Dialing Instructions for placing long distance international telephone calls to Libya from another country:

1) Find the lowest telephone call rate for Libya, from the Telephone Call Charges Sheet.

2) Dial the International Dial out code of your country (eg: from UK - 00)

    00 + 218 + City Area Code + Local number

When you have to make a phone call from Libya you will have to dial libya-exit-code (eg: libya-exit-code 44 for UK).

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The actual current date and time in Tripoli, Libya can be found at Time in Tripoli.

Libya’s standard time is 2 Hours away from Greenwich Mean Time/ UTC.

Libya does not utilise Daylight Time Saving.

Telephone area codes in Libya are generally known as Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs). It was formerly termed STD codes in Libya.

These phone area codes are required only if calling from outside the telephone code area. However it is mandatory when making a calls from the mobile phones.

Phone area codes or city codes in Libya in general specify geographical areas within Libya which might be covered by hundreds of telephone exchanges.

The telephone area code in Libya is often preceded in the dial string by the Libyan country code or the international access code for Libya ("218").

Phone Area codes in Libya will often be quoted including the country access code for Libya.