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Mumbai, India · 42.195 km road marathon

Mumbai Marathon 2027

Sunday 17 January 2027

A one-lap tour of south and central Mumbai from CSMT over the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and back, with Peddar Road climbed twice and a 05:00 start.

Mumbai Marathon at a glance

Start: 05:00 in waves, start line closes 05:30; CSMT in 2026, 2027 venue not yet published
Finish: Mumbai Gymkhana, Mahatma Gandhi Road (2026)
Course: One lap with three turns, flat apart from Peddar Road twice, via the Coastal Road and Sea Link
Elevation: Between 4 and 44 m above sea level
Time limit: 7 hours from your own start, on chip time
Cut-offs: None published for 2027; in 2026 roads reopened behind a 09:30 vehicle from Bandra
Entry: Open until 5 November 2026 or until full, 5,000 rupees or 90 US dollars; timing certificate needed
Bib pickup: PLAYSCAPE expo, 14 to 16 January 2027, booked slot, with ID (or one representative); no race-day pickup

Checked against the organizer's pages on 25 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.

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Mumbai Marathon course map and elevation

One lap with three turns, flat apart from Peddar Road twice, via the Coastal Road and Sea Link. Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.

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running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Flat (<5%)

Route drawn by TrailSplits from published race information; approximate. For illustration, not navigation.

What to expect on the course

Start at CSMT, through the Fort district past Flora Fountain and Churchgate (2026)
Turns on Madame Cama Road near km 4 and at the NCPA near km 5, then north on Marine Drive
Kemps Corner and Peddar Road climb from about km 9.5 to 11.5, repeated at km 36 to 37
About 4 km on the Coastal Road onto the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, landing at Bandra near halfway
Turn at Worli Dairy near km 30, then flat last 4 km down Marine Drive past Wankhede Stadium

The line follows the 2026 course drawn onto the streets; the organizer has not yet published the 2027 route.

Read the full course description

A one-lap point-to-point in south and central Mumbai with three short out-and-backs, measured by World Athletics and AIMS measurers in January 2026. In 2026 it started at CSMT, ran through the Fort district past Flora Fountain and Churchgate to Marine Drive, turned on Madame Cama Road near km 4 and at the NCPA near km 5, then followed Marine Drive north past Girgaon Chowpatty. The main climb comes at Kemps Corner and Peddar Road from about km 9.5 to 11.5, roughly 25 to 40 m from near sea level, followed by a descent to Haji Ali. New in 2026, the field then took the Coastal Road north for about 4 km onto the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, which rises gently to its cable-stayed span and lands at Bandra near halfway. The second half passes Mahim, Shivaji Park and Prabhadevi to Worli, turns at Worli Dairy near km 30, runs back south on the Coastal Road, turns again at Haji Ali and climbs Peddar Road a second time at about km 36 to 37. The last 4 km are flat, down Marine Drive past Wankhede Stadium to the finish. About 11 km on the Coastal Road and Sea Link are open to the sea breeze. The organizer's current pages give no aid-station spacing or pacer times for 2027.

Source, licence and file

TrailSplits reconstruction of the 2026 route. Course: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · original source · Download reference GPX (42.8 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

Send your fastest certificate before 10 November

Your wave comes from your certificate, from A up to 4:00 to E beyond 5:30. A faster result can move you only until 10 November 2026, and the start line shuts at 05:30.

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Your wave comes from the certificate you submit: A up to 4:00, B to 4:30, C to 5:00, D to 5:30 and E beyond. A faster result can move you only until 10 November 2026, by email, and nothing changes at the expo. Waves run from 05:00 and the start line shuts at 05:30, so plan for long queues at the gates.
Run Peddar Road twice by effort, not pace

Peddar Road, roughly 25 to 40 m, comes at about km 10 and again at km 36 to 37, and about 11 km on the Coastal Road and Sea Link are exposed. Hold back early.

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The climb at Kemps Corner and Peddar Road, roughly 25 to 40 m, comes at about km 10 and again at km 36 to 37. The Coastal Road ramps and the Sea Link add small rises, and about 11 km there are exposed. Hold back on the first climb and the flat Marine Drive start; the second climb decides the finish.
Book a bib slot and collect it at the expo

Bibs only at the PLAYSCAPE expo, 14 to 16 January 2027, in a booked slot with photo ID or through one representative, until 17:00 on Saturday; no race-day pickup.

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Bibs are issued only at the PLAYSCAPE expo, 14 to 16 January 2027, in a slot you book; runners from outside Mumbai get Saturday priority. Bring your confirmation and photo ID, or send one representative with your confirmation, your ID and theirs. Nothing is posted, and the expo closes at 17:00 on Saturday, so there is no race-day pickup.

Your race-day sheet

Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Mumbai.

Target finish time, including stops

HoursMinutes

Total stopped minutes Your start time (local)

The 2027 start-wave page gives waves from 05:00 with the start line closing at 05:30, but the 2027 start and finish venues and each wave's clock time are not yet published; the venues shown are those of 2026. Asia/Kolkata.

Time limit: 7 hours from your own start, on chip time

How this sheet applies the limit

Results and timing certificates are given only to runners who finish within 7 hours of their own start, so the limit runs on chip time from your crossing, not from the gun. Waves go from 05:00 and nobody may start after the start line closes at 05:30. No intermediate cut-offs are published for 2027. In 2026 a finish vehicle left Bandra Reclamation, near halfway, at 09:30 to reopen the roads, and runners behind it continued on the footpath.

A timing comparison, not a fitness assessment. Intermediate cutoffs, queues, weather and terrain are not modelled. Stops are spread evenly in the illustration; actual checkpoint times will differ.

ESTIMATED FINISH

09:00:00

MOVING PACE BUDGET

5:34/ km

ELAPSED PACE

5:41/ km

180 min below the modelled finish limit

Distance markers, not aid stations or guaranteed arrival times.
Distance	Elapsed	Local clock
5 km	00:28:26	05:28:26
10 km	00:56:53	05:56:53
15 km	01:25:19	06:25:19
20 km	01:53:45	06:53:45
Halfway	02:00:00	07:00:00
25 km	02:22:12	07:22:12
30 km	02:50:38	07:50:38
35 km	03:19:05	08:19:05
40 km	03:47:31	08:47:31
Finish	04:00:00	09:00:00

Training plan for Mumbai 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 until 5 November 2026 or until full, 5,000 rupees or 90 US dollars; timing certificate needed
Bib pickup:: PLAYSCAPE expo, 14 to 16 January 2027, booked slot, with ID (or one representative); no race-day pickup

Read the full entry and pickup rules

Open since 31 July 2026 until 23:59 IST on 5 November 2026, or earlier once places fill, first come first served within each age group for men and women. Entry needs a timing certificate from a certified race run on or after 17 July 2025: a marathon under 7 hours, 25 km under 3:18 for men or 3:35 for women, or a half marathon under 2:45 for men or 3:00 for women. The fee is 5,000 rupees for residents of India and 90 US dollars from abroad. Runners must be 18 or over. Confirmation comes within 10 working days. Bibs cannot be transferred and fees are not refunded, apart from a bib surrender window from 15 to 30 September 2026.

Sources

Checked 25 September 2026; next review due 2026-10-21. 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

2027 marathon information: Sunday 17 January 2027, 42.195 km, start, finish and start time listed as TBD, entry window 31 July to 5 November 2026, age rule, certificate-only entry, wave changes until 10 November 2026, expo bib collection 14 to 16 January 2027 in booked slots.
2027 confirmation criteria: First come first served by age group, qualifying times for marathon, 25 km and half marathon, certified races on or after 17 July 2025, confirmation within 10 working days or by 9 December 2026, results only for finishers within 7 hours of their start time.
2027 start waves: Waves from 05:00, start line closing at 05:30, wave bands A to E by certificate time, changes until 10 November 2026.
2027 application fees: 5,000 rupees for applicants in India and 90 US dollars for overseas applicants, GST included.
2027 entry rules and FAQs: In-person bib collection at the PLAYSCAPE expo with confirmation and photo ID, no posting and no bibs after 17:00 on 16 January 2027, bib surrender 15 to 30 September 2026 with a 200 rupee charge, no transfers; the marathon FAQs at /race-categories/marathon/faqs give the same.
Race regulations (2026 edition text): 2026 facts, not 2027 confirmations: the finish vehicle leaving Bandra Reclamation at 09:30 and runners behind it moving to the footpath, no start outside the declared start times.
Marathon course measurement certificate: Certificate IND2026/010, measured 12 January 2026 for the 18 January 2026 race by World Athletics and AIMS grade A and B measurers, valid to 2030 while the course is unchanged.
2026 route preview (GeeksOnFeet, not the organizer): The 2026 route in order: CSMT start, Madame Cama Road and NCPA turns, Peddar Road, Coastal Road, Sea Link, Mahim, Shivaji Park, Worli Dairy turn, return by Coastal Road and Peddar Road, Wankhede Stadium; the finish at Mumbai Gymkhana was reported by the Free Press Journal.