Measured latency to Bitvavo around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
Bitvavo latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~15 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~72 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~342 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~540 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~786 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~873 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~985 ms |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~996 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 Bitvavo
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1): it reaches Bitvavo in about 15 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against Bitvavo from Tokyo or other distant regions. At ~996 ms (66× 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 Bitvavo's servers located?
Bitvavo responds fastest from AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1) — about 15 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Frankfurt.
What is the best server location for Bitvavo?
AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1). A server there reaches Bitvavo in ~15 ms, versus ~996 ms from Tokyo — a 66× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to Bitvavo?
In our measurements: ~15 ms from Frankfurt versus ~996 ms from Tokyo — a 66× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.