No visa needed

Do citizens of Israel need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Israel 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 Israel: the passport opens 105 countries visa-free; Jerusalem — Pretoria: ≈ 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

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Israel 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 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; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Israel and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 46 countries, for example: Palestine, Georgia, Russia, Seychelles, Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Mauritius, Botswana, Mozambique, Eswatini, Lesotho, Thailand, Macau, and Singapore.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Israel. Israel visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Jerusalem — Pretoria: 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: Jerusalem 12:00 — Pretoria 11:00.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 120th closest of 185 destinations open to citizens of Israel.