Instructions for calling from the UK to international locations requires special calling codes that allow you to connect to countries outside of the United Kingdom.
Calling out to the United States
Here are the instructions on how to call the country of Canada from the United Kingdom.
To call the United States, dial 001 and then enter the phone number of the person or location you’re trying to reach. If the phone number is displayed with a leading +1 omit the 1 and replace it with the UK international dialing code of 00. For example:
Phone Number in the United States
Dialed from the United Kingdom
+1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx
00 (xxx) xxx-xxxx
(203) 685-2694
00 (203) 685-2694
How to call the UK from the United States
To call a landline or mobile phone in the United Kingdon from the United States, dial 011 44, then dial the UK phone number, minus the leading zero. For example: