How To Call From Australia To India: A Step-By-Step Guide
How To Call India
For calls to India from Australia (landline) dial: 0011 + 91 + 10-digit phone number. To call a mobile number in India dial: +91 + 10-digit number.
In this guide, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know about making calls to India, including:
- How to call from Australia to India landlines and mobiles
- Area codes
- Time zone information
How To Make An International Call To India In 4 Steps
Step 1: Dial the Australian exit code (0011): this carries you out of Australia. Alternatively, you can use the + symbol, holding down the 0 key will typically bring up that symbol.
Tip: each country has a different exit code, if you’re not sure what yours is, just use the + (plus symbol) instead, this works regardless of the country you are in.
Step 2: Key in the India country code (91): 91 is the country code for India.
Step 3: Key in the area code or mobile prefix (these start with either 7, 8 or 9)
Step 4: Key in the local phone number or cell phone number: This is the number of the person you wish to speak to.

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How To Call To A Landline Number In India
For international calls dial: 0011 + country code + city code + local number
For example, if you were to call Calcutta, you would dial 0011 91 33 1234 5678 (or +91 33 12345678)
0011 = exit code for India (alternatively, you can use the plus ‘+’ symbol)
91 = Country code
10-digit phone number
How To Call To A Mobile Phone In India
Area codes are not required when calling a mobile number in India.
For international calls dial: + (symbol) + country code + mobile number
For example, you would dial: +91 12345 67891 (or +91 12345 67891)
+ = exit code (press and hold the 0 (zero) button on your keypad to bring up the + symbol.
91 = Country code
10-digit mobile number

India calling codes for each region
Area Name | Area Code | Area Name | Area Code | Area Name | Area Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agra | 562 | Ghaziabad | 120 | Mysore | 821 |
Ahmadabad | 79 | Gorakhpur | 551 | Mumbai | 22 |
Aligarh | 571 | Guntur | 863 | Nagpur | 712 |
Allahabad | 532 | Gurgaon | 124 | Nasik | 253 |
Amravati | 721 | Guwahati | 361 | Noida | 120 |
Amritsar | 183 | Gwalior | 751 | Patna | 612 |
Asansol | 341 | Hubli-Dharwad | 836 | Puducherry | 413 |
Aurangabad | 240 | Hyderabad | 40 | Pune | 20 |
Bangalore | 80 | Indore | 731 | Raipur | 771 |
Bareilly | 581 | Jabalpur | 761 | Rajkot | 281 |
Belgaum | 831 | Jaipur | 141 | Ranchi | 651 |
Bhavnagar | 278 | Jalandhar | 181 | Saharanpur | 132 |
Bhilai | 788 | Jammu | 191 | Salem | 427 |
Bhiwandi | 2522 | Kannur | 497 | Siliguri | 353 |
Bhopal | 755 | Jamshedpur | 657 | Solapur | 217 |
Bhubaneswar | 674 | Jodhpur | 291 | Srinagar | 194 |
Bikaner | 151 | Kanpur | 512 | Surat | 261 |
Calcutta | 33 | Kochi | 484 | Thrissur | 487 |
Calicut | 495 | Kollam (Quilon) | 474 | Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) | 431 |
Chandigarh | 172 | Kota | 744 | Tiruppur | 421 |
Coimbatore | 422 | Lucknow | 522 | Trivandrum | 471 |
Cuttack | 671 | Ludhiana | 161 | Vadodara | 265 |
Dehradun | 135 | Madurai | 452 | Varanasi | 542 |
Delhi | 11 | Malappuram | 483 | Vasai-Virar | 250 |
Dhanbad | 326 | Mangalore | 824 | Vijayawada | 866 |
Faizabad | 5278 | Meerut | 121 | Visakhapatnam | 891 |
Faridabad | 129 | Moradabad | 591 | Warangal | 870 |
Best Time to Call India From Australia
State or Location | Time Zone | INDIA BUSINESS HOURS 9am – 5pm |
INDIA EVENING 6pm – 9pm |
---|---|---|---|
NSW (exc. Broken Hill), QLD, VIC, TAS, ACT |
AEST (UTC +10:00) | 1.30pm – 9.30pm | 10.30pm – 1.30am |
SA, NT, NSW (Broken Hill) | ACST (UTC +9:30) | 1.00pm – 9.00pm | 10.00pm – 1.00am |
WA (Eucla only) | AWCST (UTC 8:45) | 12.15pm – 8.15pm | 9.15pm – 12.15am |
WA (exc. Eucla) | AWST (UTC +8:00) | 11.30am – 7.30pm | 8.30pm – 11.30pm |
Norfolk Island | NFT (UTC +11:00) | 2.30pm – 10.30pm | 11.30pm – 2.30am |
Lord Howe Island | LHST (UTC +10:30) | 2.00pm – 10.00pm | 11.00pm – 2.00am |
Christmas Island | CXT (UTC +7:00) | 10.30am – 6.30pm | 7.30pm – 10.30pm |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Step 1: dial the exit code for your country (or press and hold the 0 button to bring up the + (plus) symbol.
Step 2: key in 91 which is the international code for India
Step 3: dial the area code number and telephone number (10 digits)
Press and hold the 0 (zero) button on your keypad to get the + symbol then key in 91.
Step 1: press and hold the 0 button to bring up the + (plus) symbol.
Step 2: key in 91 which is the country code for India
Step 3: dial the 10 digit cell phone number