Photo: © Daniel Tengs / Oslo MaratonDNB Oslo Maraton
Oslo, Norwaysince 1981Choose the distanceTap a distance: the course, fees, times and rules below update for that race.
At a glance
DNB Oslo Maraton 2027 takes place on 18 September 2027 in Oslo, Norway. Distances: 73.3 km, 42.195 km, 21.098 km, 10 km. Start at 09:00 from Rådhusplassen.
- Date
- Saturday, 18 September 2027
- Location
- Oslo, Norway
- Start
- Rådhusplassen
- Finish
- Rådhusplassen
- Distances
- Oslotrippelen · 73.3 km · Competitive
- Marathon · 42.195 km · Competitive
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- 10 for Grete · Competitive
- 10 km rullestol racing · Competitive
- Start times
- Maratona 09:00 · Mezza maratona 13:00 · 10 for Grete 16:20 · 10 km rullestol racing 16:00
- Entry fees
- Oslotrippelen NOK 2,700 · Marathon NOK 1,350 · Half marathon NOK 1,150 · 10 for Grete NOK 800 · 10 km rullestol racing NOK 300
- Registration
- Registration open · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Oslo Maraton ↗
- Official website
- oslomaraton.no ↗
- Edition
- since 1981
- Series
- Boston qualifier · World Marathon Majors qualifier
Last updated: 19 October 2026
The race
The DNB Oslo Maraton has been run through the streets of Oslo since 1981: that year Fred Lebow, founder of the New York Marathon, took part and called it an example for other organisers to follow. In the 1980s Grete Waitz and Ingrid Kristiansen helped turn it into a celebration of women's running, and today it is one of Norway's biggest road races, with more than 20,000 participants.
It is held on the third Saturday of September: the 2027 edition is on Saturday 18 September, starting and finishing at Rådhusplassen, the City Hall square. The marathon starts at 9:00 and runs two laps of the half marathon course, which starts at 13:00; in the afternoon come the 10 km wheelchair race at 16:00 and the 10 for Grete at 16:20, run in honour of Grete Waitz.
Those who want it all can run the Oslotrippelen, 73 km combining marathon, half and 10 km (already sold out). On the same day the Extra Oslo Mini Maraton for children up to 13 is held at Kontraskjæret. The event is owned by Sportsklubben Vidar and all profits go to the club and to youth sport; the race is part of the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group rankings.
Course
All distances start and finish at Rådhusplassen, in front of Oslo City Hall. The 2027 course will be presented closer to the race; in 2026 the half marathon was a city loop through Skøyen, Frogner, Akershusstranda, Aker Brygge, Akershus Fortress, Bislett and Karl Johan, the main street. The marathon runs the half marathon loop twice and also passes Frognerparken.
In 2026 the elevation gain was about 175 metres for the half, 350 for the marathon and about 50 for the 10 km. Aid stations are roughly every 5 km with water, Maxim energy drink and bananas: marathon runners pass 11 including the one after the finish, half marathon runners 5.
Entry fees
- Final feeNowMaratona + mezza + 10 for Grete di fila; esauritaNOK 2,700
What's included
Rules and requirements
The marathon is open to runners aged 18 and over, the half from 15, the 10 for Grete and the 10 km wheelchair race from 13, and the Oslotrippelen from 18. The website does not ask for a medical certificate; runners without an annual Norwegian Athletics licence pay for a one-day licence (NOK 50, NOK 40 for the wheelchair race).
2027 prices including fees: marathon NOK 1,350, half NOK 1,150, 10 for Grete NOK 800 (NOK 560.82 for ages 13-16), 10 km wheelchair NOK 300, Oslotrippelen NOK 2,700 (sold out); from 2027 entries move to the new Haku platform. Time limits: 6 hours for the marathon, with halfway reached within 3 hours; 3 hours 30 for the half; 1 hour 45 for the 10 km races.
The wheelchair race requires a racing chair or a free-wheel chair. Para classes for people with disabilities are offered over 10 km, half and marathon. Runners start in waves based on estimated finish time, with pacers.
Under Norwegian consumer law the purchase is binding and non-refundable; MySafety cancellation insurance costs NOK 139 (NOK 350 for the Oslotrippelen) and can only be added at registration. Distance changes are requested by email and only possible to distances that are not full. World Athletics shoe rules apply.
