Entry restricted

Entry to Iran for citizens of Israel

Entry to Iran is currently restricted for citizens of Israel. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of Israel: the passport opens 105 countries visa-free; Jerusalem — Tehran: ≈ 1,550 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

Entry restricted

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

Entry to Iran is currently restricted for citizens of Israel. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

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; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Israel and Iran can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Israel. Israel visa for citizens of Iran

Jerusalem — Tehran: about 1,550 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +0.5 hours.
Local time: Jerusalem 12:00 — Tehran 12:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.