# How long does a transfer take? (h exchange)

It depends which network you are sending to and from. As a general rule of thumb, L1 to L2 transfers take the same amount of time than sending via the native bridge. For example, depositing from Ethereum to Polygon takes approximately 22 minutes via the Polygon bridge and the same amount of time with the Nexus bridge. This is because Nexus itself uses the native bridges for L1 -> L2 deposits.

The advantages with Nexus come about when you transfer the other way around from L2 to L1 or from one L2 to another L2.

#### L2 to Any <a href="#l2-to-any" id="l2-to-any"></a>

* Optimism: \~25 minutes (finality)
* Arbitrum: \~12 minutes (finality)
* Nova: \~12 minutes (finality)
* Polygon: \~60 minutes (1600 blocks) (due to ongonig chain reorg issues)
* Gnosis: \~4 minutes (L2 finality)
* Base: \~25 minutes (finality)

#### Ethereum to Any <a href="#ethereum-to-any" id="ethereum-to-any"></a>

* Optimism: \~2 minutes (optimistic finality)
* Arbitrum: \~10 minutes (finality)
* Nova: \~10 minutes (finality)
* Polygon: \~20 min (finality)
* Gnosis: \~30 min (light client finality)
* Base: \~2 minutes (optimistic finality)


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