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Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

UAOct 25, 202642.195km · 21.1km · 10km +3 more events
Nikita Kuzmenko · flickr (CC BY)
Race date in 19 days
Oct 25, 2026 Sun
City · Distance
Khmelnytskyi · 42.195km · 21.1km · 10km +3 more events
Entry fee
UAH 1,450Varies by event and entry period
Status
OpenTue, December 2, 2025 ~ Sat, October 10, 2026See how to enter ↗
Official website ↗
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D-day as of Oct 6, 2026
Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon race photo
Nikita Kuzmenko · flickr (CC BY)
About the raceRunner storiesHow to enterCourseRace PrepTravel
Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

About Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon — what makes it special

ABOUT THE RACE

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

Kyiv Marathon, officially the PrivatBank Kyiv Marathon of Indomitability (Київський марафон Незламності),

is Ukraine's largest annual running event and takes place in the capital, Kyiv.

The 2026 edition is the 16th and offers a marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K, 1.6km, a four-person relay, a children's race and an online participation option.

Fifty percent of the event's proceeds supports Ukraine's Special Operations Forces.

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.

#WizzAirKyivCityMarathon#Kyiv#Overseas Marathon#October Marathon#Full marathon Marathon

Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon runner reviews and race reports

Stories from those who ran it first.

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

Race reports: 2
Andreas Bettingen / Judith StrackRan in 2019
“It is also worth noting that the medical support here is excellent.”

A traveler to Kyiv full marathon documented their airport transfers, city sightseeing, and race experience.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Hier fällt mir auch auf, dass die medizinische Versorgung sehr gut ist.

Read the original on marathon4you.de
mtaranova.wordpress.comFinish time 4:52:41
“I pass the finish and receive my finisher medal.”

Taking on a first full marathon at the Kyiv Marathon, the runner mixed in walking from the 21km mark because of side pain. After the final climb, the runner finished in 4 hours 52 minutes 41 seconds amid cheering spectators, feeling delighted.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

После пересечения финиша получаю медальку.

Read the original on mtaranova.wordpress.com

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.

ПриватБанк Київський марафон Незламності 2025, 11-12 жовтня

Run Ukraine

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 enter Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon — registration routes

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.

First come, first served · Marathon

Entry cost UAH 1,450

Standard race registration, with early-bird-style prices increasing as slots sell out

Slot-based pricing: slots 1–198: 1450 UAH / slots 199–515: 1750 UAH / slots 516–1058: 2150 UAH / slot 1059 onward: 2400 UAH

Organizer's page

First come, first served · Half

Entry cost UAH 1,350

Standard race registration, with early-bird-style prices increasing as slots sell out

Slot-based pricing: slots 1–371: 1350 UAH / slots 372–1113: 1550 UAH / slots 1114–1979: 1850 UAH / slot 1980 onward: 2100 UAH

Organizer's page

First come, first served · 10K

Entry cost UAH 1,250

Standard race registration, with early-bird-style prices increasing as slots sell out

Slot-based pricing: 1–122: 1,250 UAH / 123–366: 1,450 UAH / 367 onward: 1,650 UAH

Organizer's page

First come, first served · 5K

Entry cost UAH 1,150

Standard race registration, with early-bird-style prices increasing as slots sell out

Slot-based pricing: 1–69: 1,150 UAH / 69–204: 1,350 UAH / 205–403: 1,450 UAH / 404 onward: 1,600 UAH

Organizer's page
About First come, first served · Relay · First come, first served · Other · Free entry for military personnel · Online (digital finisher medal) · Online (physical finisher medal) · Military/veteran discount · Free entry for military personnel · 10K

First come, first served · Relay

Entry cost UAH 5,000

Standard registration for the 4 × 10 km relay (teams of 4), with team-based pricing

Slot-based pricing per team: teams 1–9: 5,000 UAH / teams 10–22: 5,800 UAH / teams 23–35: 6,600 UAH / team 36 onward: 7,400 UAH

Organizer's page

First come, first served · Other

Entry cost UAH 900

Registration for the 1.6 km mile (Mile of Unbreakable Spirit)

Organizer's page

Free entry for military personnel

Entry cost UAH 0

50 free military slots across all distances (combined total)

First 50 applicants across all distances (combined total);

the original veteran certificate (УБД/АТО) must be presented

Organizer's page

Online (digital finisher medal)

Entry cost UAH 450

An online run open to participants worldwide, with a digital finisher medal provided

Organizer's page

Online (physical finisher medal)

Entry cost UAH 990

An online run open to participants worldwide, with a physical (metal) finisher medal provided upon completion.

Choose 42/21/10 km or a distance of your choice

Upon verification of your finish, finisher medal will be shipped within one month of the race dates (10/9–11)

Organizer's page

Military/veteran discount

Entry cost TBD

A 30% discount for combat participants, veterans, families of fallen service members, and military personnel serving in ZSU/TRO/NGU/SBU/GUR

The original veteran certificate (УБД/АТО participant certificate) must be presented.

If eligibility cannot be verified, registration will be cancelled without a refund

Organizer's page

Free entry for military personnel · 10K

Entry cost UAH 0

"Heroes of the Nation — 10km" category: 100 free slots for military personnel

The first 100 applicants must present the original combat veteran certificate (UBD/ATO).

Organizer's page
Official race websiteEntry options
From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon course map and elevation

The 42.195km I'll run

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 10:00
Time limitMarathon
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Marathon 6 hours · half marathon 3 hours — 10km/5km/1.6km/relay time limit is not specified on the official site

EventGatherStartTime limit
Марафон 42,195 км42.195km08:3009:056h
Напівмарафон 21,0975 км21.0975km09:5010:003h
10 км "Десятка"10km09:5010:001h 20m
5 км "П'ятірка"5km11:3511:45—
Естафета 4×10 км40km—09:05—
1,6 км "Миля"1.6km12:3512:45—

42km 1,450/1,750/2,150/2,400 грн (4 levels per slot) · 21km 1,350/1,550/1,850/2,100 грн · 10km 1,250/1,450/1,650/1,850 грн · 5km 1,150/1,350/1,450/1,600 грн · 1.6km 900 грн (single race) · 4×10km relay 5,000/5,800/6,600/7,400 грн
4-level price increase structure based on slot (registration order). Free for 100 people in the ‘National Hero 10km’ for active-duty soldiers and others, and 30% discount for pensioners, the disabled, families of fallen soldiers, and soldiers. State a non-refundable policy

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START · FINISH

5 Heroes of Maidan Street, Khmelnytskyi

Original course map · static.runukraine.org
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Runners start · local time — 10/10 (Sat) 10km 10:00 Championship·10:02~10:08 wave, 5km 11:45 (wave 11:47~11:51), 1.6km 12:45 (2nd wave 12:47) / 10/11 (Sun) Next Step 8:40, marathon 09:03 Championship·09:05~09:09 Wave, half marathon 10:00~10:08 Wave, Children's Race 10:15~10:50

All events start and finish at Kyiv Sports Square.

The official website does not publish section-by-section route details or an elevation profile;

registered participants receive the course map in their race pack.

The marathon and half marathon use certified distances.

World Athletics Label
Label Label

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Medical support

Restrooms

Water stations

Aid stations

Marathon · Half

Finisher medal

Bag drop

Changing rooms

Print name bib

Completion finisher medal (when I complete time limit)

electronic timing chip

Course Map

cloakroom

Course·Finisi water supply station or Phinisi aid station only

Finish photos

personalized video

Where and when to collect your Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon race bib

To the start line,
step by step.

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

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

You can also receive it by paid Novapost delivery up to three days before the race.
Corporate participants receive their items in bulk through their account manager.
Oct 9 (Fri) 12:00–20:00 · Oct 10 (Sat) by race category — 42K·21K 10:00–20:00, 10K until 13:30, 5K until 11:30 — 🔴 No Sunday distribution

Starter pack collection point

around the race venue on Truhaniv Island

Google Maps
Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

Sportyvna Square, Kyiv

Start and finish for all distances (42km, 21km, 10km, 5km, 1.6km, kids' races) are at this single square.

No metro station named.

The event/race village is on Trukhaniv Island.

Bib pickup is at a separate address: vul.

Velyka Vasylkivska 100 ('Toronto-Kyiv' complex).

Getting to the finish

Sportyvna Square (same as start)

No metro station named.

More details

IMPORTANT: official regulations state the event operates under martial-law conditions -- if an air-raid siren is announced in Kyiv,

the race is immediately paused,

participants must leave the event area for designated shelters marked on the route map,

and racing resumes only after the all-clear (decision announced within 10 minutes).

An interactive Kyiv shelter map is linked from the official site.

No explicit street-level road-closure list found.

Source · checked Aug 20, 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.

Packet Pickup will be held at Velika Vasilkiuska Street 100, Toronto-Kiu Complex —

Friday (10/9) 12:00~20:00 (all events),

Saturday (10/10) time slots for each event (10km 08:00~09:00, 5km 08:00~10:45, 1.6km) 08:00~11:45, 42km, 21km, children's section 10:00~20:00).

It is officially announced that Packet Pickup is not possible on Sunday (the day of the competition, 10/11).

Water and meal stations are provided for course and finish (marathon·half marathon course+finals, 10km·5km finals only).

A pacer team exclusively for the competition will be operated.

The official rules state that if an air raid warning is issued in Kiiu,

the competition will be suspended, and the location of shelters is posted on the official site.

Entry fee stipulates that DNF· will not be refunded under any circumstances, including cancellation of the competition.

Times are local to Khmelnytskyi. 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.

Hotels near the Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon start line in Khmelnytskyi

Hotels that make race morning easy

7 places

Distances are straight-line from the start.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

Modern Studio City Center дуже затишно! Netflix

Accommodation · 867m

10.0/10(270)
View on Booking.com

ЕНЕРГОНЕЗАЛЕЖНІ Апартаменти Перлина Проскурова, Центр біля Либідь Плази

Accommodation · 870m

10.0/10(18)
View on Booking.com

Central Apartments Апартаменти В Центрі

Apartment · 701m

9.9/10(163)
View on Booking.com

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Where runners eat in Khmelnytskyi

Eating well is part of the trip

7 places

A meal before the race, a dinner to celebrate the finish.

Musafir

Middle Eastern Restaurant · Kyiv 731m

★4.8(13,000)
Map

Rebernya Na Uzvozi

Restaurant · Kyiv 1.4km

★4.6(12,000)
Map

Tisto, Syr I Titka Bella

Italian Restaurant · Kyiv 1.9km

★4.6(3919)
Map

Mimosa

Pizza Restaurant · Kyiv 966m

★4.5(5091)
Map

Puzata hata

Ukrainian Restaurant · Kyiv 3.1km

★4.4(27,000)
Map

Musafir Podil

Restaurant · Kyiv 1.6km

★4.9(2530)
Map

Musafir

Middle Eastern Restaurant · Kyiv 2.0km

★4.7(8154)
Map

What to see in Khmelnytskyi after the race

Seeing Khmelnytskyi with the medal on

7 places

The city you ran — this time, a little slower.

Park Kul'tury I Vidpochynku Imeni Mykhayla Chekmana

Park · Khmelnytskyi 1.6km

★4.5(8287)
Map

Khmelnitsky Studio Museum of Photographic Art

Museum · Khmelnytskyi 276m

★4.8(304)
Map

Khmelnytskyi UOC-FSB-KGB diocese

Church · Khmelnytskyi 936m

★4.7(310)
Map

Molodizhnyy Park

Park · Khmelnytskyi 1.5km

★4.4(2104)
Map

Hundred meter

Tourist Attraction · Khmelnytskyi 413m

★4.6(185)
Map

Hotel distances are straight-line from the start. Distances and ratings for food and sights come from the place provider, and experiences are travel products in Khmelnytskyi.

Total cost and budget for Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

Trip prep too,
light and in one place.

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Runner stories and questions about Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon

RUN TOGETHER

With runners who dream of
the same start line.

Be the first runner
Leave this room's first post

Khmelnytskyi runners' room

Frequently asked questions about Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon

FAQ
When does Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2026 take place?

It takes place on Sun, October 25, 2026 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine.

How do I register for Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2026?

Entry routes: First come, first served · Charity.

Registration is handled on the official website.

How much is the Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2026 entry fee?

The main event costs UAH 1,450.

What distances does Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2026 offer?

Marathon · Half · 10K · 5K · Relay · Other.

What time should I arrive at the Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2026 start area?

10/10 (Sat) Gyeonggi Village opens at 08:45, 09:40 Participant warm-up / 10/11 (Sun) Gyeonggi Village opens at 07:00.

Where does Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2026 start?

5 Heroes of Maidan Street, Khmelnytskyi.

Where does Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2026 finish?

5 Heroes of Maidan Street, Khmelnytskyi.

When does registration for Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2026 open?

Registration runs from Tue, December 2, 2025 to Sat, October 10, 2026.

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