KANDAHAR RACE
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AUDI FIS SKI WORLD CUP GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN 2026
Downhill
Saturday, 28.02.2026
Start: 11:30 am
Admission: 9:30 am
After-Race Party afterwards
Practice:
Friday, 31.01.2025, 11:30 am
Saturday, 01.02.2025, 11:30 am
free admission
Heroes
Experience legends up close and personal
Super-G
Sunday, 01.03.2026
Start: 11.30 am
Admission: 9.30 am
Party in the park
Saturday, 01.02.2025
from 4.30 pm Warm-Up with DJ Stari
6.00 pm Bib Draw for Downhill race on 02.02.2025
from 6.30 pm Party in the Park with Wiesn-band Ois Easy
Ois Easy
from 9.00 pm Live DJ-Set KENNETH & Luis Kuba
KENNETH & Luis Kuba
free entry at Kurpark Garmisch
Kandahar Race Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Countdown to the event
The Race Course
The Kandahar is one the most challenging race courses in the entire Alpine Ski World Cup. Its name was given as one of the five venues Arlberg-Kandahar-Races, after Frederick Roberts, the Earl of Kandahar. From 1954 Garmisch-Partenkirchenwas host of the traditional Arlberg- Kandahar-Races. Since 1970 the yearly FIS Ski World Cup races are held at the Kandahar.
Expected race time approx. 1:12 min
HOW TO GET THERE?
Address
An der Kandahar 11
82491 Grainau
Garmisch-Partenkirchen lies in a valley basin and is accessible from three directions (North, South, West). Coming by car from ther North – take the A95 federal motorway (direction Garmisch-Partenkirchen) all the way to its end. Then follow the B2 for approx. 10 kilometres. A trip from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen takes roughly 50 minutes.
Coming by car from the South, take the E533 and then the B2 all the way to Garmisch-Partenkirchen ( via Mittenwald – Klais – Kaltenbrunn). Another option to get to Garmisch-Partenkirchen is via the A12 Inntal motorway.
Public Transport
Bus & Train
local bus - Line 2
Excerpt from Timetable
| Date | from Train Station | from Achenfeldstraße | from Marienplatz | to Kreuzeck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saturdays & Sundays |
09:02 |
09:05 |
09:10 |
09:22 |
|
- |
10:02 |
10:05 |
10:10 |
10:22 |
|
- |
11:02 |
11:05 |
11:10 |
11:22 |
Kandahar Shuttle
| Datum | Sebastians Kirche ab | Bahnhof ab | Achenfeldstraße ab | Marienplatz ab | Kandahar an |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samstag 01.02.2020 Abfahrt 11:30 |
09:53 |
10:00 |
10:53 |
10:08 |
10:21 |
|
- |
10:23 |
10:30 |
10:33 |
10:38 |
10:51 |
Zugspitz Train
Excerpt from Timetable
| Date | from Train Station | from Hausberg | to Kreuzeck |
|---|---|---|---|
|
daily |
09:15 |
09:17 |
09:24 |
|
- |
10:15 |
10:17 |
10:24 |
|
- |
11:15 |
11:17 |
11:24 |
Deutsche Bahn
RB 6 / RE 61 - Excerpt from Timetable
| Date | from Munich Main Station | from Weilheim | from Murnau | to Garmisch-Partenkirchen Train Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saturdays & Sundays |
08:13 |
08:47 |
09:00 |
09:24 |
|
- |
08:23 |
09:10 |
09:27 |
09:55 |
|
- |
09:13 |
09:47 |
10:00 |
10:24 |
|
- |
09:32 |
09:47 |
11:00 |
11:55 |
