Ethereum (ETH) is the most commonly bridged asset between Ethereum mainnet and Polygon. By bridging ETH to Polygon, you can participate in DeFi protocols, trade on decentralized exchanges, and interact with NFT marketplaces at a fraction of the cost you would pay on Ethereum mainnet.
Why Bridge ETH to Polygon?
The Ethereum network remains congested for most of the day, with average gas fees making small transactions uneconomical. Polygon processes over 3 million transactions per day with an average fee of less than $0.01. By bridging ETH to Polygon, traders can execute dozens of swaps, liquidity additions, or NFT purchases for the same cost as a single Ethereum transaction.
- Access Polygon DEXes (QuickSwap, Uniswap v3, SushiSwap) with ETH
- Provide liquidity to ETH pools and earn yield on Polygon Aave
- Trade NFTs on Polygon OpenSea with near-zero fees
- Use ETH as collateral in Polygon lending protocols
ETH on Polygon: What You Receive
When you bridge ETH to Polygon, you receive Wrapped ETH (WETH) on the Polygon network. WETH maintains a 1:1 peg with ETH and can be used identically to ETH on all Polygon DeFi protocols. Most protocols automatically handle the wrapping and unwrapping process, so you will rarely notice the difference in practice.
WETH on Polygon is fully redeemable for ETH on Ethereum at any time by using the withdrawal function of Matic Bridge. The peg is enforced by the smart contract locking mechanism.
To bridge ETH, navigate to maticbridge.com, connect your MetaMask, ensure you are on Ethereum Mainnet, select ETH as your token, enter the amount to transfer, and click Transfer. After approving the transaction in MetaMask, wait approximately 5–10 minutes for your WETH to arrive on the Polygon network.