Around 25,000 runners will once again make the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon one of the major highlights in Frankfurt's sporting calendar this year. It is quite impressive when the participants set off from the exhibition center to complete the course alongside many motivating spectators. Those who manage to do so are rewarded with a very special finish across the red carpet into the Festhalle, where every single runner is greeted with thunderous applause.
The varied route; the flat profile; the dense atmosphere created by the 400,000 spectators who have lined the roadside in previous years; the fantastic atmosphere.000 spectators at the roadside, the great price-performance ratio for the starters and the perfect organization make the Frankfurt Marathon so popular with amateur runners as well as professionals.
This year, there will once again be numerous route festivals, the Marathonmall (October 25 - 27 in Hall 1 of Messe Frankfurt) or the Brezellauf powered by interair, which will take place on October 26 at 10 am.10. at 10 am.
On Sunday, October 27, the first wave of marathon runners will start at 10 am, the second wave will follow at 10:10 am. Please note that the time will be set back by 1 hour during the night from Saturday to Sunday. The first runners are expected to cross the finish line at the Festhalle shortly after 12 noon. The finish is at 5 pm.
Implications for local transport
The marathon route, which runs on both sides of the Main between Frankfurt city center and Höchst, touches the city's bus and streetcar network in many places, so that from around 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., numerous streetcar and bus lines will be affected by interruptions or detour.
Use subway trains
In Frankfurt's dense public transport network, subway trains offer a good alternative for getting to your destination. On the day of the event, the subway lines U1 to U4 and U6 to U8 will be reinforced so that more passengers have space available.
Please keep up to date!
RMV and traffiQ recommend that passengers find out about suitable connections in good time. The staff on the RMV service hotline will be happy to help - they can be reached around the clock on 069/24248024. The timetable information service on the Internet at rmv.de b also takes the changed timetables into account and quickly finds suitable connections.
For information on traffic closures and detour, the citizens' hotline can be reached on 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 closed from about 7 to 10.45 a.m. between Höchst and Hauptbahnhof/Südseite, then until around 1.30 p.m. only between Nied/Kirche and Hauptbahnhof/Südseite. After that, service will resume between Fechenheim and Nied Kirche, before the line can run the entire route again from around 4 pm. In the direction of Höchst, the stops Güterplatz to Wickerer Straße will be closed from 10.30 am to 5 pm.
The western section of line 12 will be closed from 7 am to 10.30 am between Rheinlandstraße in Schwanheim and Willy-Brandt-Platz, then until 1.30 pm only between Rheinlandstraße and Willy-Brandt-Platz.30 p.m. only between Rheinlandstraße and Triftstraße and between the University Hospital and Willy-Brandt-Platz.
In the east, line 11 runs from around 7 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. from Schießhüttenstraße from Börneplatz onwards as line 12 via Konstablerwache and Bornheim Mitte to the Eissporthalle or Hugo-Junkers-Straße. In the opposite direction, line 12 goes to Hessendenkmal and line 11 back to Schießhüttenstraße.
Line 14 only runs on the western section between Mönchhofstraße and Hauptbahnhof/Südseite from 7 am to 1.30 pm. In the direction of Mönchhofstraße, the Güterplatz to Wickerer Straße stops will be omitted from 10.30 am to 5 pm.
Line 15 will cease operations between around 9.45 and 13.30.
Line 16 only runs in the southern section from 7 to 9.45 a.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. between Offenbach city limits and the main railway station (south side), and from 9.45 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. between Offenbach city limits and Neu-Isenburg.
Line 17 will cease operations from around 9.45 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. From around 7 a.m. to 9.45 a.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to 6 p.m., it will run between Neu-Isenburg and Hauptbahnhof/Südseite.
Line 21 will only run between Nied Kirche and Stadion from 7 a.m., and between Nied Kirche and Stadion from 9.45 am to 1.30 pm between Nied Kirche and Hauptbahnhof (south side) and from 1.30 pm to 6 pm between Mönchhofstraße and Stadion. In the direction of Nied, the Güterplatz to Wickerer Straße stops will be closed from 10.30 am to 5 pm.
The Ebbelwei-Express will not be running.
Buses
The M34 line runs from around 7 to 17.30 only between Bornheim Mitte and Römerhof.
Line M36 only runs between Hainer Weg and Südbahnhof from around 7 am to 1.30 pm and only between Hainer Weg and Eschenheimer Tor from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm.
Line M46 will be suspended from 7 am to 5.30 pm.
Line 50 will run in the direction of Westbahnhof from around 7 am to 6 pm from Leonardo-da-Vinci-Allee via Voltastraße and Adalbertstraße to Westbahnhof. It will also be rerouted in Höchst between 7 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.
Line 51 will not run from 7 a.m. to 2.45 p.m., then only between Triftstraße and Kelsterbacher Weg until 3.30 p.m.
Line 52 will only run between Friedrich-Ebert-Siedlung and Haus Gallus from around 7 am to 5 pm.
Line 53 only runs between Zeilsheim Bahnhof and Höchst Bahnhof until 3.30 pm.
Line 54 runs from 7 am to 3.30 pm between Sindlingen cemetery and Höchst station and until 4 pm between Lachgraben and Griesheim station.
Line M55 runs from around 7 am to 3.30 a.m. between Höchst Bahnhof and Auerstraße.
Line 59 will only run between Cheruskerweg and Höchst Bahnhof and between Erzbergerstraße and Griesheim Bahnhof from around 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Line 61 will be diverted between Waldspielpark Louisa and Oberforsthaus in the direction of the airport from around 7 am to 2 pm, and between Oberforsthaus and Humperdinckstraße in the opposite direction.
Line 62 will only run between Airport Terminal 1 and Kelsterbacher Weg from around 7 a.m. to 3.15 p.m.
Line 64 will only run between Ginnheim and 17.15 hrs only between Ginnheim and Miquel-/Adickesallee.
Line 75 does not run until 15.30 hrs.
Line 78 will only run between Südbahnhof and Bürostadt Niederrad until 2.30 pm.
Line 84 will only run between Oberforsthaus and Niederrad Bahnhof until 2.30 pm.
