How to Count Schengen Days | Days Left in Europe

A step-by-step guide to counting Schengen days in a 180-day window, with a worked example for British travellers. Check your position for free.

11/30/20261 min read

How to count your Schengen days

If you’re trying to work out how many Schengen days you have left, the arithmetic is simple but easy to get wrong. This guide shows you how to count, with a worked example.

Step 1: List every trip

Write down each time you entered the Schengen Area and each time you left. Include all trips from the last 180 days, not just your most recent one.

Step 2: Count both the entry and exit days

Both the day you arrive and the day you leave count as full days. This is the detail people most often miss.

Step 3: Add the days together

For each trip, count the days from entry to exit, including both. Then add the totals for every trip that falls within the 180 days you’re checking.

A worked example

Suppose you entered the Schengen Area on 1 March and left on 10 April, then entered again on 1 June and left on 15 June.

  • First trip: 1 March to 10 April is 41 days, counting both ends.

  • Second trip: 1 June to 15 June is 15 days, counting both ends.

  • Total: 41 + 15 = 56 days.

If you check on 15 June, both trips fall within the previous 180 days, so you’ve used 56 of your 90 days and have 34 left.

Please check this arithmetic with the calculator before publishing, since it’s the main thing readers will rely on.

Check your own position

Use the calculator on this site to count your own trips, and confirm the result with the official EU short-stay calculator before you travel.

This article is for general information only and is not legal advice.