← All races
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Marathon
Harbour views, bridges and tunnels, from Kowloon to Victoria Park.
Plan this raceA new 5 km Harbourfront Run and the Youth Run are on Saturday 16 January.
- Date
- Sun, 17 January 2027
- Start
- 06:00 local
- Distance
- Marathon
- Course
- Point to point · Hilly bridges and tunnels
- Field
- 78,000 across the main races (2027)
The course
From Tsim Sha Tsui across bridges and through tunnels to Hong Kong Island. The bridges make it harder than it looks.
Start: Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Finish: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay.
Conditions
13 to 19 °C
Typical mid-January morning: cool and often humid.
Getting there
- HKG Hong Kong International: about 25 min to Kowloon or Hong Kong Island by Airport Express
Stay: Tsim Sha Tsui for the start, or Causeway Bay for the finish.
Race weekend
Race packs are collected in the days before. Bring photo ID.
MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui. Check the official site for early race-morning train times.
Local info
- Money
- Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
- Power
- Type G, 220 V
- Emergency
- 999
- Language
- Cantonese and English
Official links
About this race data
Race facts checked against the sources below in October 2026. Start times and venues can change; always confirm on the official race site.