Switzerland Country Code +41: Calling Guide (2026)

📅 2026-02-28 ⏱️ 12 min read ✍️ BubblyPhone Team

Switzerland country code +41 guide. Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel area codes, mobile prefixes, dialing format, and calling costs.

The Switzerland country code is +41. To call Switzerland from the United States, dial 011-41 from a landline or +41 from a mobile phone, followed by the area code and local number. Swiss phone numbers are 10 digits domestically (9 digits after the country code), and you must drop the leading 0 when dialing from abroad.

This guide covers everything you need to call Switzerland: city area codes for Zurich, Geneva, Bern, and Basel, mobile carrier prefixes, dialing examples, calling costs, time zone differences, and common mistakes to avoid.

Switzerland +41 Quick Reference

Country Code: +41
Capital: Bern
US Exit Code: 011
Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)
Time Zone: CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2)
Number Format: +41 XX XXX XX XX
Languages: German, French, Italian, Romansh
Population: ~9.1 million

How to Call Switzerland from the US

From a US landline: 011 + 41 + area code + local number. From a US mobile: +41 + area code + local number. Always drop the leading 0 from Swiss numbers. Example: Zurich 044 123 45 67 becomes +41 44 123 45 67 internationally.

Switzerland Area Codes

Zurich: 44/43. Geneva: 22. Bern: 31. Basel: 61. Lausanne: 21. Lucerne: 41. St. Gallen: 71. Lugano/Ticino: 91. Interlaken: 33. Davos/St. Moritz: 81.

Swiss Mobile Prefixes

076 (Sunrise), 077 (various), 078 (Salt/formerly Orange), 079 (Swisscom). Switzerland supports number portability.

Cost of Calling Switzerland

Major US carriers: $0.05/min landline, $0.18-0.23/min mobile. VoIP services like BubblyPhone offer much lower rates. Swiss mobile phones cost 3-4x more than landlines. Check our rates for current pricing.

Switzerland Time Zone

CET (UTC+1), CEST in summer (UTC+2). 6 hours ahead of Eastern, 9 hours ahead of Pacific. Best calling window: 9 AM - 12 PM Eastern (3-6 PM Swiss time). Use our Best Time to Call calculator.

Where the World Wide Web Was Born

At CERN near Geneva, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. In April 1993, CERN made the web royalty-free forever. Geneva is also home to the Red Cross (founded 1863), the UN European headquarters, and 40+ international organizations.