How To Call Korea From Australia: A Step-By-Step Guide

Need to call South Korea from Australia?

This international dialling guide will walk you through the correct calling codes (i.e., exit, country, etc.) and how to apply that to landlines and mobiles.

How To Call A Landline In South Korea

If you want to call to South Korea from Australia, you need to follow a specific sequence of numbers. Here’s how:

STEP 1: Dial the Australian exit code, which is 0011.

STEP 2: Dial the country code for South Korea, which is 82.

STEP 3: Dial the area code for the city in South Korea you want to dial. For example, the area code for Seoul is 2.

STEP 4: Finally, dial the local telephone number of the person you are trying to reach.

For example, if you want to make a call to a local number in Seoul, you’d dial: 0011 82 2 1234 5678 or +82 2 1234 5678 if you were dialling from your mobile phone.

0011 82 2 1234 5678

How To Call A Mobile Number In South Korea

The process for calling a mobile number in Korea from Australia is similar to calling a landline, with a slight difference in the sequence of numbers. Here’s how:

STEP 1: Dial the Australian exit code, which is 0011.

STEP 2: Dial the country code for South Korea, which is 82.

STEP 3: Dial the mobile number you are trying to reach. (mobile prefixes in South Korea are 10, 11, 12, 13xx, 15xx, 16, 17, 18 and 19)

For example, if you want to call a mobile phone number in South Korea, you’d dial: 0011 82 11 1234 5678 or +82 11 1234 5678 if you were using your mobile phone.

0011 82 11 1234 5678

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Area Codes In South Korea

Here are some of the main area codes for Korea:

Area Name	Area Code
Seoul	2
Gyeonggi-do	31
Incheon	32
Gangwon-do	33
Chungcheongnam-do	41
Daejeon	42
Chungcheongbuk-do	43
Sejong City	44
Busan	51
Ulsan	52
Daegu	53
Gyeongsangbuk-do	54
Gyeongsangnam-do	55
Jeollanam-do	61
Gwangju	62
Jeollabuk-do	63
Jeju-do	64

Time Zone

The time zone in South Korea is Korea Standard Time (KST). It is UTC+09:00, which means it is 9 hours ahead of the Coordinated Universal Time. South Korea does not observe daylight saving time, so the time zone remains the same throughout the year.

Best Time To Call

The time difference between South Korea and Australia varies depending on the specific region in Australia. Generally, Australia time is 1 hour behind South Korea time.

South Korea Time	Australia Time	Best Time to Call
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM	10:00 AM – 6:00 PM	Business Hours
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM	7:00 PM – 11:00 PM	Evening Hours
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM	11:00 PM – 1:00 AM	Late Night Hours

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