Fitness

Keep training, wherever you work

A new city usually means no gym. You do not want a year's contract for a month's stay, and hotel gyms are often a treadmill and a rack of dumbbells. These are the ways to get into a proper gym or class for a day, a week or a month, and which of them work in the cities we cover.

Gym day passes

TrainAway

Buy a pass for a gym near you in the app, show it at reception, train. No membership and no subscription.

Passes
A day pass, a three-day pass (72 hours) or a week (168 hours). Once you activate a day pass, you have 2 hours to get in.
Validity
Each pass is valid for 30 days, and you activate it when you want to use it.
Price
From $5 a day; TrainAway says most day passes are $10 or more. A day at Fitness Hut in Lisbon is €8.80.
Cancelling
A pass can be cancelled within 30 days as long as it has not been activated.
Network
1,500+ gyms in more than 40 countries, by its own count, though its pages give a few different figures.
Who runs it
TrainAway ApS in Copenhagen, founded in 2017, which merged with BODDY of Zurich in 2023.

Best for Short stays, and trying a few gyms before you join one.

Find a gym on TrainAway

Which works in each city

"Not confirmed" means we could not find it on the provider's own pages, not that it is missing: check in the app for that city. We checked the first 20 cities on 8 October and the other 30 on 15 October 2026. That day we couldn't open TrainAway's city pages, so it is "Not confirmed" in all 30.

CityTrainAwayClassPassUrban Sports Club
Europe
LisbonTrainAway lists Fitness Hut gyms around the city.YesYesYes
PortoNot confirmedYesYes
Madeira (Funchal)Urban Sports Club lists two gyms in Funchal: Rebolo Gym and Bodyfit Gym.Not confirmedNot confirmedYes
BarcelonaTrainAway's Barcelona page now sends you to BODDY, its parent company.Not confirmedYesYes
MadridUrban Sports Club lists 220 fitness venues in Madrid.Not confirmedYesYes
ValenciaUrban Sports Club lists 66 fitness venues in Valencia.Not confirmedYesYes
MalagaUrban Sports Club lists 16 fitness venues in Malaga, several of them Basic-Fit gyms.Not confirmedNot confirmedYes
Las PalmasNot confirmedNot confirmedNot confirmed
LondonNot confirmedNot confirmedNo
BerlinUrban Sports Club lists 451 fitness venues in Berlin.Not confirmedNot confirmedYes
PragueNot confirmedNoNo
TallinnNot confirmedNoNo
BudapestYesNoNo
RomeNot confirmedNoNo
VallettaOne expat guide puts gym day passes on Malta at €10 to €15.Not confirmedNoNo
SplitGyms4you Split Lovret is open to members 24 hours a day.Not confirmedNoNo
TiranaNot confirmedNoNo
AthensYesNoNo
SofiaNot confirmedNoNo
BanskoNot confirmedNoNo
LimassolNot confirmedNoNo
IstanbulNot confirmedNoNo
TbilisiTrainAway lists World Class Tbilisi.YesNoNo
Africa and the Middle East
MarrakechNot confirmedNoNo
Cape TownTrainAway's South Africa listing we found was in Johannesburg.Not confirmedNoNo
DubaiNot confirmedYesNo
Asia
BangkokTrainAway day passes here run from 200 to 1,000 baht.YesYesNo
Chiang MaiNot confirmedNot confirmedNo
PhuketNot confirmedYesNo
Kuala LumpurNot confirmedYesNo
PenangNot confirmedYesNo
SingaporePublic ActiveSG gyms cost S$3.30 an entry for non-residents. SingSaver, updated April 2026Not confirmedYesNo
Bali (Canggu)ClassPass lists studios in Bali; we could not confirm Canggu.Not confirmedNot confirmedNo
UbudNot confirmedYesNo
Da NangNot confirmedNoNo
Ho Chi Minh CityNot confirmedNoNo
TaipeiNot confirmedNoNo
SeoulNot confirmedNoNo
TokyoThe public Shibuya Sports Center costs 400 yen a day, with no membership.Not confirmedYesNo
The Americas
Mexico CityNot confirmedNoNo
OaxacaNot confirmedNoNo
Playa del CarmenNot confirmedNoNo
Panama CityNot confirmedNoNo
Santa TeresaOutsite names Gimnasio Guardavidas, a semi-open-air gym just off the main beach.Not confirmedNoNo
BogotaNot confirmedNoNo
MedellinNot confirmedNoNo
LimaNot confirmedNoNo
Rio de JaneiroNot confirmedYesNo
FlorianopolisClassPass works in Brazil; we could not confirm Florianopolis.Not confirmedNot confirmedNo
Buenos AiresNot confirmedNoNo

Where TrainAway does not reach

  • Monthly credits for classes and gyms

    ClassPass

    A monthly plan of credits you spend on classes, gym time and wellness at partner studios, in every country it runs in.

    Price
    In the US, from $19 a month for 8 credits to $249 for 125. Credit values vary by city; prices elsewhere differ.
    Travel
    Your plan works in any country ClassPass runs in, including the UAE, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal and Spain.
    Commitment
    Monthly. You can cancel or change your plan at any time, and there is a free trial.

    Best for Classes such as yoga, reformer Pilates and cycling, and stays of a month or more in Asia or Dubai.

    Try ClassPass

  • A monthly multi-sport membership

    Urban Sports Club

    One membership for gyms, classes, swimming and more, checked in with the app, in seven European countries.

    Price
    In Berlin, from €34 a month for 8 check-ins to €165 for the top plan. Prices vary by city.
    Where
    Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
    Commitment
    Monthly plans, or a 12-month contract on its annual plans.

    Best for A month or more in Lisbon, Barcelona, Madrid or Berlin, if you want variety.

    See Urban Sports Club

Before you go

  • Check the pass in the app before you walk over. Gyms join and leave these networks, so check the gym is still listed and its opening hours on the day.
  • Staying a month or more? Ask the gym for its own monthly price too. Some sell short memberships to visitors, and three or four day passes a week add up quickly.
  • Nomad insurance and sport. Policies list which sports they cover, and some limit climbing, diving or contact sports. Our insurance comparer links each policy's terms.