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title: "Schengen calculator: 90/180-day rule checker"
description: "Enter past and planned stays in the Schengen area and see how many of the 90 days are used, how many are left and how long the next stay can be."
url: "https://viaondo.com/tools/schengen-calculator"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-15"
---

# Schengen 90/180 calculator

Visitors from outside the EU can spend up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area. Enter the stays and check how many days are used, how many are left and how long the next stay can last.

[Schengen 90/180 calculator](https://viaondo.com/tools/schengen-calculator)

## How the 90/180 rule works

### A rolling window

On any given day, look back 180 days (that day included) and count the days spent in the Schengen area. The total can’t be more than 90.

### Entry and exit days count

A trip from Monday to Friday is five days. Days in different Schengen countries add up: the area counts as one.

### Days come back over time

As old stays drop out of the 180-day window, their days become available again. The calculator finds the longest stay possible from the date you check.

## For travel agencies

The 90/180 rule matters most on a second trip within six months, when the days of the first one are still in the window. Check the days before you confirm that second trip, write the result in the trip’s notes and tell the client that the Entry/Exit System now records each entry and exit.

- [EU Entry/Exit System (EES): what travel agencies should tell clients before they fly](https://viaondo.com/blog/entry-exit-system-what-travel-agents-tell-clients): What the Entry/Exit System records, who is exempt and what to tell clients before they fly.
- [Passport validity rules for travel: what agencies should check before booking](https://viaondo.com/blog/passport-validity-rules-travel-agents): The Schengen 3-month and 10-year passport rules, and the 6-month rule elsewhere.
- [Traveler app](https://viaondo.com/product/traveler-app): Entry notes next to the travel documents and the daily plan, in the client’s trip app.

[Or try Viaondo free for 14 days](https://viaondo.com/signup?lang=en)

## Two worked examples

### One earlier trip, planning the next

Your client spent 1 March to 30 April 2027 in the Schengen area: 61 days, counting both the entry and the exit day. They want to enter again on 1 July 2027. The 180 days counted back from 1 July start on 3 January 2027, so the whole spring trip is still inside the window: 61 days used, 29 left. They can stay from 1 to 29 July 2027.

### A full 90 days, then a short break

Your client stayed from 1 February to 1 May 2027, exactly 90 days, and wants to come back on 20 May. The window for 20 May starts on 22 November 2026 and still holds all 90 days, so none are left. The first day they can enter again is 31 July 2027, when 1 February drops out of the window. From then on, each day that drops out frees one more.

> **Days don’t reset when you leave** Leaving the Schengen area stops the count, it doesn’t clear it. A week in London or Istanbul between two stays only means that week isn’t counted: the days already spent stay in the 180-day window until they drop out of it, one by one. Only time frees days, never a border crossing.

## The Entry/Exit System now does the counting

Since 10 April 2026 the Entry/Exit System (EES) has been fully operational at the Schengen area’s external borders. It records each entry and exit of travelers from outside the EU, so the days used come from those records instead of passport stamps. The 90/180 rule itself hasn’t changed. Our [guide to the EES for travel agencies](https://viaondo.com/blog/entry-exit-system-what-travel-agents-tell-clients) covers what to tell clients before they fly. For a borderline case, check the dates again with the European Commission’s [short-stay calculator](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/border-crossing/short-stay-calculator_en).

## Checked against the European Commission’s calculator

On 11 October 2026 we entered the same eight cases into the European Commission’s [short-stay calculator](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/border-crossing/short-stay-calculator_en) and into this one. For each case, the longest stay allowed from the planned entry was the same in both.

| Earlier stays | Planned entry | Days allowed |
|---|---|---:|
| 10 Jan – 8 Feb 2027 | 1 May 2027 | 60 |
| 1 Jan – 31 Mar 2027 | 15 April 2027 | 0 |
| 1 – 28 Feb 2027 · 1 – 30 Apr 2027 | 1 June 2027 | 32 |
| 1 Dec 2026 – 15 Jan 2027 · 1 – 20 Mar 2027 | 10 May 2027 | 70 |
| 1 Jan – 1 Mar 2027 | 15 June 2027 | 90 |
| 1 Mar – 30 Apr 2027 | 1 July 2027 | 29 |
| 1 Feb – 1 May 2027 | 20 May 2027 | 0 |
| 5 – 25 Jan 2027 · 10 Feb – 12 Mar 2027 · 1 – 20 Apr 2027 | 15 May 2027 | 18 |

## Sources

- [European Commission: Schengen area](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/schengen-area_en) (accessed 10 October 2026)
- [European Commission: Border crossing (the 90/180 rule and the Entry/Exit System)](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/border-crossing_en) (accessed 10 October 2026)
- [European Commission: Short-stay calculator](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/border-crossing/short-stay-calculator_en) (accessed 10 October 2026)
- [Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Schengen Borders Code, Article 6](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R0399) (accessed 10 October 2026)

## Questions about the Schengen 90/180 rule

### Which countries are in the Schengen area?

Twenty-nine: every EU country except Ireland and Cyprus, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Bulgaria and Romania have been full members since 1 January 2025, according to the [European Commission’s Schengen area page](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/schengen-area_en).

### Who does the 90/180 rule apply to?

To non-EU travelers on short stays, with or without a visa (for example, travelers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada or Australia). It doesn’t apply to EU citizens or to residence permit holders in their country. Brazilian citizens are covered by an EU visa waiver agreement that, as the [Commission notes](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/border-crossing_en), still counts 3 months within the 6 months after the first entry.

### Is this calculator official?

No. It follows the rule as the European Commission describes it, but at the border what counts are the dates recorded by the Entry/Exit System; read [what the Entry/Exit System changes for your clients](https://viaondo.com/blog/entry-exit-system-what-travel-agents-tell-clients). For borderline cases, use the Commission’s own [short-stay calculator](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/border-crossing/short-stay-calculator_en) or ask the consulate.

### How long do I wait after 90 days before I can return?

There is no fixed waiting period. The 90 days are counted in a rolling 180-day window, so days become available again as old stays drop out of it. Enter your stays and the date you want to enter: the calculator shows how many days are left or, if there are none, the first day you can enter again.

### Do the entry and exit days both count?

Yes. The [Schengen Borders Code](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R0399) treats the day of entry as the first day of the stay and the day of exit as the last, however late you arrive or early you leave. A trip from 1 to 5 June uses five days.

### Does the count start again if my client leaves the Schengen area?

No. Days outside the area aren’t counted, but the days already spent stay in the 180-day window until they drop out of it. Only time passing frees days.

### Do days in Ireland or Cyprus count?

No. Ireland is outside the Schengen area, and Cyprus has not yet joined it fully, so days there aren’t part of the 90/180 count. Each applies its own national entry rules.

### Do days with a residence permit or a long-stay visa count?

No. Days spent in a Schengen country under that country’s residence permit or long-stay visa aren’t counted as short-stay days. The calculator doesn’t know about them, so leave those days out when you enter the stays.

### What happens if a client stays longer than 90 days?

The Entry/Exit System records every entry and exit, so the border sees the overstay when the client leaves. Each country sets its own penalties, which can include a fine and a ban on entering again. Plan stays so they end inside the 90 days.

### Can I put this calculator on my agency’s website?

Yes, for free. In the “Add it to your site” section of this page, copy the embed code and paste it into your page. The widget has no cookies or tracking.

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## Entry rules in the trip, where the client sees them

With Viaondo, the entry notes sit next to your client’s travel documents and daily plan in their trip app. All of it opens offline, in the client’s language.

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