Calling to Nepal
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Nepal does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Nepal (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix used when calling within Nepal. Dial all phone numbers as they are listed.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial the entire phone number for all locations in the country.
| one to two digits | six digits |
| area code (one digit) or mobile carrier (two digits) | subscriber number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code, or from a mobile phone)
Dial the entire phone number for all locations in the country.
| one to two digits | six digits |
| area code (one digit) or mobile carrier (two digits) | subscriber number |
Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)
Dial the entire phone number for all locations in the country.
| one to two digits | six digits |
| area code (one digit) or mobile carrier (two digits) | subscriber number |
Nepalese phone numbers explained
Number details
Nepalese phone numbers are eight digits.
The first one to two digits is an area (geographic) code. The only single digit area code is ‘1’ (Kathmandu).
An example of a Nepalese phone number
The National Museum of Nepal lists its phone number in Kathmandu as 977-1-4271478.
Number explanation
| 977 | 1 | 4271478 |
| country code for Nepal | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Kathmandu | remainder of the phone number |
Local example -calling from another location in Kathmandu
Dial the entire phone number for all locations in the country.
| 1 | 4271478 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Kathmandu | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Dhangadhi, Nepal (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire phone number for all locations in the country.
| 1 | 4271478 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Kathmandu | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Nepal)
Dial the entire phone number for all locations in the country.
| 1 | 4271478 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Kathmandu | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Nepal
To call from outside Nepal, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Nepal’s country code of ‘977’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 977 | 1 | 4271478 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Nepal | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Kathmandu | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Nepal
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Nepal.
Sources and more resources
- NPA (Nepal Telecommunications Authority) – Nepal’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Nepal (country code +977) National Numbering Plan – Details of Nepal’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Nepal – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Nepal. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Nepal – Entry for Nepal in the British Telecom international directory.