How to bridge to Arbitrum
Aug 12, 20263 min read

How to bridge to Arbitrum

Bridge to Arbitrum from any chain and any token, with the cheapest route chosen automatically.

Bridge to Arbitrum

TL;DR

  • Bridge to Arbitrum from any chain and any token, all in one flow.
  • Sweep compares Relay, Across, Mayan, Symbiosis and others, routing through whichever gives the best rate.
  • No account and no centralized exchange. Your funds stay in your wallet the whole way.
  • Sweep many balances together instead of bridging each one by hand.

What is Arbitrum?

Arbitrum is one of the largest Ethereum layer 2s by activity, with very cheap transactions and a mature DeFi ecosystem.

Whatever you're holding elsewhere, Sweep can consolidate it and deliver the token you want on Arbitrum, with no separate bridges to juggle.

Arbitrum at a glance

Chain ID
42161
Native token
ETH
Block explorer
Arbiscan
Routes via
Relay, Across, Mayan, Symbiosis and others

How to bridge to Arbitrum with Sweep

  1. 1

    Open the Sweep app and connect your wallet.

  2. 2
  3. 3

    Set Arbitrum as the destination and pick the token you want to land in.

    Open the network list, choose Arbitrum, then pick the output token: a stablecoin like USDC, the native token, or anything Arbitrum supports. You can even split the result into two tokens. As soon as it's set, Sweep quotes the amount you'll receive on Arbitrum.

    Select tokens

    Arbitrum

    3 assets

    USDC

    USD Coin

    1,204

    $1,204

    ETH

    Ether

    0.63

    $1,860

    USDT

    Tether USD

    540

    $540

    Choose Arbitrum from the network list as your destination.
  4. 4

    Review the route Sweep found and approve it in your wallet.

    Sweep compares Relay, Across, Mayan, Symbiosis and others in real time and picks the cheapest, fastest path, showing the exact amount that will arrive on Arbitrum and the fee before you sign. Assets sitting on the same chain are batched into a single signature, so you're not approving one transaction per token. Confirm, and your funds land on Arbitrum — you can follow every leg in the app's history.

How much does it cost to bridge to Arbitrum?

Two things make up the cost: the gas on the network you're sending from, and the routing provider's fee. Sweep compares its providers in real time and shows exactly what will arrive on Arbitrum before you confirm, so there's nothing hidden.

There's no account, subscription or extra Sweep charge to use it. Because Sweep routes through whichever path is cheapest, you keep more than you would sending through a single bridge.

Why bridge with Sweep

  • Best rate, automatically. Sweep quotes Relay, Across, Mayan, Symbiosis and others, routing through the cheapest path to Arbitrum.
  • Many tokens, one flow. Consolidate scattered balances across chains into the token you want on Arbitrum instead of bridging each one by hand. Assets on the same chain are batched into a single signature.
  • You stay in control. Funds move directly through the providers, and Sweep never holds your assets.
  • No guesswork. You see exactly what lands on Arbitrum before you approve anything.

Bridging out of Arbitrum

Leaving Arbitrum works the same way in reverse. Open Sweep, select your tokens on Arbitrum, choose the chain and token you want to end up with, and approve it in your wallet. Your assets move straight through the providers and never sit with Sweep.

Frequently asked questions

Most transfers to Arbitrum settle within seconds to a couple of minutes, depending on network conditions. Sweep automatically picks the fastest available route across its providers.

You pay the source network's gas plus the routing provider's fee. Sweep compares Relay, Across, Mayan, Symbiosis and others in real time and shows exactly what you'll receive on Arbitrum before you confirm.

No. Sweep needs no account and never takes custody of your funds. You connect your own wallet, and everything moves directly through audited routing providers.

Yes. That's the point of Sweep. You can consolidate scattered balances across several chains into one destination token on Arbitrum, instead of bridging each one by hand. Assets on the same chain are batched into a single signature.

Sweep routes through audited providers and never takes custody of your assets, so your funds move straight from your wallet to Arbitrum. You approve every transaction yourself and can see the expected result before you sign.

You can start from almost any token on any supported chain and receive the token you choose on Arbitrum. Sweep handles the swaps and the bridging in the same flow, so you don't need to hold a specific asset first.

The same way, in reverse. Open Sweep, select your tokens on Arbitrum, choose the chain and token you want to end up with, and approve it in your wallet.

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