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International Routes & Servers

100+ countries / 230+ routes. Check the exit location, then the route, and test the connection with the site you need to use.

DIRECTORY / LOCATIONS

Browse routes by location

Country or region indicates the general exit location; the city distinguishes entry names within that region. Route type describes the transmission path. It does not determine a website’s content rights or, by itself, indicate speed.

Asia-Pacific

A good place to start comparing nearby locations. For region-specific content, check that the platform serves the location you choose.

Asia-Pacific route directory
Country / RegionCityRoute typeStreaming support
SingaporeSingaporeIEPLCheck the platform and its available catalog
Hong KongHong KongIEPLCheck the platform and its available catalog
JapanTokyoIEPLCheck the platform and its available catalog
JapanOsakaRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
South KoreaSeoulRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
AustraliaSydneyDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog

North America

First check whether the service requires a US or Canadian exit, then compare routes within that region. Geographic location and actual network routing are separate considerations.

North America route directory
Country / RegionCityRoute typeStreaming support
United StatesLos AngelesRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
United StatesSan JoseRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
United StatesSeattleDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog
United StatesNew YorkRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
CanadaVancouverDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog
CanadaTorontoRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog

Europe

For accessing European services and business sites. A nearby exit location does not guarantee the same result on every platform; check within the app.

Europe route directory
Country / RegionCityRoute typeStreaming support
GermanyFrankfurtRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
SwitzerlandZurichRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
United KingdomLondonRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
FranceParisDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog
NetherlandsAmsterdamDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog
SwedenStockholmDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog

Other regions

Best suited to access with a specific location requirement. If your everyday use has no location restrictions, choosing a stable route from your usual options makes ongoing maintenance easier.

Other regions route directory
Country / RegionCityRoute typeStreaming support
United Arab EmiratesDubaiRelayCheck the platform and its available catalog
South AfricaJohannesburgDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog
BrazilSão PauloDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog
ChileSantiagoDirectCheck the platform and its available catalog

A city missing from this directory may still be available in your subscription, and a listed location may not be available at all times. For the full directory, get your subscription from the user panel. If route names change, update your subscription and check the new groups.

TRANSPORT / ROUTE TYPES

How dedicated routes, relays and direct routes differ

The following describes common network architectures and their trade-offs, not a performance guarantee for any route. Your local network, access provider, time of day and destination service all affect the final experience.

IEPL

IEPL

A focus on managing the cross-border transmission segment

IEPL generally refers to an international Ethernet private line. It uses dedicated transmission resources provided by carriers to connect different regions, with the aim of reducing reliance on ordinary public-internet routing for the cross-border segment. The connection from your device to the access point and from the exit to the destination service still involves separate network segments. An IEPL label alone does not mean the entire connection uses dedicated resources.

This architecture may suit ongoing work, extended use of online tools and situations where you want to reduce route fluctuations during busy periods. Evaluate whether sessions stay connected and file transfers finish reliably, rather than relying on the route name. Congested home Wi-Fi and too many background tasks on your device will not disappear just because you use a dedicated route.

Dedicated transmission resources and their maintenance generally cost more than shared public-internet paths. However, the name alone does not reveal the scale of procurement, resource allocation or actual experience. Pricing for this service is listed on the plans page; this architecture overview does not describe an extra fee.

RELAY

Relay

Routing traffic through an access point

A relay route adds a forwarding node between your device and the final exit. Your device first connects to an access point that is easier to reach, which then forwards traffic to the exit region. The benefit is not the extra hop itself, but whether it provides a better path for a particular access network and avoids instability on a direct connection to a remote exit.

Relay routes may suit everyday browsing, research, online collaboration and streaming, especially when a direct route performs poorly. The experience depends on the access point, intermediate links and exit network. An extra hop also means troubleshooting should distinguish access-point connection issues from destination-service issues; not every problem comes from the exit region.

Costs typically reflect the access node, forwarded traffic, cross-border path and exit resources. A relay may fall between other architectures, but route labels cannot be ranked mechanically. Compare a relay and a dedicated route in the same region using the same task, and keep the one that reliably gets the job done rather than choosing the more complex-sounding name.

DIRECT

Direct

Connecting directly to an exit service

A direct route generally means your device connects to an access service at a remote exit without an additional relay node arranged by the provider. “Direct” describes the service architecture; it does not mean there are no routers in the physical network or that traffic travels in a straight line geographically. Carrier peering arrangements still affect the path, and a nearby exit may still involve detours.

When the public-internet path from your local network to the destination exit is good, a direct route can work well for everyday browsing and location-specific access, and provides a useful baseline for comparison. If performance changes significantly on another access network, consider differences in carrier routing first. If only one app has an issue, check its regional requirements, account permissions and local proxy settings.

Direct routes generally avoid the procurement costs of additional relay nodes and dedicated transmission segments, but total costs also depend on exit resources, maintenance and traffic usage. A simpler setup does not guarantee a worse experience—or a faster one. Choose an architecture based on your actual needs, not a ranking of labels.

USE CASE / CHOOSING A ROUTE

Choose an exit for your needs

Location helps determine part of your access identity; the route determines part of the transmission path. Meeting the destination service’s location requirements first, then comparing routes within that region, usually gives clearer results than repeatedly switching between countries.

Everyday browsing

For browsing international websites, research or everyday messaging, start with a nearby location you use regularly. Open the sites you actually need and check that pages, images and attachments load properly. A working homepage does not mean every subdomain uses the same route. If some resources fail, check your client’s traffic-routing rules.

Once you find a route that works well, keep it as your usual exit and save an alternative in the same region. If you have no specific location requirement, there is no need to choose a more distant location just for the sake of it. A single fast page load is not enough to establish that a route will suit every task over time.

Streaming

First check that the platform is available in your chosen region and that your account has the necessary content access, then select an exit in that region. Catalogs may also depend on licensing, account settings, device and how the platform identifies your connection. The location labels in this table help narrow your options; they do not guarantee that a particular title, video quality or platform will always be available.

To test a route, open the content you actually want to watch and play it for a while. Check for repeated buffering or frequent quality changes. If the site loads but the video will not play, first distinguish account or content-access issues from route issues, then compare other routes in the same region. Recheck when platform location rules change rather than relying on past results.

AI Tools

Before using tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, check the platform’s published service regions and account requirements. Network connectivity is only one part of access; it does not replace account eligibility, subscription permissions or platform review. Once you choose a region that meets the platform’s requirements, try to use the same exit consistently instead of changing regions frequently during a session.

Testing should go beyond the login page: submit a prompt, receive a response and try any file features you rely on. If longer tasks keep getting interrupted, compare route types while keeping the region unchanged. For more app-specific troubleshooting, see the AI acceleration guide. Keep account notices separate from connection issues.

Gaming

Choose a location based on where the game servers are, not just the region shown in your account store or launcher. Login, downloads and gameplay may connect to different services, so opening the launcher does not confirm that game traffic is using your chosen route. First check whether your client’s proxy mode covers game traffic, then assess the in-game connection.

Switching routes can change your exit and interrupt an active connection, so leave the game before comparing options. If your local Wi-Fi is handling heavy traffic, resolve local congestion before assessing the international route. This service provides cross-border network acceleration and international route subscriptions; compatibility and competitive performance for specific games are not guaranteed.

Remote work

For work, session continuity matters most. Compare routes using real tasks such as video calls, document collaboration and file uploads. Check that tasks finish and that your connection stays active when you switch apps. If your work platform has location requirements, follow your organization’s access policies rather than frequently changing exits just to open a page.

Corporate networks, remote-access software and personal clients may all change routing. If they conflict, identify which configuration is responsible for work traffic first. Follow your organization’s data-handling policies and keep a separate backup connection available for work materials. Route stability, app authorization and file access permissions are separate concerns and should be checked independently.

CHECK / VERIFICATION STEPS

Verify the full connection result

A connected status in your client only confirms that one step of the connection process is complete. To decide whether a route works for you, also check the exit, the target app and how it handles sustained tasks.

Check your local connection and subscription

Confirm your regular internet connection works, check your plan and traffic status in the panel, then update your client subscription. If route names have changed, old favorites may still point to previous entries. Avoid changing your client, access network and destination region all at once during troubleshooting; even if the connection recovers, you will not know which change helped.

Check the exit and app

After connecting, use IP check to see which exit your browser reports. That result does not mean every app uses the same route. Open the app you actually need and complete a task after signing in. If the exit has not changed, check your system proxy, client mode and the app’s own proxy settings before trying another route.

Compare under the same conditions

Keep the device, access network, task and destination region consistent, and change only the route. Recheck issues during the hours you actually use the service; off-peak results are not a substitute. Note the route name, time, client platform and error message to describe the issue through a support ticket in the panel. Do not include your password or full subscription URL.

SUBSCRIPTION / USAGE NOTES

Subscriptions, devices and route maintenance

VPNQW supports Windows / macOS / iOS / Android / Linux, with unlimited devices online at the same time. Device count and actual transfer performance are not the same thing: multiple devices uploading files or streaming video at once still share your access network and subscription traffic. When troubleshooting one device, temporarily pausing high-traffic tasks on other devices can reduce interference.

Get clients and subscriptions through the user panel; log in to access your subscription. After logging in, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux clients can retrieve it. On iOS, follow the access instructions shown in the panel. Marketing pages do not provide direct installer downloads or ready-to-use subscription URLs. For a first-time setup, follow the setup guide. If you already have a client, update the subscription rather than manually copying old route details.

Monthly subscription traffic resets each month on the activation date. Mid-cycle upgrades are prorated based on the remaining days; traffic add-ons remain available until used and never expire. Choose a billing option based on how often you use the service, not just the number of locations in the directory. See the plans page for full pricing and inclusions. Payment methods: Alipay / WeChat Pay / USDT. 30-day money-back guarantee.

No email address is required to create an account; just choose a username and password. Once you start using the service, note your usual locations, use cases and backup routes, and adjust them if app requirements or route groups change. For a comparison of network architectures, billing and support, read the cross-border network service buying guide. For specific connection issues, the support center can help troubleshoot based on symptoms.

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