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Panasonic Taipei City Run

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Taipei
TW

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Race date Sep expected: September 2027
City · Distance: Taipei · 12.5km · 3km
Entry fee: NT$800From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 6, 2026 · Entry ~ Jul 9, 2026 · Entry fee NT$500 · Start 05:30

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 12, 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.

Starts on Sunday, September 6, in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei.

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.

Stories from runners who've been there.

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

Race reports: 2

blog.dm4.twRan in 2025

“My first road race felt pretty good!”

At the 2025 Panasonic Taipei City Run 12.5km, the runner worried about finishing but kept going, enjoying the thrill of passing other participants. Blistered and bruised toes and postrace dizziness prompted plans to prepare sports drink and spare shoes more carefully next time.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

第一次路跑的感覺還是不錯啦！

Read the original on blog.dm4.tw

Happy Lee 李昆謀

“My goal this time was to keep going steadily all the way to the finish.”

Happy Lee chased pacer up the hills at the Panasonic Taipei City Run 12.5km and began to struggle, but slowed down and kept running without walking. A final push brought a finish averaging 7 minutes per 1km and a sense of improved fitness since the previous race.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

這次的目標，就是希望可以穩穩完賽。

Read the original on Happy Lee 개인 블로그

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.

2026 Panasonic Taipei City Run台北城市路跑賽

JiaMing TW

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

Competitive Division

Entry cost NT$800

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Family Fun Division

Entry cost NT$500

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 12.5km

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

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 05:30

START

Ketagalan Boulevard

in front of the Presidential Office

Start · Google Maps

The start is on Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office Building.

Participants start in two waves, at 05:30 and 06:00.

In addition to the standard categories, a separate 3-km Family Fun Run Group is also offered.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

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 startRecommend re-checking closer to race day.
Transit cardGet an EasyCard — NT$100 at any MRT station or convenience store, works on the MRT, buses, and even as everyday store payment. Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026 · Source · checked Oct 5, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Recommend re-checking closer to race day.

Getting to the finish

Same Ketagalan Boulevard/Presidential Office Plaza area as start per secondary sources.

Start shuttle

Official site has a traffic-control page which returned only navigation content when fetched.

Transit card

EasyCard (悠遊卡)

MRT station ticket machines and service counters, or convenience stores (7-Eleven, FamilyMart, Hi-Life, OK Mart) — ask at the cashier; many locations are open 24/7. Works directly at the gates

Alternative: Taipei Pass 1-day NT$180, 2-day NT$310, 3-day NT$440, 5-day NT$700 (unlimited MRT + city bus rides) — Worth it only if you're taking roughly 6 or more MRT/bus rides in a single day, since a typical single MRT fare runs about NT$20-30. The NT$100 EasyCard fee is a non-refundable card cost with no stored value included — you top it up separately in NT$100/500/1,000 increments.

As of July 1, 2026, Taipei Metro's official site confirms tap-in/tap-out with physical contactless bank cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, UnionPay, Diners Club, Discover) or linked mobile wallets now works directly at fare gates — this is a very recent rollout, so EasyCard is a good backup for buses or locations where it may not yet be fully supported. If returning an EasyCard for refund, the remaining balance is refunded minus a NT$20 handling fee (within 3 months); the initial NT$100 is not refunded.

For Taipei's Panasonic City Run, use the EasyCard for MRT and bus travel, purchasable for NT$100 at any MRT station or convenience store and easily topped up at 7-Eleven or FamilyMart counters. It also covers YouBike bike-share for shorter last-mile hops around the course area.

No contactless bank card option exists yet, so a physical EasyCard is the standard choice for visitors.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026 Source · checked Oct 5, 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 official registration period ran from 12:00 PM on May 12, 2026, to 5:00 PM on July 9.

Since the start is divided into early-morning waves, many participants arrive early to prepare.

Times are local to Taipei. 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.

Sotetsu Grand Fresa Taipei Ximen

Hotel · 827m

9.2/10(661)

View on Booking.com

Taipei Six-Star Spa & Massage

NT$1,538

Panasonic Taipei City Run

About Panasonic Taipei City Run — 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