International dialling codes & useful numbers France > Paris > Basics > Communications > Phones > International dialling codes
France is one hour ahead of Britain, six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (eg New York), and nine hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (eg Los Angeles). Australia is eight to ten hours ahead of Paris, depending on which part of the continent you're in.Phoning abroad from France Dial 00 + IDD code + area code minus first 0 + subscriber number IDD codes: Britain tel 44 Australia tel 61 Ireland tel 353 New Zealand tel 64 USA and Canada tel 1 From abroad to Paris From Britain: dial 00 33 + nine-digit number (leaving out the first 0). From the USA and Canada: dial 011 33 + nine-digit number (leaving out the first 0). From Australia: dial 011 33 + nine-digit number (leaving out the first 0). From New Zealand: dial 044 33 + nine-digit number (leaving out the first 0). Useful numbers within France International directory enquiries tel 32.12, followed by the country code (3 per call) French directory enquiries, operator assistance tel 12 Telegrams By phone: internal tel 36.55; external tel 08.00.33.44.11 (all languages) Time tel 36.99 Weather tel 08.92.68.02.75 for Paris (0.46 per minute)
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