| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Thailand |
| Continent | Asia |
| Access codes | |
| Country calling | 66 |
| International prefix | 00x |
| Trunk prefix | 0 |
| Dial plan | |
| Type | Closed |
| NSN length | 8 (landlines) 9 (mobiles) |
| Typical format | 02-xxx-xxxx (landlines, BMA) 0xx-xxx-xxx (landlines, provincial) 0xx-xxx-xxxx (mobiles) |
Thailand is the first and only country in Southeast Asia to use closed dialing plan.
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To dial a land line in Thailand all over the country, the format is Area Code + Phone Number. Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani and a part of Samut Sakhon are the provinces with 2-digit area code (02) followed by a 7-digit phone number. For other provinces, the area code is 3-digit long, followed by a 6-digit phone number. This allows the caller to dial 9 digits regardless of the location the calling made. For example, calls made within Bangkok begin with 02 followed by 7-digit phone numbers, and calls made from Chiang Mai to Bangkok also begin with 02 followed by 7-digit numbers. Until July 5, 2001, Thailand was using open dialing plan, but then changed to closed dialing plan but trunk prefix still using, but by calling within same city needs area code.
Calls made from outside Thailand must omit the prefix 0. Therefore to call a land line number in Bangkok from other countries, dialing begins with +66 2 xxx xxxx.
Call directions until July 5, 2001:
xxx-xxxx (within Bangkok) 02-xxx-xxxx (within Thailand) +66 2-xxx-xxxx (from abroad)
Call directions since July 5, 2001:
02-xxx-xxxx (within Thailand) +66 2-xxx-xxxx (from abroad)
When Thailand was using open dialing plan (until 2001), the caller have to dial seven digits if the caller lives in the same city as the opponent. In case not in Bangkok, the numbering system is 6 digits. But in area codes, the first three digits of subscriber numbers is the district, but the caller have to dial this three digits too, even the caller lives in the same district.
02 Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon), Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan & some parts of Nakhon Pathom 032 Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan & Ratchaburi 034 Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom except eastern part, Samut Sakhon & Samut Songkhram 035 Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya & Suphan Buri 036 Lop Buri, Saraburi & Sing Buri 037 Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri & Sa Kaeo 038 Chachoengsao, Chon Buri & Rayong 039 Chanthaburi & Trat 042 Loei, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon & Udon Thani 043 Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham & Roi Et 044 Buri Ram, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima & Surin 045 Amnat Charoen, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani & Yasothon 053 Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun & Mae Hong Son 054 Lampang, Nan, Phayao & Phrae 055 Kamphaeng Phet, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Tak, Uttaradit 056 Chai Nat, Nakhon Sawan, Phetchabun, Phichit & Uthai Thani 073 Narathiwat, Pattani & Yala 074 Phatthalung, Satun & Songkhla 075 Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat & Trang 076 Phang Nga & Phuket 077 Chumphon, Ranong & Surat Thani
Likewise to call mobile phones from land line or mobile phones, dialing begins with 08 followed by 8-digit phone numbers. Mobile phone numbers in Thailand are one digit longer than land line numbers. Thailand had been using a 2-digit prefix for mobile phones (01, 06, 09, for example). In October 2006, The authority changed the system into a 3-digit prefix (01 became 081, 06 became 086, and so on by simply adding number 8 after 0) to reserve more numbers for both mobile phones and land lines outside 02 area as 04, 05 and 07 was used for mobile phones too. So mobile phone numbers in Thailand are 10 digits long while land lines are only 9 digits long.
Calls made from outside Thailand must omit the prefix 0. Therefore to call a mobile number in Thailand from other countries, dialing begins with +66 8 xxxx xxxx.
081 (originally 01) is the first area code for mobile phones, the area codes of mobile phones before adding 8 was 01, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 09, changed to 081, 084, 085, 086, 087 and 089. Before 2006, 02 is not used for mobile to avoid confusion with landlines, and the whole 02 is reserved for landlines, and 03 is not used because every 03x is reserved for landlines in provinces in central part. In 2007 to 2009, other 08x has been added (in chronological order): 083, 088, 082, 080. Now, mobile number portability is possible, and below is the natural carrier for numbers.
081-0 to 081-2 AIS 081-3 to 081-6 DTAC 081-7 to 081-9 AIS 083 TrueMove 084 AIS 085 DTAC 086 TrueMove 087 AIS 089 DTAC
VoIP numbers are 06-xxxx-xxxx.
Toll-Free numbers are usually started with 1800. There are also short toll-free numbers.
100 Current location 191 Police 199 Fire 1100 TOT 1133 Phone numbers map 1175 AIS call center (on AIS numbers)
123 Translation services 1112 Pizza Company 1145 Chester's Grill 1150 KFC 1580 Upcoming flights on Suvarnabhumi Airport 1581 Upcoming flights on other airports 2010 ROV Call Center
1691 Ambulance Service Center 1193 Highway Police 1669 Medical Emergency Call 1155 Tourist Police