Miami Marathon weekend: where to stay
Last reviewed: November 4, 2026. Sources for this page are listed in its fact sheet.
Short answer first. The Life Time Miami Marathon and Half runs on Sunday, January 31, 2027. The start line sits by the Kaseya Center at 601 Biscayne Blvd, and the finish line is at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd. Sleep downtown or in Brickell and race morning is a walk. Sleep in Miami Beach and race morning is a 4 a.m. shuttle you need to plan around. Both plans work. They just ask different things of you at 4 in the morning, so pick yours now and book the room. Our Miami Marathon visitor guide covers entry, spectating and the Tropical 5K in full.
Marathon runners in a city race. This is a stock photo, not the Miami course. Photo: RUN 4 FFWPU, Pexels.
The race morning facts that drive the hotel choice
The organizer's weekend schedule, checked November 4, 2026, puts gear check opening at 4:30 a.m. at Bayfront Park and start line access at 5 a.m. for athletes only. Athletes with disabilities start at 5:55 a.m. The marathon and half start at 6 a.m. The finish festival runs at Bayfront Park from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The organizer marks its schedules as subject to change, so confirm those times in your athlete communications during race week.
Downtown and Brickell: the walk to the start plan
This is the default for a reason. The start and finish sit blocks apart on Biscayne Blvd, so a downtown room turns race morning into a short walk with thousands of other runners doing the same thing. No shuttle ticket. No closure gamble. After the finish you're back at your room for a shower while beach based runners are still queuing for the ride home.
The InterContinental Miami, at 100 Chopin Plaza, stands right beside Bayfront Park, so the finish festival is at its door. Our InterContinental Miami page covers its rooms and rates. The Kimpton EPIC, at 270 Biscayne Blvd Way where the Miami River meets the bay, sits a short walk south of the park. Its rooms and pools are on our Kimpton EPIC page. Brickell proper, across the river, adds more stock at a slightly longer walk, and it's the area we'd pick if downtown sells out first.
Check InterContinental Miami rates for race weekend on Expedia
Check Kimpton EPIC rates for race weekend on Expedia
Compare downtown and Brickell hotels near Bayfront Park on Expedia
Miami Beach: the shuttle plan
The beach works if you use the organizer's own transport. Per the weekend schedule, race morning shuttles leave the Miami Beach Convention Center area at 4 a.m., with pickup at 1800 Meridian Ave. Shuttle tickets are picked up at the expo's transportation booth, at $25 round trip if space remains. Post race shuttles run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., loading at NE 8th St and Biscayne Blvd by the Kaseya Center. Buy the ticket at the expo, set two alarms, and the beach plan is sound. Skip the ticket and plan to drive across a causeway on race morning, and you're gambling on the one morning downtown streets shut around the course.
Check Miami Beach hotel prices for race weekend on Expedia
The honest trade: the beach gives you a better Saturday. Downtown gives you a better Sunday. First time marathoners should take the Sunday.
The airport as a budget alternative
Airport area hotels usually price under both downtown and the beach for this weekend. The catch is race morning. You're west of downtown, the organizer's shuttles don't serve the airport corridor, and the road closure list for 2027 hasn't been published yet, so nobody can promise you a clean drive in at 5 a.m. If you book the airport, arrange a car the day before and leave far earlier than feels sane. Our airport hotels guide sorts that corridor.
Check Miami airport area hotel prices on Expedia
Expo day: packet pickup at Mana Wynwood
Your bib lives in Wynwood until you collect it. The Miami Famous Expo runs at Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd St, Miami, FL 33127, on Friday, January 29, 2027 from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday, January 30 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The expo is the only place to pick up your bib. There's no race day registration and no race day bib pickup. Bring a photo ID. If someone else collects for you, they need a copy of your photo ID. Free shuttle buses run between Miami Beach and the expo on both days.
Sort your gear that night. Lay out the bib, the clear gear check bag from the expo, and breakfast. Then stop planning. Sleep is the last training session.
Still need race gear? A no bounce race belt, a pair of anti blister running socks, and energy gels in the flavor you trained with on Amazon. Race week is not the week to test a new gel.
What isn't published yet: the race week refresh
Two things this page won't print yet, on purpose. The organizer and Miami-Dade Transit haven't published the 2027 road closure windows or any early Metrorail service plan for race morning as of November 4, 2026. Last year's times are last year's, and printing them as 2027 facts would be guessing with your race on the line. This page gets a refresh in race week, in January 2027, when the closure list and transit plan post. Until then, build your plan on the walk or the shuttle, the two options that don't depend on unpublished lists. Registration status is current, though: general registration for the marathon and half is listed as sold out, the entry waitlist is listed as closed with selections still rolling out, and the Tropical 5K, run on Saturday, January 30, is listed at $75. Confirm your own status on themiamimarathon.com.
The facts that matter
Miami Marathon facts, checked against themiamimarathon.com on November 4, 2026: the marathon and half run Sunday, January 31, 2027, starting at 6 a.m. by the Kaseya Center, 601 Biscayne Blvd, and finishing at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd, with gear check from 4:30 a.m. and a finish festival to 1:30 p.m. The expo and only bib pickup point is Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd St, on Friday, January 29 from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday, January 30 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Race morning shuttles leave the Miami Beach Convention Center area at 4 a.m. General registration is listed as sold out at $225 and $190; the waitlist is listed as closed, with selections underway. The 2027 road closure list and Metrorail plan have not been published yet. Organizer schedules are marked subject to change.
Frequently asked questions
Where should I stay for the Miami Marathon?
Downtown or Brickell, if you can. Start and finish sit blocks apart, so a downtown room makes race morning a walk. Miami Beach works with the organizer's 4 a.m. shuttle.
What time does the 2027 race start?
The organizer's weekend schedule lists a 6 a.m. start for the marathon and half on Sunday, January 31, 2027, with athletes with disabilities starting at 5:55 a.m. Schedules are marked subject to change, so confirm in race week.
Can I pick up my bib on race morning?
No. The organizer states the expo at Mana Wynwood is the only bib pickup point, during expo hours on January 29 and 30, and there's no race day registration or pickup. Someone else can collect yours with a copy of your photo ID.
Is registration still open?
General registration was listed as sold out when checked on November 4, 2026, and the entry waitlist was listed as closed with selections still being sent to waitlisted runners. Check themiamimarathon.com for the live status before you book travel around racing.
Are the 2027 road closures published?
Not yet, as of November 4, 2026. Neither the closure windows nor an early Metrorail plan for race morning have been posted for 2027. This page will be refreshed in race week when they are.
Keep planning
The full race picture is in the Miami Marathon visitor guide, downtown itself is covered in our Downtown Miami guide and Brickell guide, and flying in is covered by the MIA airport guide. The events hub lines up the February weekends that follow.