Traffic Impact

Roads along and surrounding the event course from the Sydney CBD to Pyrmont will start closing from 4am and may affect how you travel if you’re driving or catching a bus into the city for the event. See the TfNSW interactive map  or download the PDF maps for reference. For details of local traffic access arrangements see below. 

Key closures:

• Sydney CBD – 4am to 12.30pm: Sections of Bridge Street, Conservatorium Road, Hunter Street, Kent Street and Macquarie Street will be closed. The Cahill Expressway will be closed from The Domain Tunnel in both directions on the Circular Quay Overpass, and the Kent Street on-ramp to the Sydney Harbour Bridge will also be closed.
  
  • Motorists travelling towards the Eastern Distributor or the Eastern Suburbs should use the Sydney Harbour Tunnel while the Cahill Expressway Overpass is closed.
  • Motorists travelling from the CBD can access the Sydney Harbour Bridge via Clarence Street or Harbour Street.
  • Motorists can cross Macquarie Street at Shakespeare Place and Bent Street before 5.30am and after 12pm. After 12pm, there is no access to or from Macquarie Street; access to the Eastern Distributor will be available via William Street.
• Pyrmont, Barangaroo & King Street Wharf – 5am to 10.30am: the Western Distributor will be closed from Pyrmont to the CBD, including the Fig Street and Pyrmont Street on-ramps and the King Street off-ramp. Sections of Sussex Street, Erskine Street, Hickson Road, Kent Street, King Street and other local streets will be closed near King Street Wharf and Barangaroo. Sections of Union Street, Murray Street, Pyrmont Bridge Road, Pyrmont Street, Darling Drive and surrounding local roads will be closed in Pyrmont.
  
  • Motorists travelling citybound on the Anzac Bridge will be detoured via the Bathurst Street off-ramp to rejoin the Sydney Harbour Bridge – there is no direct access from the Anzac Bridge to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
  • Motorists in Pyrmont travelling to the city or to the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be diverted via Harris Street and local roads.
• Dawes Point, Millers Point, The Rocks & Barangaroo – 5am to 12pm: Sections of Hickson Road, Towns Place, Dalgety Road, Pottinger Street, Windmill Street, Watson Road and surrounding streets will be closed.
  
  • Access to The Rocks is maintained via York Street, Lang Street and Harrington Street.
• Pyrmont – 5am to 11am: Sections of Pirrama Road, Bowman Street, Darling Island Road, Harris Street, Bank Street, Refinery Drive and surrounding local roads will be closed.
• Pyrmont – 5am to 11.30am: Pirrama Road between Jones Bay Road and Murray Street; and Murray Street between Union Street and Pirrama Road will be closed.
• Sydney CBD and The Domain Sydney – from 5am: Sections of College Street, Prince Albert Road, St Marys Road, St James Road, Hospital Road, Bent Street, Shakespeare Place, Sir John Young Crescent, Art Gallery Road and Mrs Macquaries Road will be closed. Some closures will lift from 9.30am, with all road reopen by 1pm.

The HOKA Runaway Sydney Half Marathon 2025 Road Closure Map are available to download below or visit livetraffic.com for the full details.

• Live Traffic Entry
• Transport Map
• Road Closures and clearways map
• The Rocks and Millers Point local access map
• King Street Wharf and Barangaroo local access map
• The Rocks, King Street Wharf and Barangaroo local access map
• Pyrmont local access map
• Sydney Hospital local access map

All maps subject to change

View 2024 Interactive Map

Motorists are advised to avoid King Street Wharf, Barangaroo, and Crown Sydney precincts between 5am and 12pm other than for residential or essential access. Police may restrict vehicle access along closed roads, including to residents and businesses.

Circular Quay

• Access to Macquarie St (North of Albert St) will be via Albert St while Macquarie St is closed.

Sydney Hospital & Hospital Rd

• From 5am to 12.30pm, two-way access to Hospital Road via Prince Albert Road only, under traffic control. No access from Shakespeare Place.

King St Wharf and Barangaroo South

• From 6.30am to 10.30am, access to and from King Street Wharf, Cockle Bay Wharf and Barangaroo will be restricted to tenants/residents only. Access will be managed via Wheat Road from Harbour Street under traffic control; no access is available via Erskine Street or Sussex Street.
  
  • Entry via Harbour Street, continue Western Distributor northbound, veer left into Wheat Road at the signposted exit for Erskine Street/CBD North.
  • Light vehicles can exit the precinct via Wheat Road under contra-flow traffic control. Vehicles over 7 metres (including trucks, buses and coaches) will be unable to use the managed exit and will need to remain within the precinct until Erskine Street reopens.
• Before and after these times access is maintained via Erskine Street at Kent Street. We strongly advise motorists to avoid non-essential travel to or from these precincts between 6am and 10.30am as delays are expected.

Millers Point & Barangaroo North

• Managed access to Kent Street properties as far north as Argyle Street, and High Street will be maintained by traffic control at Napoleon Street for the duration of the event. Kent Street southbound exit allowed for local traffic only.
• After 10am until roads reopen at 12pm, access to Barangaroo Reserve & car park, Dalgety Road and Bettington Street will be available via Kent Street, High Street, Argyle Place and Dalgety Road.
• Exiting Pottinger Street permitted via Windmill Street until 6am.

The Rocks & Dawes Point local access:

• Access is maintained via Lang St and Harrington St throughout the event.

Pyrmont

• Access to Murray Street properties/hotels and surrounding local roads will be permitted via Darling Drive under traffic control for light vehicles and coaches only (trucks not permitted). Note, coaches can only turn around via hotel driveways.
  
  • No access available to Pyrmont Bridge Road or Star Casino from 5am to 10.30am. Access for taxis to Star Casino maintained via Jones Bay Road.
• Refinery Drive will be closed from 5am to 11am with exit permitted via Tambua Street before 6.45am and after 10.45am, only at Police discretion when there are safe gaps between runners. If you need access to your vehicle/property during these times, please plan ahead and relocate your vehicle prior.
• Access to and from The Star car park is via Pyrmont Street.
• No access from/to Pirrama Road from Wharf 7 and Wharf 10 access roads from 5am to 11.30am.
• No access to Murray Street from the Australian National Maritime Museum access road from 5am to 11.30am.
• Exit from driveways on Pyrmont Street properties between Bunn Lane and Murray Street permitted southbound under traffic control throughout the event.
• Resident access maintained to Bowman Street. Exit for local traffic via John Street only.

Cycleway closures

• 4am to 12.30pm: King Street between Phillip Street and Macquarie Street.
• 5am to 9.30am: College Street between Park Street and St Marys Road.
• 5am to 10.30am: King Street between Kent Street and Sussex Street. No access to Macquarie Street from King Street Cycleway.
• 5am to 10.30am: Union Street between Edward Street and Murray Street.

Cyclist detours from 6am to 12pm
Cycling detours will be in place between Kent St cycleway and the Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway, via Observatory Hill. Marshals will be on site to direct cyclists across Upper Fort St in both directions when safe gaps between runners are available. Alternatively, cyclists can travel between Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway and Sydney CBD via Cumberland St.