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.
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.
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 ClassPassA 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.