At a glance
Count calendar days of presence, including the entry date and exit date. Combine all Schengen countries, remove duplicate dates, and count only the dates inside the rolling window for the day being checked.
Do entry, exit and same-day travel count?
Yes. A Friday arrival and Sunday departure uses three days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A visit with arrival and departure on the same date uses one day. A late-night arrival and an early-morning departure still include both dates.
A travel day between two Schengen countries is counted once. It does not become two days because you crossed an internal border. Likewise, overlapping entries in your records must not double-count the same calendar date.
Dated examples you can check
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| Situation | Entry and exit | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Same-day visit | 17 October–17 October 2026 | 1 |
| Weekend | 16 October–18 October 2026 | 3 |
| Ten-day visit | 1 May–10 May 2026 | 10 |
| Leap-day visit | 28 February–1 March 2024 | 3 |
Count the dates touched by the stay, rather than nights in accommodation or completed 24-hour periods. In the leap-year example, 29 February is a real day between 28 February and 1 March.
How to count multiple trips in the rolling window
Suppose you visited from 1–10 January 2026 and 1–10 March 2026. On 10 March, all 20 days are within the active window, so the result is 20 used and 70 remaining.
Check the same history on 30 June 2026 and the window starts on 2 January. Only nine January days remain, plus the ten March days: 19 used and 71 remaining, assuming no other visits. The trip lengths did not change; the window did.
For a future visit, repeat the check for each day you intend to stay. The remaining-allowance guide explains why a snapshot and maximum future stay can differ.
Prepare your dates for the calculator
- List external Schengen entries and exits in date order.
- Include same-day trips and short visits you might otherwise overlook.
- Combine consecutive travel within Schengen rather than counting each country as a separate allowance.
- Exclude days completely outside Schengen. Use the country table if unsure.
- Identify time authorised under a residence permit or long-stay visa before applying the ordinary rule.
- Enter past stays in the calculator; enter a proposed visit separately in planning mode.
If your records are incomplete, a calculation cannot recover missing trips. Use your travel records and, where applicable, the official EES remaining-stay service to investigate before booking. Type C visa holders should also check the limits printed on the visa.
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Questions travellers ask
Do arrival and departure days count?
Yes. Both dates count as full Schengen days, even for a late arrival or early departure.
Does a same-day visit use one day or two?
One. A single calendar date counts once, including when entry and exit happen on that date.
Do I count nights or days?
Count calendar days of presence. A Friday-to-Sunday visit is three days, even though it is two nights.
Does changing Schengen country start another count?
No. The ordinary allowance is shared across Schengen, and a date spent in two member countries still counts once.