BYD Singapore International Marathon 2026

You can't run it now. You can still watch it, which involves less training and better coffee.

The BYD Singapore International Marathon runs from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December 2026, and every race except the Kids Dash starts at the F1 Pit Building and finishes inside the National Stadium. Registration closed on 30 September, so for most of us this is a spectator event: free to watch, best on Sunday morning, and a weekend to leave the car at home.

Flag-off times

Friday 4 December: the Kids Dash runs in loops around the Great Eastern Promenade, with the 1.6km races at 7.30am and 8am and the 600m waves at 10am, 10.30am and 11.30am. The Standard Chartered 10km flags off at 8.30pm and the 5km at 9.30pm. Saturday 5 December: the adidas Half Marathon at 4.30am, with a cut-off of 3 hours 45 minutes. Sunday 6 December: the BYD Marathon, the national championships and the professional field at 4.30am, with a 7-hour cut-off, so the last finishers come in at about 11.30am.

The marathon route

The organiser's map, dated 17 August and subject to change, sends runners from the Pit Building past the Esplanade and Lau Pa Sat, then west past the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to a U-turn on West Coast Highway at about 9.5km. They come back through Gardens by the Bay, spend roughly kilometres 20 to 30 in East Coast Park, then climb Benjamin Sheares Bridge at 37km and cross Merdeka Bridge at 39.5km to the stadium.

Where to watch

The stadium is the one place set up for it. The Finish Village for supporters, with designated cheer zones, opens on Friday from 7pm to 11.30pm, Saturday from 5am to 6.30pm and Sunday from 5am to 2pm. The Race Expo at the National Stadium is free for everyone on the same days. Take Stadium MRT: Exit A for Gate 3, Exit B for Gate 9.

Early trains and road closures

On Sunday 6 December selected sections of the North-South, East-West and Circle lines start at 2.30am, every 15 minutes, and are free for everyone, runner or not. The last free trains leave Bukit Batok, Jurong East, Tanah Merah and Serangoon at 4.30am. There are no early trains on Saturday; the organiser points to a S$12 ShareTransport shuttle or a taxi instead. For the start, Promenade station is about two minutes' walk from the Pit Building. Road closure times have not been published: the organiser says they will go on its race day transport page closer to the weekend.

Our advice

Pick Sunday. The professional field starts at 4.30am, so the front of the race should reach the stadium before 7am, and the runners you actually know will arrive between 8am and 11am. Take a free early train for the first and an ordinary one for the second, and don't drive: closures are coming and the details are not out. Friday night's 10km and 5km are the alternative at a civilised hour.

Good to know Fri 4–Sun 6 Dec 2026; start at the F1 Pit Building (Kids Dash at the Great Eastern Promenade), finish in the National Stadium. Free early MRT on Sunday 6 Dec only, from 2.30am on selected sections of the North-South, East-West and Circle lines. Road closure times not yet published by the organiser. Details checked on the organiser's site, 13 Nov 2026.

BYD Singapore International Marathon 2026 | Start: F1 Pit Building; finish: National Stadium | Nearest MRT: Stadium; Promenade