No visa needed

Do citizens of Israel need a visa for Austria?

Citizens of Israel don’t need a visa for Austria and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Israel: the passport opens 105 countries visa-free; Jerusalem — Vienna: ≈ 2,420 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Austria without a visa on a Israel passport?

Yes, citizens of Israel don’t need a visa for Austria for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Austria visa rules at a glance

With a Israel passport you can visit 105 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Israel passport ranks 46th of 199.
Israel passport: visa-free access to 105 countries; Austria passport: 119.
Citizens of Israel and Austria can travel together visa-free to 99 countries, for example: Palestine, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Malta, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Austria has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of Austria, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Israel. Israel visa for citizens of Austria

Travelling to Austria: good to know

Jerusalem — Vienna: about 2,420 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Jerusalem 12:00 — Vienna 11:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Bavarian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Austria is the 38th closest of 185 destinations open to citizens of Israel.