The route starts and ends in City Park and winds through the city center, offering views of some of the city's main sights, such as Andrássy Avenue with the Opera House, the Danube from the Széchenyi Chain Bridge and the Parliament.

Between 1984 and 1993 annual half-marathon races were organized as a side event of the Budapest Marathon.

In 1994 and 1995 the Budapest Marathon was discontinued and, since it was re-established in 1996, separate half-marathon races have been held in September, with Nike as the event's main supporter.

The popularity of Budapest Half Marathon has constantly increased; the number of participants having grown from an initial 3000 to over 7000 individual runners.

Source: Futanet,[2] Half Marathon Race Guide 2013[3] Key: Course record "Finishers" refers to individuals completing the course, ignoring relay teams.