Faxing a landline in Spain
Fax a Spanish landline from your browser. Nine-digit format, province codes, siesta-friendly office hours and time zone. A single page is free, and anything longer costs €3.99.
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Fax has not vanished from Spanish offices: you will still find it with notaries, advisers, pharmacies and small businesses. From this page you can send a document to a Spanish landline without a machine, an account or a telephone line.
Spanish numbers have nine digits and no leading zero. A landline starts with 8 or 9, followed by a digit from 1 to 9: 91 is Madrid, 93 Barcelona, 96 Valencia, 94 Bilbao, and provinces such as Seville (954) or Zaragoza (976) use three-digit prefixes. Enter the nine digits as printed.
Mobile numbers, which start with 6 or 7, cannot receive faxes, and nor can the 900, 901 and 902 service numbers that companies print on their brochures. Those are rejected at the form, before any payment.
Page one is free; from two pages the flat price is €3.99. Remember the Spanish rhythm of the day: offices often work from nine to two and again from four to seven, so a send late in the afternoon in Spain can sit unread until the next morning.
Spain fax numbers: how to enter them
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dial code | +34 |
| ISO code | ES |
| Numbers accepted | 9 digits starting with 81 to 89 or 91 to 99, no leading zero; mobiles (6, 7) and 90x special numbers are refused |
| Example number | 911234567 |
| Region | Southern Europe |
Spain: what we accept and what we turn down
| Number typed | Outcome | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 91 123 45 67 | Accepted | Madrid |
| 93 123 45 67 | Accepted | Barcelona |
| 954 12 34 56 | Accepted | Seville |
| 612 34 56 78 | Rejected | Mobile number, which no fax can reach |
| 0912 345 678 | Rejected | A 0 that does not belong in front in this country |
| 902 12 34 56 | Rejected | Free or premium-rate number, not supported |
Area codes for the main cities
| City or line type | Area code |
|---|---|
| Madrid | 91 |
| Barcelona | 93 |
| Valencia | 96 |
| Seville | 954 |
| Zaragoza | 976 |
| Bilbao and Biscay | 94 |
Spain: who still takes faxes?
- Notary offices and the gestorías that handle tax and payroll paperwork exchange signed pages and supporting documents by fax.
- Pharmacies, private clinics and medical centres still take prescriptions and test requests by fax.
- Shops, wholesalers, builders and transport firms keep a fax line for orders and delivery documents.
- Estate agents and community administrators use fax to circulate signed authorisations and meeting documents.
Fax numbers of organisations are not something we publish. Take the number from a recent letter or from the recipient’s official site.
The official online alternative
In Spain, almost everything runs on digital identity. With Cl@ve or an electronic certificate you get into the electronic offices of the Tax Agency and Social Security, the General Electronic Registry accepts a filing addressed to any public body, and DEHú collects official notifications.
Legal professionals file through LexNET, and citizens can follow their records in the Carpeta Ciudadana. These routes require an identity and cannot be used by someone who has none, which keeps a fax useful as a simple alternative.
Spain: time zone and office hours
| Time zone | Central European Time |
|---|---|
| Gap with Paris | UTC+1, or UTC+2 in summer; the Canary Islands are on UTC+0, or UTC+1 in summer |
| Typical office hours | Mon-Fri 9:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:00 local |
Spain: common questions
- Does a Spanish number start with a zero?
- No. Spanish numbers have nine digits and no trunk zero. Type something like 91 123 45 67 after selecting Spain, without 0, 34 or +34.
- What is the difference between 91 and 902?
- 91 is the Madrid landline code and works. 902 is a shared-cost service number that connects to a call centre rather than a fax machine, so the form refuses it.
- Is Spain in the same time zone as France?
- Yes, mainland Spain shares Central European Time with France. The Canary Islands are an hour behind, so check the island before sending.
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- Choose a country to see its dial code and the number format we expect, then send your fax to a landline.
- Look up a country’s code, its usual prefixes and how long its numbers are before you fax across a border.
- Choose the country, type the number, and find out at once whether it is ready to use.
- What time it is for your recipient, and when every office is staffed at once.
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