No visa needed

Do citizens of South Africa need a visa for Palestine?

Citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for Palestine. 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 South Africa: the passport opens 60 countries visa-free; Pretoria — Jerusalem: ≈ 6,440 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Palestine without a visa on a South Africa passport?

Yes, citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for Palestine. A valid passport is enough.

Palestine visa rules at a glance

With a South Africa passport you can visit 60 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 70 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Africa passport ranks 96th of 199.
South Africa passport: visa-free access to 60 countries; Palestine passport: 10.
Citizens of South Africa and Palestine can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Eswatini, Seychelles, Malaysia, Bolivia, Dominica, Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Palestine, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to South Africa. South Africa visa for citizens of Palestine

Travelling to Palestine: good to know

Pretoria — Jerusalem: about 6,440 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Pretoria 12:00 — Jerusalem 13:00.
Local currency: Egyptian Pound, Israeli New Shekel, and Jordanian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
Palestine is the 54th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Africa.