Are you a bit of a Francophile with lots of family and friends in France? Or maybe you're from France but regularly spend time visiting or working in the UK? Either way it is worth knowing about Ratebuster - the low call hero that champions international call charges, allowing you to make affordable phone calls to France for as long and as often as you wish...so chat away!
What's more, you can make cheap calls to France from a landline for just 1 pence per minute or your mobile phone for just 9 pence per minute and bank pounds compared to BT tariffs. And if that's not enough, you won't ever have to worry about paying peak rates-because with Ratebuster there aren't any...Yippee! Your cheap international call is charged at one flat rate, all day, every day!
Why not check out our cheap rates right now...
Making cheap calls with Ratebuster is as easy as 1, 2, 3...so simply follow the three steps below!
1. To make a call to France Landline for 1p per minute or France Mobile for 9p per minute, dial the Access Number stated
eg; for Landline dial 0844 720 0000 and for Mobile dial 0871 356 0000
2. After the prompt dial the Country Code followed by your destination number
eg; dial 0033 then [your destination number]
3. Then press the Hash Key # so we can connect you quickly...that's it your already making BIG savings on your cheap international call.
Helpful information for when you call France
On top of benefiting from cheap international calls to France with Ratebuster, we thought you might also find the following information handy.
Cheap mobile calls to France
Cut down on call times by programming your home phone
For numbers you call often, just program the access number and the destination number into your home phone - then your ready to BIG savings every time you call!
What time is it in France?
No one likes to be woken up in the middle of the night from the 'land of nod'! So, if you plan your cheap international call ahead then you're sure to reach friends and family. Luckily, France has the same Daylight Saving changes as the U.K. The time in France will only ever be one hour added to the UK clock.
Time Difference between UK and France
| Time Difference |
| GMT + 1 hour |
Which international dialling code do I need?
Getting the right international dialling code for the city or region you want to call in France means you don't waste any time or money when you make your cheap international call with Ratebuster. To dial France from your UK phone using Ratebuster dial the Ratebuster access number then 0033 followed by the number you wish to dial.
French dialling codes
| Aix-en Provence | 00 + 33 + 442 |
| Bordeaux | 00 + 33 + 556 |
| Chauvigny | 00 + 33 + 549 |
| Cherbourg | 00 + 33 + 233 |
| Dijon | 00 + 33 + 238 |
| Grenoble | 00 + 33 + 476 |
| Lille | 00 + 33 + 320 |
| Lourdes | 00 + 33 + 562 |
| Lyon | 00 + 33 + 47 |
| Marseille | 00 + 33 + 491 |
| Metz | 00 + 33 + 387 |
| Montpellier | 00 + 33 + 467 |
| Nantes | 00 + 33 + 240 |
| Nice | 00 + 33 + 493 |
| Paris | 00 + 33 + 1 |
| Reims | 00 + 33 + 326 |
| Rouen | 00 + 33 + 235 |
| Saint Etienne | 00 + 33 + 477 |
| Strasbourg | 00 + 33 + 388 |
| Toulon | 00 + 33 + 494 |
| Toulouse | 00 + 33 + 5 |
| Tours | 00 + 33 + 247 |
| Valencien | 00 + 33 + 327 |
Holiday calendar
When you've got something special to celebrate but the people you'd like to share it with are the other side of the world, distance can really make heart grow fonder. Just the time when you need to make that cheap international call! Why not make a note of the next French Holiday and surprise someone you know with a cheap call?
Holidays 2008
| New Years Day | 01.01.08 |
| Good Friday | 21.03.08 |
| Easter Sunday | 23.03.08 |
| Easter Monday | 24.03.08 |
| Labor Day | 01.05.08 |
| Ascension | 01.05.08 |
| WWII Victory Day | 08.05.08 |
| Pentecost | 11.05.08 |
| Whit Monday | 12.05.08 |
| Bastille Day | 14.07.08 |
| Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 15.08.08 |
| All Saints Day | 01.11.08 |
| Armistice Day | 11.11.08 |
| Christmas Day | 25.12.08 |
| Boxing Day | 26.12.08 |