Dialing Instructions for placing long distance international telephone calls to Hungary from another country:

1) Get the lowest telephone call rate for Hungary, from the Telephone Call Charges Sheet.

2) Dial the International Dial out code of your country (eg: from UK - 00)

    00 + 36 + City Area Code + Local number

If you wish to make a telephone call from Hungary you will need to dial hungary-exit-code (eg: hungary-exit-code 44 for UK).

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The actual date and time in Budapest, Hungary can be found at Time in Budapest.

Hungary’s standard time is 1 Hour away from Greenwich Mean Time/ UTC.

Hungary utilises Daylight Time Saving.

Telephone area codes in Hungary are frequently identified as Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs). It was once named STD codes in Hungary.

These phone area codes are important only when calling from outside the telephone code area. Interestingly it is essential when making a telephone calls from the mobile phones.

Phone area codes or city codes in Hungary commonly reveal geographical areas within Hungary which can be covered by hundreds of telephone exchanges.

The telephone area code in Hungary is normally preceded in the dial string by the Hungarian country code or the international access code for Hungary ("36").

Phone Area codes in Hungary tend to be quoted along with the country access code for Hungary.