No visa needed

Do citizens of Israel need a visa for Iceland?

Citizens of Israel 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 Israel: the passport opens 105 countries visa-free; Jerusalem — Reykjavík: ≈ 5,290 km, about 7 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 Israel passport?

Yes, citizens of Israel 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 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; Iceland passport: 112.
Citizens of Israel and Iceland can travel together visa-free to 96 countries, for example: Palestine, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Malta, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Citizens of Iceland, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Israel. Israel visa for citizens of Iceland

Travelling to Iceland: good to know

Jerusalem — Reykjavík: about 5,290 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Jerusalem 12:00 — Reykjavík 09:00.
Local currency: Icelandic Króna.
Languages: Icelandic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ISK 120.
Iceland is the 101st closest of 185 destinations open to citizens of Israel.