Telephone

TelephonePhone booths can easily be found anywhere in Athens. The international code for Greece is +30. For example: +30 210 44 00 000
in case you want to call Athens from abroad.

ll Greek numbers have ten digits and the prefix for Athens is 210.
For example: 210 44 00 000

If you want to make a phone call to another Greek city from abroad, you have to dial the international code +30, then the prefix of the city and then the number.
For example: +30 + 2310 (the prefix for Thessaloniki) + phone number

A phone call costs 0.03094 €/min. It is worth being aware that rates are lower on Saturday and Sunday and every day between 20:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

If you want to make a phone call abroad while you are in Athens, you have to dial the international code 00, the code for the country and then the number you want.
For example: 00 49/country code/number 

International Codes
+ 31 Netherlands + 32 Belgium
+ 33 France + 34 Spain
+ 350 Gibraltar + 351 Portugal
+ 352 Luxembourg + 353 Ireland
+ 354 Iceland + 355 Albania
+ 356 Malta + 357 Cyprus
+ 358 Finland + 36 Hungary
+ 370 Lithuania + 371 Latvia
+ 372 Estonia + 373 Moldavia
+ 41 Switzerland + 420 Czech Republic
+ 421 Slovakia + 43 Austria
+ 44 United Kingdom + 45 Denmark
+ 46 Sweden + 47 Norway
+ 48 Poland + 49 Germany
+1 USA +20 Egypt
+359 Bulgaria +39 Italy
+40 Romania  

 

Phone Cards
Phone booths are located everywhere in Athens. To use them you will need a phone card. You can buy phone cards from any kiosk or from OTE or from any Post Office. A telephone card costs between 4 € and 11€, depending on the number of units.

TECH SPECS  
PSTN  
Voice Channels 1
VF bandwidth 4KH
Data bit Rate 9,6 - 56Kbp
   
ISDN  
Voice Channels  
VF bandwidth 7KH
Data bit Rate 64-128Kbp