To swap AVAX to BNB, connect an EVM wallet with AVAX on Avalanche C-Chain, choose BNB on BNB Chain as “to” and confirm one transaction on Avalanche. On November 11, 2026, $1,000 of AVAX quoted 1.465122 BNB in about 40 seconds, before the 0.7% service fee. BNB arrives at the same 0x address, and because it is native BNB, it already covers your gas on BNB Chain.
Key Takeaways
- Route type: cross-chain in one step; NEAR Intents was the only route at all three amounts.
- Time: about 40 seconds.
- Cost: about 0.37% in route fees and about $0.02 of AVAX gas, before the 0.7% service fee.
- Main catch: AVAX must be on C-Chain (an 0x address). AVAX on X-Chain or P-Chain cannot be swapped here until you move it to C-Chain.
What Is AVAX?
AVAX is the native coin of Avalanche. This swap starts on C-Chain (chain ID 43114), the EVM network of Avalanche where AVAX pays gas and wallets use 0x addresses. X-Chain and P-Chain addresses look different and are not supported by the route. LI.FI priced AVAX at $8.54 on our check. Other AVAX swaps: AVAX to ETH, AVAX to USDT.
What Is BNB?
BNB is the native coin of BNB Chain (BNB Smart Chain, chain ID 56), where it pays gas for every transaction. LI.FI priced BNB at $679.44 on our check. A wallet on BNB Chain with no BNB cannot move any token, which is why receiving native BNB is the simplest way to start there.
How the AVAX to BNB Swap Works
Avalanche and BNB Chain do not share liquidity, so the route is cross-chain. You sign one transaction on C-Chain. With NEAR Intents, your AVAX goes to a deposit and a solver pays native BNB from its own liquidity on BNB Chain, to the same 0x address unless you enter another one. Nothing has to be signed on BNB Chain. Background: what is an intent-based bridge.
Quotes by Amount (AVAX on C-Chain to BNB, November 11, 2026)
| You send | You receive | Route fees | Route | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 of AVAX | 0.146518 BNB | $0.37 | NEAR Intents | about 40 s |
| $1,000 of AVAX | 1.465122 BNB | $3.70 | NEAR Intents | about 40 s |
| $10,000 of AVAX | 14.649365 BNB | $36.97 | NEAR Intents | about 40 s |
BNB per dollar was flat from $100 to $10,000 (0.0014649-0.0014652 BNB per $1), so a small swap is not more expensive in percent and splitting a large one does not help. AVAX gas was about $0.02 at every amount. Quotes are LI.FI routes before the 0.7% Step Exchange service fee; they change every minute.
At LI.FI’s reference prices, 1 AVAX was worth 0.012569 BNB; the route paid 0.012512 BNB per AVAX, about 0.45% less. That gap is the whole cost of the route, fees included.
Only One Route: What That Means
LI.FI returned a single route for this pair, NEAR Intents, both when sorted by price and by speed. There is no faster or cheaper alternative to compare on the direct swap, so the useful comparison is with other ways to end up holding BNB:
| Path ($1,000 of AVAX) | BNB received | Transactions | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVAX (C-Chain) to BNB, direct | 1.465323 BNB | 1 | best |
| AVAX to USDT on BNB Chain, then USDT to BNB | 1.463191 BNB | 2 | 0.15% less |
| Binance-Peg AVAX (BNB Chain) to BNB | 1.459722 BNB | 1 | 0.38% less |
Second request the same day, so the direct amount differs slightly from the table above. The two-step path also needs BNB for gas before its second step, which a new BNB Chain wallet does not have. If you want stablecoins on BNB Chain instead, swap AVAX to USDT there; more on stablecoin routes in USDT to BNB.
Already Hold AVAX on BNB Chain?
Some wallets hold Binance-Peg AVAX, a BEP-20 token on BNB Chain (CoinGecko: Binance-Peg Avalanche, contract 0x1ce0…4041), for example after an exchange withdrawal on the BNB Smart Chain network. It is not the same coin as AVAX on C-Chain: it lives on BNB Chain, so swapping it to BNB is a same-chain trade. On our check, $1,000 of it returned 1.459722 BNB through Nordstern Finance in a single transaction, with six DEX routes within 0.03% of each other. That is 0.38% fewer BNB than sending native AVAX from C-Chain, but you need a little BNB for gas to sign it.
Step by Step
- Check the network: your AVAX must be on Avalanche C-Chain (0x address).
- Connect your EVM wallet on C-Chain and keep a little AVAX for gas.
- From: AVAX on Avalanche. To: BNB on BNB Chain. The recipient defaults to your own 0x address.
- Check the quote in BNB, not in dollars, and confirm on Avalanche.
- Add BNB Chain (chain ID 56) to your wallet if the balance does not show; BNB arrives in about 40 seconds.
Mistakes to Avoid
- AVAX on the wrong chain: an exchange withdrawal may land on X-Chain or as Binance-Peg AVAX on BNB Chain. Only AVAX on C-Chain starts this route.
- Sending to an exchange deposit address: if the BNB goes to an exchange, the deposit address must be for BNB on BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20); check the network the exchange shows before you paste it.
- Thinking the balance is missing: the BNB is on BNB Chain, not on Avalanche. Switch the wallet’s network to see it.
- Swapping all your AVAX: keep a few cents of AVAX on C-Chain for later transactions there.
BNB from other coins: ETH to BNB, SOL to BNB, BTC to BNB.