**Melbourne Australia Dialing Code 3**

> Area code 3 for Melbourne, Australia: the full number to dial from abroad, the local number format, the current time zone, and what a minute of the call costs.

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# Melbourne Area Code 3

Melbourne, Australia · Country code +61

Area code

3

Country code

+61

Landline rate

$0.23/min

Timezone

Melbourne

## How to dial Melbourne

How to dial from US

### Calling Australia

Exit code

Country code

Area code

Local number

011 61 3 XXXX XXXX

Exit code

Dial this first to exit US

Country code

Australia country code

Area code

City/region code

Local number

The subscriber number

From the US, dial **011** to place an international call, then **61** for Australia, then the area code **3** (drop any leading 0), followed by the local number. With Telvio you dial the same format — no prefix change needed.

## Other cities in Australia

[Sydney 2](https://telvio.app/area-codes/australia/sydney/)[Brisbane 7](https://telvio.app/area-codes/australia/brisbane/)[Perth 8](https://telvio.app/area-codes/australia/perth/)[Adelaide 8](https://telvio.app/area-codes/australia/adelaide/)[Canberra 2](https://telvio.app/area-codes/australia/canberra/) [All 8 cities →](https://telvio.app/area-codes/australia/)

[Call Australia Rates, calculator, and comparison](https://telvio.app/call/australia/) [How to call Australia Exit codes, format, common mistakes](https://telvio.app/how-to-call/australia/)

## When to call Melbourne

What the clock reads in Melbourne when it is mid-morning, early afternoon and evening where you are. Highlighted cells fall between 9:00 and 21:00 local time at the other end.

*Local time in Melbourne for three common calling hours in five source cities*

| Calling from | Offset | 09:00 | 13:00 | 19:00 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York | +16:00 | 01:00 | 05:00 | 11:00 |
| Los Angeles | +19:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 14:00 |
| London | +11:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 |
| Dubai | +7:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 02:00 |
| Sydney | +0:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 19:00 |

Offsets calculated for mid-January. Countries that observe daylight saving shift by an hour for part of the year — the planner works out today's offset from your own device.

## Free tools

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- [Price a call to Australia Any length, at the published rate, with per-minute rounding shown beside it.](https://telvio.app/tools/call-cost-calculator/?c=australia)
- [Best time to call Australia Your day and theirs, side by side, with today's daylight saving applied.](https://telvio.app/tools/best-time-to-call/?c=australia)
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## Frequently asked questions

What is the area code for Melbourne?

The area code for Melbourne, Australia is 3. Calling from outside Australia, dial your exit code, then +61, then the area code without its trunk prefix, then the local number — written together as +61 3 followed by the subscriber number.

How do I call Melbourne from abroad?

From the United States or Canada, dial 011 + 61 + 3 + the local number. From most of Europe and from a mobile anywhere, replace the exit code with 00 or simply press and hold 0 to enter a plus sign, which works from any country without knowing its exit code.

Do I drop the 0 when calling Melbourne?

Yes. Australia uses 0 as a trunk prefix for domestic calls, so Melbourne's code is written 3 locally and dialled as 3 from abroad. Keeping the trunk prefix in an international number is the single most common reason the call fails to connect.

How many digits is a Melbourne phone number?

A full Australia number is 9 digits after the country code, area code included — for example +61 2 1234 5678. That length is fixed by the national numbering plan, so a number one digit short is a typo rather than a valid shorter number.

How much does it cost to call Melbourne?

Calling a Melbourne landline costs $0.23 a minute with Telvio and a mobile costs $0.23. Ten minutes to a landline is $2.30. Billing is per second with no connection fee, so a short call is charged for the seconds it used rather than rounded up to a whole minute.

## Call Melbourne with Telvio

From $0.23/min. Per-second billing, 1 free minute included.

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