Measured latency to bitFlyer around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
bitFlyer latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~44 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~63 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~66 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~87 ms |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~122 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~153 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~249 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~391 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 bitFlyer
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1): it reaches bitFlyer in about 44 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against bitFlyer from N. Virginia or other distant regions. At ~391 ms (9× 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 bitFlyer's servers located?
bitFlyer responds fastest from AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1) — about 44 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Tokyo.
What is the best server location for bitFlyer?
AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1). A server there reaches bitFlyer in ~44 ms, versus ~391 ms from N. Virginia — a 9× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to bitFlyer?
In our measurements: ~44 ms from Tokyo versus ~391 ms from N. Virginia — a 9× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.