Portugal's telephone number formats are designed to accommodate landlines, mobile phones, and other services, with a clear structure to distinguish between them.
The country code for Portugal is +351. This is dialed first when calling from outside Portugal.
Landlines:
Portuguese landline numbers are typically eight digits long, excluding the portugal phone number list country code. They are often prefixed by a two-digit area code when dialed within Portugal. For example, Lisbon numbers start with 21, Porto with 22. So, a complete landline number format within Portugal looks like (0x) yyy yyyy (where 'x' is the second digit of the area code, often omitted in modern dialing from mobiles but still part of the number). When dialing internationally, you would use +351 x yyy yyyy.
Mobile Phones:
Portuguese mobile numbers are always nine digits long and begin with the prefix 9. They do not use area codes. The standard format is 9yy yyyy yy. When dialing from abroad, the format is +351 9yy yyyy yy.
Other Services:
Numbers for services like toll-free (800) or premium-rate (808) lines also follow specific formats, usually eight digits long with their respective prefixes.