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Zurich Marathon

Sunday, 11 April 2027In 6 months · Start 08:30

Official site

Switzerland's biggest marathon runs from the Quaibrücke along the shore of Lake Zurich to a turnaround in Meilen and back to Sechseläutenplatz.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against zuerichmarathon.ch, de.wikipedia.org, finishers.com.

Elevation gain
147 m
Rolling · ↓ 147 m
Start altitude
405 m
above sea level, from terrain data
Temp at start
6°C
Peaks around 14°C
Entry fee
≈ $150
Open entry
Finishers
5,200
typical year
Course
Out and back
Cut-off: check site
Getting thereFly into ZRH (Zurich), about 10 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 147 m of climbing and 147 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
6°C
Peak during race
14°C
Humidity
71%
Chance of rain
21%
Wind
6 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 11 April ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Course records

Men
2:06:38 · Tadesse Abraham (2022)
Women
2:24:14 · Helen Bekele (2023)

As of the 2025 season.

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