ETH on BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20): fee right now
Sending ETH on BNB Smart Chain costs $0.0021 (0.00000275 BNB) on-chain right now and takes about 5 s to confirm. That figure is a USDT transfer used as the proxy; a plain ETH send is usually cheaper. The cheapest exchange withdrawal we can read is Binance at $0.023 (0.0000087 ETH), so leaving an exchange and sending on again costs about $0.025 in total. Among 5 ETH rails with a reading, BNB Smart Chain ranks cheapest by total cost.
Read 28 Sept, 02:47 UTC; on-chain figures cached 90 s, exchange figures 10 min. Chain fee: USDT transfer used as the proxy; a plain ETH send is usually cheaper. Every number below names its source.
Exchange withdrawal fees
3 of 5 readable| Exchange | Fee (USD) | Fee (ETH) | Minimum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | $0.023cheapest | 0.0000087 ETH | 0.000017 ETH | enabled · ~1 min |
| KuCoin | $0.637 | 0.00024 ETH | 0.00048 ETH | enabled · 60 conf |
| HTX | $0.318 | 0.00012 ETH | 0.0005 ETH | paused · 15 conf |
| Bybit | unavailable: unavailable (Request parameter error: apiKey is missing) | |||
| OKX | unavailable: requires exchange login; not shown | |||
Basis: the flat fee each exchange charges to withdraw ETH on BEP-20, in ETH, converted at $2,652 per ETH; read 28 Sept, 02:45 UTC. Paused means the exchange has the rail switched off right now. Full matrix on the exchange fees page.
On-chain fee, last 24 hours
$0.0021
0.00000275 BNB · ~5 s
Basis: USDT transfer ≈ 55,000 gas × current gas price, from BSC public RPC eth_gasPrice; USDT transfer used as the proxy; a plain ETH send is usually cheaper. The 24h figures are this desk's own log of the same USD fee, sampled at most every 5 minutes; with fewer than two readings the chart says so. JSON at /api/fees/history?network=bsc.
How to send ETH on BNB Smart Chain
- Ask the receiver for a ETH address on BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) and check the network name on their deposit page matches. ETH on another network is a different token and a deposit on the wrong one is usually lost.
- On the exchange choose ETH, then network BEP-20; the form shows the fee and minimum. Right now the enabled rails are Binance ($0.023) and KuCoin ($0.637).
- Keep a little BNB on the sending address: ETH transfers on BNB Smart Chain are paid for in BNB, not ETH.
- Paste the address into the address check to confirm it belongs to BNB Smart Chain before confirming; then use the route planner if you want every rail ranked for your amount.
ETH on other networks
| Network | Chain fee | Cheapest withdrawal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | not tracked | $0.040 · Binance | $0.040exchange only |
| Arbitrum One | $0.0080 | $0.053 · Binance | $0.061exchange + chain |
| Base | not tracked | $0.133 · Binance | $0.133exchange only |
| Ethereum (ERC-20) | $0.136 | $0.186 · Binance | $0.322exchange + chain |
Basis: cheapest total first; total is the cheapest enabled exchange withdrawal plus the on-chain fee where both are known, otherwise whichever one is. Ranking for every network on the ETH hub.
Questions
- Why does the ETH fee on BNB Smart Chain change?
- The on-chain figure is a USDT transfer ≈ 55,000 gas × current gas price, read from BSC public RPC eth_gasPrice. It moves for two reasons: the network's fee market (gas, energy or priority price) rises and falls with demand, and the USD figure follows the BNB price ($773 when this page was built). We re-read both every 90 seconds and never fill a gap with an old number.
- What is the minimum ETH withdrawal on BEP-20?
- Right now: Binance 0.000017 ETH, HTX 0.0005 ETH and KuCoin 0.00048 ETH. Below the minimum the exchange refuses the withdrawal; at or just above it the flat fee is a large share of what arrives ($0.023 of a 0.000017 ETH withdrawal at Binance).
- Is BNB Smart Chain the cheapest network to send ETH right now?
- Yes, by total cost (cheapest exchange withdrawal plus on-chain fee) among the 5 ETH rails with a reading: $0.025 here against $0.040 on Optimism next.
CheapestChain is sponsored by Craze, a casino that takes crypto deposits. We have no commercial relationship with any exchange or network named here and no affiliate links to them; exchange figures are read from each exchange's public endpoint and shown as they arrive. Not financial advice; fees change without notice, so check the form before confirming.