How to Call Iceland From the United States

Series Summary

Making an international phone call can be quite expensive, depending on an individual's telephone service provider. On top of the cost, one must be familiar with the procedure of dialing out of the United States. It can be tricky, but with proper guidance, phone calls overseas will become second nature. In this free video series on international calls, a full-service travel agent demonstrates how to dial up countries like Iceland, New Zealand and Brazil. All international calls from the U.S. begin with zero-one-one, which notifies the local telephone carrier that the call is international. Next the caller must dial a country code, followed by a city code before dialing the resident's actual telephone number. Get familiar with this four-step process with these helpful tips.

Video Transcript

"Yeah, we can make that happen. Alright, I've got to call Iceland. So long. Hi, everyone. My name is Russ Handler. Let's say, you want to call Iceland. First, did you know that generally when you make an international phone call, there's four separate numbers you need to dial. A number to get out of the United States, a country code. A city code, then a number. But not in Iceland's case. Iceland is a very small country. And as a result, there's only a few numbers you need to dial. So that's a good thing. Let's take a look. First of all, how to dial Iceland? 011 will get you out of the country. 354 is their country code. And then the number you want to dial. So let's dial Iceland. 011 is the code to get out of the country. 354 gets us into Iceland. And then, let's say, you're dialing your friend Betty at 555-8963. And it's that simple. That's how you dial Iceland. Now it's a beautiful country. And they've got a pretty good network of satellites. But keep in mind, they do share their satellite network with other Nordic countries. Such as Denmark, Sweden and the other far north countries. But traditionally, their service is pretty good. That's how you dial Iceland. Have a great day, everyone. I'm dialing Reykjavik."