How to bridge to Linea
Example quote from 25 September 2026: sending 3,000 USDC (~$3,000) from Ethereum returns about 1.1197 ETH on Linea via Symbiosis, estimated ~22 sec — no wrapped tokens beyond the standard route, fully non-custodial. Symbiosis works as a liquidity meta-aggregator, comparing routes across multiple DEXes and bridge providers and picking the best one by price, fee, and speed automatically. Here's how the flow works:
Pick the source. Set Ethereum as source and Linea as destination — the USDC sits in an Ethereum wallet, and the goal is access to Linea DeFi.
Connect wallets. MetaMask on the Ethereum side, MetaMask on the Linea side. Symbiosis reads the destination address automatically from the connected wallet — no manual paste required.
Enter the amount. 3,000 USDC (~$3,000) in this example. Keep enough ETH in the wallet to cover network gas.
Review the quote. Symbiosis displays the exact ETH amount on Linea (about 1.1197 ETH in this example), the flat Symbiosis fee in USD, and ETA (~22 sec). The quote is locked in before signing — 2% slippage tolerance protects against sudden price moves.
Sign and confirm. Sign the Ethereum transaction in MetaMask. ETH arrives in MetaMask once the route completes — track the transfer on Symbiosis Explorer.
About bridging to Linea
Why this route. Linea is the zkEVM rollup built by Consensys, the company behind MetaMask. People bridge in to trade on Etherex, its native x(3,3) DEX, or lend on Aave and Mendi. Since late 2025, 20% of net ETH fees are burned and 80% buy back and burn LINEA.
What you receive. ETH on Linea, the coin that pays gas there. One transaction signed on Ethereum moves your USDC across and swaps it.
Watch out for. Holding LINEA will not cover fees, so keep some of the ETH. Choose Linea mainnet (chain ID 59144) rather than Linea Sepolia when checking the balance. The Ethereum leg is paid in ETH.
Speed. Across all routes into Linea, median delivery 21 seconds; 90th percentile 77 seconds, over the 90 days to 25 September 2026.
Related routes: Arbitrum Bridge, Base Bridge, Bridge Linea to Solana, Gravity Bridge.
