Can I pay in instalments, get help with the fee, or get a refund?

Fees: SA R1,200; Rest of Africa R2,000; International R4,500, plus the entry provider's (EasyReg) admin fee. Runners with 25 or more Comrades medals enter free.

Instalments: you can pay 50% when entering and the balance by 16:30 on 31 January 2027. If the balance isn't paid in time, the entry is cancelled and the amount already paid is forfeited.

Comrades Relief Fund: up to 1,500 financially disadvantaged South African runners can get up to 50% off the entry fee. You must be a South African citizen with a valid SA ID number, and unemployed or earning less than R30,000 a year, with supporting documents submitted by 31 January 2027.

Refunds: entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable, including if you withdraw, get injured, fail to qualify or miss a deadline. They can't be deferred to a future race. The only route is the official substitution process, which may refund a percentage set in the Entry Schedule once a substitute is successfully processed (Entry Terms clauses 6.1-6.3).