What is the 90/180 rule?
Since Brexit, UK passport holders are treated as third-country nationals in the Schengen area. You can spend up to 90 days inside Schengen in any rolling 180-day window. This applies to motorhome touring just as it does to any other travel.
The rule catches many UK motorhome owners out because the 180-day window rolls continuously -- it does not reset on 1 January or at any other fixed point. The only way to know your remaining allowance is to count backward 180 days from today and add up every Schengen night in that window.
How Tripgen counts it for you
Tripgen already holds every piece of information a Schengen tracker needs: your departure date, your crossing point, and the country for each overnight stop. When your route plan is generated, your Schengen day count is calculated automatically and shown in the dashboard.
Enter your route and dates
The questionnaire asks for your departure date, return date, and where you want to go. That is everything needed for the calculation.
Choose your crossing
Channel Tunnel or ferry -- Tripgen knows which day you enter Schengen territory. On an overnight ferry (Hull to Rotterdam, for example) your first Schengen day is the morning you dock, not the evening you depart.
See your count in the dashboard
Your generated trip plan shows a Schengen panel: days used, days remaining, a country-by-country breakdown, and the earliest date you could start another Schengen trip if you use your full allowance.
Adjust and re-check
If your route pushes close to 90 days, Tripgen flags it before you travel so you can trim a night or plan a non-Schengen detour rather than discover the issue at a border.
Which countries count?
As of 2026 the 29 Schengen members are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
Ireland and Cyprus are EU members but are not in Schengen. Time spent there does not count toward your 90-day total.
Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are Schengen members even though they are not EU members. Popular motorhome destinations -- so easy to overlook.
Common questions
Does Switzerland count toward my 90 Schengen days?
Yes. Switzerland is a Schengen member even though it is not an EU member. Every night in Switzerland counts toward your 90-day allowance. The same applies to Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Do ferry days count toward Schengen days?
The day you depart from a UK port does not count as a Schengen day. Your first Schengen day is the day your ferry docks at the EU port. On an overnight crossing your first Schengen day is the morning you arrive.
Does the 90-day allowance reset on 1 January?
No. The allowance uses a rolling 180-day window. On any given day you look back 180 days and count how many were inside Schengen. There is no annual reset.
Does time in Ireland count?
No. Ireland is an EU member but not part of Schengen. Days there do not count toward your 90-day limit.
I am crossing from France into Germany and back in one day. How many days does that use?
One day. Both countries are Schengen members. Internal Schengen border crossings do not affect the count. You are counted as being in Schengen for the day regardless of how many countries you pass through.
Your Schengen days, already counted
Plan your European motorhome route and see your Schengen day count in the dashboard. No extra steps, no spreadsheet.
Plan your trip, track your daysAlso see: How the Schengen tracker works in TripMate | Full Schengen 90-day rule guide