Berlin Marathon 2027

Sunday, 26 September 2027 · Berlin, Germany

The weekend at a glance

Everything below is for 2027 unless it says otherwise, and the organiser says the schedule and route can change.

Your number

The expo hours for 2027 are not published yet. Your wristband for the start area is handed out there

Start

Straße des 17. Juni. Waves at 8:45, 9:05, 9:33, 10:02, 10:12 and 10:27

Getting to it

Brandenburg Gate (S-Bahn), Unter den Linden or Bundestag (U-Bahn), Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Finish

Beside the start, through the Brandenburg Gate

Bag drop

Only if you chose it at registration. The bag comes with your number

Climb

The organiser gives no figure. It calls the course the flattest of the six majors

Drinks

15 stations. Gel at 27.5 km

Weather

The last five race mornings ran from 8.4 °C to 19.9 °C at 9:00

Trains

Your number is a ticket in fare zones A, B and C from 23 to 26 September

On this page

1. Getting to Berlin
2. Where to stay in Berlin
3. Collecting your number
4. Race morning
5. The course
6. Weather in Berlin in September
7. Afterwards
8. Other race weekends
9. Sources

Getting to Berlin

Most runners arrive at BER. The FEX airport express takes 23 minutes to the main station, stopping at Südkreuz and Potsdamer Platz, and runs every 15 minutes, according to the tourist board. Berlin Hauptbahnhof is one of the stations the organiser lists for the start.

On race day the organiser says to use public transport. Your number is the ticket. It covers zones A, B and C from 23 to 26 September, and you have to carry it. The nearest stops to the start and finish are Unter den Linden, Bundestag, Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz, plus Hauptbahnhof for the S-Bahn and regional trains.

Where to stay in Berlin

The start and finish are in the same place, so there's no commute home with a medal and a cramp. Sleeping near Hauptbahnhof or Potsdamer Platz puts you a short ride or a walk from the Brandenburg Gate. Walking times aren't published.

Choose by when your block goes in, not by the start time. Block A to D are let in at 7:00. A runner in block K isn't admitted until 8:30.

Collecting your number

You pick up your number and race pack at the Marathon Expo, and your wristband for the start area comes from the same place. Without the wristband you can't get in on the morning.

The 2027 hours and address aren't published yet. The race information arrives by email in September, together with the four-day ticket details.

Race morning

You're let into the start area in groups. Blocks A to D go in at 7:00, E and F at 7:30, G, H and J at 8:00, and K at 8:30. There are two entrances. Most people use Platz der Republik, opposite the Reichstag. A second at Bremer Weg is only for runners with a purple number, a poncho symbol and a block other than K.

Your block is printed on your number. It's set by the personal best or finish time you gave, and you can change the time online until 26 August 2027. Proof is needed for anything under 3:15. If you want a slower block, line up further back.

Don't hand in a bag by default. You can only use the clothing drop-off if you picked it at registration, and a poncho symbol on your number means you didn't. Keep a hoodie for the pre-start zone, because the organiser collects discarded warm clothes for the Berlin City Mission. There are changing rooms and hot showers at the finish. Bring your own soap, because once you leave the area you can't come back in.

The course 2026 details

The 2027 route map isn't out yet, and the organiser's page still shows 2026. In outline the route leaves Straße des 17. Juni, runs through the city and returns to the Brandenburg Gate.

Fifteen stations have drinks, and every one has a refill point for your own bottle. Water is at 5, 12, 17.5, 22.5, 27.5, 32.5, 34.5, 38 and 40 km. Tea, fruit and the sponsor's drink mix are at 9, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 36 km, and the gel is at 27.5 km. You can leave your own drink at 5, 9, 15, 20, 25, 30, 36 or 40 km if you hand it in between 7:00 and 7:45, marked with your name and number.

Weather in Berlin in September

The date has moved around over the years, from 21 to 29 September, and the weather has moved with it. These are the last five race days at the Brandenburg Gate, at 9:00 and at 13:00.

Waves leave from 8:45 to 10:27, so the later ones run in a warmer morning than the 9:00 column shows. In 2025 it was nearly 20 °C before the start.

Afterwards

Everything is where you started, so the train home is the same train. Your ticket runs until the 26th. The organiser's refreshments are behind the finish line.

Other race weekends

Close by, and with guides of their own, are TCS Amsterdam Marathon and Berlin Half Marathon.

The next races with a guide

Warsaw MarathonSeptember 2027, date to be announced · Warsaw, Poland Cardiff Half Marathon3 October 2027 · Cardiff, United Kingdom Lisbon MarathonOctober 2027, date to be announced · Lisbon, Portugal

All race weekend guides

Sources

Written from the organiser's published information and the app's own race data, checked on 1 October 2026.

If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us.