Schengen 90/180 Day Calculator

The Schengen 90/180-day rule is one of the most misunderstood travel regulations in the world — and violating it, even by accident, can result in fines, being turned back at the border, or a ban on future entry to Europe. Here's exactly how it works.

The rule is simple in principle: you can spend a maximum of 90 days in the Schengen Area within any 180-day period.The critical word is “any” — the 180-day window isn't based on calendar months or your entry date. It rolls forward every single day. This means border officers don't just look at when you arrived this trip — they look back 180 days from today and count every day you were present in the Schengen Area during that window.

The most common mistake travellers make: they leave the Schengen Area briefly — a weekend in the UK, a few days in Serbia — and assume this “resets” their 90 days. It does not. Days outside the Schengen Area simply don't count toward your total, but they don't erase days you already spent inside.

The Schengen Area currently includes 29 countries: all major Western and Central European nations including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and also non-EU members Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. The UK is not part of the Schengen Area — UK days are tracked separately.

Add all your past trips and planned trips using the tool below. It calculates your exact position in the rolling window and tells you either how many days you have left, or — if you've used all 90 — the exact date you can next enter.