Hong Kong Marathon 2018

Live Stream, TV, Route, Date, Start Time

Hong Kong, 12 February, 6.10am

The Hong Kong marathon, currently sponsored by Standard Chartered bank, is one of the earliest races on the annual marathon calendar, taking place in February each year since it’s establishment in 1997, replacing the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Marathon that took place in the 1980’s and early 1990’s.

The current event has expanded over the years and now also includes a half marathon, a 10k race and both 3km and 10km wheelchair races. A rare feature of the Hong Kong marathon is that it actually includes a section of the course that takes you well underground – participants are 30 metres below sea level when passing through the Western Harbour Tunnel.

Marathon Course Details

There are staggered start times for the main marathon:

6.10am: Elite runners
6.35am: Marathon wave 1
7.00am: Marathon wave 2

The start line for the marathon is located at Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, and the route then proceeds as follows:

West Kowloon Highway
Stonecutter Bridge
Nam Wan Tunnel
Tsing Ma Bridge
North West Tsing Yi Interchange
Ting Kau Bridge
Tsing Kwai Highway
Western Harbour Tunnel
Connaught road West Flyover

Finish line at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay.

You can see a full map of the marathon course, as well as those for the half marathon, 10k and wheelchair races here:

Hong Kong marathon maps

TV & Live Streaming

There has been live streaming online coverage of the Hong Kong marathon in previous years, we will post any links to this year’s race here as and when we find them.

Last year the event also had an excellent social sharing facility, enabling you to keep track of friends and family you may know participating in the marathon:

Social live feed

Hotels and Accommodation

If you're in Hong Kong for the marathon then you'll have no shortage of accommodation to choose from. Although February is one of the quieter months that doesn't mean you can afford to leave it late though, it's pretty much always busy in Hong Kong!

You can check out availability and make online reservations for local hotels here.

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