No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Iceland?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Iceland 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 Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — Reykjavík: ≈ 3,860 km, about 5.5 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 Iceland without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

Iceland visa rules at a glance

With a Canada passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 33 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Canada passport ranks 37th of 199.
Canada passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Iceland passport: 112.
Citizens of Canada and Iceland can travel together visa-free to 104 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados.
Citizens of Iceland, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Iceland

Travelling to Iceland: good to know

Ottawa — Reykjavík: about 3,860 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Reykjavík 18:00.
Local currency: Icelandic Króna.
Languages: Icelandic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ISK 120.
Iceland is the 18th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.