TRAVEL
TIPS
| Driving |
U.S
Driving Permit accepted |
| Currency |
(BYB/BYR)
Belarusian Ruble |
| Electrical |
220 Volts |
| Telephones |
Country
Code 375 |
Money
The money in Belarus are called "rubel" though Russian
variant of the name "ruble" can be (and is) used with
relation to Belarusian money .
Currently there are notes ranging from 1 to 20 000 rubles. No
coins are used in Belarus for circulation. Only a small amount
of commemorative coins is produced.
For the
use in metro there are special plastic cards and tokens. Smart
cards (plastic cards with microchips) are used for public payphones.
There
are not many vending machines in Belarus and if there is one –
tokens will be sold somewhere at the nearby newspaper stand or
other small retailer.
Telephone
If you are planning to call to Belarus from abroad it may be a
good idea to purchase a calling card from a company that specializes
in calls to this part of the world. For example, while calls via
larger phone companies to Belarus can cost you from US$ 1.5 to
$3.0 per minute, a calling card from zvonok.com or Primus would
cost you less than $ 0.30.
Calling Belarus
You can call from Belarus directly to practically any country
of the world. For international calls you have to dial "8",
then wait for the tone, then dial "10" + code of the
country you are calling to + area code + phone number.
Calls
to the numbers within Belarus are made using different procedures,
depending from what type of phone you are calling - landline or
mobile.
If
you are calling from a Belarusian cell phone: Just dial a 7-digit
phone number both for landline and mobile numbers.
If
you are calling from a landline phone: To call to another landline
phone within the same area code you only dial a 7-digit number.
To call to a Belarusian mobile phone you have to dial 8, then
wait for the tone, then dial 029, and only then the 7-digit phone
number.
For
your information:
Area code for mobile phones is 029 (if dialed from abroad zero
is omitted). Most mobile numbers in Belarus start with 6, 7 or
4 (and then other 6 digits).
