Destination: BELGIUM
Essential Info PreTrip Essentials Customs/Money Communications   Post Offices   Telephones Hours/Holidays Health Driving Language National Transportation Offices to Serve You Abroad	TELEPHONES Coin-operated public phones exist, but phone card booths are more common. Phone cards (télécartes/kaarttelephoon) are available from Belgacom Teleboutiques, post offices, train stations, bookstores and some newsstands for S5 or S10. Phones accept ing credit cards are available at certain tourist sites. Dialing instructions in English are often displayed in public booths. Phoning in Belgium All Belgian telephone numbers in this book include an area code: dial the number listed. To call the operator dial 1307 (French-speaking areas) or 1207 (Flemish-speaking areas). Phoning Belgium from abroad The country code for Belgium is 32. Note that Belgian numbers in this book do not include the country code; you will need to prefix this number if you are phoning from another country. To phone Belgium from the United States or Canada, omit the first zero from the Belgian number and add the prefix 011 32. (Note that Belgian area codes are two or three digits.) Example: 01 122 3344 becomes 011 32 1 122 3344. Phoning from Belgium To phone the United States or Canada from Belgium, prefix the area code and number with 00 1. Example: (111) 222-3333 becomes 00 1 111 222-3333. To call international information dial 1204 (French-speaking areas) or 1304 (Flemish-speaking areas). EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS Police (police) 101 Fire service (pompiers) 100 Ambulance (ambulance) 100 Emergency calls are free from phone booths.	COUNTRY Introduction Things To Know Survival Guide TimeLine Essential Info REGION CITIES Brussels Bruges Ghent MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK