racetrack
Bira Circuit
Thailand's oldest permanent circuit, opened 1986 near Pattaya and named after the racing Prince Bira. A compact, low-key track that hosts club racing and drifting in a distinctly tropical setting.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Pattaya
Chon Buri, Thailand · Asia
About Pattaya
Pattaya is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Na Kluea, 14km from Bira Circuit.
Pattaya is in Chon Buri, Thailand, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Na Kluea, about 4 km away.
Pattaya is a city in Eastern Thailand, the largest city in Chonburi province and the eighth-largest city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Bangkok, and has a population of 351,391 as of 2025.
Pattaya City (Thai: เมืองพัทยา, RTGS: Mueang Phatthaya,Read more
pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ pʰát.tʰā.jāː]) is a special local government organization area within Bang Lamung district and has a population of 119,532. It covers the tambons of Nong Prue and Na Klua and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. Pattaya City has grown into all adjacent sub-districts and accounts for the largest population percentage in the district, making it de facto a part of the "Pattaya-Bang Lamung-Jomtien" area, otherwise known as "Greater Pattaya".
The city is in the industrial Eastern seaboard zone, along with Si Racha, Laem Chabang, and Chonburi. Pattaya is at the center of the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area (a conurbation in Chonburi Province with a population of 1,000,000), which forms the third largest metropolitan area in Thailand.
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What is there to see near Pattaya?
Within an hour or so of Pattaya: Bira Circuit (14 km).
Where is Pattaya?
Pattaya is in Chon Buri, Thailand, about 4 km from Na Kluea.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 116,417
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Thailand
- Region
- Chon Buri
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 12.9333, 100.8833
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Essential numbers in Thailand
Tourist police (English): 1155.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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