Marathons and running races in Switzerland
10 marathons, 6 half marathons and 7 ultras in Switzerland.
The next one is the Lucerne Marathon on 25 October 2026.
The flattest marathon is the Zurich Marathon (147 m of climbing); the hilliest is the Gornergrat Zermatt Ultra-Marathon (2,616 m).
For cool racing conditions, the Lausanne Half Marathon usually starts around 10°C.
The biggest field is at the Zurich Half Marathon, with about 7,000 finishers.
🇨🇭 Lucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne Marathon
25 Oct 2026In 14 days
Gain
175 m
Start temp
10°C
Entry
$175
MarathonOpen entryscenic
🇨🇭 Lausanne, Switzerland
Lausanne Marathon
25 Oct 2026In 14 days
Gain
250 m
Start temp
11°C
Entry
$125
MarathonOpen entryscenic
🇨🇭 Lausanne, Switzerland
Lausanne Half Marathon
25 Oct 2026In 14 days
Gain
120 m
Start temp
10°C
Entry
$100
Half marathonOpen entryscenic
🇨🇭 Lucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne Half Marathon
25 Oct 2026In 14 days
Gain
110 m
Start temp
10°C
Entry
$105
Half marathonOpen entryscenic
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich Marathon
11 Apr 2027In 6 months
Gain
147 m
Start temp
6°C
Entry
$150
MarathonOpen entryscenicbig city
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich Half Marathon
11 Apr 2027In 6 months
Gain
95 m
Start temp
6°C
Entry
$115
Half marathonOpen entryscenicbig city
🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva Marathon
9 May 2027est.In 7 months
Gain
160 m
Start temp
11°C
Entry
$130
MarathonOpen entryscenic
🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva Half Marathon
9 May 2027est.In 7 months
Gain
74 m
Start temp
12°C
Entry
$95
Half marathonOpen entryscenic
🇨🇭 St. Niklaus, Switzerland
Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon
3 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
2,075 m
Start temp
16°C
Entry
$215
MarathonMixed road & trailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 Zermatt, Switzerland
Gornergrat Zermatt Half Marathon
3 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
1,363 m
Start temp
15°C
Entry
$190
Half marathonMixed road & trailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 St. Niklaus, Switzerland
Gornergrat Zermatt Ultra-Marathon
3 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
2,616 m
Start temp
16°C
Entry
$240
45.8 kmMixed road & trailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 Bruson, Switzerland
Trail Verbier St-Bernard - Verbier Marathon
9 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
2,900 m
Start temp
10°C
Entry
$160
47 kmTrailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 Verbier, Switzerland
Trail Verbier St-Bernard - X-Alpine 140K
9 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
9,300 m
Start temp
14°C
Entry
$350
140 kmTrailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 La Fouly, Switzerland
Trail Verbier St-Bernard - X-Traversee 77K
10 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
5,300 m
Start temp
14°C
Entry
$230
77 kmTrailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 Verbier, Switzerland
Trail Verbier St-Bernard - X-Plore 28K
11 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
1,700 m
Start temp
11°C
Entry
$110
28 kmTrailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 Grindelwald, Switzerland
Eiger Ultra Trail E101
17 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
6,700 m
Start temp
13°C
Entry
$455
101 kmTrailLotteryaltitude
🇨🇭 Burglauenen, Switzerland
Eiger Ultra Trail E35 North Face Trail
17 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
2,500 m
Start temp
15°C
Entry
$285
35 kmTrailLotteryaltitude
🇨🇭 Grindelwald, Switzerland
Eiger Ultra Trail E51 Panorama Trail
17 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
3,100 m
Start temp
14°C
Entry
$335
51 kmTrailLotteryaltitude
🇨🇭 Flims, Switzerland
Swissalpine K42
17 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
2,609 m
Start temp
16°C
Entry
$155
MarathonTrailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 Flims, Switzerland
Swissalpine K78
17 Jul 2027In 9 months
Gain
4,541 m
Start temp
13°C
Entry
$205
78.4 kmTrailOpen entryaltitude
🇨🇭 Sierre, Switzerland
Sierre-Zinal
7 Aug 2027In 10 months
Gain
2,200 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$130
31 kmTrailLotteryaltitude
🇨🇭 Orsieres, Switzerland
OCC (Orsieres-Champex-Chamonix)
26 Aug 2027In 10 months
Gain
3,500 m
Start temp
15°C
Entry
$225
57 kmTrailLottery + qualifyingaltitude
🇨🇭 Interlaken, Switzerland
Jungfrau Marathon
11 Sept 2027In 11 months
Gain
1,950 m
Start temp
16°C
Entry
$250
MarathonMixed road & trailOpen entryaltitude