No visa needed

Do citizens of Israel need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Israel don’t need a visa for Costa Rica and can stay up to 180 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 — San José: ≈ 12,080 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Costa Rica without a visa on a Israel passport?

Yes, citizens of Israel don’t need a visa for Costa Rica for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Costa Rica 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; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Israel and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 83 countries, for example: Palestine, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Malta, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Israel. Israel visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Jerusalem — San José: about 12,080 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Jerusalem 12:00 — San José 03:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 163rd closest of 185 destinations open to citizens of Israel.