Half marathonRoad🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest Half Marathon (May)

Sunday, 9 May 2027In 7 months · Start 08:30

Official site

A World Athletics label half marathon starting on Constitution Square below the vast Palace of the Parliament.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against hdsports.org.

Elevation gain

20 m

Flat · ↓ 20 m

Start altitude

84 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

13°C

Peaks around 19°C

Entry fee

≈ $45

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into BBU (Bucharest), about 9 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 20 m of climbing and 20 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

13°C

Peak during race

19°C

Humidity

65%

Chance of rain

13%

Wind

10 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 9 May ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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