Making a call

Calling Internationally

To phone home from a Moscow landline, you need to dial 8 then wait a little (not necessary if you have a digital line) then dial 10, followed by the country code, city code and actual telephone number.

Calling within Moscow

The Moscow city code is 495 but some parts of Moscow for example Kolomenskoye just outside the Circle Line, has the code 499. To dial numbers with a 495 code, if you are in the 495 code yourself, simply dial the number. Hey presto! Connection! If you're in the 495 area, but need to call to another code it is the same as calling within Russia, just see next section.

Calling within Russia

For calling within Russia or even within Moscow where there are different codes, simply dial 8, then wait for a long tone (not necessary if you have a digitial line), then the code of the city, then the number.