Copenhagen Marathon 2027
Sunday, 9 May 2027 · Copenhagen, Denmark
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The weekend at a glance
The expo hours, the start area and the transport are the 2026 ones, because the 2027 pages are not up yet.
- Entering
- The ballot for 9 May 2027 has been drawn. 80,937 applied for 35,000 places, and the entry list is on the organiser's site. Charity partners and tour operators are the other routes in
- Your number
- Forum København, Julius Thomsens Plads 1, Frederiksberg. In 2026 Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 May, with Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 19:00. Not given out on race day
- Start
- Østre Allé, next to Fælledparken. 9:30 in 2027. The start area opened at 7:30 in 2026
- Getting to the start
- Metro to Trianglen, Vibenshus Runddel or Poul Henningsens Plads
- Finish
- Beside the start, on Østre Allé. The last finishers cross at about 16:00
- Time limit
- 6 hours net, and 3 hours net at the half-way mark
- Climb
- The organiser gives no figure and calls the course flat
- Weather
- The last five race mornings ran from 9.2 °C to 14.9 °C at 9:30
The Copenhagen Marathon is a flat city race. It starts on Østre Allé beside Fælledparken, crosses the harbour bridges to Christianshavn and Amager, runs through Nørrebro, Frederiksberg and Vesterbro, and comes back past Nyhavn and the Marble Church to finish where it began. There are 12 drinks stations along the way.
The 2027 race is on Sunday 9 May at 9:30. It is the first year entry was by ballot, because the 2026 race sold out in under 24 hours.
80,937 people applied for 35,000 bibs, and results go out by email. Whoever missed out can still try the official charity partners and tour operators, which the organiser says it will list on its site.
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Getting to Copenhagen
Copenhagen Airport is 8 km from the centre, and both the metro and the train leave from Terminal 3. The tourist board puts the trip at about 15 minutes either way. The metro runs every 4 to 6 minutes in the day and evening, and a ticket from the airport to central Copenhagen covers three zones. Check the current price in Rejsebillet before buying. The metro goes on to Kongens Nytorv and Nørreport, and the train to Central Station.
For the start, ride the metro into town and change to the Cityringen at Kongens Nytorv. The organiser recommends the metro, cycling or walking on race day. A hire car won't help you reach Østre Allé on Sunday morning.
Where to stay in Copenhagen
Both ends of the race are on Østre Allé. Choose somewhere you can reach from your room when the start area opens at 7:30. Measured from the Parken stadium address on Øster Allé, the metro stations the organiser names are close.
| Area | To the start |
|---|---|
| Østerbro, around Trianglen | 8 minutes on foot to Trianglen, 0.6 km |
| Near Poul Henningsens Plads | 15 minutes on foot, 1.15 km |
| Nørrebro | 35 minutes on foot from Nørrebro station, 2.6 km, so take the metro |
| Nørreport and the old centre | 38 minutes on foot, 2.85 km, so take the metro |
| Kongens Nytorv and Nyhavn | 42 minutes on foot, 3.1 km, so take the metro |
| Central Station | 58 minutes on foot, 4.3 km, so take the metro |
Østerbro is the neighbourhood the course starts in, so a bed there is a walk to the start and back after the finish. Anything in the centre is a metro ride, and Nyhavn is on the course at about 33 km.
Collecting your number 2026 details
The expo was at Forum København, Julius Thomsens Plads 1 in Frederiksberg in 2026, and the organiser said the new, larger venue was a response to the crowd. The metro goes to the door on lines M1 and M2, getting off at Forum. Opening hours in 2026 were 14:00 to 19:00 on Wednesday, 12:00 to 19:00 on Thursday, and 10:00 to 19:00 on Friday and Saturday. The 2027 hours are not out yet.
Bibs are printed on the spot, and you cannot collect one on race day. Bring the start card the organiser emails no later than a week before the race. It can be on your phone. Someone else can collect your pack with your start card.
Race morning 2026 details
In 2026 the start area, which the organiser calls the Runners Area, opened at 7:30 for a 9:30 start. The organiser asked everyone to be there at least an hour early. Only registered runners are allowed in. The area has bag storage, toilets and water, and the start is split into waves, with pace teams for a range of finish times. The wave times are on the organiser's start groups page.
Bags that are not collected go to Sparta Atletik og Løb at Parken, Øster Allé 56, and can be collected from noon on the following Monday. Special event tickets for the day cost DKK 30 to 60 and give 12 hours of public transport.
The course 2026 details
The organiser hasn't published the 2027 route yet. The following description is for 2026. It runs from the start to Christianshavn and Amager, crossing Knippelsbro and Langebro at about 10 km. It reaches Queen Louise's Bridge at about 14 km, where the organiser describes a tunnel of noise and music before Nørrebro. It reaches Frederiksberg Allé at about 24 km, a gentle downhill under Danish flags.
Vesterbro comes from about 28 to 31 km, with Istedgade and the Kaktus Towers. The city centre comes at about 33 km, past Kongens Nytorv, the Royal Theatre, Nyhavn, Amalienborg Palace and the Marble Church. Nyboder, the yellow houses from 1631, comes at about 36 km, and the finish is back on Østre Allé.
There are 12 refreshment stations, the first at 3.8 km and the last at 38.3 km. All of them have water and HIGH5 energy drink, and some add fruit or gels. Medics stand at the start, the finish and every station.
Weather in Copenhagen in May
May in Copenhagen is cool at the start and mild by lunch. These are the last five race days at the centre, at 9:30 (the average of the 9:00 and 10:00 readings) and at 13:00.
| Race day | 9:30 | 13:00 | Wind at 9:30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2022 | 12.6 °C | 15.0 °C | 19 km/h |
| 14 May 2023 | 14.9 °C | 18.1 °C | 16 km/h |
| 5 May 2024 | 10.6 °C | 11.4 °C | 12 km/h |
| 11 May 2025 | 9.2 °C | 10.8 °C | 12 km/h |
| 10 May 2026 | 10.3 °C | 13.1 °C | 9 km/h |
The wind varied most between years. It was 19 km/h at the start in 2022 and 9 km/h in 2026, and the bridges at about 10 km are open to the wind.
Afterwards 2026 details
The Runners Area is the recovery zone, with food, drink and somewhere to charge a phone, and in 2026 the last runners crossed the line at about 16:00. Your bag is in the same area. The metro back to the airport leaves from Kongens Nytorv and Nørreport.
Other race weekends
Copenhagen Marathon is part of the European Marathon Classics. The series' other races with a guide here are Frankfurt Marathon, Rome Marathon, Vienna City Marathon, TCS London Marathon, Madrid Marathon, Warsaw Marathon and Lisbon Marathon.
Close by, and with guides of their own, are Berlin Marathon, TCS Amsterdam Marathon and Copenhagen Half Marathon.
The next races with a guide
Sources
| Date, 9:30 start, FAQ, time limits, bibs not given on race day | Copenhagen Marathon, organiser, 2027 edition, with the FAQ page |
| Lottery, 80,937 applicants, 35,000 places, other routes in | Massive interest in Copenhagen Marathon, organiser, 2027 edition |
| Expo address and hours, proxy collection | Expo, organiser, 2026 edition, 2027 not yet posted |
| Start area, metro stations, bag storage, last finishers, after the race | Race day, organiser, 2026 edition |
| Course by kilometre | Here is the course for Copenhagen Marathon 2026, organiser, 2026 edition |
| Drinks stations, flat course | The course, organiser, 2026 edition |
| Metro and train from the airport, airport distance | Copenhagen airport to city centre, Copenhagen's tourist board |
| Past race dates | Results pages for 2022 to 2025 and the organiser's 2024 and 2025 reports, Wikipedia and the organiser |
| Walking times between places | OpenStreetMap routing, foot profile, checked on the date above |
| Course map and heights | Course file (KML), 2025, on the organiser's interactive map, organiser, 2025 file, linked from its map page, checked 4 October 2026 |
| Race-day weather | Open-Meteo historical weather, at the city centre, a 9 km grid |
| Airport ticket zones | Getting from the airport, Visit Copenhagen, checked 7 October 2026 |
Written from the organiser's published information and the app's own race data, checked on 2 October 2026.
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