Pattaya has 50+ Muay Thai gyms. Most are mediocre tourist mills. These are the ones actually worth your time, organized by what kind of training you want.
The Cadillac. Olympic-level coaching, full strength & conditioning, professional fighters in residence. International student visa accommodation. Day passes ฿600, week passes ฿2,500, monthly ฿8,000+. Two sessions/day six days/week.
Legendary Thai-run camp, decades of fighter production. More traditional, less polished than Fairtex. Day pass ฿400, monthly ฿6,000.
Sweet spot — high coaching quality without the Fairtex intensity. Mixed crowd of locals, expats, fighters and visiting tourists. Drop-in friendly. ฿400/session.
Boutique gym, smaller class sizes, good for technical work. Western trainers alongside Thai pad-holders. Slightly pricier — ฿500/session — but quality is consistent.
Easy walk from Pattaya Beach, very tourist-friendly, English everywhere. Walk-in welcome. ฿500. Class is fun rather than serious — fine for the experience.
A typical session: 15 min warm-up jog/skip, 5×3 min shadowboxing, 5×3 min pad work with a trainer, 5×3 min bag work, 5×3 min sparring or clinching (optional for tourists), cooldown. 90 minutes total. You will feel it the next day.
See upcoming fights at the venues we cover:
Fairtex Pattaya for fight-camp legitimate training. Sityodtong Pattaya for traditional Thai-run camps. Pattaya City Boxing Camp for one-off tourist drop-ins.
Day passes range ฿400–฿600. Monthly packages ฿6,000–฿8,000 at the bigger camps. Includes pad work, bag work, and optional sparring.
Last reviewed: April 2026 · Information changes — verify with venues before going.