How do I get through the phone menu to a real live person?
GetHuman researchers routinely call this Burger King phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest:Must choose an option 1-4.
Here is how our research team describes the way the Burger King phone system greets you: For credit cards, press 1. To share feedback, press 2. For employees or former employees, press 3. For franchise opportunities, press 4. For anything else, please visit our website.
Below are some clips we've found from Burger King's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:
They may ask you to enter information with the dial pad
"Thank you for calling Burger King.
For assistance with your Crown card or to check your Crown card balance, please press one.
To share feedback about your experience in one of our Thank you for calling Burger King gift card support.
To further process your call, have your gift card number ready and enter the three digit code you will hear next."
Excerpt from a call with Burger King
Sunday, March 24, 2024 3:47 AM
The first phone menu
"Thank you for calling Burger King.
For assistance with your Crown card or to check your Crown card balance, please press one.
To share feedback about your experience in one of our restaurants with our app or on our website, please press two.
If you are a current or former a For franchise opportunities, please press four."
Excerpt from a call with Burger King
Sunday, March 10, 2024 5:45 AM
What are the hours and when should I call?
Burger King operates the call center for this 866-394-2493 phone number 24 hours, 7 days.The short answer is that you should call on a Tuesday.This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 1,108 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this Burger King phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like Burger King staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.
The least busy time to call
The least busy day to call Burger King is Saturday.The most busy day to call is Thursday, which averages 131% more phone calls by comparison.Again, this is based on a sample of 1,108 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
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The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Tuesday.The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Wednesday.
The best time to call
In summation, the best day to call Burger King is Tuesday.It isn't the least busy day, but the fact that hold times are shortest combined with it being on the busy side tells us that Burger King staffs up on Tuesday to handle the higher call volume, and that makes it the best time to call.
Why call this Burger King number?
Below is a sample of recent calls to Burger King, and their purpose. Are any of these similar to the reason you are trying to call?
Issue with order delivery: "I called the Burger King phone number, they don't answer, so what are you gonna do? Because I just ordered this and the last one never came."
- From a call lasting 5m 40s , Feb 12, 2024 3:52 AM
Seeking human customer service: "I need a human being that I can talk to because I don't have a website that I can go on."
- From a call lasting 5m 6s , Feb 7, 2024 11:46 PM
More Ways to Contact Burger King Customer Service
There are of course other ways to contact Burger King customer service besides the phone. Below we list the best ones, by medium.
As a last, sometimes only, resort- Burger King customer service can be accessed through their website. This can entail digging through help articles before finding a form and "being allowed" to submit a problem to their team, and rarely leads to a real-time conversation, which is why GetHuman does not recommend this unless it's the only way.
Conclusion and closing notes
This is Burger King's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a Burger King agent. This phone number is Burger King's best phone number because 8,226 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 866-394-2493 include Make a reservation, Delivery problem, Cancel a reservation, Complaint, Overcharge/Strange charge and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call Burger King first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone or web. In total, Burger King has 1 phone number. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Burger King representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.
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