Albania country code, +355 explained.
Everything you need to call Albania with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Albania
Tirana · Europe
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
ISO Alpha-2
AL
Capital
Tirana
Region
Europe
Timezone
UTC+1
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +355 · XX · XXXXXXX
How Albania numbers break down
A complete number to Albania follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Albania.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +355 · XX · XXXXXXX
Albania on the map
Tirana · Europe
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
Albania virtual phone numbers, built for business
Instead of leasing a physical line in Albania, a Twiching SIP trunk routes your existing PBX or softphone traffic through a local +355 number — same call quality, none of the on-the-ground infrastructure.
Local +355 caller ID
Calls display a recognisable Albania number instead of an unfamiliar international one.
SIP trunking
Route your existing PBX or softphone through Twiching's Tier-1 trunk — no hardware swap.
Minutes to provision
Numbers activate in the dashboard the same day, with no on-the-ground carrier contract.
+355
Albania · ready to provision today
Tier-1 delivery into Albania, end to end
Albania isn't treated as a secondary market — it runs on the identical direct-carrier routing and delivery guarantees as every other country in the directory.
Albania
+355
191
Countries in directory
ALBANIA INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
How Albania phone numbers are structured
Numbering Format
COUNTRY
+355
AREA
XX
LOCAL
XXXXXXX
Albania uses an open numbering plan under country code +355. After the country code, a 2-digit area or mobile prefix is followed by a 7-digit subscriber number, giving a 9-digit national number. Domestic numbers are often written with a leading trunk "0" that is omitted when dialing Albania from abroad.
Carriers & language
Albania has 79% internet penetration and is served by 3 major mobile networks (Telekom Albania, Vodafone Albania, ONE Telecommunications). VoIP is permitted and regulated by AKEP (Electronic and Postal Communications Authority). The local currency is ALL and the primary language is Albanian, which shape IVR prompts, SMS content, and business-hours handling.
Europe context
Most European numbering plans follow ITU-T E.164 with a national trunk prefix that is dropped for international dialing, and cross-border VoIP is widely supported across the region.
Skipping the exit code
Albania calls from the US need 011 first, then +355 — the exit code isn't optional.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
Albania numbers often show a domestic leading 0 — drop it once you've dialed the +355 country code from outside the country.
Ignoring the time difference
Albania runs on UTC+1. Check local hours before dialing so calls don't land outside business time.
Compliance, carriers & rates for Albania
Permitted — AKEP regulated
Regulated by AKEP (Electronic and Postal Communications Authority)
VoIP is openly regulated in Albania under AKEP (Electronic and Postal Communications Authority), so there's no licensing hurdle to clear before routing calls or SMS through a compliant provider like Twiching.
- VoIP providers must register with AKEP and obtain a licence before offering services commercially.
- Number portability is mandated, enabling subscribers to retain their numbers when switching providers.
- Emergency service access (112) is required for all licensed VoIP operators in Albania.
Direct Tier-1 interconnect with Telekom Albania — no wholesale transit in between.
US → Albania
$0.018/min
Albania → US
$0.012/min
Billed per second, not rounded to the minute
How businesses use an Albania number
Tirana-recognisable numbers
Callers in Tirana and across Albania see a familiar +355 prefix rather than a number they don't recognise and won't pick up.
Sales & support in one line
The same Albania number handles inbound support and outbound sales calls, both landing on Tier-1 routes into Telekom Albania and the wider network.
Time-zone-aware routing
Calls into Albania route to whichever team is on shift for UTC+1, instead of ringing a desk that's already gone home.
SIP trunking for market entry
Stand up an Albania presence on SIP trunking before committing to local infrastructure — the same number scales from a pilot to full local hiring.
FAQ
Calling Albania — frequently asked questions
The country code for Albania is +355. To call Albania from the United States, dial 011, then 355, then the local number. Twiching adds the 011 and +355 automatically when you dial from the app, so you only need to enter the local number itself.
Albania has 79% internet penetration, which is a useful signal for how reliably VoIP and SMS-based channels will perform there. Higher penetration generally means more consistent call quality and app-based delivery for messaging.
The major networks in Albania are Telekom Albania, Vodafone Albania, ONE Telecommunications. Twiching interconnects with Tier-1 carriers for direct delivery to these networks, rather than routing through cheaper wholesale transit that can degrade call quality.
The US exit code is 011 for any international call, including to Albania. It comes right before the +355 country code, and Twiching adds both automatically when you dial from the app, so you only need to enter the local number.
Calling Albania means dialing 011, then +355, instead of the domestic US format — plus accounting for the UTC+1 time difference. Domestic US calls skip both the exit code and the international country code entirely.
Albanian is the primary language in Albania — IVR prompts, SMS copy, and support scripts should be written in it for the best response rates. Getting the greeting and menu options right in the local language is often the difference between a caller staying on the line or hanging up.
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