Schengen 90/180-day calculator
British passport holders can spend up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area without a visa. Add your trips to see how many days you've used and how long your next trip can be. Your trips are saved only in this browser.
1. Your trips
Add every trip in the last 180 days. The day you arrive and the day you leave both count.
2. Check a date or plan a trip
How the 90/180-day rule works
For every day you spend in the Schengen area, look back over the 180 days ending on that day. You must not have spent more than 90 of them in the Schengen area. It's a rolling window, not a fixed allowance: days drop out of the count 180 days after you spent them. After 90 days in a row outside the Schengen area, you can stay for a full 90 days again.
- Both the arrival day and the departure day count as full days, even if you arrive late at night.
- The limit is shared by all 29 Schengen countries. Moving between them doesn't reset it.
- Cyprus and Ireland don't count. Cyprus has its own separate 90-day limit; Ireland is in the Common Travel Area with the UK.
- Gibraltar counts from 15 July 2026. GOV.UK says time in Gibraltar now counts alongside the Schengen area. We don't count Gibraltar days before that date.
- Changing planes airside on a journey between two non-Schengen countries, without going through passport control, isn't an entry. Connecting at a Schengen airport onto another Schengen flight is.
- Residents with a residence permit or long-stay visa don't count days in the country that issued it.
Since 10 April 2026, the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) records your entries and exits and counts your days automatically. The EU's official tools are the European Commission short-stay calculator and the EES "check how long you can stay" tool, which only counts trips that started on or after 10 April 2026.
This calculator is a planning guide. Border officers make the final decision, so leave a margin and keep your boarding passes as evidence of your dates.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Schengen 90/180-day rule work?
On any day you are in the Schengen area, look back over the last 180 days (including that day). You must not have spent more than 90 of those days in the Schengen area. Both the day you arrive and the day you leave count as full days.
Does the 90-day limit reset when I leave?
No. It is a rolling window, not a fixed allowance. Days drop out of the count 180 days after you spent them. After 90 days in a row outside the Schengen area, you can stay for up to 90 days again.
Do days in Cyprus or Ireland count?
No. Cyprus and Ireland are not in the Schengen area. Cyprus has its own separate 90-day limit, and Ireland is part of the Common Travel Area with the UK.
Do days in Gibraltar count?
Since 15 July 2026, GOV.UK says time in Gibraltar counts alongside time in the Schengen area towards the 90-day limit.
What happens if I overstay?
GOV.UK warns you may be banned from entering Schengen countries for up to 3 years. Under EU law entry bans can in principle last up to 5 years, and countries can also fine, detain or remove people who overstay.
Does a passport stamp or EES record matter?
Since 10 April 2026 the EU Entry/Exit System records your entries and exits digitally and counts your days automatically, so overstays are spotted straight away.