MarathonRoad🇫🇷 Lyon, France

Run in Lyon Marathon

Sunday, 3 October 2027Estimated dateIn 12 months · Start 08:15

Starts on the Saone quays in Vieux Lyon and tours the city and both rivers before finishing on Place Bellecour; the 2026 edition drew a record 7,000 marathon entrants.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against reference-trail.fr, hdsports.org.

Elevation gain

293 m

Hilly · ↓ 293 m

Start altitude

187 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

11°C

Peaks around 17°C

Entry fee

≈ $105

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into LYS (Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône), about 21 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

Hilly: about 293 m of climbing and 293 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

11°C

Peak during race

17°C

Humidity

75%

Chance of rain

17%

Wind

12 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 3 October ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:15 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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