Phone calls and emergency numbers in, from and to Budapest, Hungary

Making phone calls in Hungary
Please check with your American cell phone provider, since your cell phone may not work in Europe, as it is on a different cell phone system.

Calling the U.S. from Hungary

Dial 00 - 1 - area code - local number


Calling another number in Hungary from Hungary

The telephone numbers in the capital Budapest are seven-digit. If you are calling a number in Budapest from another area in Hungary, dial (06-1) and then the actual seven-digit telephone number. The (1) area code is the capital, Budapest’s area code.

If you are calling a Hungarian cell phone number from another number in Hungary, dial 06 and then you must add the prefix code (20 for Pannon GSM, 70 for Vodafone, 30 for T-Mobile) of the mobile service provider of the person you are calling.
Thus:
Calling Judit’s cell from Hungary just dial 06-30-852-6939
Calling Jeff’s Hungarian cell from Hungary just dial 06-30-896-2182

Calling Hungary from the U.S

To call from abroad to a number in Hungary, dial your international access number (usually 00 or +), followed by the country code of Hungary (36), then the area code and the number (e.g., if you call Budapest: 00361… or +361 … or to a cell phone you must add the prefix code of the mobile service provider of the person you are calling 20 for Pannon GSM, 70 for Vodafone, 30 for T-Mobile.)

Emergency Calls

Ambulance (Mentő) 104 (free of charge)
Fire Department (Tűzoltó): 105 (free of charge)
Police (Rendőrség) 107 (free of charge)
Central Emergency Phone: (includes Ambulance, Fire Department, Police): 112 (free of charge)

Other useful numbers
International Directory Information 199
Hungarian Directory Information 198