Typical race-weekend conditions
Cool & dry- High / Low
- 13° / 5°
- Humidity
- 69%
- Rainy days
- 19%
Averages from ~10 years of history around race day.
Know before you go
- Distance
- 10 km (6.2 miles)
- ✈️ From London
- ~1h53
- 🕐 Time
- +1h vs UK
- 💷 Money
- £1 ≈ €1.17
- 🗣 Language
- French
- 🌫 Air quality
- Good
- 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+
- Welcoming
- 🛡 Safety
- Moderate
Country-level indices: LGBTQ+ via Equaldex · safety via Global Peace Index 2025 . Air quality is recent PM2.5; money is indicative.
The route
The race runs out and back along the famous Promenade des Anglais, hugging the Baie des Anges shoreline. It is pancake-flat on closed roads, ideal for a January personal best.
Start time
Sunday 10 January 2027, 09:00. The organiser is splitting the 2027 start into three waves.
Entry fee
Indicative entry is £30 per runner. Confirm the current bib price on the official site; ballot, charity, and tour prices can differ. The organiser publishes 2027 prices when entries open. Runners without a French athletics licence also need a Pass Prévention Santé (€5, valid for a year) for the timed race.
Registration
Entries open on promclassic.com on Thursday 8 October 2026: 10:00–12:00 for French-licensed runners, then 13:00 (12:00 UK time) for everyone else. There are 20,000 places for 2027; last year's 15,000 sold out in under three days.
Where to stay
Stay along or just behind the Promenade des Anglais, or in Nice's atmospheric Old Town (Vieux Nice) a short walk from the course.
Getting there
Nice Cote d'Azur (NCE) is about 20-30 minutes from the centre via tram line 2 or a taxi along the coast.
That weekend
Bib pick-up is at a seafront race village; extend the trip with the Old Town markets, the coastal walk to Villefranche, or a day in Monaco.
Sample 4-day trip
Arrive, explore, race, then head home. A proper weekend, not a rushed fly-by.
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Day 1: Arrive
Fly into Nice (NCE). Tram line 2 reaches the Promenade des Anglais in about 20–30 minutes. Public transport works well. Book a private transfer for late arrivals.
Check into the Promenade or Vieux Nice . January sun and a pancake-flat seafront course make this a proper PB attempt.
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Day 2: Shakedown Run and Explore the City
Collect your bib at the Prom'Classic seafront race village . Jog an easy shakeout along the promenade (not at race pace).
Afternoon for Old Town markets or Monaco day trips . Pin the bib and eat an early dinner.
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Day 3: Race Day
Out-and-back along the Promenade des Anglais. From promenade hotels, walk to the start. The course is flat and fast, and the 09:00 start leaves the rest of Sunday free.
Afterwards, celebrate with a long café lunch in Vieux Nice. Keep the afternoon gentle.
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Day 4: Final Day
If the flight allows, one last coastal walk toward Villefranche or food tour in Vieux Nice . Tram back to NCE is straightforward.
Three nights turns a January PB 10K into a proper Côte d'Azur break.
