Prague, Czechia · 42.195 km road marathon
Prague Marathon 2027
Sunday 2 May 2027
One large city loop starting and finishing on Old Town Square, flat apart from bridge ramps and two tunnels, with about 3.8 km of historic cobbles and a 15:00 course closure.
Prague Marathon at a glance
- Start
- 08:00, Old Town Square, line-up in Celetná
- Finish
- Old Town Square
- Course
- One loop with a repeated northern section and two river out-and-backs (2026 route)
- Elevation
- Between 186 and 215 m above sea level
- Time limit
- Seven hours from the 08:00 gun, so the course closes at 15:00; results on chip time
- Cut-offs
- Per-km last-runner table, 2027 not yet out; in 2026: 5 km by 08:56, halfway 11:33, 42 km 14:58
- Entry
- Open at 120 euro (the 70 and 95 euro tiers have filled); no lottery
- Bib pickup
- Expo only, with photo ID, no race-day pickup; 2026: Výstaviště Holešovice, Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 20:00
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.
Prague Marathon course map and elevation
One loop with a repeated northern section and two river out-and-backs (2026 route). Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.
› running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Route drawn by TrailSplits from published race information; approximate. For illustration, not navigation.
What to expect on the course
- Charles Bridge at km 2 to 3, a 490 m cobbled crossing in the crowded opening kilometres
- The Holešovice and Karlín riverside loop over Libeňský most, back to the Old Town through the Těšnov tunnel at km 13
- Wenceslas Square and Národní, then Smíchov, a spur into Nusle at km 18 to 19 and the Vyšehrad tunnel
- Out-and-backs turning after km 22 in Podolí and after km 28 on Strakonická
- The Holešovice and Karlín loop again from km 33 to 41, then the finish down Pařížská
The map follows the 2026 course with both Holesovice loops and the river out-and-backs; the organizer says the 2027 map will follow.
Read the full course description
One large city loop with a repeated northern section, starting and finishing on Old Town Square. Runners leave by Parizska, cross Cechuv most, climb briefly through Mala Strana and cross the cobbled Charles Bridge at km 2 to 3, return over Manesuv most and run the Holesovice and Karlin riverside loop with Libensky most and the Tesnov tunnel back to the Old Town at km 13. Celetna, Na Prikope, Wenceslas Square and Narodni lead to the embankments; Jiraskuv and Palackeho bridges take the field through Smichov, a spur into Nusle at km 18 to 19 precedes the Vysehrad tunnel and the Podoli out-and-back with its turn after km 22, then a second out-and-back on Strakonicka turns after km 28. Most Legii and Manesuv most bring runners back for a repeat of the Holesovice and Karlin loop at km 33 to 41 before the finish down Parizska. The organizer publishes no elevation figure; the course is flat apart from bridge ramps and two tunnels, with about 3.8 km of historic cobbles listed segment by segment.
Source, licence and file
TrailSplits reconstruction of the published route. Course: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · original source · Download reference GPX (42.5 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
Set your finish target against the 15:00 clock, not the seven-hour figure
The limit is seven hours from the 08:00 gun but results are chip time, so a runner who crosses the line minutes after 08:00 has less. The per-km last-runner table on the map is enforced along the way.
More detail
The limit runs seven hours from the starting gun while your result is chip time. A runner who crosses the start line several minutes after 08:00 from a rear corridor has correspondingly less than seven hours of chip time, and the per-kilometre last-runner table on the map is enforced along the way.
Travel on Friday, or accept a Saturday trip to the expo
Bibs come only from the expo, in 2026 at Výstaviště Holešovice, Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 20:00. There is no race-day pickup and uncollected packs cannot be claimed later, so plan it as its own trip.
More detail
Bibs are handed out only at the marathon expo, in 2026 at Vystaviste Holesovice on Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 20:00, and packs not collected there cannot be claimed later. There is no race-day pickup and the expo is not at the start, so plan the collection as its own trip.
Choose shoes and pacing for about 3.8 km of cobbles
About 3.8 km of cobbles in sixteen sections: the first three kilometres are almost all cobbled and crowded, Charles Bridge included, and the 710 m Dvořákovo nábřeží is run twice. Hold back on the stones.
More detail
The organizer lists sixteen cobbled sections: the first three kilometres are almost entirely cobbled and crowded, including the 490 m Charles Bridge crossing, and the 710 m Dvorakovo nabrezi stretch is run twice. Hold back on those stones rather than chase early pace.
Your race-day sheet
Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Prague.
ESTIMATED FINISH
12:00:00
MOVING PACE BUDGET
5:34/ km
ELAPSED PACE
5:41/ km
180 min below the modelled finish limit
| Distance | Elapsed | Local clock |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km | 00:28:26 | 08:28:26 |
| 10 km | 00:56:53 | 08:56:53 |
| 15 km | 01:25:19 | 09:25:19 |
| 20 km | 01:53:45 | 09:53:45 |
| Halfway | 02:00:00 | 10:00:00 |
| 25 km | 02:22:12 | 10:22:12 |
| 30 km | 02:50:38 | 10:50:38 |
| 35 km | 03:19:05 | 11:19:05 |
| 40 km | 03:47:31 | 11:47:31 |
| Finish | 04:00:00 | 12:00:00 |
Training plan for Prague 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.
View my training planNo account required. Keep a fixed copy, download the calendar or get a subscription URL for Google or Apple Calendar.
Entry, bib pickup and rules
- Entry:
- Open at 120 euro (the 70 and 95 euro tiers have filled); no lottery
- Bib pickup:
- Expo only, with photo ID, no race-day pickup; 2026: Výstaviště Holešovice, Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 20:00
Read the full entry and pickup rules
Online entry through the organizer's Runners ID portal opened on 1 September 2026 and is open, priced by order of registration: 70 euro for the first 1,500, 95 euro to 4,000 and 120 euro afterwards, which is the current tier. No lottery is used. Bibs are issued only at the marathon expo, in 2026 at Vystaviste Holesovice on the Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 20:00 with photo identification; packs are never posted, cannot be claimed later, and there is no race-day pickup. The 2027 expo dates are not yet published.
Sources
Checked 16 September 2026; next review due 2026-10-31. 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 page: The 2 May 2027 date, the 08:00 start, 42.195 km on a certified closed course, the Old Town Square start, the 32nd edition, fee tiers and the notice that the 2027 map will follow the 2026 one.
- 2026 information for runners: The seven-hour gun limit, the per-kilometre cut-off table, start corridors, expo hours and address, the technical area, aid stations and the cobble list. 2026 facts, not 2027 confirmations.
- 2026 course map: The ordered street list, turn points and kilometre marks used for the reconstruction.