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A person running on the Axenstrasse, seen through the windscreen of the support car. Lake Uri behind.

Run
Across
Switzerland

Four friends. One car. Switzerland from the very top to the very bottom, non-stop.

4–5 September 2027 · Schaffhausen → Chiasso · about 350 km

Reserve your team50 teams available · CHF 20 per person

How it works

One runs.

There are four of you. One person runs at a time; the other three ride in the car and wait for their turn.

A runner seen from behind on a country road between trees

Four take turns.

When you swap and how far each person runs is up to you. Five kilometres or twenty.

A runner in a bucket hat throws both arms up on an empty road
A person coming straight at the camera on a gravel track
Two runners checking a watch in a tunnel at night beside the open van door
A person running down an empty lane in the rain at night

One car.

Your car drives ahead and waits by the road. Door open, swap, the next one goes.

Two runners passing along a hedge, seen through the car window
A camper van alone in a field at dusk

Schaffhausen → Chiasso.

About 350 km across Switzerland. You plan the route yourselves, on ways open to pedestrians: no motorways, no road tunnels.

Non-stop.

The clock never stops. Through the night, over the Gotthard, down into Ticino. A solid team does it in about 36 hours. Planned cut-off: 48 hours.

Axenstrasse

50 teams.

That is all there is. It happens if 200 runners pay a CHF 20 deposit each by 31 January 2027.

Reserve your team50 teams available
Runners in motion, black and white

200 runners.

One weekend. One country. One line from the very top to the very bottom. Are you in?

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No set course

Find your own way.

Start in Schaffhausen, finish in Chiasso. Everything in between is yours: which pass, which valley, which lake. This is just one of a thousand lines. Make yours wilder.

Schaffhausen, kilometre 17 of one possible route
km 17 · 398 mSchaffhausenStart by the Rhine. The clock is running.
Zürich, kilometre 74 of one possible route
km 74 · 408 mZürichStraight through the city, or around it.
Brunnen, kilometre 141 of one possible route
km 141 · 436 mBrunnenThe lake turns into a wall.
Altdorf, kilometre 159 of one possible route
km 159 · 462 mAltdorfThe valley narrows. The climb starts here.
Airolo, kilometre 230 of one possible route
km 230 · 1'165 mAiroloOver the pass, down into Ticino.
Chiasso, kilometre 349 of one possible route
km 349 · 233 mChiassoFive kilometres to the finish.

Chiasso.

Finish. However you get there.

Pick
your part.

Running is not the only way to be in.

Open teams

No team
yet?

No problem. Here you find teams that still need people. Jump in, or write to the captain first.

No open teams yet.

No team is open yet. Reserve now, even on your own, and open your team afterwards: then the others find you here.

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Are you in?

Today you pay just CHF 20 per person. If the run does not happen, you get it all back.

Who pays the deposit?

CHF 20 per runner, credited to the entry fee (about CHF 220 expected). Refunded in full if the run doesn't happen. Payment through Stripe. We never see card or TWINT details.

No team yet? Look at the open teams. Open teams

In short

What is Run Across Switzerland?

A relay run across Switzerland: teams of four runners and one car run non-stop for about 350 km, from Schaffhausen in the north to Chiasso in the south. One person runs at a time; the other three ride along.

Do I need a team?

Four is ideal. If you are on your own or two of you, reserve anyway and invite the rest later with a link. Or join an open team.

What does it cost?

Today a CHF 20 deposit per person. The entry fee is expected to be CHF 150–250 per person, and the deposit counts towards it. If the run does not happen, you get it back.

Where exactly do you run?

Start in Schaffhausen, finish in Chiasso. You choose the way, on roads and paths open to pedestrians. No motorways, no road tunnels.

When is it?

On 4 and 5 September 2027. The run happens if 200 runners have paid their deposit by 31 January 2027.

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