No visa needed

Do citizens of Israel need a visa for Romania?

Citizens of Israel don’t need a visa for Romania 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 — Bucharest: ≈ 1,610 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: 90 days

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

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

Romania 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; Romania passport: 120.
Citizens of Israel and Romania can travel together visa-free to 98 countries, for example: Palestine, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Georgia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and United Arab Emirates.
Citizens of Romania, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Israel. Israel visa for citizens of Romania

Travelling to Romania: good to know

Jerusalem — Bucharest: about 1,610 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Romanian Leu.
Languages: Romanian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RON 4.63.
Romania is the 13th closest of 185 destinations open to citizens of Israel.