🇵🇹France to Portugal Dialing Guide

How to Call
Portugal from France

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4 Steps to Call Portugal from France

Follow this exact dialing sequence.

01

Exit Code

00

Dial 00 to exit France.

02

Country Code

+351

Dial 351 to connect to Portugal.

03

Area Code

21

Dial the city code (e.g., 21 for Lisbon).

04

Number

XXXX...

Dial the local subscriber number.

Dialing Format Example

Portugal does not use a "trunk code" (leading zero) for area codes in the same way other countries do. You simply dial the country code followed by the 9-digit national number.

Landline (Lisbon)
00 351 21 XXX XXXX
Mobile
00 351 9XX XXX XXX

Portugal Area Codes List

Find the correct area code for major Portuguese cities.

CityRegionCode
LisbonLisboa21
PortoPorto22
BragaBraga253
CoimbraCoimbra239
FaroAlgarve289
CityRegionCode
SetúbalSetúbal265
AveiroAveiro234
LeiriaLeiria244
FunchalMadeira291
Ponta DelgadaAzores296
Time Difference

France is 1 Hour Ahead

When it is 12:00 PM in Paris, it is 11:00 AM in Lisbon.

Paris (CET)
12:00 PM
Lisbon (WET)
11:00 AM

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Country deep dive

From France to Portugal

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 Portugal (+351)

Portugal sits in WET (UTC+0) / WEST (UTC+1). Azores run one hour behind (UTC−1 / UTC+0).. The country dial code is +351 and the official language for business is Portuguese. Local business hours run roughly 9:30–18:30 with a 1-hour lunch usually 13:00–14:00..

Major cities & area codes

  • Porto · 22
  • Braga · 253
  • Lisbon · 21

Mobile carriers in Portugal

  • NOS · 93 mobiles
  • Vodafone Portugal · 92 mobiles
  • MEO (Altice Portugal) · 91, 96 mobiles

What to know when calling Portugal

  • Portuguese mobile numbers are 9 digits starting with 9; landlines also 9 digits starting with 2.

Calling from France

From France (CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2).) the local business window is 9:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00. Lunch breaks are inviolable; almost no one in B2B picks up between 12:30 and 14:00.. Most outbound callers reach a live answer most easily mid-morning local time, before lunch, and again in the late afternoon.

  • August is when much of France goes on vacation; expect lower B2B answer rates 1–25 August.
  • Mobile numbers start with 06 or 07; geographic numbers start with 01-05 by region. 09 prefix is VoIP/non-geographic.
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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