Schengen Calculator 90/180
List from official EU pages · consulted 12 November 2026
Countries in the Schengen Area
Days spent in any of these countries count toward the same 90 days in 180. The membership figures below are from the European Commission, not from us. This page is unofficial and is not legal advice.
What the Commission says
The Commission’s short-stay calculator page, consulted on 12 November 2026, answers “Which countries are in the Schengen Area?” in these words: the Area “is composed of 29 countries: 25 EU Member States and 4 non-EU countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein). Cyprus and Ireland are not part of the Schengen Area.” The same 29-country figure is on the Commission’s Schengen area page (that page is dated 27 May 2025; we read it on 12 November 2026).
The European Union has 27 Member States. The 25 EU countries in the Area are therefore the Member States other than Ireland and Cyprus:
| EU members of the Schengen Area (25) |
|---|
| Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden. |
| Non-EU countries in the Schengen Area (4) |
|---|
| Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland — named as such on the Commission pages cited above. |
The 25 names are the EU-27 minus Ireland and Cyprus, which those official pages exclude. If the Commission updates membership, this list should be read against the live official page, not against an old copy.
Bulgaria and Romania
The Commission’s Schengen area page says Bulgaria and Romania were the last countries to join, on 1 January 2025. A Commission news article of 3 January 2025, “Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen Area,” states that on 1 January the two countries became full members after checks on persons at the internal land borders were lifted, and that internal air and sea border controls with the rest of the Area had already been lifted since 31 March 2024. Consulted 12 November 2026: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/bulgaria-and-romania-join-schengen-area-2025-01-03_en.
Who is not in the Area
As the calculator page states, Cyprus and Ireland are not part of the Schengen Area. The Commission’s Schengen area page adds that Cyprus participates in Schengen cooperation but internal border controls have not yet been abolished, and that Ireland has an opt-out and keeps its own visa and border policies, while taking part in some Schengen tools. The United Kingdom is not an EU Member State and is not on the Commission’s list of Schengen countries.
A day in Ireland, Cyprus or the United Kingdom is not, by itself, a day in the Schengen Area for the 90/180 short-stay count. Always check the official list if you are close to a limit.
Why this matters for the 90/180 count
The short-stay rule is for the Area as a whole. A day in Spain and a day in Sweden in the same 180-day window both count toward the same 90 days. Our free calculator (US$ 0 / KSh 0) counts trips to the Area, not to one country at a time. The Android app does the same offline. Tracking is free; optional Pro is about US$ 4.99 (about KSh 648; illustrative, CBK 6 November 2026). Google Play: coming soon.
Questions
How many countries are in the Schengen Area?
29, according to the Commission pages cited above (25 EU members and four non-EU countries), as read on 12 November 2026.
Do days in different Schengen countries add together?
Yes. The 90/180 rule is for the Area, not for each country separately.
Is this list a travel authorisation?
No. Membership can be described only as the official pages state it on the day we consulted them. Temporary controls can also be introduced at internal borders; that is a separate question from membership of the Area.
Sources, consulted 12 November 2026: European Commission, “Short-stay calculator,” short-stay calculator page; “Schengen area,” dated 27 May 2025, schengen-area_en; “Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen Area,” 3 January 2025.