Local, national and international calls

- Telephone numbers in Buenos Aires contain 8 digits.
- Local calls don’t require any prefix, unless you are calling a mobile phone, in which case you must add the prefix 15 and then type the 8 digit number.
- For calls from Buenos Aires to elsewhere in Argentina, dial 0, then the regional code and the telephone number.
- For international calls, dial 00 before the international number.
- If you are calling Buenos Aires from outside the country, dial the prefix (+54 11) before the local number if it is a landline, or dial the prefix (+54 9 11) if it is a mobile phone.

Prepaid telephone cards

- If you wish to rent a mobile phone while staying in Buenos Aires, you may buy prepaid telephone cards in kiosks or phone centres.
Internet and phone centres.
- There are phone centres in all neighbourhoods around the city, which offer telephone booths and Internet access.
- Calls are charged according to the destination and duration, whereas Internet service is charged every 15 minutes in most of the places.