Generali Berlin Half Marathon 2027

Sunday, 4 April 2027 · Berlin, Germany

In the RunningChecked 2 October 2026Read the sources

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Getting to Berlin

Most runners arrive at BER. The FEX airport express takes 23 minutes to the main station, stopping at Südkreuz and Potsdamer Platz. According to the tourist board, it runs every 15 minutes. Berlin Hauptbahnhof is 1.3 km from the Brandenburg Gate, which is an 18-minute walk.

The organiser lists the nearest stations to the start as Friedrichstraße (U6 and the S-Bahn), Hauptbahnhof (U5 and the S-Bahn), Bundestag and Brandenburger Tor (U5), and Potsdamer Platz (U2 and the S-Bahn). Your number is the ticket for zones A and B on race day, which covers all of them.

Where to stay in Berlin

Potsdamer Platz, Friedrichstraße and Hauptbahnhof are all within an 18-minute walk of the Brandenburg Gate. Alexanderplatz and Zoologischer Garten are further away.

The expo at Tempelhof is 4.6 km from the Brandenburg Gate, which is 61 minutes on foot. The organiser names the U6 to Platz der Luftbrücke, then about 10 minutes' walk, or bus M43, and says there is no parking.

Collecting your number 2026 details

The 2026 expo was in Tempelhof Airport, with the entrance through the main hall, from 9:00 to 20:00 on Friday and from 9:00 to 19:00 on Saturday. Your start card, from your email or your account, is your entry ticket, and companions get in free.

Bring the start card and photo ID, and a small bag to carry the kit home. You get a wristband, which you wear until after the finish, your number with its timing chip, and safety pins. You could book an expo time slot until 23 March. The organiser warned of longer waits from 10:00 on Saturday, so Friday was the quieter choice. Extras ordered at registration, such as bib magnets, can only be collected at the expo.

Race morning 2026 details

The event area opens at 7:30, and only runners with a number and the wristband can enter. The organiser asks you to be in the start area 60 minutes before your wave. Bags and backpacks are not allowed in, except hydration packs up to 3 litres.

The letter on your number tells you your start group. In 2026 inline skaters started at 9:15, wheelchair athletes and handbikers at 9:55, and the runners as follows.

Pacers ran for 1:25, 1:35, 1:45, 2:00, 2:15 and 2:30. The race-day page gives the blocks as A under 1:29, B to 1:39, C to 1:49, D to 1:59, E to 2:14, and F slower or with no time.

Only the clear bag from your kit goes to the clothing drop, and only if you booked it at registration. The city's Stadtmission collects clothes in good condition, so keep warm in a hoodie and give it away at the start. Clocks changed on the morning of the 2026 race, and in 2027 the change comes a week before the race.

The course 2026 details

The route has a timing checkpoint at the turning point at Strausberger Platz. The series page describes it as a sightseeing tour past historical buildings, newer neighbourhoods, parks and cultural buildings, and calls it flat and fast. No figure for climb is published.

The organiser's course map is a PDF on its course page, and it offers no course file to download. The map puts the maximum height difference at 4.3 m.

Water was at 5, 9.8, 14.1, 17.2 and 19.5 km in 2026. At 14.2 and 17.5 km there was water, tea, Maurten drink mix and bananas, and at 12.3 km a Maurten gel. Stations are on the right-hand side, and every one has refills for a hydration pack. The organiser's cut-off for runners is at 18 km, 14:15, and a runner who has not reached it is taken to the finish by vehicle.

Where to watch 2026 details

Weather in Berlin in early spring

The last five races fell between 29 March and 21 April. These are the five race days at the Brandenburg Gate, at 10:00 and at 13:00.

Every start was between 2.5 °C and 5.7 °C and every 13:00 reading was under 9 °C. The wind on 2 April 2023 was 26 km/h.

Afterwards

At the finish you get a medal, drinks and fruit, and a warming foil if you need one. A poncho was given to runners who had booked it. The clothing bag is returned against your number until 15:30. There are showers, changing tents and a free massage, and once you leave the event area you cannot re-enter.

Medal engraving was at a stand on Scheidemannstraße for €16 on the day. The meeting point for friends is in front of the Paul Löbe House, with lettered signs between the Brandenburg Gate and Scheidemannstraße.

Other race weekends

Berlin Half Marathon is part of the SuperHalfs. The series' other races with a guide here are Valencia Half Marathon, Lisbon Half Marathon, Prague Half Marathon, Copenhagen Half Marathon and Cardiff Half Marathon.

Close by, and with guides of their own, are Berlin Marathon and TCS Amsterdam Marathon.

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Sources

Written from the organiser's published information and the app's own race data, checked on 2 October 2026.

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