Marathons in Austria

Austria is home to 7 marathons in our database, spread across cities including Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, and Krems, and more. Vienna City Marathon is the largest race in the lineup, typically drawing around 11,000 finishers, while the full spread offers everything from fast urban courses to scenic regional events. Browse the races below for course maps, elevation profiles, typical weather, and practical race-day detail to help you choose your next start line. Plan by month on our marathon calendar or filter by country and region.

Browse by state: Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, and Vienna.

Graz, Styria, Austria🇦🇹

Graz Marathon

The Graz Marathon draws about 5,000 finishers each October through Austria's second city in Styria. The course passes the Schlossberg (clock tower), the Mur River, and the Eggenberg Palace on rolling Styrian terrain. October autumn weather and a mix of urban and parkland scenery make it a popular southern Austrian marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 11 October 2026

Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria🇦🇹

Innsbruck Marathon

The Innsbruck Marathon attracts approximately 1,500 finishers each April through the Tyrolean capital surrounded by the Nordkette mountain range. The course passes the Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl), the Inn River, and the Bergisel ski-jump hill on flat valley-floor terrain with alpine panorama views. April's alpine spring and the dramatic mountain backdrop make it Austria's most scenic city marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 25 April 2027

Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria🇦🇹

Karnten Lauft Marathon

The Karnten Lauft Marathon draws approximately 1,500 finishers each August on a lake road in Klagenfurt, Austria. Summer lake scenery makes it more of a holiday marathon than a city-center one. The route passes lake roads, resort areas, and scenic sections around one of Austria's best-known summer lakes. Lake roads, resort areas, and scenic sections around one of Austria's best-known summer lakes make August's Klagenfurt race more holiday marathon than city-center tour.

Next race: Sunday, 2 August 2026

Linz, Upper Austria, Austria🇦🇹

Linz Donau Marathon

The Linz Donau Marathon draws about 3,500 finishers each April along the Danube in Upper Austria's industrial-cultural city. The course passes the Ars Electronica Center, the Lentos Art Museum, and the Danube parklands on flat riverside terrain. April spring weather and a fast Danube-side profile make it Austria's largest marathon.

Next race: Sunday, 11 April 2027

Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria🇦🇹

Salzburg Marathon

The Salzburg Marathon attracts about 6,500 finishers each May through Mozart's birthplace. The course passes Hohensalzburg Fortress, the Salzach River, and the baroque old town with alpine peaks as backdrop. May spring weather in the Salzach valley creates a culturally rich Austrian marathon experience.

Next race: Sunday, 9 May 2027

Vienna, Vienna, Austria🇦🇹

Vienna City Marathon

The Vienna City Marathon is one of the world's largest marathons, drawing approximately 11k finishers on an urban road in Vienna, Austria. The course starts and finishes at the Reichsbrücke on the Danube. The route passes Schönbrunn Palace, the Ringstrasse, Prater, and the UN headquarters. Mostly flat with short climbs on Danube and canal bridges.

Next race: Sunday, 18 April 2027

Krems, Lower Austria, Austria🇦🇹

Wachau Marathon

The Wachau Marathon draws approximately 2,500 finishers each September on a point-to-point riverside road in Krems, Austria. The valley is a UNESCO landscape, making the marathon one of Europe's prettiest river races. The course passes Danube villages, vineyards, and postcard river scenery through the Wachau. Danube villages, vineyards, and postcard river scenery carry September's point-to-point race through the UNESCO Wachau, one of Europe's prettiest river marathon landscapes.

Next race: Sunday, 6 September 2026