Nice Cannes Marathon
Enter the Nice-Cannes Marathon 2026 with Marathon Tours & Travel
The Nice-Cannes Marathon 2026, also known as the French Riviera Marathon, is the second biggest marathon in France after the Paris Marathon.
The French Riviera Marathon offers a wonderful journey along the Cote d’Azur between Nice and Cannes. The event takes place on Sunday 8 November 2026 and there are several distances available during the event weekend. The French Riviera Marathon was voted the World’s Most Beautiful Tourist Marathon’ by Forbes Travel Guide in 2018. The event offers exceptional views, from the palm trees of Nice’s Promenade des Anglais to the finish line in front of the steps of the legendary Palais des Festivals which is the home of the famous annual Cannes film festival. The French Riviera Marathon is a qualifier race for the Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Championships.
Marathon Tours & Travel offer guaranteed entry with a choice of distances; Marathon, 20km, Half Marathon Relay or Marathon Relay.
The best thing is that all event distances start and finish close to a train station. Public transport is free to use for all participants on race day.
Marathon Tours & Travel offer a choice of hotel packages staying close to the start in Nice. Our expertly-created package includes accommodation a short distance from the race start line, invitations for you to take part in activities such as a shake-out run, welcome drink/get together, pre-race pasta dinner, post-race drink/celebrations. Throughout event weekend, the Marathon Tours & Travel team will be on hand for guidance and support to help make your trip a fun, enjoyable and a success.
Meals Included
Daily breakfasts included & Carb loading on Saturday
Guide
Guidance and support from our team. Welcome drink and post-race celebration
Transfers
Train is free on race day for all runners
Trip Extension
Extra nights available on request
Accommodation
Centrally located hotel in Nice and choice of package types
Entry
Guaranteed Nice Cannes Marathon 2026 entry
Celebration Party
Post-race celebration
Excursions
Shake-out run
Worldwide Events
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Coopah
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Travel Package Information
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Itinerary
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Friday 6 November 2026
Nice is easy to get to from across the world. Nice Cote d’Azur airport is located on the seafront at the far side of the Promenade des Anglais. The airport offers a convenient.
Nice and the Cote d’Azur are fascinating with plenty to see and do. The itinerary below reflects the 3 nights package. Adding extra nights is recommended and allows you more time to explore the city.
Arrival day, welcome drink
Your stay will begin at Hotel Lakmi, where hotel rooms are ready to check in after 14:00pm. If you arrive earlier, you can leave your luggage with the hotel and explore your surroundings. Marathon Tours & Travel hosts will be available in your hotel today to meet and answer any questions you might have. This evening, join us for a drink; a perfect opportunity to ask questions and get to know your fellow runners.
Marathon Expo (based on past editions):
- Bib collection at the race village in Nice
- Expo & partner booths
- Merchandise pickup
- Information desks for relay, duo, 20km, and marathon
Saturday 7 November 2026
The Breakfast Run is an established tradition the day before the marathon, attracting 200–300 participants for a relaxed shakeout run on the Promenade des Anglais.
Estimated schedule:
- 08:30 – Runner meet‑up on the Promenade des Anglais
- 09:00 – Breakfast Run starts
- 10:00 – Post‑run coffee & stretching
Last Chance Bib Pickup
Bib collection continues for all events (marathon, relay, duo, 20km).
- Course familiarisation (start line at Promenade des Anglais)
- Visiting Old Nice or the beach promenade
- Carb‑loading in Nice
In the evening, join the Marathon Tours & Travel team for a delicious and nutritious race pasta dinner.
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Sunday 8 November 2026
Race Day and Post-Race celebrations!
Pre-race breakfast available early. There is easy access to the Nice Cannes Marathon 2026 start area from our hotel (approximately 10 minutes’ walk away from the hotel)
All running formats begin simultaneously at 08:00 from the Promenade des Anglais.
- Marathon (42.195 km) – full Nice → Cannes route
- 20 km Nice → Villeneuve‑Loubet
- Marathon Relay (3–6 runners)
- Official relay legs: 8.7 km / 3 km / 5.2 km / 8.1 km / 10.8 km / 6.4 km
- Duo 2×21.1 km (half‑marathon relay)
Race‑Day Flow
- 06:00–07:30 — Arrivals & Warm‑Up
- Runners gather on the Promenade
- Relay team runners depart via TER trains to their handover points
- (Free TER transport for participants using race bib)
- 08:00 — Race Start – All distances begin simultaneously
- 09:00–12:30 — Race Finishes (Depending on Distance)
Your finish depends on the race:
Event Expected Finish Arrival in Cannes/Villeneuve
- 20 km Villeneuve‑Loubet (fast runners by ~09:15–09:40)
- Relay Cannes (~10:00–11:00+ depending on team speed)
- Marathon Cannes (front runners at ~10:10, cutoff 6h)
- 2×1 – Cannes (~10:30–12:00)
Finish Line Location Boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes, close to Palais des Festivals.
Finish Zone Amenities
- Red carpet finish
- Medals
- Hydration & nutrition stations
- Photo zone
- Reunion area for family/friends
Return to Nice – Free TER service for all participants using bib as ticket. Cannes → Nice: ~30–40 minutes
SUNDAY AFTERNOON — Post‑Race
- Cool‑down, Food, Beach
- Back to Nice for recovery
- Evening Travel or Celebration
- Trains run late into evening
After the race make your way back to the hotel, freshen up, celebrate…you deserve it! Tonight, we will gather in the hotel bar for a post-race celebration and drink.
Monday 9 November 2026
Departure Day
Unless you have booked extra nights, please check out of your room before 11:00am. We hope you enjoyed your Nice-Cannes Marathon 2026 experience and we look forward to seeing you again at another Marathon Tours & Travel event.
(Breakfast included)
*Itinerary subject to change.
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Packages & Rates
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2026 information coming soon!
Nice – Cannes Marathon 2026
We are delighted to offer you guaranteed entry to the Nice – Cannes Marathon 2026 as part of our Nice – Cannes Marathon 2026 package.
Hotel Lakmi Nice:
- Your accommodation in Nice for 3 nights or more
- Daily breakfasts, except on arrival day
- Hotel taxes
- Welcome drink & get together
- Shake-out run
- Race start 5 minutes walk from your hotel
- Pre-race pasta dinner
- Post-race drink & celebrations
- Guidance and support from Marathon Tours & Travel team (in hotel)
Available Entries
- VIP Marathon Entry Fee* – £199
- Marathon Entry Fee – £80
- Half Marathon Relay 2 x 21 km – £100
- 20km – £45
- Marathon Relay Per Runner – £50
What’s included with the VIP Marathon Entry?
- Dedicated VIP bib collection area (no queues) in Nice with access to the VIP space at the Marathon Expo
- Exclusive VIP recovery area at the finish with access to a 5‑star VIP zone immediately after finishing. Located at Rotonde Lérins – Palais des Festivals de Cannes only a few steps from the finish line on the Croisette
- High‑end sports & gourmet buffet with fresh, quality products, unlimited free drinks and unlimited access during your VIP recovery time in a sea‑front, indoor elegant setting inside the Palais
- Professional recovery massages provided by qualified physiotherapists designed to reduce muscle soreness and speed up recovery
- Dedicated VIP photo stands with professional photo areas with your medal with the finish‑line backdrop in the Palais des Festivals setting. Ideal for personal memories or social sharing
- Private return shuttle back to Nice from Cannes after the race. No need to take the train
A longer stay?
Contact us for a quote or use our easy booking tool to cost and book.
Travelling with children?
Contact us for a quote for family rooms.
Race Rules: Our website 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.
Nice - Cannes Marathon 2026 PackagesAll prices are per person in UK pounds sterling Double Occupancy Single Occupancy Hotel Lakmi Nice 3-nights: £coming soon £coming soon Nice - Cannes Marathon 2026 - Optional ExtrasAll prices are per person in UK pounds sterling Price VIP Nice-Cannes Marathon 2026 Entry £199 Nice - Cannes Marathon 2026 Entry £80 Duo 2 x 21km Entry £100 (£50pp) 20km £45 Marathon Relay per runner £50
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Hotels
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44 avenue Marechal Foch - 06000 Nice
Best Western Hotel Lakmi is a 3* hotel located in central Nice. The hotel is in an excellent position for the start of the Nice – Cannes Marathon. Your stay at the hotel is on a bed and breakfast basis so with breakfasts included. Hotel reception is open 24/7 and most of the hotel’s airconditioned rooms have a balcony. The hotel is on Avenue Jean Médecin conveniently situated between Nice Ville train station and Place Masséna with views of the famous Grand Café de Lyon and Notre Dame Basilica.
Check-in from 14:00pm and check out up to 11:00pm.
Room Types
All rooms feature a double bed or two single beds. All rooms have Air conditioning and are soundproofed with free high‑speed Wi‑Fi, Flat‑screen TV (LCD), Work desk & chair, Telephone and in‑room safe.- Single rooms sleep 1 adult. Room has 1 bed
- Double rooms sleep 2 adults. Room has 1 bed
- Twin rooms sleep 2 adults. Room has 2 Single beds
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Event Information
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Nice – Cannes (French Riviera) Marathon 2026
Race Date: Sunday 8 November 2026
Start Times: All running formats begin simultaneously at 08:00 from the Promenade des Anglais.
- Marathon (42.195 km) – full Nice → Cannes route
- 20 km Nice → Villeneuve‑Loubet
- Marathon Relay (3–6 runners)
- Official relay legs: 8.7 km / 3 km / 5.2 km / 8.1 km / 10.8 km / 6.4 km
- Duo 2×21.1 km (half‑marathon relay)
Race‑Day Flow
- 06:00–07:30 — Arrivals & Warm‑Up
- Runners gather on the Promenade
- Relay team runners depart via TER trains to their handover points
- (Free TER transport for participants using race bib)
- 08:00 — Race Start – All distances begin simultaneously
- 09:00–12:30 — Race Finishes (Depending on Distance)
Your finish depends on the race:
Event Expected Finish Arrival in Cannes/Villeneuve
- 20 km Villeneuve‑Loubet (fast runners by ~09:15–09:40)
- Relay Cannes (~10:00–11:00+ depending on team speed)
- Marathon Cannes (front runners at ~10:10, cutoff 6h)
- 2×1 – Cannes (~10:30–12:00)
Finish Line Location Boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes, close to Palais des Festivals.
Finish Zone Amenities
- Red carpet finish
- Medals
- Hydration & nutrition stations
- Photo zone
- Reunion area for family/friends
Return to Nice – Free TER service for all participants using bib as ticket. Cannes → Nice: ~30–40 minutes
Courses:
Find course details and maps here:
- Marathon – Click Here
- 2 x 21km – Click Here
- 20km – Click Here
- Relay Marathon – Click here
Starting Times and Bib Numbers: Although we are licensed to sell official entries for the Nice – Cannes Marathon 2026, 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. Once you have finalised the registration process, the race organisers will allocate you a starting time and bib based on the information provided.
Race Rules: Our website 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.
Time Limits: The course time limit is six hours from the last participant crossing the start line.
Eligibility & Participation Conditions: To take part in this event, the participant must have been born in 2007 or earlier for the 2026 edition.
Medical Certification/Health Prevention Course Form: To take part in this event, in order to receive your race number, you will be required to produce either a medical certificate or the health prevention course form. We have outlined both options below:
Medical Certificate: What you need to do and how to get your medical certificate is outlined here
Health Prevention Course Form: Runners must download and complete the Health Prevention Course within 3 months of the race date. You can download the Health Prevention Course here. Once completed, you will receive a certificate in PDF format, and you must upload it to your TIME TO account.
Weather:
- Morning start (08:00 in Nice): 9–12 °C
- Late morning / finish in Cannes: 14–17 °C
Awards: Every runner receives a commemorative finisher t-shirt and upon finishing received a finisher’s medal and refreshments.
Event difficulty: Easy to Moderate.
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Registration & Booking
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Conditions of sale
Race entry is not refundable.
If you wish to make any changes to your reservations, administration and/or service fees might apply. For our general T&C’s please see here.
How to book during the pre-booking before package release stage
To pre-register, click on the book now button, ensuring that you select the correct number of runners. Please read all the important information. If you have any questions please contact us.
How to book after package options are released
Our team will contact you, advise packages choices with prices and invite you to booking a specific package. At this stage you will need to 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 further deposit.
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 France’s current entry restrictions and requirements.
Travel Insurance
We strongly recommend travellers to take out comprehensive travel insurance with sufficient healthcare cover. Make sure that you are insured for existing medical conditions, any activities you plan to do and any equipment that you plan to take. Travel insurance covers you if anything doesn’t go to plan before you travel as well, so we recommend sorting it at the time of booking. For more information, click here.
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.
Eligibility
To take part in this event, the participant must have been born in 2006 or earlier. Therefore participants must be aged at least 20 years old on 31 December 2025.
Medical Certification/Health Prevention Course Form
To take part in this event, in order to receive your race number, you will be required to produce either a medical certificate or the health prevention course form. We have outlined both options below:
Medical Certificate: What you need to do and how to get your medical certificate is outlined here.
Health Prevention Course Form: Runners must download and complete the Health Prevention Course within 3 months of the race date. You can download the Health Prevention Course here. Once completed, you will receive a certificate in PDF format, and you must upload it to your TIME TO account.
Race Rules
Our website 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 Nice – Cannes Marathon 2026, 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 Nice – Cannes Marathon 2026. 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 the organisers send the links to us.
Please read the race rules and terms for participation carefully, as you have to accept them to participate in the event.
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