+40 · UTC+2

Best Time to Call
Romania
from the United States

Romania's +40 code covers a 9-digit numbering plan regulated by ANCOM, with Bucharest landlines on 21 or 31. From the US East Coast, business hours in Romania fall between 2:00 AM and 10:00 AM EST.

Best EST: 2:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Mon–Fri
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// Best Time to Call

When to Call Romania

A 9-to-5 day in Bucharest and one in New York share 1 hour: 9:00 AM–10:00 AM ET.

Ideal

Morning

local

EST (UTC−5)
PST (UTC−8)
Ideal

Afternoon

local

Working week: Monday–Friday; weekend: Saturday–Sunday.

EST (UTC−5)
PST (UTC−8)
Avoid

Avoid

local

Also avoid public holidays such as 1–2 Jan – New Year; 6–7 Jan – Epiphany and St John the Baptist; 24 Jan – Union of the Romanian Principalities.

EST (UTC−5)
PST (UTC−8)
Romania Business Hours → US Time Zones
Local TimeUTCEST / New YorkCST / ChicagoPST / LA

US columns use standard time (EST/CST/PST); between the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, US clocks are one hour later. Romania: Clocks go forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October (EU rule).

// Calling Guide

How to call Romania — the short version.

Dialing steps

  1. 1Dial your exit code — 011 from the US and Canada, 00 from most of Europe.
  2. 2Add the Romania country code: +40.
  3. 3Enter the national number without its domestic trunk prefix 0.

From the US: 011 40 21 XXX XXXX

Best time to call

  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM in Bucharest is 2:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST.
  • A 9-to-5 day in Bucharest and one in New York share 1 hour: 9:00 AM–10:00 AM ET.

Quick tips

  • Working days: Monday–Friday.
  • Calling out of Romania? Its international (exit) prefix is 00.
  • Emergency (all services): 112
  • Toll-free prefix: 0800
// Calling Etiquette

Calling etiquette in Romania

Calling culture

Romanian business culture values a degree of formality in initial contact, with relationship-building becoming more relaxed over time.

// Reference

Romania hours, holidays and time changes

Time zone
EET (UTC+2); EEST (UTC+3) in summer
Daylight saving
Clocks go forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October (EU rule).
Working week
Monday–Friday; weekend: Saturday–Sunday
Public holidays
  • 1–2 Jan – New Year
  • 6–7 Jan – Epiphany and St John the Baptist
  • 24 Jan – Union of the Romanian Principalities
  • Orthodox Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (moveable)
  • 1 May – Labour Day
  • 1 Jun – Children's Day
  • Orthodox Pentecost and Whit Monday (moveable)
  • 15 Aug – Assumption (Dormition of the Mother of God)
  • 30 Nov – St Andrew's Day; 1 Dec – National Day
  • 25–26 Dec – Christmas
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Calling Romania — Common Questions

Everything you need to know about reaching contacts in Romania.

Clocks go forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October (EU rule). Local time: EET (UTC+2); EEST (UTC+3) in summer. Because its clock changes fall on different dates from the US ones (second Sunday in March, first Sunday in November), the gap to US Eastern time is not constant through the year — double-check around March–April and October–November.

A local +40 number helps build trust with Romanian business contacts, particularly during the more formal early stages of a relationship.

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