No visa needed

Do citizens of Israel need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of Israel don’t need a visa for Russia 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 — Moscow: ≈ 2,670 km, about 4 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 Russia without a visa on a Israel passport?

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

Russia 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; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of Israel and Russia can travel together visa-free to 55 countries, for example: Palestine, Turkey, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Angola, and Malawi.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Israel. Israel visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Jerusalem — Moscow: about 2,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Jerusalem 12:00 — Moscow 21:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 45th closest of 185 destinations open to citizens of Israel.