We test 2 NordVPN locations in Germany. Together they averaged 1,183 Mbps download across 131 successful tests in the last 30 days.
Average download is up 12% on the previous 30 days, from 1,055 to 1,183 Mbps.
131 of 534 test attempts completed in the last 30 days (24.5%). 403 of the 403 failures were tunnels that didn't connect.
Speed barely changes through the day, with 4% between the fastest and slowest periods. Figures are average download in Mbps.
Frankfurt, Germany ranks 14 of 52 current NordVPN locations in Europe by average download. The next faster is Prague, Czech Republic, at 1,238 Mbps.
Surfshark's fastest current location in Germany is Frankfurt, Germany, averaging 1,412 Mbps against 1,238 Mbps here.
For the highest download speed, connect to Frankfurt, Germany (1,238 Mbps). It also has the lowest average ping here.
These figures come from our own automated WireGuard tests, run from one datacentre connection. They show what a server can deliver, not what you'll get at home, where your own broadband sets the limit. How we test.
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