When is the 2027 Berlin Marathon?

Sunday 26 September 2027, with the expo in the days before. From 2027 it runs as the Generali Berlin-Marathon.

How do I get a place?

A lottery in the autumn before, plus charity and tour-operator entries. The lottery result is what moves the hotel market, so book a refundable room before it lands.

Where should I stay to reach the start?

Anywhere inside the S-Bahn ring works. Mitte is walkable and priced accordingly; Charlottenburg and Kreuzberg are twenty minutes by U-Bahn for a third less.

Is the expo compulsory?

Yes, numbers are collected in person. Go on Thursday or Friday, not Saturday.

Is the course really that fast?

It is flat, wide and looped around a compact city — the men's and women's world records have both been set here. That is why it is the hardest major to get a bed for.

Berlin Marathon 2027

Name: Berlin Marathon 2027
Start: 2027-09-23
End: 2027-09-26
Location: Brandenburg Gate (finish)

Berlin, Germany

23–26 Sep 2027

Confirmed by organizer

From 2027 the race is the Generali Berlin-Marathon: BMW's sixteen-year title sponsorship ends with the 2026 edition. Same course, same last-Sunday-in-September slot.

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Hotels for these dates

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Our verdict

Go: Arrive Thursday or Friday for the expo, race Sunday
Stay: Mitte if you are running, Kreuzberg if you are watching
Book by: January 2027, right after the lottery result

The flattest of the majors and the one most likely to produce a personal best, which is why 50,000 people want a bed within walking distance of the Brandenburg Gate. Berlin is big enough to absorb it — but Mitte is not, and Mitte is where everyone looks first.

Illustration: a broad European boulevard at sunrise filled with marathon runners, autumn trees, long shadows across the asphalt — Illustration — a generated image of the kind of scene, not a photograph of the venue.

Which days to go

Day	What happens	Hotel price	Our call
Marathon expo23–25 Sep 2027	Number collection at the expo; the city fills from Friday	×1.4	Collect on Thursday or Friday — Saturday's queue costs an hour on your legs
Inline skating marathonSat 25 Sep	The skating race runs the course the day before the runners	×2	Worth watching for twenty minutes; it is the fastest thing on the course all weekend
Race daySun 26 Sep	The marathon itself, finishing through the Brandenburg Gate	×2.6	Stay Sunday night; nobody wants a flight four hours after 42 kilometres

Hotel price is what the same hotel costs on these dates against its rate four weeks before the event. Crowd and price are our estimates from how the event has run, not live rates.

Where to stay

Brandenburg Gate (finish)North is up. Numbers match the table.

#	District	To the venue	Price	What it is
1	Mitte	10 min walk	$$$$	Walk to the start and the finish; the one district that doubles its price
2	Charlottenburg	25 min metro	$$$	West Berlin, around the Ku'damm; big hotels and a straight U-Bahn in
3	Kreuzberg	25 min metro	$$$	On the course at the halfway point, and the best place to eat the night before
4	Prenzlauer Berg	25 min tram	$$	Quiet, residential, apartments rather than hotels; good for a group
5	Schöneberg & Wilmersdorf	30 min metro	$$	Ordinary Berlin at ordinary prices, twenty minutes from the start

Hotel	What it is	Book
Mitte
Motel One Berlin-Hauptbahnhof	Next to the main station, fifteen minutes' walk from the finish	Booking Expedia
NH Collection Berlin Mitte Friedrichstrasse	Central enough to walk to the start pens on race morning	Booking Expedia
Charlottenburg
Motel One Berlin-Ku'damm	West Berlin value, and a direct U-Bahn to the start	Booking Expedia
Kreuzberg
Orania.Berlin	On the course near halfway, which is the best place to watch from	Booking Expedia
Prenzlauer Berg
Hotel Oderberger	A converted swimming baths in a quiet district — a tram ride from the start	Booking Expedia

When to book

12 mo beforeSeptember 2026
Mitte hotels within walking distance of the start
Already gone
9 mo beforeDecember 2026
Charlottenburg and Kreuzberg at normal rates
6 mo beforeMarch 2027
Apartments big enough for a group anywhere central
2 mo beforeJuly 2027
Everything inside the Ringbahn; the airport hotels are what is left

Getting there

Berlin Brandenburg is 45 minutes from the centre on the FEX or regional trains, and they run from early morning. There is no need for a taxi at either end of this trip.

The start and finish are both by the Brandenburg Gate, inside the S-Bahn ring, so almost anywhere central works. On race morning the U-Bahn and S-Bahn run early and free travel is normally included with the race number.

Road closures cover the whole centre from before dawn until mid-afternoon. If you are watching, pick one spot on the course and stay there — crossing it takes longer than the runners do.

Flights to BER Trains and buses

Tickets

Entry, lottery and expo information (official site)Official

Also on these dates

Oktoberfest18 Sep – 3 Oct 2027 · Munich

Questions

When is the 2027 Berlin Marathon?: Sunday 26 September 2027, with the expo in the days before. From 2027 it runs as the Generali Berlin-Marathon.
How do I get a place?: A lottery in the autumn before, plus charity and tour-operator entries. The lottery result is what moves the hotel market, so book a refundable room before it lands.
Where should I stay to reach the start?: Anywhere inside the S-Bahn ring works. Mitte is walkable and priced accordingly; Charlottenburg and Kreuzberg are twenty minutes by U-Bahn for a third less.
Is the expo compulsory?: Yes, numbers are collected in person. Go on Thursday or Friday, not Saturday.
Is the course really that fast?: It is flat, wide and looped around a compact city — the men's and women's world records have both been set here. That is why it is the hardest major to get a bed for.

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