Call Chennai from South Korea

Follow these steps to make an international phone call from South Korea to Chennai, India.

Use the same procedure to make a call from Seoul, Pusan, Taegu, Incheon, or any other South Korea location.

When calling Chennai from South Korea, it makes no difference whether you are calling from a South Korea landline or mobile phone - although you should double check with your carrier to confirm that your plan allows international calls and that no special charges apply.

However, it does matter whether the destination phone in Chennai is a landline phone or a mobile phone. Check here to see how to tell the difference between Chennai landline and mobile phone numbers. Note that for many calling plans, calling cards, and prepaid plans, extra charges may apply when calling to mobile phones in India.

Note that South Korea uses carrier-specific IDDs. Be sure to use the correct code for your carrier.

Call Chennai from South Korea: Dialing Codes

To make an international phone call from South Korea to Chennai, you need to dial a phone number formatted correctly for either a landline or mobile phone as follows:

Dial Chennai Landline Phone from South Korea

00xxx*  91   44  xxxx xxxx
international
access code		 country
code		 area
code		 8-digit
landline number

Dial Chennai Mobile Phone from South Korea

00xxx*  91  9x xx xxxxxx
international
access code		 country
code		 10-digit
mobile number

Click here for more on Chennai landline vs. mobile phone numbers.

* South Korea has multiple carrier-specific international access codes / IDDs. For example, '001' is the access code for KT. See below for other access codes.

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Call Chennai from South Korea: Dialing Steps

Follow this dialing procedure to make an overseas international call from South Korea to a landline or mobile phone number in Chennai, India.

1. Dial South Korea carrier-specific IDD:  00xxx*

Use the international access code / IDD appropriate for your carrier.

Note that some mobile operators may not require an IDD and/or allow use of substitute characters (such as '+') in lieu of an IDD.

Carrier Carrier access code
KT 001
LG TeleCom 002
Hanaro Telecom 00766
SK telink 00700
ONSE telecom 008 - fixed line
00365 - mobile

2. Dial India country code:  91 

3. Remove '0' if one precedes your number

If your Chennai destination phone number starts with a '0' - e.g., 044 45481800 or 094 45 123456, delete the '0'.

4. Determine if calling to a landline or mobile phone

Chennai landline numbers are 8-digits and require a separate 2-digit area code. Mobile numbers are 10-digits and do not require a separate area code. Check here to learn how to tell landline vs. mobile phone numbers.

5. If calling a Chennai landline phone number...

a. Dial the 2-digit Chennai area code:  44 

b. Dial an 8-digit local subscriber number:  xxxx xxxx

6. If calling a Chennai mobile phone number...

Simply dial the 10-digit mobile number:  9x xxx xxxxx

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