All of Mexico has a 911 emergency service.

Local calls: all numbers are 10 digits – area code plus phone number. In Mexico City, for example, 551-234-5678 is the format. 

When calling from a Mexican phone number to a number in Mexico you may hide the number from which you are calling. Prefix the number you are calling with. #31#. Example: #31# 111-123-1234.

To call Mexico from the US and Canada, the exit code 011. Mexico’s country code is 52. Let’s say you want to call a cell phone number in Cancun that’s 998 555 5555.

1. Enter + (if you’re calling from a mobile number) or 011 (if you’re dialing from a landline).
2. Add on the Mexico country code, 52.
3. Type the remaining digits of the number, 998 555 5555.
4. In summary: 011 52 985 555 5555

To call from Mexico to Canada and the US, dial 00 and then 1. Note, 00 is the Mexican exit code, and 1 is the country code for Canada and the US.

800 Numbers

To call 1-800 numbers in the US and Canada from Mexico, you must substitute numbers.

Calls are not toll-free and a fee will be charged.

USA/Canada Toll-free                 Change to:

1-800                                              001-880

1-844                                              001-885

1-855                                               001-884

1-866                                               001-883

1-877                                                001-882

1-888                                                001-881