Telephone numbers in Laos

Examples Calling within Vientiane with landline to number 021-123456 dial: 123456 Calling to Vientiane to Champasak number 041-123456 dial: 041-123456 (with extra fee for calling to other provinces) Calling to Vientiane landline from mobile phone to number 021-123456 dial: 021-123456 Calling to mobile phones by any types of phone to number 020-12345678 dial: 020-12345678 Calling from any countries to number 021-123456 dial: +856-21-123456 Calling from to number 1-222-333-4444 dial: 00-1-222-333-4444

Area code CodeAdministrative division020Mobile SIM (All carrier and all region Laos)021Vientiane Prefecture023Vientiane & Xaisomboun030Prepaid Wireless Portable Phone (Lao: ໂທລະສັບຕັ້ງໂຕະບໍ່ມີສາຍແບບເຕີມເງິນ) (All carrier and all region Laos)031Champasak034Salavan036Attapeu038Sekong041Savannakhet051Khammouan054Bolikhamsai061Xiengkhouang064Houaphanh071Louang Prabang074Sainhabouli081Oudomxay084Bokeo086Louang Namtha088Phongsali

Long-distance Starting January 1, 2012, fixed lines will be allowed to dial directly to other provinces/countries, but still using open dialing plan. To dial to other province, dial area code+phone number (0xx-xxxxxx), and to dial to other countries, dial 00+country code+phone number.

Before 2012, dialing to other provinces is 101, then wait for operator, the same thing as to other countries, but to other countries is 100. Before 2012, mobile phones are already allowed to dial to other provinces/countries directly.

See also Telecommunications in Laos

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