File transfer time
Work & business
File transfer time
Estimate how long a file will take to send or download
Example values are filled in. Replace them with your own.
Example calculation
Transfer time: 80 seconds.
Transfer time
80 seconds
Time at constant throughput. Real network transfers may take longer.
See formula and assumptions
Seconds = GB × 8,000 / Mbps. Protocol overhead and speed variation are excluded.
- File size (GB, 10⁹ bytes)
- Example: 1. Enter the number only.
- Throughput (Mbps)
- Example: 100. Enter the number only.