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pare rates - as a rule the phonecards are better value and generally more conveni-
ent.

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS

English-speaking Spanish international operator : 1008 (for calls within

Europe) or 1005 (rest of the world)

International directory inquiries : 11825 (A call to this number costs €2!)

National directory inquiries : 11818

Operator for calls within Spain : 1009 (including for domestic reverse-charge
[collect] calls)
Important Numbers
There are no area codes in Spain.
Emergency

112

Policía Nacional 091

International access code +00

Spain Country Code +34

International directory inquiries +11825

National directory inquiries +11818

Time

Time zone : Same as most of Western Europe (GMT/UTC plus one hour during
winter and GMT/UTC plus two hours during the daylight-saving period)

Daylight-saving : from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

UK, Ireland, Portugal & Canary Islands : One hour behind mainland Spain

USA : Spanish time is USA Eastern Time plus six hours and USA Pacific Time plus
nine hours.