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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Budapest
  • Event dates –
  • Past event

Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 3.7% versus flat · net elevation -0 m

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Decision summary

Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
429 m

Lower than 15% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
94/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
41 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon?

The Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon route has 429 m of ascent, 430 m of descent and an estimated 3.7% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon route go?

The Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon route starts at Margitsziget (Margaret Island), Schulek Frigyes promenade near the Athletics Centre and finishes at Margitsziget (Margaret Island) festival/finish area. Underfoot, expect tarmac roads, Danube embankments and Margaret Island park paths. It passes Margaret Island, Hungarian Parliament, Danube embankments, Szechenyi Chain Bridge and Liberty Bridge. A sightseeing course taking runners past Budapest's UNESCO World Heritage riverfront and over Danube bridges before finishing back on Margaret Island.

What should runners know on race day for the Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon?

Closed roads and bridges across central Budapest (Margaret, Liberty/Szabadsag, Arpad bridges and both Buda and Pest Danube embankments) on race weekend. Music bands and DJs entertain runners along the route. Chip-based net timing, refreshment stations, finisher package, downloadable certificate, online results and medical service all included in the entry fee.

Race character

Scenery

  • Riverside
  • City
  • Historic
  • Island
  • Waterfront
  • Parkland

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Festival
  • Scenic Tour

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Flat
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Over 38,000 registrations across the two-day 2026 festival (a record), with runners from 111 countries on five continents (4,000+ international) and 1,310+ Hungarian towns.
Field cap
12,000

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Sold out
Yes
Qualification status
No qualifying time required; open entry until the cap is reached.

Race day logistics

Closed roads
Closed roads and bridges across central Budapest (Margaret, Liberty/Szabadsag, Arpad bridges and both Buda and Pest Danube embankments) on race weekend.
Race village
No
Medal
Unique finisher medal for everyone who crosses the finish line
Finisher tee
Unique branded technical running shirt included for half marathon, 10 km and 7 km entrants
On-course music
Music bands and DJs entertain runners along the route

Access and course status

Start
Margitsziget (Margaret Island), Schulek Frigyes promenade near the Athletics Centre
Finish
Margitsziget (Margaret Island) festival/finish area
Nearest station
Margitsziget is served by bus 26 (Margaret Island runs between Nyugati/Arpad bridge and Buda); trams 4 and 6 stop at Margaret Bridge at the island entrance

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Tarmac roads, Danube embankments and Margaret Island park paths
Landmarks
Margaret Island, Hungarian Parliament, Danube embankments, Szechenyi Chain Bridge, Liberty Bridge, Buda Castle, Fisherman's Bastion
Notable features
  • Chip-based net timing, refreshment stations, finisher package, downloadable certificate, online results and medical service all included in the entry fee
  • A sightseeing course taking runners past Budapest's UNESCO World Heritage riverfront and over Danube bridges before finishing back on Margaret Island

How hilly is the Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon?

11%24%31%22%12%
  • Steep descent 11%
  • Descent 24%
  • Flat 31%
  • Climb 22%
  • Steep climb 12%
Total ascent
429 m
Net elevation
−0 m
GAP factor
3.7%
Longest climb
330 m at 7.7%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 7°CTypical temperature
  • 17 kphTypical wind
  • 1 mmTypical rainfall
  • 94Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 3.7% slower than a flat course, with about 429 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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