Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon 2027
Sunday, 26 September 2027 · Warsaw, Poland
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The weekend at a glance
- Date
- Sunday 26 September 2027, confirmed in the organiser's 2027 regulations
- Your number
- 2027 collection venue and hours await announcement. Bring photo ID and your QR code; a proxy needs the QR code and a copy/photo of your ID. The 2026 race office was at 1 Plac Defilad.
- Start
- 9:00 in the 2027 regulations. Exact 2027 start location awaits the course announcement. The 2026 start was on Świętokrzyska street.
- Getting to the start
- In 2026, metro Centrum (M1) or Świętokrzyska (M1 and M2). Confirm the 2027 start location and access.
- Finish
- The 2026 finish was near the Palace of Culture and Science. The exact 2027 course awaits announcement.
- Time limit
- 6 hours 30 minutes from the gun. Halfway 3:15; 30 km 4:45; 35 km 5:30; 40 km 6:15, all from the gun under the 2027 regulations.
- Bag deposit
- Runners' Village in 2026, 7:30 to 16:30. Sticker with your number on the bag
- Trains and trams
- Free public transport in zone 1 with your race number on race day in 2026
- Climb
- 83 m for the 2026 route, according to the organiser
- Weather
- The last five race mornings ran from 8.2 °C to 13.4 °C at 9:00
- Entering
- Registration for the 49th Warsaw Marathon opened on 28 September 2026, with 14,000 places through standard registration and another 1,000 for runners who choose the charity entry and start a fundraiser
The 2026 Warsaw Marathon started and finished at the Palace of Culture and Science, in the middle of the city. You pass the palm tree at the De Gaulle roundabout and the National Museum, then cross the Poniatowski Bridge with its view over the Vistula. The route also takes in the National Stadium, Skaryszewski Park, Żoliborz, Bielany and Krakowskie Przedmieście, the Royal Route.
The race has been run every year since 1979 and holds a World Athletics Elite Label. The 2026 race was the 48th, on Sunday 27 September.
The organiser has opened registration for Sunday 26 September 2027. Its 2027 regulations give a 9:00 start. The exact course and race-office venue and hours will be announced later; the route and venue descriptions below refer to 2026 unless explicitly labelled 2027.
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Getting to Warsaw
Warsaw Chopin Airport is on the city's SKM trains, lines S2 and S3, and the airport operator puts the trip to the centre at about 30 minutes. The stations include Warszawa Śródmieście, Warszawa Centralna and Warszawa Zachodnia, and a 75-minute public transport ticket covers it. Bus 175 runs from the arrivals level to the centre, including Warszawa Centralna and the Centrum metro station, and takes about 30 minutes to Centrum. A licensed taxi to the centre costs about 50 złoty.
Warszawa Centralna, the main station, is 0.5 km from the Palace of Culture, a 7-minute walk, so a base near it has the start and the race office on foot.
Where to stay in Warsaw
The 2026 start was in the middle of the city. These walking estimates start from the Palace of Culture and Science, because no 2027 start location is confirmed.
| Area | To the start |
|---|---|
| Around Warszawa Centralna | 7 minutes on foot, 0.5 km |
| Nowy Świat | 20 minutes on foot, 1.5 km |
| Plac Zbawiciela | 26 minutes on foot, 2 km |
| Old Town, the Rynek | 36 minutes on foot, 2.7 km |
The organiser recommends the metro stations Centrum and Świętokrzyska for the start and the finish. Both are on the M1, and public transport is free in zone 1 on race day.
Collecting your number 2026 details
The race office was at 1 Plac Defilad, on the Marszałkowska side of the Palace of Culture, in 2026. It opened on Friday 25 September from 14:00 to 20:00 and on Saturday 26 September from 10:00 to 20:00, and the expo ran at the same times on the central square. That race office was closed on race day. For 2027, bring photo ID and your QR code, or have a proxy bring the QR code and a copy/photo of your ID. The 2027 venue and hours will be announced later.
The 2027 days are not out. On the Saturday of the 2026 weekend there was also a pierogi party from noon to 17:00 and a mini marathon with a fan zone from 11:00 to 16:00.
Race morning
The 2027 regulations give a 9:00 start and say the starting line closes after approximately 20 minutes. The organiser may change the time and will announce any change on its website. The 2026 road-closure page's 8:30 time is not the 2027 race start.
Start zones are assigned by the finish time you gave at registration, and flags mark them in the start area. Net time counts from when you cross the line. The bag deposit in the Runners' Village was open from 7:30 to 16:30. Pacers are available for 30 target times from 2:25 to 5:30, marked with flags.
Streets in the centre close from 8:30, and the road-closure page lists Świętokrzyska, Marszałkowska and routes through Praga, Wola, Bemowo, Bielany and Żoliborz. Parking by the Palace is limited, so the metro is the way in.
The course
The organiser describes the route as long, smooth sections with few demanding climbs. It gives 83 m of total climb, and names the most demanding stretch as a 500 m climb at about 16 km. Start and finish are at 113 m above sea level.
Drinks stations come about every 2.5 km from 5 km, with water at all of them and isotonic drink and bananas at alternate stations from 10 km. There are toilets near every station, and wheelchair-accessible toilets after stations 3, 7, 9 and 14.
Weather in Warsaw in September
The last five race days at the Palace of Culture, at 9:00 and at 13:00, are below. The race is usually at the end of September, so mornings are cool.
| Race day | 9:00 | 13:00 | Wind at 9:00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2022 | 10.6 °C | 16.8 °C | 5 km/h |
| 24 September 2023 | 13.4 °C | 17.7 °C | 10 km/h |
| 29 September 2024 | 9.5 °C | 14.0 °C | 12 km/h |
| 28 September 2025 | 8.2 °C | 14.8 °C | 6 km/h |
| 27 September 2026 | 12.2 °C | 18.6 °C | 2 km/h |
At 9:00 in Warsaw, the warmest of these five mornings was 5.2 °C warmer than the coldest. Each race day warmed by 4.3 °C to 6.6 °C between 9:00 and 13:00.
Afterwards
Collect your bag at the Runners' Village by showing your race number. Finishers get a commemorative medal. The fan zone ran from 8:30 to 16:00, the awards were on the main stage through the afternoon, and the marathon afterparty at Food Town ran from 19:00 to 22:30. Public transport is free in zone 1 for runners.
Other race weekends
Warsaw 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, Copenhagen Marathon and Lisbon Marathon.
The next races with a guide
Sources
| 2026 edition, 9:00 start, time limits, bag deposit, free transport, pacers, 83 m climb | Info marathon, organiser, 48th edition, 2026 |
| Race office and expo hours, bag drop hours, weekend schedule | Schedule, organiser, 2026 edition |
| Course, landmarks, drinks stations, climb figure | Trasa, organiser, 48th edition, in Polish |
| Road closures, 8:30 time, metro stations | Informator drogowy, organiser, 2026 edition, in Polish |
| 2027 date, 9:00 start, time limits and number collection | Regulations of the 49th Warsaw Marathon, organiser, checked 7 October 2026 |
| Series, 2026 date | European Marathon Classics officially launched, organiser |
| Airport trains and bus 175 | To and from the Warsaw Chopin Airport, the airport operator |
| Past race dates | Warsaw Marathon, Wikipedia and the organiser's 2025 pages |
| Walking times between places | OpenStreetMap routing, foot profile, checked on the date above |
| Registration open, 14,000 standard and 1,000 charity places | Registration is now open for the 49th Warsaw Marathon, organiser, 49th edition, checked 4 October 2026 |
| Course map for the drawing | Course file (GPX), 48th edition, organiser, 2026 file, linked from its course page |
| Race-day weather | Open-Meteo historical weather, at the Palace of Culture, a 9 km grid |
Written from the organiser's published information and the app's own race data, checked on 2 October 2026.
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