Paris Marathon guide: the course, landmarks and the 2027 race

Paris Marathon 2027: date, start, entry

The 50th edition, the ASICS Marathon de Paris, is on Sunday 4 April 2027, organised by Cadence Running United. The 2027 route, including the start and finish areas, has not been published yet: the organisers say it will be revealed a few weeks before race day and will include new features. The race is a 42.195 km road race with a six-hour time limit.

Race entries were allocated by a lottery, with registration from 8 to 30 September 2026. The entry fee was not shown on the official website when we checked. Charity entries are available if you raise at least €420, an official resale platform opens on 1 December 2026, and partner tour operators will offer packages for runners coming from abroad.

Official website: www.asicsmarathondeparis.com/en

Checked on 8 November 2026 against the official race website; confirm details there before you enter.

The traditional course

Our map follows the course used in recent years. It began on the Champs-Élysées, ran down around the Place de la Concorde onto the Rue de Rivoli past the Louvre, and circled the Place de la Bastille before heading out to a long loop in the Bois de Vincennes.

Back in the centre, the route followed the Seine past the Île de la Cité and under the Pont Neuf, through a series of riverside tunnels, past the Trocadéro opposite the Eiffel Tower, and then through the Bois de Boulogne to the finish on Avenue Foch.

On our map the line covers about 41.9 km with roughly 145 m of climbing.

What Paris is known for

The first modern Paris Marathon was held in the Bois de Boulogne in 1976. The organisers call the Avenue Foch finish one of the race's signatures, and parts of the city's streets are cobbled.

Running it

• Check the official course map once it is published, as the 2027 route will change.
• Expect some cobbled sections and train in the shoes you plan to race in.
• Start steadily: big city marathons are crowded early, and the second half is where time is won.

Frame your Paris finish

The Paris Marathon is available as a framed 3D map: the real terrain of the city printed in relief, with the course raised in colour. Add your name, date and finish time and we work out your pace. If you ran with a GPS watch, upload your GPX and we print your exact line.

If you run the 2027 race and its route differs from our map, upload the GPX from your watch and we print the line you actually ran.