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Hotels for New York City Marathon 2026

Name: New York City Marathon 2026
Start: 2026-11-01
End: 2026-11-01
Location: Midtown Manhattan, New York

In Midtown Manhattan, New York on Sun, 1 Nov 2026. 280 hotels within 2 miles as the crow flies — book close and keep the journey home short.

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About New York City Marathon 2026

The TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday 1 November 2026 is the biggest marathon on earth — around 55,000 finishers through all five boroughs, from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island, up through Brooklyn and Queens, over the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan and home to the finish in Central Park.

It's point-to-point with a famously early, remote start: runners travel to Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island hours before their wave, by the Staten Island Ferry or official buses from Midtown. So the sensible base is Manhattan, near the finish and the expo (at the Javits Center), with an early journey out to the start. Early November in New York is crisp marathon weather, and the city is packed for race weekend, so book well ahead.

Where to stay & getting to the start

New York's start is out at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island — hours away, pre-dawn, by ferry or official bus — and the finish is in Central Park. Don't base near the start; base in Manhattan for the finish, the expo and the transport out. Each option has its own hotel search centred on that area.

Best: Midtown Manhattan — near the finish and the start transport

Midtown puts you close to the Central Park finish and to the official start buses that leave from the Midtown/Library area, as well as a manageable trip to the Staten Island Ferry. It's the most practical marathon base — near the expo, the finish-line family reunion and the pre-dawn transport out to Fort Wadsworth. Book early; marathon weekend is one of the city's busiest.

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Upper West Side / near Central Park — walk to the finish

Staying by Central Park on the Upper West Side means a short walk to the finish and the post-race exit — a real gift when your legs are done. You're a little further from the start transport, so allow extra time to reach the buses or the ferry on the morning, but for the finish and for recovery it's hard to beat.

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Check the official TCS New York City Marathon site for your assigned start transport (ferry or bus) and its departure window — miss it and you miss your wave, so it drives your whole morning.

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History

The TCS New York City Marathon, first held in 1970, is the largest marathon in the world — the 2024 race recorded more than 55,000 finishers — and one of the seven Abbott World Marathon Majors. Founded by Fred Lebow, it began as a low-key event of several laps around Central Park before expanding in 1976 to the five-borough route that now defines it.

Runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge from Staten Island, head up through Brooklyn and Queens, over the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan, briefly into the Bronx and home to the finish in Central Park. The point-to-point course has a famously early and remote start at Fort Wadsworth, reached by the Staten Island Ferry or official buses from Manhattan.

Early November usually brings crisp running weather, and the city fills for race weekend. The sensible base is Manhattan, near the finish and the expo at the Javits Center, with an early journey out to the start.