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Sydney network latency (SYD)

Round-trip measurements between Sydney (SYD) and 19 Hats Network PoPs, with route comparisons and downloadable probe data.

Open Data

Sydney (SYD) is an Australian PoP. The round includes Melbourne and the network's overseas destinations.

Measurement round: 2026-08-16T04:07:28Z.

The published round covers 19 outbound routes from Sydney. Incoming routes are measured separately; neither direction describes last-mile performance.

Fastest routes from Sydney

Average round-trip time · lowest first

  1. Melbourne MEL9.8 ms
  2. Singapore SIN94.5 ms
  3. Tokyo TYO101.3 ms
  4. Taipei TPE131.7 ms
  5. Hong Kong HKG135.7 ms
  6. Los Angeles LAX136.5 ms
  7. Seattle SEA161.9 ms
  8. Miami MIA191.5 ms
  9. New York NYC191.9 ms
  10. Ashburn IAD195.3 ms
9 more routes
  1. Marseille MRS240.5 ms
  2. Moscow MOW242.2 ms
  3. Paris PAR250.3 ms
  4. Frankfurt FRA254.4 ms
  5. London LON256.5 ms
  6. Amsterdam AMS258.9 ms
  7. Berlin BER260.5 ms
  8. São Paulo GRU296.7 ms
  9. Johannesburg JNB412.5 ms
Minimum, maximum and variation
RTT in milliseconds. Standard deviation is calculated within each probe round.
PoPMinMaxStdev
Melbourne9.3811.840.46
Singapore89.04106.313.56
Tokyo99.25108.622.05
Taipei126.36151.944.46
Hong Kong124.18155.086.42
Los Angeles132.98143.812.85
Seattle153.84176.635.72
Miami181.12215.137.49
New York183.18221.957.82
Ashburn186.39216.227.74
Marseille231.20264.137.87
Moscow230.07270.939.04
Paris243.57268.335.40
Frankfurt239.27292.1111.50
London243.50279.399.98
Amsterdam249.45283.537.86
Berlin249.51293.469.56
São Paulo278.26337.2713.03
Johannesburg399.32451.8612.82

Fastest routes into Sydney

Average round-trip time · lowest first

  1. Melbourne MEL9.8 ms
  2. Singapore SIN94.5 ms
  3. Tokyo TYO101.9 ms
  4. Taipei TPE133.2 ms
  5. Hong Kong HKG137.2 ms
  6. Los Angeles LAX137.6 ms
  7. Seattle SEA161.3 ms
  8. Miami MIA191.5 ms
  9. New York NYC192.6 ms
  10. Ashburn IAD193.6 ms
9 more routes
  1. Marseille MRS240.6 ms
  2. Moscow MOW241.8 ms
  3. Paris PAR249.7 ms
  4. Frankfurt FRA256.0 ms
  5. Amsterdam AMS258.0 ms
  6. London LON258.1 ms
  7. Berlin BER262.1 ms
  8. São Paulo GRU265.5 ms
  9. Johannesburg JNB412.6 ms
Minimum, maximum and variation
RTT in milliseconds. Standard deviation is calculated within each probe round.
PoPMinMaxStdev
Melbourne9.3611.080.40
Singapore92.3799.401.76
Tokyo97.82112.893.32
Taipei129.47143.283.02
Hong Kong129.36162.966.53
Los Angeles134.53146.992.45
Seattle157.60177.483.32
Miami181.65213.367.74
New York185.89212.115.61
Ashburn185.30213.556.56
Marseille231.48266.228.19
Moscow231.04265.677.65
Paris240.64279.379.37
Frankfurt251.25274.414.51
Amsterdam246.95290.319.90
London249.91280.956.66
Berlin255.96280.935.08
São Paulo255.60295.529.22
Johannesburg391.98456.6616.76
RTT and geographic distance
Outbound RTT against city-centre distance. Distance alone does not identify the cable path.

Location

  • Location: Sydney, Australia (Asia Pacific)
  • Region: Asia Pacific
  • Role: Backbone interconnection point for Hats Network (AS203314)
  • Public city reference: GeoNames 2147714; -33.86785, 151.20732
  • Coverage: RTT measurements to 19 other PoPs across 5 continents

Interconnection

  • Facility: SYD1
  • Upstream transit: HE / Superloop
  • Peering / IX: Equinix SY
Source
Destination
🇦🇺 Sydney (SYD) → 🇩🇪 Berlin (BER)
260.5 msHigh

Round Summary

MetricValue
Fastest Route🇦🇺 Sydney (SYD) → 🇦🇺 Melbourne (MEL) (9.8 ms); Ultra-Low
Slowest Route🇦🇺 Sydney (SYD) → 🇿🇦 Johannesburg (JNB) (412.5 ms)
Average RTT201.2 ms
Average Jitter1.71 ms
Average Packet Loss0.06%
Best Fiber Efficiency86.5%
Intra-Region Peers5 PoPs in Asia Pacific
Total Routes19 outbound / 19 inbound (100% coverage)

Jitter, packet-loss, percentile, and trend fields are estimated comparative indicators. Read the theoretical fiber latency methodology.

Regional Routes

Sydney's 5 other Asia Pacific PoPs have RTTs from 9.8 ms (Melbourne (MEL)) to 135.7 ms (Hong Kong (HKG)).

Sydney is on Australia's east coast, northeast of Melbourne.

Outbound Latency from Sydney (SYD)

Round-trip time in milliseconds from Sydney to all other backbone PoPs, sorted fastest to slowest.

DestinationRTT (ms)Fiber FloorEfficiencyJitterLossTier
🇦🇺 Melbourne (MEL)9.86.99 ms71.3%0.12 ms0.19%Ultra-Low
🇸🇬 Singapore (SIN)94.561.63 ms65.2%0.84 ms0%Good
🇯🇵 Tokyo (TYO)101.376.31 ms75.3%0.74 ms0%Good
🇹🇼 Taipei (TPE)131.770.88 ms53.8%1.51 ms0%Good
🇭🇰 Hong Kong (HKG)135.771.97 ms53%0.65 ms0.19%Good
🇺🇸 Los Angeles (LAX)136.5118.13 ms86.5%1.54 ms0.12%Good
🇺🇸 Seattle (SEA)161.9121.96 ms75.3%1.74 ms0.03%Fair
🇺🇸 Miami (MIA)191.5147.18 ms76.9%0.95 ms0.12%Fair
🇺🇸 New York (NYC)191.9156.57 ms81.6%2.06 ms0.07%Fair
🇺🇸 Ashburn (IAD)195.3153.48 ms78.6%1.26 ms0.15%Fair
🇫🇷 Marseille (MRS)240.5165.41 ms68.8%2.18 ms0%Fair
🇷🇺 Moscow (MOW)242.2141.84 ms58.6%1.9 ms0.11%Fair
🇫🇷 Paris (PAR)250.3166.06 ms66.3%2.41 ms0%High
🇩🇪 Frankfurt (FRA)254.4161.37 ms63.4%2.54 ms0%High
🇬🇧 London (LON)256.5166.37 ms64.9%2.97 ms0.09%High
🇳🇱 Amsterdam (AMS)258.9162.93 ms62.9%1.18 ms0.16%High
🇩🇪 Berlin (BER)260.5157.54 ms60.5%2.14 ms0%High
🇧🇷 São Paulo (GRU)296.7131 ms44.2%1.93 ms0%High
🇿🇦 Johannesburg (JNB)412.5108.32 ms26.3%3.8 ms0%High

Fastest Routes to Sydney (SYD)

The 10 fastest measured routes to Sydney, ranked by average RTT. Min / max / stdev are computed from the same measurement round (50 ICMP echo probes per route, 100 ms interval); routes without a published per-sample round show the measured average RTT only.

RankSourceAvg RTTMinMaxStdev
1🇦🇺 Melbourne (MEL)9.8 ms9.36 ms11.08 ms0.4 ms
2🇸🇬 Singapore (SIN)94.5 ms92.37 ms99.4 ms1.76 ms
3🇯🇵 Tokyo (TYO)101.9 ms97.82 ms112.89 ms3.32 ms
4🇹🇼 Taipei (TPE)133.2 ms129.47 ms143.28 ms3.02 ms
5🇭🇰 Hong Kong (HKG)137.2 ms129.36 ms162.96 ms6.53 ms
6🇺🇸 Los Angeles (LAX)137.6 ms134.53 ms146.99 ms2.45 ms
7🇺🇸 Seattle (SEA)161.3 ms157.6 ms177.48 ms3.32 ms
8🇺🇸 Miami (MIA)191.5 ms181.65 ms213.36 ms7.74 ms
9🇺🇸 New York (NYC)192.6 ms185.89 ms212.11 ms5.61 ms
10🇺🇸 Ashburn (IAD)193.6 ms185.3 ms213.55 ms6.56 ms

Inbound Latency to Sydney (SYD)

Round-trip time in milliseconds from all other PoPs to Sydney. The measurement origin matters: inbound and outbound RTT can differ for the same pair.

SourceRTT (ms)Fiber FloorEfficiencyJitterLossTier
🇦🇺 Melbourne (MEL)9.86.99 ms71.3%0.12 ms0%Ultra-Low
🇸🇬 Singapore (SIN)94.561.63 ms65.2%0.53 ms0%Good
🇯🇵 Tokyo (TYO)101.976.31 ms74.9%0.92 ms0.2%Good
🇹🇼 Taipei (TPE)133.270.88 ms53.2%1.48 ms0%Good
🇭🇰 Hong Kong (HKG)137.271.97 ms52.5%0.86 ms0.17%Good
🇺🇸 Los Angeles (LAX)137.6118.13 ms85.9%1.65 ms0%Good
🇺🇸 Seattle (SEA)161.3121.96 ms75.6%1.49 ms0%Fair
🇺🇸 Miami (MIA)191.5147.18 ms76.9%0.88 ms0%Fair
🇺🇸 New York (NYC)192.6156.57 ms81.3%0.91 ms0%Fair
🇺🇸 Ashburn (IAD)193.6153.48 ms79.3%1.68 ms0%Fair
🇫🇷 Marseille (MRS)240.6165.41 ms68.7%2.14 ms0%Fair
🇷🇺 Moscow (MOW)241.8141.84 ms58.7%2.66 ms0%Fair
🇫🇷 Paris (PAR)249.7166.06 ms66.5%1.18 ms0%Fair
🇩🇪 Frankfurt (FRA)256161.37 ms63%1.5 ms0.16%High
🇳🇱 Amsterdam (AMS)258162.93 ms63.2%2.35 ms0.11%High
🇬🇧 London (LON)258.1166.37 ms64.5%1.58 ms0.18%High
🇩🇪 Berlin (BER)262.1157.54 ms60.1%3.1 ms0.15%High
🇧🇷 São Paulo (GRU)265.5131 ms49.3%1.66 ms0%High
🇿🇦 Johannesburg (JNB)412.6108.32 ms26.3%2.3 ms0.07%High

Asia Pacific Peers

Sydney is one of 6 Hats Network PoPs in Asia Pacific. The table lists outbound measurements within the region.

PoPCodeCountryRTT (ms)Tier
🇭🇰 Hong Kong (HKG)HKGHong Kong135.7Good
🇦🇺 Melbourne (MEL)MELAustralia9.8Ultra-Low
🇸🇬 Singapore (SIN)SINSingapore94.5Good
🇹🇼 Taipei (TPE)TPETaiwan131.7Good
🇯🇵 Tokyo (TYO)TYOJapan101.3Good

Questions

What is the fastest route to Sydney?

The fastest measured route to Sydney (SYD) is Melbourne (MEL) → Sydney (SYD), averaging 9.8 ms RTT (Ultra-Low).

What is the fastest route from Sydney?

The fastest measured route from Sydney (SYD) is Sydney (SYD) → Melbourne (MEL), averaging 9.8 ms RTT (Ultra-Low).

How well connected is Sydney to the Hats Network backbone?

Sydney (SYD) maintains measured routes to all 19 other PoPs across 5 continents. The slowest route, Sydney (SYD) → Johannesburg (JNB), averages 412.5 ms RTT.

Round published August 16, 2026. All 20 PoPs · Dataset and licence.

Singapore network latency (SIN)

Round-trip measurements between Singapore (SIN) and 19 Hats Network PoPs, with route comparisons and downloadable probe data.

Taipei network latency (TPE)

Round-trip measurements between Taipei (TPE) and 19 Hats Network PoPs, with route comparisons and downloadable probe data.

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