This Schengen visa calculator adds up your past and planned stays in the 29 Schengen countries and checks them against the limit of 90 days in any 180-day period. The entry day and the exit day both count. It shows the days used, the days left and any date you would go over. The result is guidance; confirm it on the European Commission's short-stay calculator.
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This Schengen visa calculator counts the days you have spent, or plan to spend, in the Schengen area and checks them against the limit of 90 days in any 180. Add each stay with the date you entered and the date you left. Both of those days count.
Schengen 90/180-day calculator
Enter at least one stay to see the result.
What the Schengen visa calculator shows
It shows how many of your 90 days are used in the 180 days ending on your check date, and how many are left on that date. Below that it adds one of two lines. If any stay you entered goes over the limit, it gives the first date that happens. If none does, it gives the last day you could stay if you entered on the check date and did not leave.
The result updates each time you change a date, so you can try a few travel dates until one fits. The dates you type stay in your browser and are not saved.
The calculator knows only the 90/180 rule. It does not know your visa. The sticker shows its own validity dates and the number of days you may stay, and if that number is lower than 90, it is your real limit.
How to enter past and planned stays
Enter one row for each trip into the Schengen area, from the day you crossed in to the day you left. Add the trips from the last six months, then the trip you are applying for. Use "Add another stay" for as many rows as you need.
A trip that moves through several Schengen countries without leaving the area is one row. If you spent 1 to 7 May in Germany and 7 to 14 May in Italy, enter 1 to 14 May. If you do split it into two rows that share 7 May, the calculator counts that day once.
Leave these out:
- Days in Cyprus, Ireland or the UK. None of them is in the 29-country Schengen area.
- Time spent on an EU residence permit or a long-stay (D) visa. The Commission's calculator says these periods "should not be entered", and Article 6(2) of the Schengen Borders Code excludes them from the count.
A row with only one date, or with an exit before its entry, is skipped and a warning appears. If you leave the check date blank, the calculator uses the latest exit date you entered. To plan a new trip, set the check date to the day you intend to fly in. If you are still waiting for a VFS appointment, allow for it and for processing before you pick that date.
How to read the result
| Line | What it means | When you see it |
|---|---|---|
| Days used | Days of stay inside the 180 days ending on the check date. The line underneath gives the first day of that window. | Always |
| Days left | 90 minus the days used, on the check date. Over 90, it says how many days over instead. | Always |
| Pass 90 days on | The first date on which the stays you entered go over the limit. | Only when a stay goes over |
| Last day within the limit | If you enter on the check date and stay on, the last day that still fits, with the number of days. | Only when no stay goes over |
"Days left" and "last day within the limit" can differ. Days left is a snapshot of one date. As you stay on, older days drop out of the 180-day window, and each one that drops out gives a day back. The first example shows this.
Two worked examples
Example 1: how long can I stay from 1 December?
Say you spent 1 to 20 July 2026 in Spain (20 days) and 1 to 30 September 2026 in France and Italy on one trip (30 days). You want to enter again on 1 December 2026. Enter the two past stays as two rows and set the check date to 1 December 2026.
The calculator shows 50 of 90 days used in the 180 days from 5 June to 1 December 2026, so 40 days left on that date. It then says the last day within the limit is 29 January 2027, a stay of 60 days. The extra 20 days come from July: from 28 December the July days start dropping out of the window, one a day, and by 16 January 2027 all of them are gone.
Example 2: a planned stay that runs too long
Say you plan to enter on 1 December 2026 and leave on 10 March 2027, a stay of 100 days. Enter it as one row and leave the check date blank. The calculator checks 10 March 2027, shows 100 of 90 days used and 10 days over, and says the stay passes 90 days on 1 March 2027. Day 90 is 28 February 2027, so that is the latest exit that fits.
Why the European Commission's calculator is the official check
The European Commission publishes the official short-stay calculator, so run your final dates through it before you book anything you cannot cancel. It has a "check" mode for past and current stays and a "planning" mode for the longest stay allowed from a future date. It also warns that if the period of stay printed on your visa is shorter than 90 days, you should not use the calculator.
The EU's Entry/Exit System site has a second official tool, Check how long you can stay. As of September 2026 it ignores time in Schengen that began before 10 April 2026, and the site says its "OK" answer may be unreliable until 6 October 2026 for some single- and double-entry visa holders.
This calculator is a planning aid from Dummy Tickets Visa (DTV). We are not affiliated with any embassy, consulate, visa application centre or government. The consulate decides your visa and how many days it allows, and the border officer decides your entry using the Entry/Exit System, fully in operation since 10 April 2026. Neither looks at this page.
The 90/180-day rule in short
A short stay in the Schengen area is limited to 90 days in any 180-day period, counted across all 29 countries together. The 180 days are counted back from each day of your stay, so the window moves forward one day at a time. The 90/180-day rule with worked examples explains it in full, including what a multiple-entry visa does and does not change.
Once your dates fit
The dates that pass the check become the dates on your application form and flight itinerary, and they must match each other. What travel dates to put on a flight itinerary covers how to choose them. For the rest of the file, see our Schengen visa flight reservation guide. DTV issues a flight reservation with a PNR for those dates at ₹699 per passenger, held in the airline's system without paying the fare. It is not a paid ticket. You can order it online once your dates are settled.
Before you rely on the result
- Every trip into the Schengen area in the 180 days before your check date is entered, including day trips.
- Each trip is one row, from the day you entered the area to the day you left it.
- No days in Cyprus, Ireland, the UK, or on a residence permit or D visa are included.
- The check date is the day you plan to enter, not a day you are already inside.
- Your visa sticker allows at least as many days as you plan to stay.
- The European Commission's short-stay calculator gives the same answer.
Frequently asked questions
Do days in Cyprus, Ireland or the UK count towards my 90 days?
No. Cyprus and Ireland are EU members but are not in the Schengen area, and the UK is outside both, so leave those days out. Only time spent in the 29 Schengen countries counts. If you flew from Paris to Dublin and back, enter the Schengen part before and after as two separate stays.
How do I enter a day trip?
Put the same date in both boxes. A day trip counts as one day of stay, because the day you enter and the day you leave are both counted and here they are the same day. A weekend that enters on Saturday and leaves on Sunday is two days.
Does a multiple-entry Schengen visa give me extra days?
No. A multiple-entry visa lets you cross the border more than once while it is valid, but every day inside the Schengen area still draws on the same 90 days in any 180. The visa's validity dates and the number of days printed on the sticker are further limits on top of the rule.
Can I submit the calculator's result with my visa application?
No. It is a planning tool, not a document, so there is nothing to attach to your file. Consulates ask for a flight itinerary, travel insurance, bank statements and the other items on their checklist. The Schengen visa documents checklist lists them for Indian applicants.
My passport has no stamps for recent trips. How do I find my dates?
Since 10 April 2026 passports are no longer stamped at the Schengen border, because the Entry/Exit System records entries and exits digitally. Use your boarding passes, e-tickets or airline booking history to rebuild the dates. Older trips will still show as stamps in your passport.
What if the result shows I have already gone over 90 days?
First check the dates on the European Commission's short-stay calculator, because a mistyped date is the usual cause. If you really are over, that is an overstay, and what follows depends on the country you are in and why it happened. Contact that country's immigration authority or a qualified adviser. This page cannot judge your case.