Cologne Marathon

5 October 2025

Start Time : 10:30 a.m.
Number of Places : 10,000

The Cologne Marathon, with half marathon, relay race and kids run, attracts over 27,000 participants every year. The inaugural race took place in 1997 and it is now the third most popular marathon in Germany after the Berlin Marathon and Hamburg Marathon.

Cologne Marathon Route
Known as the 'experience marathon', the Cologne Marathon is full of interesting sites.

Runners start in the Cologne Deutz area, crossing westward over the Rhine. They almost immediately then face the twin towers of the massive Cologne Cathedral before striding along side of the Rhine, past the many Romanesque churches, passing through some of the attractive parks that surround the city. They then returning to the city centre, once again reaching the finish line at the impressive Cologne cathedral.

Cologne Marathon Entry
* Entry Fee : € 95 (first 1,000 entrants), € 110 (entry 1,001 - 3,000), € 125 (entry 3,001 - 10,000)
* Registration Deadline : When the race is full.

Contact Details
Contact : Koelner Verein fuer Marathon e. V.
Address : Sportpark Müngersdorf/Radstadion, Peter-Gunther-Weg, 50933 Köln (Cologne), Germany
Tel. : +49 221 33 77 73 11
Fax. : +49 221 33 77 73 10
Email : info@koeln-marathon.de
Website : https://koeln-marathon.de/en/

Further Information
* Cut-off Time : Runners will be expected to finish within 6 hours.