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ČSOB Bratislava Marathon

Name: ČSOB BRATISLAVA MARATHON 2025
Uploaded: 2025-04-06
Description: This is Slovakia's flagship urban marathon. It has continued for over 20 years, attracting runners from more than 50 countries. Held in Bratislava, the event features seven distances ranging from 4.2

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Bratislava
SK

Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 4.0ČSOB · YouTube

Race date in 185 days: Apr 11, 2027 Sun
City · Distance: Bratislava · 42.195km · 21.1km · 10km
Entry fee: €50From the 2026 edition
Status: OpenSee how to enter ↗

2027Date Apr 11, 2027 · Open

2026

2026Date Apr 12, 2026 · Entry ~ Apr 3, 2026

Official website ↗

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D-day as of Oct 8, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This is Slovakia's flagship urban marathon.

It has continued for over 20 years, attracting runners from more than 50 countries.

Held in Bratislava, the event features seven distances ranging from 4.2km to full marathon.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

#SOBBratislavaMarathon#Bratislava#Overseas Marathon#April Marathon#Full marathon Marathon

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 3

Pernilla BredoltRan in 2025

“First marathon as a 40 year old.”

The author ran the cold Bratislava race as his first marathon after turning 40 and recorded that he finished strongly.

Read the original on Runwaytoadventures

TeaaMannRan in 2025 · Finish time 2:54:55

“Sub 3 and PB.”

At the 2025 race, the runner ran 2 hours 54 minutes 55 seconds and achieved both the goal of breaking 3 hours and a personal best.

Read the original on Reddit r/AdvancedRunning

Tom HollisRan in 2025 · Finish time 2:33

“I absolutely loved the Bratislava Marathon experience, and would highly recommend it to anyone fancying a new race.”

After returning from injury, Tom entered the Bratislava Marathon with low weekly mileage. Tom controlled his heart rate while running in the cold and strong winds, finished in 2 hours 33 minutes, and placed 2nd in M40 and 12th overall.

Read the original on Tom Hollis

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Finisher vlog

Tomas Vice · Finisher vlog

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

General entry

Register online at the official site bratislavamarathon.com.

First-come-first-served basis that closes early when the quota is reached —

In the past competition (2025), the quota of 2,000 people for the marathon, half marathon 6,000 people, and 2,000 people for the 10K were sold out the fastest.

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 42.195km I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

START

Pribinova, Bratislava

loop course

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Privinova

Same as starting point (loop course, full marathon is 2 laps)

Finish · Google Maps

Original course map · goandrace.com

The ČSOB Bratislava Marathon, starting at 9 AM on April 11, 2027, is the largest running event in Slovakia.

The start and finish are on Pribinova Street in front of the Eurovea shopping centre,

and the course is a city loop linking the Old Town, Ružinov and Petržalka.

Full marathon runners complete this loop twice.

On the 2026 course, runners left Pribinova, turned around at the tram turning loop at the end of Ružinovská Street,

passed SNP Square and Michalská Street in the Old Town, and crossed the river on the SNP Bridge footway.

After running along the Petržalka embankment and through Sad Janka Kráľa park on the other side,

they returned over the Starý most footbridge to complete one lap at Pribinova.

The surface is a mix of asphalt, concrete and paving stones with no notable climbs, and it is an AIMS-certified course.

The race has been held 21 times so far, with more than 100,000 participants in total.

The 2026 race was expected to draw around 10,000 people from nearly 100 countries.

The full marathon course records are 2:17:18 for men and 2:35:35 for women.

World Athletics Label: Label Label
AIMS Certified: Member race of the AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races)
Typical race-season temperature: around 11°C (52°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Bag drop 2026

Finisher certificate 2026

Event T-shirt 2026

Finisher medal 2026

Pacers 2026

Timing chip 2026

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startPribinova Street, Eurovea district (in front of the Slovak National Theatre), central Bratislava
IC cardTap a contactless bank card or phone on the onboard ticket validator every time you board — this is the easiest way for visitors, no local card purchase required.
Getting to the finishPribinova Street, Eurovea (same area as start)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 · Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Pribinova Street, Eurovea district (in front of the Slovak National Theatre), central Bratislava

Recurring start venue confirmed via official route description. Per prior (21st, 2026) edition, not yet republished for the 2027 (22nd) edition: road closures 08:30-14:00 on Pribinova & Ruzinovska; two pedestrian bridges near the Ministry of Interior/Sheraton kept open; public transit reroutes posted at www.dpb.sk.

No shuttle bus service found.

Map

Getting to the finish

Pribinova Street, Eurovea (same area as start)

Map

IC card

You must tap your card on every single boarding, even for transfers on the same journey — there is no tap-out. Tickets bought via contactless bank card are valid only on core city routes (lines 1-192 and night lines N21-N99), not on regional/suburban services.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The 2027 race starts at 9 AM on April 11.

The start corridor is set up on Pribinova Street, and you can warm up on the Eurovea riverside promenade.

Changing rooms and personal bag storage are included in the Entry fee;

in 2026 they opened at 07:30 on race day in the Eurovea technical zone.

The start corridor is divided into zones by time, and you must choose a zone at registration.

Starting ahead of your assigned zone can lead to a 10-minute penalty.

Under the 2026 rules, the time limit was 5 hours, based on a pace of 7 minutes per kilometre.

International participants must present a copy of their health insurance card when collecting the bib package;

without it, they will not receive the package even if they have paid the Entry fee.

On Sunday you can run only one event: the marathon, half marathon or relay.

The 2026 traffic information advised arriving at Eurovea before 08:00 if coming by car,

and pedestrians were directed to cross Pribinova via the two footbridges next to the Ministry of the Interior building and the Sheraton hotel.

Times are local to Bratislava. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Sheraton Bratislava Hotel

Hotel · 165m

9.0/10(1312)

View on Booking.com

Bratislava: Čičmany, Aphrodite Spa and Žilina Day Trip

€235

View on GetYourGuide

Traditional Slovak Dinner in Bratislava

€151

ČSOB Bratislava Marathon

About ČSOB Bratislava Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run