SchengenClock
Verified June 2026

Schengen calculator for UK citizens

British passport? Since Brexit, UK travellers are capped at 90 days in any rolling 180-day period across the Schengen area. This calculator counts the days you have used, the days you have left and your latest legal exit date.

No - they don't count

No - days in the UK itself never count toward Schengen, but since Brexit your British passport is limited to 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen area, and this calculator tracks exactly that.

In Schengen?
No
Count toward 90/180?
No
Status
Outside Schengen

Your trips

Add every Schengen trip in the last 180 days. Leave the exit empty and tick “still there” for an ongoing stay. Entry and exit days both count.

Status on 26 Jun 2026

You're well within the limit
0
days used (of 90)
90
days remaining today

Compliant: you have used 0 of 90 days in the 180-day window ending 26 Jun 2026.

Rolling window: 29 Dec 2025 → 26 Jun 2026. Both your entry and exit days count as full days.

Plan a future trip

Pick a planned entry date to see the latest date you could legally stay until, given your trips above.

Rolling 180-day window

Each square is one day of the 180-day window ending 26 Jun 2026.

Outside SchengenIn Schengen - safeWarning (>60 used)Danger (>80 used)

Private by design:your trips are stored only in this page's link - never sent to a server, no account needed.

Do days in the United Kingdom count toward your 90 days?

Until the end of the Brexit transition on 31 December 2020, UK nationals had free movement and no day limit in the EU. Since 1 January 2021 a British passport is treated as a visa-exempt third-country document, which means UK citizens are now subject to the Schengen 90/180-day rule: at most 90 days of presence in any rolling 180-day window across the whole area.

The United Kingdom itself was never part of Schengen, so time at home - or any trip back to the UK mid-tour - does not count toward your 90 days and does not pause the rolling window for days you have already used. What changed at Brexit is not the UK's status but yours as a traveller: your trips to Spain, France, Italy and the rest of the Schengen area now draw down a shared 90-day allowance that they never used to.

A frequent search is for a "UK government Schengen calculator". There isn't an official UK one - the authoritative tool is the European Commission's short-stay calculator, and this page applies exactly the same 90/180 maths. Enter your Schengen-country trips and it counts entry and exit days, pools every country together, and shows the days you have left and your latest legal exit date.

Two UK-specific traps catch people out. First, 90/180 is not "90 days a year" and not "90 days per country" - it is a single rolling pool across all Schengen states, so a fortnight in France plus a fortnight in Spain is four weeks gone. Second, days in Ireland do not count: under the Common Travel Area, UK and Irish citizens move freely and Ireland is outside Schengen, so an Irish leg neither uses up nor pauses your Schengen days.

How UK travellers should use this calculator

Enter only your Schengen-country dates - Spain, France, Italy and the rest. Leave out days at home in the UK and days in Ireland; neither counts toward your 90. The total across every Schengen country must stay at or below 90 in any rolling 180-day window.

Want the full picture? Read how the 90/180-day rule works, find your re-entry date with the when-can-I-return calculator, check whether the United Kingdom is in Schengen, or see the full list of Schengen countries.

Calculator for another country

Where your days count is not always obvious - check the other cases.

Frequently asked questions

Do UK citizens have to follow the Schengen 90/180 rule?

Yes. Since the Brexit transition ended on 1 January 2021, UK passport holders are visa-exempt third-country nationals and are limited to 90 days of presence in any rolling 180-day period across the Schengen area.

How many days can a UK passport holder stay in the EU?

Up to 90 days in any 180-day window across the Schengen area as a whole - not per country and not per year. The 180-day window is rolling, so for any given day you look back 180 days and the total must not exceed 90.

Is there an official UK government Schengen calculator?

No. There is no official UK-government Schengen calculator. The authoritative tool is the European Commission's short-stay calculator; this page applies the identical 90/180 rule for UK travellers.

Do days I spend in the UK count toward my Schengen 90 days?

No. The UK is not in Schengen, so time at home or a trip back to Britain mid-tour does not draw down your 90-day allowance - but it does not pause your rolling 180-day window either.

Does time in Ireland count toward my 90 days?

No. Ireland is outside Schengen and, under the Common Travel Area, UK and Irish citizens move freely between the two. Irish days do not use up your Schengen 90, though they do not pause the window either.

How do I count 90 days across multiple trips to Europe?

Add every Schengen trip to the calculator. It pools them into one rolling 180-day window, counts both entry and exit days, and shows your days remaining and latest legal exit date - which is exactly how border officers and the EES system count multiple trips.

Will UK travellers need ETIAS?

Yes. Once ETIAS launches, UK passport holders will need an approved ETIAS travel authorisation before travelling to the Schengen area. ETIAS is a separate requirement and does not change the 90/180-day limit.

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