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Race weekend guideChecked 2 October 2026

Generali Prague Half Marathon 2027

Saturday, 3 April 2027 · Prague, Czech Republic

The Prague Half Marathon is a Saturday-morning race on a looped course through the old city. The route passes Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, the National Theatre, Vyšehrad Castle and the Rudolfinum, and the start and finish are both at Bubenské nábřeží, on the Holešovice bank of the Vltava. It holds a World Athletics Elite Label and is one of the six SuperHalfs races.

The 2027 race is on Saturday 3 April, with 16,000 runners, according to the series page. The organiser's own 2027 pages are not up yet, so the times, expo hours and transport below are from the 2026 race, which was on Saturday 28 March.

The series page calls the course flat and fast and lists course records of 58:47 for men and 1:04:52 for women. The organiser does not publish a climb figure.

The weekend at a glance

Entry
Direct registration on the RunCzech site using your SuperHalfs number, charity entry, or a travel package, according to the series page
Your number
Křižíkovy pavilony, Výstaviště, Prague 7 (Pavilion E). In 2026 Thursday 26 March 10:00 to 20:00, Friday 27 March 10:00 to 21:00, and race day 6:30 to 8:00
Start
Bubenské nábřeží, 10:00. The line-up opens at 9:15 and the technical area at Holešovická tržnice opens at 8:00 (2026)
Getting to it
Metro line C to Vltavská or Nádraží Holešovice
Bag drop
In the technical area, 8:00 to 14:30, in a box matching the last two digits of your number. Maximum size 25 × 45 × 70 cm
Time limit
3 hours from the start signal
Climb
No figure published. The series page says flat and fast
Weather
The last five race mornings ran from -0.7 °C to 17.6 °C at 10:00

In the Running plans this weekend for you. It covers the trip and its costs, the race morning from your own block and hotel, the course, and a pacing plan for this course. It is invite-only while it is being tested.

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On this page
  1. Getting to Prague
  2. Where to stay in Prague
  3. Collecting your number
  4. Race morning
  5. The course
  6. Weather in Prague in early spring
  7. Afterwards
  8. Other race weekends
  9. Sources

Getting to Prague

Václav Havel Airport has a trolleybus, line 59, to Nádraží Veleslavín on metro line A, which the airport puts at 17 minutes. A 90-minute ticket on all types of public transport costs CZK 50, and a 30-minute ticket CZK 39. The Airport Express runs to the main station from 5:30 to 22:00 every 20 to 30 minutes, takes about 40 minutes and costs CZK 100.

For the race you want line C of the metro, which stops at Vltavská and Nádraží Holešovice, the two stations the organiser names for the start. Your race number is not a transport ticket in Prague. The organiser sends runners to the PID Lítačka app for tickets.

Where to stay in Prague

The start is on the north side of the centre, on the river bank at Holešovice. Walking times from Bubenské nábřeží.

AreaTo the start
Holešovice, around Vltavská8 minutes on foot, 0.6 km
Karlín, around Florenc20 minutes on foot, 1.5 km
Nádraží Holešovice21 minutes on foot, 1.6 km
Výstaviště and Bubeneč30 minutes on foot, 2.3 km, and the expo is here
Hlavní nádraží, the main station33 minutes on foot, 2.5 km
Old Town Square35 minutes on foot, 2.6 km

From the Old Town or the main station the start is a metro ride. A bed near Vltavská is a walk from both the start and the technical area. The expo at Výstaviště is 2.3 km from the start, so it is a separate trip.

Collecting your number 2026 details

In 2026 numbers were handed out at Křižíkovy pavilony in the Výstaviště, in Pavilion E, which is also where the T-shirts were. The hours were Thursday 26 March from 10:00 to 20:00, Friday 27 March from 10:00 to 21:00 and, for anyone who could not come earlier, race day from 6:30 to 8:00. In 2025 the expo was at the Holešovická tržnice, so the venue has changed once already.

Bring photo ID. The number has the timing chip on its back and safety pins, and the organiser warns that a bent or missing chip means no time. Your start group is the letter on the number.

Race morning 2026 details

The technical area at Holešovická tržnice opens at 8:00, 3 minutes' walk from the start by the measurement above. It has changing rooms, storage and toilets, and the bag drop closes at 14:30. Your bag goes in the box matching the last two digits of your number.

The start line at Bubenské nábřeží opens at 9:15 and the race starts at 10:00. Corrals are by expected finish time and registration order, and your group letter is on the number. The 2026 schedule expected the first man home at 10:58 to 11:00, and welcomed the last runners at 13:00.

There are toilets at each refreshment station, the technical facilities, and the start and finish areas.

The course

The course is certified at 21.097 km and closed to traffic, with a loop through the city centre past the landmarks above. The organiser's course description is written by the Prague tourist board and marks the points of interest, and a GPX file is on mapy.com.

Six refreshment stations start at 5 km and come about every 2.5 km after that, with a seventh at the finish. They serve Mattoni water, Gatorade, bananas, oranges, salt and sugar. The time limit is 3 hours from the start signal, with cut-offs at each kilometre, and a runner who misses one leaves the course.

Weather in Prague in early spring

The last five races fell between 28 March and 6 April. These are the five race days at Bubenské nábřeží, at 10:00 and at 13:00.

Race day10:0013:00Wind at 10:00
2 April 2022-0.7 °C2.9 °C21 km/h
1 April 20239.7 °C11.6 °C22 km/h
6 April 202417.6 °C22.7 °C13 km/h
5 April 202510.4 °C11.0 °C13 km/h
28 March 20264.6 °C8.2 °C2 km/h

The 10:00 readings span 18.3 °C from lowest to highest. The wind was 21 to 22 km/h in 2022 and 2023 and 2 km/h in 2026.

Afterwards 2026 details

The 2026 schedule expected the first woman at 11:03 to 11:05 and put the award ceremony at 11:20 to 11:40. The technical area closes at 14:30, and medal engraving was in Hall 11 until the same time. Changing rooms, storage and toilets are in the finish technical area. Metro C from Vltavská or Nádraží Holešovice takes you back into the city.

In the Running plans this weekend for you. It covers the trip and its costs, the race morning from your own block and hotel, the course, and a pacing plan for this course. It is invite-only while it is being tested.

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Other race weekends

Prague Half Marathon is part of the SuperHalfs. The series' other races with a guide here are Lisbon Half Marathon, Berlin Half Marathon, Copenhagen Half Marathon, Cardiff Half Marathon and Valencia Half Marathon.

Close by, and with guides of their own, are Vienna City Marathon and Warsaw Marathon.

The next races with a guide

All race weekend guides

Sources

2027 date, 16,000 runners, looped course, entry routes, flat and fast claimGenerali Prague Half Marathon, the SuperHalfs series page for the race
Race day schedule, expo, bag drop, time limit, transport, refreshmentInformation for runners, organiser, 2026 edition
Start place, 10:00 start, 3-hour limit, six stations, certified courseGenerali Prague Half Marathon, organiser, 2026 edition
2025 expo days and race day collection hoursGenerali Prague Half Marathon, organiser, 2025 edition
Airport trolleybus and metro, faresHow can I travel to the city centre, Prague Airport
Past race datesPrague Half Marathon, Wikipedia and the results pages for 2023 and 2025
Walking times between placesOpenStreetMap routing, foot profile, checked on the date above
Race-day weatherOpen-Meteo historical weather, at Bubenské nábřeží, a 9 km grid

Written from the organiser's published information and the app's own race data, checked on 2 October 2026.

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