Measured latency to Bitfinex around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
Bitfinex latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~22 ms |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~23 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~27 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~42 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~49 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~57 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~82 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~118 ms |
Indicative REST round-trips from our multi-region measurements — for comparing regions, not an SLA. WebSocket feeds are faster in absolute terms, but the regional proportions hold.
Best server location for trading on Bitfinex
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1): it reaches Bitfinex in about 22 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against Bitfinex from N. Virginia or other distant regions. At ~118 ms (5× the co-located figure) every price you see is stale before you can act on it, and that staleness turns into slippage on every market order.
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Where are Bitfinex's servers located?
Bitfinex responds fastest from AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1) — about 22 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Frankfurt.
What is the best server location for Bitfinex?
AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1). A server there reaches Bitfinex in ~22 ms, versus ~118 ms from N. Virginia — a 5× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to Bitfinex?
In our measurements: ~22 ms from Frankfurt versus ~118 ms from N. Virginia — a 5× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.