Half marathons in Switzerland: An overview of Half-marathons in Switzerland.

The dates for all Half marathon events in Switzerland, including registration, course, schedule, results and more details.

Switzerland hosts over 50 half marathon events per year. Besides some big city half marathons, many of the competitions take place on or around mountains. Half marathons along lakes are also popular.

With its 21.097 km course length, the half marathon is a popular destination for many runners. In contrast to the 42.195 km marathon, the half marathon can be completed by almost any amateur runner with only a few months of training. It is then quite logical that there are now significantly more half marathons in Switzerland than marathons. In addition, almost every marathon runner completes one or the other race over the half marathon distance in his preparation.

Which half marathons are there in Switzerland?

On the very first day of the year there is the possibility to complete a half marathon at the New Year's Marathon in Zurich.

In the cities there are also some great half marathons. At the beginning of spring, around 7,000 people are active in sports at the Auffahrtslauf in St. Gallen. This is not only due to the long tradition of the run, but also to the varied route, which leads along the Grübensee lake to the city center of St. Gallen and finally ends with a finish in the soccer stadium. Also unique in the spring is the Dreiländerlauf Basel, which crosses three national borders - an absolutely unique event. In addition, the half marathon runners get to cross the Rhine no less than four times.

Internationally known: Half marathons along lakes and up mountains

The Greifenseelauf and the Switzerland Marathon light are also scenically impressive and by now well known to almost every runner in Switzerland. More than 10,000 runners now take part in the Greifenseelauf in Uster (Zurich). Among them are also many top runners. The course leads along the picturesque Greifensee.

The Switzerland Marathon light, which starts in Sarnen (Obwalden) and impresses with its Alpine scenery, has established itself as the fastest half marathon in Switzerland.

Less fast, however, are the Inferno Half Marathon and the Aletsch Half Marathon. However, it is not about the fastest possible times there, after all, these runs lead up a mountain. And so the Inferno Half Marathon requires an additional 2,000 meters of elevation gain, while the Aletsch Half Marathon requires a little over 1,000 meters of elevation gain. Both have established themselves as one of the most beautiful mountain runs in Europe.

The autumn is also marked by the half marathon competitions at the big city marathons. For example, the SwissCityMarathon Lucerne and the Lausanne Marathon also have large fields of participants over the 21.1 km.

 

Half marathons 2024 in Switzerland: Top-Events

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3-Länder-Marathon am Bodensee

 
15
Date of the race | 10:30 Uhr
Location of the race Lindau
Distance of the race 42,2 km / 21,1 km / 10,5 km / 4 km

Zürich Marathon

 
9
Date of the race | 13.04.2025 08:15 Uhr
Location of the race Zürich
Distance of the race 42,195 km / 21,1 km / 10 km

Bieler Lauftage / 100Km Biel-Bienne

 
5
Date of the race | 22:00 Uhr
Location of the race Biel
Distance of the race 100 km / 21,1 km / 10 km

Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon

 
7
Date of the race | 08:30 Uhr
Location of the race Sankt Niklaus
Distance of the race 45,595 km (2.458 Hm) / 42,195 km (1.944 Hm) / 21,9 km (1.850 Hm) / 21,1 km (1.336 Hm)

Auffahrtslauf St. Gallen

 
4
Date of the race | 16:00 Uhr
Location of the race Sankt Gallen
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 10 km / 6 km

SwissCityMarathon Lucerne

 
6
Date of the race | 08:30 Uhr
Location of the race Luzern
Distance of the race 42,195 km / 21,1 km / 10 km

Hallwilerseelauf

 
5
Date of the race | 11.10.2025 12:45 Uhr
Location of the race Beinwil am See
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 10 km

Aletsch-Halbmarathon

 
9
Date of the race | 22.06.2025 10:00 Uhr
Location of the race Grengiols
Distance of the race 21,1 km (1.148 Hm)

Greifenseelauf

 
6
Date of the race | 15:00 Uhr
Location of the race Uster
Distance of the race 21,097 km / 10 km / 5,5 km
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Dreiländerlauf Basel

 
3
Date of the race | 09:45 Uhr
Location of the race Basel
Distance of the race 42,2 m / 21,1 km / 10,1 km

Sarnersee Lauf (Switzerland Marathon Light)

 
9
Date of the race | 10:00 Uhr
Location of the race Sarnen
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 10 km / 5 km / 0,4 km

Schnebelhorn-Panoramatrail

 
5
Date of the race | 20.09.2025 11:00 Uhr
Location of the race Mosnang
Distance of the race 21,1 km (790 Hm) / 8 km

Lausanne Marathon

 
6
Date of the race | 09:30 Uhr
Location of the race Lausanne
Distance of the race 42,195 km / 21,1 km / 10 km

Frauenfelder Marathon & Militärwettmarsch

 
1
Date of the race | 10:00 Uhr
Location of the race Frauenfeld
Distance of the race 42,195 km (520 Hm) / 21,1 km

Neujahrsmarathon Zürich / Schlieren

 
11
Date of the race | 00:00 Uhr
Location of the race Schlieren
Distance of the race 42,195 km / 21,1 km / 10,55 km / 0,75 km

StraLugano

 
2
Date of the race | 18:15 Uhr
Location of the race Lugano
Distance of the race 21,098 km / 10 km / 9 km (730 Hm) / 5 km

Rhyfall-Lauf

 
2
Date of the race | 10:30 Uhr
Location of the race Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Distance of the race 21,1 km (210 Hm) / 6,8 km / 2,9 km / 1,4 km

Genf Marathon / Genève Marathon for Unicef

 
2
Date of the race | 09:00 Uhr
Location of the race Chêne-Bougeries
Distance of the race 42,195 km / 21,1 km / 10 km / 6 km / 3 km / 2 km / 1 km

Aargau Halbmarathon

 
1
Date of the race | 10:00 Uhr
Location of the race Aarau
Distance of the race 21,1 km

Inferno Halbmarathon & Staffellauf

 
2
Date of the race | 09:15 Uhr
Location of the race Lauterbrunnen
Distance of the race 21,097 km (2175 Hm)

Ascona-Locarno Run

 
3
Date of the race | 09:10 Uhr
Location of the race Locarno
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 10 km / 5 km / 0,6 km

Il Cuors da Flem

 
2
Date of the race | 11:00 Uhr
Location of the race Flims
Distance of the race 21,1 km (750 Hm)

Bielersee (Ultra-) Läufe

 
3
Date of the race | 09:00 Uhr
Location of the race Nidau
Distance of the race 50 km / 40 km / 21,1 km

Sempacherseelauf

 
1
Date of the race | 10.05.2025 18:05 Uhr
Location of the race Sursee
Distance of the race 21,1 km (71 Hm) / 10 km / 5 km

Swiss Snow Walk & Run Arosa

 
5
Date of the race | 10:30 Uhr
Location of the race Arosa
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 16,8 km / 12 km / 11 km (1.000 Hm) / 6,1 km

Winterthur Marathon

 
3
Date of the race | 09:00 Uhr
Location of the race Winterthur
Distance of the race 42,195 km / 21,097 km / 10 km / 5 km

Rhylauf

 
2
Date of the race |
Location of the race Oberriet
Distance of the race 21,097 km / 10 km / 3 km

Forchlauf

 
3
Date of the race | 19:00 Uhr
Location of the race Zürich
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 15,1 km / 7,4 km

Stockhorn-Halbmarathon

 
4
Date of the race | 09:45 Uhr
Location of the race Oberwil im Simmental
Distance of the race 21,097 km (1.353 Hm)

Züri rännt 2 - 42 km

 
3
Date of the race |
Location of the race Zürich
Distance of the race 42,195 km / 30 km / 21,1 km / 10 km / 5 km / 2 km

Bündner Frühlingslauf

 
2
Date of the race | 11:05 Uhr
Location of the race Thusis
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 14,1 km

Muttenz-Marathon

 
3
Date of the race | 09:30 Uhr
Location of the race Muttenz
Distance of the race 42,2 km (1.000 Hm) / 21,1 km (500 Hm) / 10 km (160 Hm) / 4,7 km / 1.5 km / 0.8 km

Wädilauf

 
1
Date of the race | 25.05.2025 10.30 Uhr
Location of the race Wädenswil
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 10,5 km

Mattmark-Halbmarathon

 
2
Date of the race | 10:30 Uhr
Location of the race Saas-Balen
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 8 km

Brienzerseelauf

 
3
Date of the race | 18:30 Uhr
Location of the race Bönigen
Distance of the race 34,4 km (1.186 Hm) / 21,1 km / 9,984 km (184 Hm) / 2,8 km / 2 km / 0,8 km / 0,2 km

Drei Seen Stafette & Dreiseenlauf Htüttwilen

 
2
Date of the race | 15:30 Uhr
Location of the race Hüttwilen
Distance of the race 21,1 km / 10,55 km / 9 km / 6 km / 2 km / 0,8 km

Bergmarathon Hohe Winde

 
Date of the race | 09:55 Uhr
Location of the race Brislach
Distance of the race 42,8 km (1.800 Hm) / 23,5 km (860 Hm)
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Kyburglauf

 
1
Date of the race | 08.11.2025 11:00 Uhr
Location of the race Kyburg
Distance of the race 21.1 km / 10,25 km / 5,7 km / 1,3 km / 0,6 bis 1,6 km

Niederbipper Waffenlauf

 
1
Date of the race | 10:00 Uhr
Location of the race Niederbipp
Distance of the race 21,1 km (90 Hm)

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