32 is the country calling code for Belgium.
Belgium is a country on the continent of Europe. The capital city of Belgium is Brussels.
How to Call Belgium from the UK
To call a telephone number in Belgium from the UK:
- Dial the international call prefix. For calls from the UK, this is 00 (or '+' from mobile phones).
- Dial the country code for Belgium - 32.
- Dial the number of the person/business, omitting the first zero if there is one.
Area Codes and Landlines
The following are the area codes for some of Belgium’s largest cities:
- Aalst – 053
- Antwerp – 03
- Bruges – 050
- Brussels – 02
- Charleroi – 071
- Ghent – 09
- Hasselt – 011
- Leuven – 016
- Liege – 04
- Mechelen – 015
- Mons – 065
- Namur – 081
When dialling a domestic call to a landline in Belgium, all digits are dialled, even when calling from inside the same region.
When phoning from abroad, omit the area code’s 0 prefix.
For example, to call a number in Brussels XXXXXXX from abroad:
- Dial the international dialling prefix (00/+), the Belgian country code (32), the area code omitting the 0, and finally the subscriber number, e.g., 00-32-2-XXXXXXX or +32-2-XXXXXXX.
Time Difference
When calling Belgium from the UK, please note the time difference between the UK and Belgium.
The local time in Belgium is now . The date is .
The local time in the UK is now . The date is .
The time difference between Belgium and UK (United Kingdom) is 1 hour.
Exchange Rate
The currency used in Belgium is the euro (EUR).
The current exchange rates between the euro and the British pound (EUR to GBP, GBP to EUR) are:
- 1 euro (EUR) = 0.847 GBP
- 1 British pound (GBP) = 1.181 EUR
Exchange rates on this page were last updated on .
Belgium – Facts and Figures
Map of Belgium
The location of Belgium is shown on the map below.
