More than a thousand runners will once again make the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon one of the major highlights in Frankfurt's sports calendar. It is quite impressive when the participants start moving at the exhibition center, and then - along many motivating shouting spectators - complete the course. Who creates that, which is rewarded with a very special finish over the red carpet into the festival hall, where each individual runner and each runner is greeted with thunderous applause.
The varied route; the flat profile; the dense atmosphere by the in past years about 400.000 spectators on the roadside, the great value for money for the starters and the perfect organization make the Frankfurt Marathon so popular with amateur runners as well as professionals, of course.
Also this year there are again numerous track festivals, the Marathonmall (27 - 29.10. in Hall 1 of Messe Frankfurt) or the Brezellauf powered by interair, which takes place on 28.10. at 10 a.m.
On Sunday, 29.10., the 1st wave of marathon runners will start at 10 a.m., the second wave will follow at 10:10 a.m.. Please note that during the night from Saturday to Sunday the time will be set back by 1 hour. The first runners are expected to cross the finish line at the Festhalle shortly after 12 noon. The finish line is at 5 pm.
Distance festivities
Along the route, there will be up to 90 action points again this year, where the mood will be really set. The hotspot will be of course again the Hauptwache, at which hr1 will provide for mood. But there will also be larger action points at Opernplatz or at Platz der Republik. But also the small route festivals in Gallus, in Goldstein, in Niederrad, in Griesheim, in Sachsenhausen and at many other points, will ensure that the best "Anfeuer" mood will prevail with the spectators as well as with the runners.
Affects on local traffic
.The marathon route, which runs on both sides of the Main River between downtown Frankfurt and Höchst, touches the city's bus and streetcar network at many points, so from about 6.30 h to 18.30 h, numerous streetcar and bus lines are affected by interruptions or detour.
U-Bahns use
.Even in Frankfurt's dense public transport network, subways offer a good alternative to get to your destination well. On the day of the event, the subway lines U1 to U4 and U6 to U8 will be reinforced, so that more passengers space is available.
Please inform up to date!
RMV and traffiQ recommend passengers to inform themselves in good time about suitable connections. The employees at the RMV service hotline are happy to help - they can be reached around the clock by phone at 069/24248024. The timetable information on the Internet at rmv.de balso takes the changed timetables into account and quickly finds suitable connections.
For information on closures and detour of motor traffic, the citizens' telephone can be reached at 069/7575-41700 and 069/7575-41701.
In detail: Restrictions on streetcars and buses
.Trams
Lines 11 and 12: In the west, line 11 is from about 7 to 10.45 o'clock between Höchst and main station/south side on the way, afterwards to approximately 13.30 o'clock only between Nied/Kirche and main station/south side. After that, service will resume between Fechenheim and Nied Kirche before the line can run the entire route again from about 4 p.m. onwards. In the direction of Höchst, the stops Güterplatz to Wickerer Straße are canceled from 10.30 to 17 clock.
The line 12 is in the western section of the route from 7 to 10.30 clock between Rheinlandstraße in Schwanheim and Willy-Brandt-Platz, then until 13.30 o'clock only between Rheinlandstraße and Triftstraße as well as between university hospital and Willy-Brandt-Platz in the use.
In the east the line 11 drives from about 7 to 13.30 o'clock from the Schießhüttenstraße coming from Börneplatz further as line 12 over Konstablerwache and Bornheim center to the ice sports hall or Hugo-Junkers-Straße. In the opposite direction, it goes as line 12 to Hessendenkmal and as line 11 back to Schießhüttenstraße.
The line 14 runs only in the western section of the route from 7 to 13.30 between Mönchhofstraße and Hauptbahnhof/Südseite. In the direction of Mönchhofstraße, the stops Güterplatz to Wickerer Straße are cancelled from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The line 15 stops its operation between about 9.45 and 13.30.
Line 16 operates only in the southern section from 7 to 9.45 o'clock and from 13.30 to 18 o'clock between Offenbach city limits and main station (south side), from 9.45 to 13.30 o'clock between Offenbach city limits and Neu-Isenburg.
The line 17 stops its operation from about 9.45 to 13.30 o'clock. From about 7 to 9.45 o'clock and from 13.30 to 18 o'clock it operates between Neu-Isenburg and main station/south side.
The line 21 is from 7 o'clock only between Nied church and stadium, from 9.45 to 13.30 between Nied church and main station (south side) and from 13.30 to 18. clock between Mönchhofstraße and stadium on the way. In the direction of Nied, the stops Güterplatz to Wickerer Straße are cancelled from 10.30 to 17.00.
The Ebbelwei Express does not run.
Buses
Line M34 runs approximately from 7 to 17.30 o'clock only between Bornheim center and Römerhof.
Line M36 operates from about 7 to 13.30 only between Hainer Weg and Südbahnhof and from 13.30 to 15.30 only between Hainer Weg and Eschenheimer Tor.
Line M46 will be suspended from 7 to 17.30.
Line 50 runs in the direction of Westbahnhof from about 7 to 18 o'clock from Leonardo da Vinci Allee a detour via Voltastraße and Adalbertstraße to Westbahnhof. In addition, it will be diverted between 7 and 15:30 in Höchst.
Line 51 does not operate from 7 to 14.45, then until 15.30 only between Triftstraße and Kelsterbacher Weg.
Line 52 runs from about 7 to 17 o'clock only between Friedrich-Ebert-Siedlung and House Gallus.
Line 53 operates until 15.30 only between Zeilsheim station and Höchst station.
Line 54 operates from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. between Friedhof Sindlingen and Höchst Bahnhof and until 4 p.m. between Lachgraben and Griesheim Bahnhof.
Line M55 runs from about 7 to 15.30 clock between Höchst station and Auerstraße a detour.
Line 59 runs from about 7 to 16 clock only between Cheruskerweg and Höchst station and between Erzbergerstraße and Griesheim station.
Line 61 will be diverted from about 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the direction of the airport between Waldspielpark Louisa and Oberforsthaus, and in the opposite direction between Oberforsthaus and Humperdinckstraße.
Line 62 runs from about 7 to 15.15 only between Airport Terminal 1 and Kelsterbacher Weg.
Line 64 runs approximately between 7 and 17.15 o'clock only between Ginnheim and Miquel-/Adickesallee.
Line 75 does not run until 15.30 o'clock.
Line 78 runs until 14.30 only between Südbahnhof and office city Niederrad.
Line 84 is until 14.30 only between Oberforsthaus and Niederrad station.