No visa needed

Do citizens of Lebanon need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Lebanon don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 30 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 Lebanon: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Beirut — Tehran: ≈ 1,460 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Lebanon don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran visa rules at a glance

With a Lebanon passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Lebanon passport ranks 180th of 199.
Lebanon passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Lebanon and Iran can travel together visa-free to 8 countries, for example: Turkey, Iraq, Georgia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Lebanon. Lebanon visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Beirut — Tehran: about 1,460 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: Beirut 12:00 — Tehran 12:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 16th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Lebanon.