..

Major cities & area codes

  • Cali · 602
  • Barranquilla · 605
  • Cartagena · 605
  • Bogotá · 601

Mobile carriers in Colombia

  • Tigo Colombia · 3xx mobiles
  • Claro Colombia · 3xx mobiles
  • Movistar Colombia · 3xx mobiles

What to know when calling Colombia

  • Mobile numbers start with 3 and are 10 digits including the 3.
  • Colombia restructured its area codes in 2022 — all geographic numbers are now 10 digits including a region prefix (Bogotá 601, Medellín 604, etc.), abolishing the old '+57 1 xxx xxxx' Bogotá pattern.

Calling from United Kingdom

From United Kingdom (GMT (UTC+0) / BST (UTC+1, last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October).) the local business window is 9:00–17:30 typical. Pub-and-lunch culture clusters meetings 10:00–12:30 and 14:00–16:30.. Most outbound callers reach a live answer most easily mid-morning local time, before lunch, and again in the late afternoon.

  • 0800/0808 are freephone from UK landlines and (since 2015) from UK mobiles too. 03 numbers cost the same as 01/02 calls — used by NHS, banks, government.
  • International calls to UK landlines should drop the leading 0 after +44; mobiles likewise (e.g. UK mobile 07700 900000 dials as +44 7700 900000).
Operational facts above are sourced from regulator publications and carrier disclosures; specific rates and routing are confirmed in the live dialer.
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