Germany by phone

How to telephone Germany and useful emergency numbers in Germany

Telephones in Munich, Germany

Germany's country code is
49

Major German city codes:

Berlin: 030	Düsseldorf: 0211	Leipzig: 0341
Bonn: 0228	Frankfurt am Main: 069	Munich: 089
Cologne (Köln): 0221	Hamburg: 040	Nürnberg: 0911
Dresden: 0351	Hanover: 0511	Stuttgart: 0711

How to call Germany

Use Skype
Skype is the cheapest way to place any call, international or otherwise. The only catch is you need an Internet connection. That's easy enough at home. While traveling use either cybercafes or the Skype app for smartphones (not roaming—pricey—but on WiFi).

If you're calling anywhere in Germany from outside Germany: Dial your international dialing prefix (011 in the U.S. and Canada; 00 in most other countries), then the country code (49), then the city code (though leave off the initial zero), then the number.

In other words, to call Munich from the United States, dial 011-49-89 and then the number. (Actually, just use Skype. It's easier and cheaper.)
If you're calling one German city from another part of Germany: Dial the city code—including the initial zero—then the number. So to dial Munich from, say, Berlin, dial 089-xxx-xxxx.
If you're calling another number from within the same city: Drop the city code entirely and just dial the number itself.