The Schengen 90/180 day rule, with calculator

What is the 90/180 rule?

Visa-exempt travellers, such as UK, US, Canadian and Australian passport holders, can stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period. It applies to the whole area combined, not to each country separately, and it covers tourism, family visits and most business trips. Longer stays need a national visa or residence permit.

Check your days

Enter your recent and planned Schengen trips below. The calculator counts the days you have used inside the 180-day window ending on the date you choose, and shows how many of the 90 days remain. It runs in your browser, and nothing you type is sent or stored.

Which EU tool tells me how many Schengen days I have left?

The EU’s own “Check how long you can stay” tool reads your Entry/Exit System (EES) record and shows how many of your 90 days remain. It asks for your passport details, and the EU says its answer is not a decision to let you in or turn you away. One gap matters: it ignores any stay that began before 10 April 2026, even if that trip carried on past that date. If you had a trip like that, add those days yourself.

To count from your own dates instead, use the European Commission’s short-stay calculator or the calculator above. Our guide on how to check your remaining Schengen days with EES covers what to enter, what the result means and the trips the EU tool leaves out.

How the rolling window works

The 180-day window is not a fixed calendar block. For any given day, you look back 180 days and count how many days you were in the Schengen area during that period. As old days drop out of the back of the window, they free up again. This is why two shorter trips spread across the year are easier to manage than one long stay.

Does ETIAS change the 90/180 rule?

No. ETIAS is a pre-travel authorisation, not permission to stay longer. The 90 days in any 180-day limit is unchanged. An ETIAS is expected to be valid for up to 3 years or until your passport expires, but within that time you still cannot exceed the 90/180 allowance.

Which countries count toward the 90 days?

Every country in the Schengen area counts toward the same total. Days in France, Spain, Italy, Germany and the rest are added together. See the full list of ETIAS countries for which destinations are included.

What happens if you overstay?

Overstaying the 90/180 limit can lead to fines, an entry ban or problems on future trips, and digital entry and exit records now make overstays easier to detect at the border. If your planned trips are close to the limit, build in a margin and confirm against your own travel history.