Cost to send AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain: $0.0012

Live network fee for a AVAX transfer, updated 10 min ago.

To an existing holder
$0.0012
0.000105 AVAX
To a new address
$0.0012
0.000105 AVAX
Paid in
AVAX
$11.02 per AVAX
Block time
~2 s
Avalanche C-Chain

Sending AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain currently costs about $0.0012 in network fees (0.000105 AVAX).

The current gas price is 5.01 gwei (base fee 5.011586 gwei + median tip 0 gwei). A plain AVAX transfer uses 21,000 gas, a ERC-20 token transfer about 65,000 gas (upper estimate; transfers to an address that already holds the token use less), and a simple DEX swap about 180,000 gas.

FAQ

How much does it cost to send AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain?

About $0.0012 right now (0.000105 AVAX), paid in AVAX. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Avalanche C-Chain nodes.

Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain?

Exchanges set their own flat withdrawal fee, often well above the actual network fee, to cover operations and fee spikes. The figure on this page is the on-chain network fee only.

What happens if I send AVAX on the wrong network?

Tokens sent to an address on a network the recipient does not support can be lost or need a costly manual recovery. Always check that the receiving wallet or exchange lists Avalanche C-Chain as a deposit network for AVAX.

See also: Avalanche C-Chain gas fees · transfer cost calculator · Avalanche DCA backtest · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.

Data updated: 2026-10-01 11:50 UTC.