Metropolitan marathon 2025: traffic restrictions in Nuremberg and Fürth!

Metropolitan marathon 2025: traffic restrictions in Nuremberg and Fürth!

Nürnberg, Deutschland - On June 21st and 22nd June 2025, the metropolitan marathon finds between Nuremberg and Fürth . This event attracts numerous hobby athletes, whereby around 6000 runners will probably start on Sunday. The distances range from the marathon to the half marathon to ten kilometers. The route leads through several parts of the city, including St. Johannis and Schniegling, and ends at Fürther Freiheit.

To ensure the safety of the participants, there will be considerable traffic restrictions on the two event days. On Saturday, June 21st, various streets will be closed in the old town area from 2 to 7 p.m., while the restrictions will last until around 12 p.m. on Sunday. The main market, the flea market, the Karlsbrücke, Hans-Sachs-Platz and Leo-Katzenberger-Weg are particularly affected

traffic restrictions

The entire old town area as well as the paths in the green areas along the Pegnitz and the Wöhrder Wiese are also affected by the closures. The northern old town can be reached via a detour on Sebalder Platz. Streets such as Schnieglinger Straße, Brückenstraße and numerous others in the districts of St. Johannis and Mögeldorf are also blocked.

Planning is made for residents to inform them about the changes in advance. The vehicles may only cross the blocked areas if the safety of the runners is not endangered. The closures will be lifted after passing the last runners on Sunday at 12 p.m.

changes in local public transport

The transport companies will make changes in public transport. On Sunday, bus line 36 between Rathenauplatz and Doku-Center will run from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., while lines 37 and 46/47 only stop at the Maxfeldstrasse stop. Line 34 will be completely stopped that day. Tram lines 4, 6 and 10 are also affected. It is recommended to use the subway for arrival. Current timetables can be found on the website of the Nuremberg traffic community at www.vgn.de

For questions about the route closures, an information telephone is available on the event of the event on the event of the event on 0911 / 231-25 21, which can be reached from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

In addition to the restrictions for the metropolitan marathon, the weekend will be shaped by festivals such as Rock im Park, which could further complicate the traffic conditions in the city. For the citizens, this means additional challenges when accessing their goals.

Overall, the metropolitan marathon is an important event and will captivate both runners and spectators. This event is in the context of a great running year in Germany, which has a variety of running events not only in Nuremberg, but also in other cities such as Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt. According to marathon.de there are a variety of competitions in the course of the year that bring athletes and leisure runners together.