No visa needed

Do citizens of Iceland need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Iceland don’t need a visa for South Africa 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 Iceland: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Reykjavík — Pretoria: ≈ 10,900 km, about 14 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 South Africa without a visa on a Iceland passport?

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

South Africa visa rules at a glance

With a Iceland passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iceland passport ranks 39th of 199.
Iceland passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Iceland and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 46 countries, for example: Tunisia, Georgia, Palestine, Gambia, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iceland. Iceland visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Reykjavík — Pretoria: about 10,900 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Reykjavík 12:00 — Pretoria 14:00.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 170th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iceland.