BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2025
BMW Berlin Marathon 2025
The BMW Berlin Marathon is one of the most popular events in the marathon calendar on one of the best marathon courses available. As an official tour operator for this event, you do not need to wait or worry about the lottery process, instead, we can guarantee your place on a first-come first-served basis. We encourage entrants to reserve their place now via pre-registration, allowing you to concentrate on your training and preparations.
Marathon Tours & Travel offers a 4-night stay at a hotel within the course limits and the heart of the city centre. Perfectly curated packages cater for runners and supporters alike. As part of our expertly created packages, we include invitations for you to take part in activities such as a welcome reception, escorted race number pick up, warm-up runs, pre-race dinner, post-race celebrations and the Marathon Tours & Travel team on hand for guidance and support to help make your trip a fun, enjoyable and successful time.
Set a new personal best at The BMW Berlin Marathon with Marathon Tours & Travel’s help!
This is a high-demand event. Availability is very limited.
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If you have a confirmed race entry please book our guided AbbottWMM Six Stars Journey package here.
Meals Included
Daily breakfasts and pre-race dinner
Guide
Guidance and support from our team
Trip Extension
Trip extension available upon request
Accommodation
Premium accommodation close to race start / finish area
Entry
Guaranteed race entry included in package
Celebration Party
Post-race celebration get together
Excursions
Escorted visit to Expo, shake-out run and welcome get together
Worldwide Events
Official International Tour Operator for BMW Berlin Marathon
Medal Bling
Abbott World Marathon Major
Travel Package Information
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Itinerary
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Thursday 18th September, 2025, Arrival Day
Packages can be sold with or without race entry. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Arrive in Berlin and transfer on your own to your hotel. A Marathon Tours & Travel staff will greet you at your hotel. This evening enjoy a Welcome Reception with your running peers. The rest of the evening is free to enjoy this historic city.
Friday 19th September, 2025
This morning we invite you to join Marathon Tours & Travel for an easy shake-out run from the hotel. It will acquaint you with the local area, visit the marathon start/finish area and shake-out any travel tiredness. The run will be no more than 5km, easy and at a pace comfortable for all fitness levels. It’s a perfect opportunity to ask questions and get to know your fellow runners!
Later this morning we will escort you to the Expo to collect your race registration pack. However, if you wish to make your own way there, in your own time, detailed directions will be provided in your final itinerary. Your race pack must be collected before the registration closes this evening. The rest of the day is at your leisure. The Marathon Tours & Travel team will be happy to suggest some sightseeing options.
The rest of the day is free to explore the city of Berlin.
If you have entered the Generali 5K, you must collect your race bib today.
The Marathon Tours & Travel team will be available in your hotel this afternoon to meet and answer any questions you might have. Details will be announced in the final itinerary
Saturday 20th September, 2025
If you have entered the GENERALI 5K please make your own way to the start. To register and learn more about the GENERALI 5K visit the Berlin Marathon website.
This evening is the pre-race pasta dinner. (breakfast and dinner included)
Sunday 21st September, 2025: MARATHON DAY
Race Day! There is not a set time for everyone to walk to the start together. We recommend you allow between 60-90 minutes to walk over to the start area, and get settled into your corral area. The Hotel is located approximately 1.3km from the Start/Finish area.
Following the race enjoy a free afternoon and evening to celebrate your accomplishment! (breakfast and post-marathon reception included)
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Packages & Rates
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Guaranteed BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2025 Entry Packages
We are pleased to offer you guaranteed entry for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.If you managed to get access to entry via the ballot you can still purchase a travel package with us based on the spectator price.
Our BMW BERLIN-MARATHON packages include:
- 4 nights hotel accommodation at the Hotel TITANIC Gendarmenmarkt (located 1500m from the finish area)
- Full breakfast each day, excluding arrival day
- All hotel taxes included
- Welcome reception on Thursday, September 18
- Pre-race dinner on Saturday, September 20
- Post-race celebration reception on Sunday, September 21
- Hosted by Marathon Tours & Travel staff
Extra nights available
The below rates are in AUD and Per Person
2025 PackageRUNNER NON-RUNNER Double: 2 people in room
$2,966
$2,499
Twin: 2 people in room
$2,966
$2,499
Single: 1 person in room
$4,499
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Hotels
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Französische Straße 30, Berlin, 10117Hotel TITANIC Gendarmenmarkt
Titanic Gendarmenmarkt Berlin combines luxurious sophistication with a prime location in the heart of Berlin. Nestled near the historic Gendarmenmarkt Square, the hotel exudes timeless elegance and modern comfort making it a top choice for travellers. With its Turkish-inspired spa, excellent dining options and dedication to first-class service, Titanic Gendarmenmarkt offers a truly indulgent experience. Guests can enjoy the hotel’s Mediterranean steakhouse, lounge bar and an extensive wellness area featuring a sauna, steam bath and fitness center. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.
Check-in: From 15:00
Check-out: Up to 12:00
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Event Information
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Race Date: September 21, 2025
Race Time: 9:15 AM
Minimum Pace/Cut-Off Time Policy: 6:15 hours after crossing the Start timing mat.
Course: The race starts at the “Kleiner Stern” on both lanes of the boulevard “Strasse des 17 Juni,” it goes around the Tiergarten area, passing by the Reichchstag before looping through old East Berlin and continuing through various neighborhoods. It runs along a section of the Kurfurstendamm, past Potsdamer Platz, along the Unter den Linden before running through the Brandenburg and finishing on the boulevard “Strasse des 17 Juni in front of the Soviet monument. The course is flat and fast.
Entry Fee: You may enter the lottery on the 2025 BMW Berlin Marathon website and still join our package. Should you get into the lottery, we will remove our race fee from your package invoice.
Eligibility: Marathon Tours & Travel, an authorized tour operator, is required to offer travel arrangements in conjunction with guaranteed race entry. All runners must be residents of Australia and/or a Seven Continents Club (SCC) member; and must be 18 years or older on race day to be eligible for our guaranteed entries.
Time Limit: The course is open for 6 hours and 15 minutes.
Number Pickup: You must pick up your race bib and packet at the Registration & Expo prior to race day. Marathon Tours & Travel recommend doing so on Friday.
Temperature: Average temperatures on race day are between 12°C and 21°C.
Awards: Every finisher receives a medal. You do not receive a t-shirt with this event.
Difficulty: Easy
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Registration & Booking
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Conditions of Sale
Please note we cannot sell race entry without accommodation package.
How to Book
To make your booking, click on the orange button at the top of the page, ensuring that you select the correct number of rooms and types for all members in your party plus all the required extras. When you book, we will require a deposit to confirm your place.
Payments
When you confirm your booking, we will take a deposit payment. Subsequent payments are taken automatically.
Travel advice
Before you travel, check the ‘Entry requirements’ section for Germany’s current entry restrictions and requirements.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is an essential part of any holiday you take, and we highly recommend that you purchase suitable insurance for your trip. You must ensure that your travel insurance policy also covers you to participate in running events.
Security Policy
Marathon Tours & Travel’s security policy requires that anyone staying in our room block must be registered as part of our package. If a registered client attempts to house a non-registered guest and /or invite them to attend any of our scheduled activities, the registered guest’s tour package will be forfeited and parties may be denied access to future tours. Please note that no exceptions will be made as this policy will be strictly enforced.
Race RulesOur itinerary and details regarding the race are based on current information available at the time this package was released for sale. Whilst we expect the details to remain correct, changes are possible and will be confirmed nearer to the trip after the race organisers have confirmed final instructions. All race rules and procedures need to be followed.
Starting Pens and Bib Numbers
Although we are licensed to sell official entries for the 2025 BMW Berlin Marathon, we have no influence over the allocation of starting times and bib numbers.
Closer to the event we will send you a link which will allow you to complete the registration process for the 2025 BMW Berlin Marathon. Once you have finalised the registration process, the race organisers will allocate you a starting time and bib based on the information provided. This link will not be sent until closer to race day – please do not expect it immediately after booking – it will depend on when BMW Berlin Marathon send the links to us.
BMW Berlin Marathon Terms of Participation
There are some terms of participation that you should be aware of, these can be read and downloaded from here.
Please read the Terms for participation carefully, as you have to accept them to participate in the event.
BMW Berlin Marathon Extras
- adidas size chart (please note this is for reference only – you do not need to select at time of purchase)
- Pre-ordered and pre-purchased event merchandise to be collected at the EXPO with your race materials.
Your Race Kit
You get your race kit ONLY at the EXPO and ONLY during opening hours* former Flughafen Tempelhof, Platz der Luftbrücke 5, 12101 Berlin. ONLY with your start card AND a picture ID (passport, driver’s license). ONLY personally (no power of attorney accepted in any case)!
Your Race Kit Consists Of:
- Your bib number and safety pins
- An athlete’s wristband – will be put on your wrist at the EXPO. It is your ticket to the start area. DO NOT remove it before leaving the finish area on race day.
- A rental chip (if ordered) – If you have your own chip, please bring that to the pick-up
- Option to choose a clothing bag for bag drop at race OR a poncho, given at race finish (depending on what you have chosen at your registration)
- A goodie-bag with presents from sponsors
- A voucher on your bib number for your pre-ordered services and merchandise from the BMW BERLIN MARATHON collection
- With your registration you have the choice between the poncho and clothing bag. Please note that your choice cannot be changed afterwards.
Poncho
If you choose the Poncho option:
You will NOT get a clothing bag
On the race day you can NOT drop-off any clothes nor any valuables or bring any luggage to the start area
If you booked the poncho-option, you will find the corresponding symbol on your bib number
You will get the warming and reusable poncho after crossing the finish line
You save time, since you do not need to queue at the clothing drop-off.
Bag drop-off
If you choose the bag drop-off option:
with your race kit you will get a transparent clothing bag and a sticker with your start number for the bag
Clothing and valuables have to be packed into the clothing bag in order to enter the starting area
All objects need to be packed separately and loosely. You may not put other bags in your clothing bag
Any kind of luggage is prohibited within the start/finish area
You drop off your clothing bag at the indicated tent and retrieve it there after you have finished
You do NOT get a poncho!
Time measurement is done exclusively with the ChampionChip!
The ChampionChip is a small plastic transponder that has to be fastened on your running shoe (no metal contact!) and will measure your personal race time. Your net running time can only be measured if you step on the contact mats laid out on the starting and finishing lines. Likewise, you must step on all mats laid out on the route. Intermediate time check – you will be disqualified if your intermediate times are not recorded. Please return the chip in the finish.
PAPS Test
Before you start with the registration, you will be asked to take 2-3 minutes of time to protect your health by completing a non-binding and free health check.
Regular physical activity has a positive effect on your health. However, sport is no guarantee for a risk-free state of health. Familial risk factors, but also lifestyle-related risks are not always in direct correlation with your training condition and should be known in advance. Therefore, please be honest with yourself when answering the questions.
With the PAPS test, we want to help you become aware of your own state of health—there are no consequences for your eligibility to participate. The recommendation at the end of the test is made available to you for your personal and voluntary further use. The PAPS test does not replace a visit to the doctor and cannot provide 100% certainty of an existing or emerging risk. The collected, non-personalized data will not be handed over to the organiser. The data may be used in anonymised and encrypted form for scientific purposes by the Medical Board of SCC EVENTS.
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