Discover one of the most impressive cultural marathon routes in the world.
The Vienna City Marathon leads to the most impressive modern and historical sights of Vienna. You start on Wagramer Straße in modern Vienna, close to the "UNO-City", the seat of the United Nations, and finishes in the city centre in front of the Burgtheater.
Immediately after the start, the participants cross the river Danube on the 864-meter Reichsbrücke bridge towards the city center. You pass the huge Ferris wheel and run on the completely flat "Prater Hauptallee" (main avenue), which has been awarded with the prestigous World Athletics Heritage Plaque.. This is exactly where Eliud Kipchoge ran in 1:59:40.2 hours for the marathon distance on 12 October 2019. He became the first person to run a marathon under two hours. A quarter of the VCM course is on Kipchoge's 1:59 course.
The race continues along the Danube Canal to the Vienna Ringstrasse, past the Vienna State Opera, the arts center Secession and the Naschmarkt, through the Wiental Valley to Schönbrunn Palace, Austria's most visited tourist attraction. Still before the half marathon distance, you run through Vienna's most famous shopping street, Mariahilfer Straße. You see many of the most impressive museums, the Parliament, the University of Vienna and the "Votivkirche" while running along one of the most impressive cultural marathon routes in the world. The magnificent Ringstraße boulevard is your home stretch. You will reach the finish line directly in front of the Burgtheater with a view of the City Hall.
The finishing line in front of the Burgtheater is also the heart of all running events on Saturday.
The VCM route is also available in detail on the digital city map of www.wien.gv.at.
Here you find detailed information about the refreshment points.
Here your find maps of the relay handovers:
• KM 15.5: Relay handover 1 / Schönbrunn
• KM 20.4: Relay handover 2 / Museumstraße
• KM 30.8: Relay handover 3 / Stadionparkplatz
In this section you will find all relevant information about the refreshment points along the VCM course. Please note that this information can be subject to slight changes due to traffic conditions on race day.
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= | Römerquelle mineral water |
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= | Powerade (Mountainblast/blue) [www.powerade.com] |
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= | bananas |
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= | VCM Finisher Package (incl. drinks & nutrition) |
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= | Coca-Cola [www.coke.at] |
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= | water |
V | = | Refreshment Station |
BW | = | Water Station (volunteers) |
UW | = | Water Station (self service) |
KM | = | Effective KM-Position - due to general traffic conditions supply stations may differ from exact km-points (e.g. V5 will be located at KM 5,1) |
Refreshment Points |
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V 0 | 0 | Start | - | x | - | - | - | - | ||
V 5 | 5,1 | Stadionallee | on both sides | x | x | - | - | - | ||
V 10 | 9,2 | Stubenring | on both sides | x | x | - | - | - | ||
V 15 | 15,2 | Linke Wienzeile | on both sides | x | x | x | - | - | ||
V 20 | 19,4 | Mariahilferstraße | left | x | x | x | - | - | ||
V 25 | 24,8 | Donaustraße | right | x | x | x | - | - | ||
V 30 | 30,4 | Meiereistraße/Stadion | left | x | x | x | - | - | ||
V 35 | 34,0 | Prater Hauptallee | left | x | x | x | - | x | ||
V 40 | 39,7 | Weiskirchnerstraße | left | x | x | x | - | x | ||
Ziel | 42,195 | Rathausplatz | - | x | x | x | x | - | ||
Water Stations (staffed) |
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BW 1 | 22,8 | Liechtensteinstraße | left | x | ||||||
BW 2 | 27,5 | Prater Hauptallee | left | x | ||||||
BW 3 | 31,6 | Prater Hauptallee | left | x | ||||||
RW 4 | 37,5 | Rustenschacherallee | left | x | ||||||
BW 5 | 38,6 | Radetzkystraße | left | x | ||||||
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Water Stations (not staffed) |
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UW 1 | 3,9 | 28,7 | Kaiserallee (Höhe Konstantineck) | left | x | ||||||
UW 2 | 7,4 | Schüttelstraße 33 | right | x | ||||||
UW 3 | 10,4 | 40,8 | Kärntner Ring 16 (Ecke Dumbastraße) | left | x | ||||||
UW 4 | 12,5 | Linke Wienzeile 106 (Ecke Hofmühlgasse) | right | x | ||||||
UW 5 | 11,6 | Linke Wienzeile 38 (Ecke Köstlergasse) | right | x | ||||||
UW 6 | 13,1 | Linke Wienzeile 150 (Ecke Brückengasse) | right | x | ||||||
UW 7 | 17,8 | Mariahilferstraße154 (Ecke Rosinagasse) | left | x | ||||||
UW 8 | 23,3 | Alserbachstraße 13 (Ecke Liechtensteinstraße) | right | x | ||||||
UW 9 | 26,3 | Untere Donaustraße 17 (Höhe Aspernbrückengasse) | left | x | ||||||
Refreshment Points - BMW relay marathon |
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Nr. | KM | Art | Position | location | ![]() (1*) |
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Nr. 1 | 15,5 | Linke Wienzeile / Schönbrunn | left | x | x | |||||
Nr. 2 | 20,4 | Museumsstraße | right | x | x | |||||
Nr. 3 | 30,9 | Stadionbadparkplatz | left | x | x | |||||
water, mineral water (*1) - for departing runners relay marathon | ||||||||||
notice: information subject to changes
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The maximum altitude is 44,2 metres, the maximum gradient 0,4 %. The highest point of the course is at 45,7 metres above Vienna Zero (River Danube level) and is located at km 18,6 (Mariahilferstrasse / Kohlenhofgasse). The lowest point is at km 33 on Prater Hauptallee shortly before the Lusthaus at 1,3 m above Vienna Zero.
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