When can I return to Schengen after 90 days?
Used up your 90 days? Enter the days you've recently spent in the Schengen area and this tool shows the earliest date you can legally re-enter, and how long you can stay once you do. Everything runs in your browser; your dates are never uploaded.
The short answer
If you have already spent 90 days in Schengen, you do not have to wait 180 days from the day you left. No countdown starts when you cross the border home.
What actually happens is that your allowance comes back one day at a time: each day you spent inside Schengen stops counting exactly 180 days after you used it. So the date you can return depends on when your first counted day was, not on when you left.
If you used all 90 days in one continuous block, you can return roughly 180 days after your first day in Schengen, not 180 days after you left.
If your trips were spread out, the date is usually quite a bit earlier. Enter your days above and the tool works out the exact date for you.
How the calculation works
The 90/180 rule looks backwards from any date you want to enter and counts your days of presence in the previous 180 days. This tool finds the first future date with room for a stay, then how many consecutive days that stay can run.
For the full mechanics, see how the rolling window works and why leaving Schengen does not reset your 90 days. To map out trips visually, open the full calculator.
Informational only, not legal advice. Confirm exact dates with the official EU short-stay calculator before booking.