Düsseldorf, Germany · 42.195 km road marathon
Düsseldorf Marathon 2027
Sunday 18 April 2027
A single city course on both banks of the Rhine, from the Tonhalle to the Altstadt riverside 1.3 km south; in 2026 the finish closed six hours after the gun.
Düsseldorf Marathon at a glance
- Start
- 09:45, Joseph-Beuys-Ufer at the Tonhalle
- Finish
- Unteres Rheinwerft at the Mannesmannufer, 1.3 km south of the start
- Course
- One course, mostly flat; the notable grades are the two bridge ramps and the Hofgarten ramp (2026 route)
- Elevation
- Between 34 and 47 m above sea level
- Time limit
- Not yet published for 2027; in 2026 the finish closed at 15:45, six hours after the gun
- Cut-offs
- None published; in 2026 a sweeper vehicle followed the field
- Entry
- Open on Datasport at 90, 105 or 120 euro by bib count; regular entry closes 4 April 2027
- Bib pickup
- 2027 hours not published; in 2026 at the Rheinterrasse, Friday 12:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 19:00
Checked against the organizer's pages on 16 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.
Düsseldorf Marathon course map and elevation
One course, mostly flat; the notable grades are the two bridge ramps and the Hofgarten ramp (2026 route). Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.
› running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Vermessungs- und Katasteramt (WFS layer aktuelles:mth_strecke_m); course by D.LIVE
City-published 2026 course line; the 2027 route may differ. For illustration, not navigation.
What to expect on the course
- A loop of the Nordpark past the Aquazoo at about km 5
- Over the Oberkasseler Brücke at about km 13 and back around km 22, with halfway in a loop through Oberkassel, Niederkassel and Lörick
- Königsallee, Prinz-Georg-Straße and the Zoopark near km 28 to 31
- Medienhafen and the Landtag at km 38 to 39, then the Königsallee again and the finish in the Altstadt
The map shows the 2026 course; the organizer has not yet published the 2027 route.
Read the full course description
One continuous course from the Tonhalle to a finish 1.3 km south on the Rhine promenade. It runs north along the river to loop the Nordpark past the Aquazoo at about 5 km, returns through Golzheim and Derendorf, drops past the Hofgarten to the Oberkasseler Brücke at about 13 km and holds the halfway mark in a long loop through Oberkassel, Niederkassel and Lörick before crossing the same bridge back around 22 km. The second half takes in the Königsallee, Prinz-Georg-Straße and the Zoopark near 28 to 31 km, Berliner Allee and Friedrichstadt, the Medienhafen and the Landtag at 38 to 39 km, a second pass of the Königsallee and the finish in the Altstadt. The organizer calls it mostly flat and suited to fast times; the notable grades are the two bridge ramps and the Hofgarten ramp.
Source, licence and file
2026 course line from the city map service. Course: Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Vermessungs- und Katasteramt (WFS layer aktuelles:mth_strecke_m); course by D.LIVE · City map service, no access constraints · original source · Download reference GPX (42.2 km in the file). Approximate terrain-model heights added by TrailSplits, sampled and smoothed at roughly 100 m intervals. Buildings, bridges and small road gradients are not surveyed road elevations.Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.
Three decisions to make before race day
Enter before 4 April 2027 or accept a late bib without your name
Regular entry closes on 4 April 2027; late entry from 7 April costs 25 euro extra and the bib carries no name. The fee steps from 90 to 120 euro by bib count, not by date.
More detail
Regular entry closes on 4 April 2027; late entry reopens on 7 April at 10:00 with a 25 euro surcharge and a non-personalised bib. The price also steps from 90 to 120 euro with bib count, so the fee depends on when other runners enter, not on a calendar date.
Budget the finish from the 09:45 gun, not from your chip start
The only published limit is the 2026 finish closure at 15:45, six hours from the 09:45 gun, so plan against it. In 2026 streets reopened behind the field from about 12:30 in the north and 14:00 on the left bank.
More detail
The only published limit is the 2026 finish closure at 15:45, a fixed six-hour clock from the gun, and the organizer has not stated a 2027 figure. Plan against 15:45 and note that the city reopened streets behind the field from about 12:30 in the north and 14:00 on the left bank.
Collect your bib on Friday or Saturday and agree a meeting point away from the start
Collect on Friday or Saturday: in 2026 the Rheinterrasse issued bibs Friday 12:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 19:00, and no race-day hours are published. Meet away from the start: the finish is 1.3 km south in the Altstadt.
More detail
In 2026 bibs were issued at the Rheinterrasse on Joseph-Beuys-Ufer on Friday 12:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 19:00, and no race-day pickup hours are published. The start is on the same riverbank as the village, but the finish is 1.3 km south in the Altstadt.
Your race-day sheet
Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Düsseldorf.
ESTIMATED FINISH
13:45:00
MOVING PACE BUDGET
5:34/ km
ELAPSED PACE
5:41/ km
120 min below the modelled finish limit
| Distance | Elapsed | Local clock |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km | 00:28:26 | 10:13:26 |
| 10 km | 00:56:53 | 10:41:53 |
| 15 km | 01:25:19 | 11:10:19 |
| 20 km | 01:53:45 | 11:38:45 |
| Halfway | 02:00:00 | 11:45:00 |
| 25 km | 02:22:12 | 12:07:12 |
| 30 km | 02:50:38 | 12:35:38 |
| 35 km | 03:19:05 | 13:04:05 |
| 40 km | 03:47:31 | 13:32:31 |
| Finish | 04:00:00 | 13:45:00 |
Training plan for Düsseldorf Marathon 2027
A free week-by-week plan dated to this race. It starts from a stated default (weekly distance, longest recent run, days a week) that you can change; nothing is read from your watch or training history. It does not use the finish-time target above.
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Entry, bib pickup and rules
- Entry:
- Open on Datasport at 90, 105 or 120 euro by bib count; regular entry closes 4 April 2027
- Bib pickup:
- 2027 hours not published; in 2026 at the Rheinterrasse, Friday 12:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 19:00
Read the full entry and pickup rules
Entry is online only through the Datasport portal and is open, priced by bib count (90, 105 and 120 euro bands). Regular entry closes on 4 April 2027; late entry reopens on 7 April at 25 euro extra with a non-personalised bib and runs to race day. Transfers are free until 4 April and cost 20 euro afterwards; a 50 percent refund needs a medical certificate before 31 December 2026. In 2026 bibs were issued at the Rheinterrasse on Joseph-Beuys-Ufer on Friday 12:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 19:00; 2027 pickup hours and any race-day desk are not yet published.
Sources
Checked 16 September 2026; next review due 2026-10-28. Event facts come from the organizer; the pacing sheet, decisions and plan are TrailSplits' own. Independently prepared by TrailSplits, not endorsed by the organizer.
What each source confirms
- Marathon competition page: The 18 April 2027 date, the 09:45 start and full schedule, fees, deadlines, transfer, late-entry and refund rules, the sweeper vehicle and the DLV rules.
- Course and relay pages: Start and finish places, the section narrative, the Oberkasseler Brücke at about 13 km, halfway in Oberkassel and the relay transition streets.
- 2026 organizer preview: The 2026 finish closures of 11:40 and 15:45, the bib-pickup venue and hours, the Tonhalle start and the Rathausufer finish. 2026 facts, not 2027 confirmations.