Everything below was read on IDP's Thailand pages, the ielts.org directory and the British Council's Thailand pages in October 2026. Lists, addresses and session days change, so confirm each point with the provider before you book. This page quotes no exam fee and no test date.
Band Booster IELTS is not a test centre or the exam board. It does not register candidates, set exam fees or dates, or arrange anything on test day, and it is not affiliated with IDP, the British Council or Cambridge. Mike's CELTA is a teaching qualification. The lists below say nothing about British Council rules, which may differ, so read those on the British Council's Thailand IELTS page.
How to read the lists
No single page lists every IELTS venue in Thailand, and the sources do not always agree.
- IDP's city counts differ between its own pages. Its pages describe centres across about a dozen Thai cities but do not give the same number, so this page prints none.
- Ranong is named, but no Ranong venue is listed. IDP's city sentence includes Ranong, yet no Ranong venue appears in its venue list. The Chumphon row below is the one to read if you live near Ranong.
- The ielts.org directory repeats venues. Its Thailand search returns a long results list in which some venues appear more than once, sometimes with different tags (Computer, One Skill Retake, UKVI Approved). The list is therefore not a count of centres, and this page prints no count of entries.
- Spellings vary. IDP's city sentence writes "Phathum Thani" and "Khon Kean", while its Khon Kaen page uses the usual spelling. IDP describes its Pattaya venue on a page called Chonburi, and the directory files that venue under Chon Buri. If a search finds nothing, try another spelling.
- The British Council appears here mostly through the directory. Where this page names a British Council venue, the ielts.org directory lists it. Where it says a city has only an IDP entry there, that describes the directory only; the British Council's own pages may list more. Its dates, fees and locations page names Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Korat and Phuket.
City by city
Each row says only what its source says. Universities are named; other venues are described by address or area. Addresses are copied as the source prints them, spelling included, and the weekly patterns are IDP's own wording rather than a schedule.
Bangkok and around
| City | What the sources list |
|---|---|
| Bangkok | IDP's Bangkok page says IELTS on Computer is available daily at multiple IDP centres across Bangkok. Both providers list several Bangkok venues; they are set out on the online IELTS tutor Bangkok page and are not repeated here. See also IDP's Bangkok page. |
| Nonthaburi | IDP lists Nonthaburi as a city of its own, separate from Bangkok. IDP's Nonthaburi page says both IELTS Academic and General Training tests are available every weekend. That is IDP's wording, so check the live schedule. The ielts.org directory also lists British Council venues in Nonthaburi. |
| Pathum Thani | IDP's city sentence lists Pathum Thani as a city of its own, spelled "Phathum Thani" there. IDP's Pathum Thani page covers its Rangsit venue, and the test-day guide sets out what that page says about how Speaking is arranged. |
The North
| City | What the sources list |
|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | IDP's city sentence names Chiang Mai, and the ielts.org directory lists British Council venues there. How many venues each provider lists in Chiang Mai, and how Speaking and One Skill Retake are described, are on the online IELTS tutor Chiang Mai page, so they are not repeated here. |
| Chiang Rai | IDP's city sentence names Chiang Rai, and both IDP's test-dates page and the ielts.org directory list an IDP venue there. The directory also lists a British Council venue at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University. Check both providers' pages for what is currently offered. |
The Northeast
| City | What the sources list |
|---|---|
| Khon Kaen | IDP's Khon Kaen page calls the city the key IELTS test hub for Northeastern Thailand and says IELTS on Computer is held every Saturday at the venue it names on that page (IDP's wording; check the live schedule). The ielts.org directory also lists two British Council venues. One is Khon Kaen University International College (KKUIC), 123 Mittraphap Rd Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen 40002, Khon Kaen, which carries a UKVI Approved tag on some of its entries there (tags differ between entries of one venue; see the UKVI guide). The other is at 2nd Floor, C.P. Tower, 6 Maliwan Rd, Nai Mueang, Mueang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen, 40000. |
| Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima) | IDP's Korat page says the test is held at a test centre near The Mall Korat, and that IDP offers IELTS on Computer every Saturday and Sunday (IDP's wording; check the live schedule). The ielts.org directory lists a British Council venue in Nakhon Ratchasima, in the Bankoh area of Mueang district. |
| Udon Thani | In the ielts.org directory, the Udon Thani entry read for this page is an IDP venue, with no British Council entry. Open IDP's test-dates page and its live session list for the venue and for what is open. |
| Ubon Ratchathani | IDP's city sentence names Ubon Ratchathani, and its test-dates page lists a venue there. The ielts.org directory shows an IDP entry and British Council entries for the city, and the British Council's dates, fees and locations page names it too. This page gives no weekly pattern for it: open IDP's test-dates page and the British Council's Thailand IELTS page for the venue and for what is open. |
The East
| City | What the sources list |
|---|---|
| Pattaya (Chon Buri) | IDP describes its Pattaya venue, a language school, on its Chonburi page. IDP prints the address as "503/8-9 Pattaya, Chon Buri, Thailand 20150" and says computer tests run every Saturday and Sunday there (IDP's wording; check the live schedule). The ielts.org directory's Chon Buri entry is IDP's Pattaya venue, with no British Council entry for Pattaya. |
The South
| City | What the sources list |
|---|---|
| Chumphon | IDP's Chumphon page describes the centre as conveniently located for residents of Chumphon and nearby provinces such as Surat Thani, Ranong and Prachuap Khiri Khan. The Chumphon entry read in the ielts.org directory is an IDP venue, with no British Council entry. If you live in one of those provinces, start here. |
| Phuket | IDP's Phuket page names its centre and prints the address as "108 108-107 Moo 5 Chalermprakiat Ratchakan Thi 9 Road,Phuket District, Phuket 83000". The page says IELTS on Computer runs every Saturday and Sunday, while its FAQ says every Saturday, so rely on the live schedule. The ielts.org directory lists one Phuket entry, an IDP venue tagged Computer and One Skill Retake, with no UKVI Approved tag on that entry. The British Council's dates, fees and locations page does name Phuket, so the directory and that page differ: read both providers. |
| Hat Yai | IDP's Hat Yai page names a language school as the centre and prints the address as "580 Poonnakan Road, Hat Yai, Chang Wat, Songkla 90110". It says IELTS on Computer is available every Saturday, although its session list also shows other days, so rely on the live schedule. The Hat Yai entry read in the ielts.org directory is IDP's, with no British Council entry. |
Which provider to check, and in what order
- Open IDP's test-dates page and the page for your city; treat any weekly pattern as a pointer and open the live session list.
- Read the British Council's Thailand IELTS page and its dates, fees and locations page for what they list for your city; its rules and venues may differ from IDP's.
- Use the ielts.org test centre directory for Thailand as a cross-check, especially for the tags (Computer, One Skill Retake, UKVI Approved). Look at the tags on the entry for the venue you plan to book.
- If a provider appears in one list for a city but not in another, check that provider's own pages before deciding.
- After you book, rely on your booking confirmation for the venue address, the time and how Speaking is arranged.
IDP and the British Council in Thailand both state that from 22 March 2026 all IELTS tests are delivered on computer; see computer-delivered IELTS in Thailand for what changes. City pages can still carry wording from before that date, so the format shown when you book is the one that applies.
Guides for the next steps
- Booking, paying and moving a date at IDP Thailand.
- Test day in Thailand: which ID to bring, what stays in the locker, and how Speaking is arranged by venue.
- IELTS for UKVI in Thailand: which centres the directory tags, and how the UKVI product differs.
- IELTS One Skill Retake in Thailand.
Where one-to-one online lessons fit
Band Booster IELTS is a private tutoring service, not a test centre. Whichever city you sit the test in, the lessons are the same: online, one-to-one with Mike, live on Google Meet and taught in English, with no centre, classroom or group class in any of these cities.
Mike holds the Cambridge CELTA (July 2017), has taught English and IELTS for more than 12 years in Vietnam, Turkey and Iran, has taught more than 500 one-to-one sessions, and his own IELTS result is 8.5 in Speaking (about Mike). A 60-minute lesson covers Listening, Reading, Writing (Task 1 and Task 2, marked against the public band descriptors) or Speaking (Parts 1, 2 and 3), with feedback during the session and a written progress note afterwards in your account. You can reschedule at no charge up to 12 hours before a lesson, and there is no subscription.
A lesson is practice, not an IELTS test, and it cannot tell you which venue or format applies to your booking: your confirmation does. The booking page shows open slots in your own time zone and your price in your own currency before you pay; see the online IELTS tutor page for Thailand for how booking works here, and IELTS Speaking tutor for Thailand for Speaking. No band is promised; progress depends on your starting point and the work you do between lessons.