Berlin Marathon 2026
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About the event
The Berlin Marathon is a major autumn road race on a fast city course that finishes near the Brandenburg Gate. It is one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors and attracts elite fields alongside tens of thousands of recreational runners.
Key figures
Tickets
Places are allocated by lottery, as at every Abbott World Marathon Major. The draw opens in the autumn roughly a year before race day; charity and tour-operator places are the routes left once the lottery has been drawn.
Stay in Berlin
Check-in 25 Sep, check-out 27 Sep 2026 — 2 nights around 26 September–26 September 2026. Change the dates to stay longer.
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Getting there
- AirportBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), about 19 km
- From the airportAirport Express FEX or RE7/RB14 to Hauptbahnhof; S9/S45 every 20 min, about 30 min — ABC-zone ticket (airport is zone C)
- Public transportS-Bahn, U-Bahn, bus and tram (BVG): Tickets in the BVG app; most S- and U-Bahn lines run all night Fri–Sat at 15-min intervals
- Taxitaxi.eu app — Base fare €4.30 + €2.10–2.80/km; Kurzstrecke up to 2 km for €6 when flagged down on the street
- Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Host country
- Currency: euro
- Language: German
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Berlin
- Phone: +49
- Emergency: 112
- Electricity: 230 V, plugs C/F
Coming years
2027
The organiser had not announced the 2027 edition as of 2026-09-03.
| Year | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Sabastian Sawe (Kenya) | Men's race, 2:02:16 |
| 2024 |  Milkesa Mengesha (Ethiopia) | Men's race, 2:03:17 |
| 2023 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) | Men's race, 2:02:42 |
| 2022 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) | Men's race, 2:01:09 |