How to Call the UK from South Korea

Step by step

Dial in this order.

1
Dial 001
The exit code for South Korea. It tells the network the next number is international.
001
2
Dial 44
The country code for the UK.
44
3
Dial the area code
the UK area codes start with 0 at home. Leave it off: 20 for London.
20
4
Dial the local number
8 digits in London.
7946 0123

WHAT TO DIALSouth Korea → United Kingdom

001 + 44 + area code + number

Exit Code

001

South Korea exit code. Other codes: 009. Carrier codes vary; 001 is the usual one.

Country Code

Country code for the UK

City Code

--(2)

London 20. Drop the leading 0.

Phone Number

--------(8)

London, 8 digits

TypeWhat you dialExample

LANDLINE001 44 -- -------- (2)+(8)001 44 20 7946 0123 London

MOBILE001 44 ---------- (10)001 44 740 012 3456

Drop the leading 0.

Other exit codes: 009. Carrier codes vary; 001 is the usual one.

City	Dial from South Korea	City code	Number
London	001 44 20	-- (2)	-------- (8)
Birmingham	001 44 121	--- (3)	------- (7)
Manchester	001 44 161	--- (3)	------- (7)
Glasgow	001 44 141	--- (3)	------- (7)
Edinburgh	001 44 131	--- (3)	------- (7)
Liverpool	001 44 151	--- (3)	------- (7)
Leeds	001 44 113	--- (3)	------- (7)
Bristol	001 44 117	--- (3)	------- (7)

At home these codes are written with a 0 in front. Leave that off when calling from abroad.

Busan5:21 AM

8 hours

London9:21 PM

London is 8 hours behind Busan. The clocks change within a week, and the gap becomes 9 hours.

Just dial +44 20 7946 0123 — hold 0 to get the +. The + works from any country.