ExpressRoute connectivity partners and peering locations
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The tables in this article provide information on ExpressRoute geographical coverage and locations, ExpressRoute connectivity providers, and ExpressRoute System Integrators (SIs).
Note
Azure regions and ExpressRoute locations are two distinct and different concepts, understanding the difference between the two is critical to exploring Azure hybrid networking connectivity.
Azure regions
Azure regions are global datacenters where Azure compute, networking, and storage resources are hosted. When creating an Azure resource, you need to select the resource location, which determines the specific Azure datacenter (or availability zone) where the resource is deployed.
ExpressRoute locations
ExpressRoute locations, also known as peering locations or meet-me locations, are co-location facilities where Microsoft Enterprise Edge (MSEE) devices are situated. These locations serve as the entry points to Microsoft's network and are globally distributed, offering the ability to connect to Microsoft's network worldwide. ExpressRoute partners and ExpressRoute Direct user establish cross connections to Microsoft's network at these locations. Generally, the ExpressRoute location doesn't need to correspond with the Azure region. For instance, you can create an ExpressRoute circuit with the resource location in East US for the Seattle peering location.
You have access to Azure services across all regions within a geopolitical region if you're connecting to at least one ExpressRoute location within the geopolitical region.
Azure regions to ExpressRoute locations within a geopolitical region.
The following table provides a map of Azure regions to ExpressRoute locations within a geopolitical region.
East US West US East US 2 West US 2 West US 3 Central US South Central US North Central US West Central US Canada Central Canada East Mexico Central
Atlanta Chicago Chicago2 Dallas Dallas2 Denver Las Vegas Los Angeles Los Angeles2 Miami Minneapolis Montreal New York Phoenix Phoenix2 Quebec City Queretaro(Mexico) Quincy San Antonio Seattle Silicon Valley Silicon Valley2 Toronto Toronto2 Vancouver Washington DC Washington DC2
South America
Brazil South
Campinas Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Sao Paulo2 Santiago
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
Europe
France Central France South Germany North Germany West Central Italy North North Europe Norway East Norway West Poland Central Spain Central Sweden Central Switzerland North Switzerland West UK West UK South West Europe
Amsterdam Amsterdam2 Berlin Copenhagen Dublin Dublin2 Frankfurt Frankfurt2 Geneva London London2 Madrid Madrid2 Marseille Milan Milan2 Munich Newport(Wales) Oslo Paris Paris2 Stavanger Stockholm Vienna Vienna2 Warsaw Zurich Zurich2
South Africa
South Africa West South Africa North
Cape Town Johannesburg
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
Asia
East Asia Southeast Asia Taiwan North
Bangkok Hong Kong Hong Kong2 Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Singapore Singapore2 Taipei Taipei2
India
India West India Central India South
Chennai Chennai2 Mumbai Mumbai2 Pune
Israel
Israel Central
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv2
Japan
Japan West Japan East
Osaka Tokyo Tokyo2 Tokyo3
South Korea
Korea Central Korea South
Busan Seoul Seoul2
Qatar
Qatar Central
Doha Doha2
UAE
UAE Central UAE North
Abu Dhabi Dubai Dubai2
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
Australia Government
Australia Central Australia Central 2
Canberra Canberra2
Oceania
Australia East Australia Southeast New Zealand North
Auckland Melbourne Perth Sydney Sydney2
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
US Government cloud
US Gov Arizona US Gov Texas US Gov Virginia US DoD Central US DoD East
Atlanta Chicago Dallas New York Phoenix San Antonio Seattle Silicon Valley Washington DC
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
China East
China East China East2
Shanghai Shanghai2
China North
China North China North2 China North3
Beijing Beijing2
Connectivity across geopolitical regions isn't supported on the standard ExpressRoute SKU. You'll need to enable the ExpressRoute premium add-on to support global connectivity. Connectivity to national cloud environments isn't supported. You can work with your connectivity provider if such a need arises.
ExpressRoute connectivity providers
The following table shows locations by service provider. If you want to view available providers by location, see Service providers by location.
Amsterdam Amsterdam2 Chicago Frankfurt Hong Kong Johannesburg London London2 Mumbai Newport(Wales) Paris Sao Paulo Silicon Valley Singapore Sydney Tokyo Washington DC
Amsterdam2 Chicago Dallas Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Las Vegas London London2 Montreal New York Paris Phoenix San Antonio Seattle Silicon Valley Singapore2 Tokyo Toronto Washington DC Washington DC2
Amsterdam Amsterdam2 Berlin Chicago Dublin Frankfurt Frankfurt2 Geneva Hong Kong London London2 Marseille Milan Munich Newport Osaka Paris Paris2 Seoul Silicon Valley Singapore2 Tokyo Tokyo2 Washington DC Zurich
Amsterdam2 Chennai Chicago2 Copenhagen Dallas Dubai2 Frankfurt Frankfurt2 Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Madrid Marseille Mumbai Munich New York Osaka Oslo Phoenix Seattle Singapore2 Tokyo2
Amsterdam Amsterdam2 Atlanta Berlin Canberra2 Chicago Dallas Dubai2 Dublin Frankfurt Frankfurt2 Geneva Hong Kong Hong Kong2 London London2 Los Angeles* Los Angeles2 Madrid2 Melbourne Miami Milan Mumbai2 New York Osaka Paris Paris2 Perth Quebec City Queretaro (Mexico) Rio de Janeiro Santiago Sao Paulo Seattle Seoul Silicon Valley Singapore Singapore2 Stockholm Sydney Tokyo Tokyo2 Toronto Washington DC Warsaw Zurich Zurich2
*New ExpressRoute circuits are no longer supported with Equinix in Los Angeles. Create new circuits in Los Angeles2.
Dallas Los Angeles Miami Queretaro(Mexico City) Sao Paulo Washington DC *Locations are listed under Neutrona (company name is Neutrona Networks) Networks and Transtelco as providers for circuit creation
Amsterdam Chicago Dallas Dublin2 Frankfurt Frankfurt2 Geneva Hong Kong London Madrid Madrid2 Mumbai New York Paris Paris2 Sao Paulo Silicon Valley Singapore Tokyo Washington DC Zurich
Amsterdam Amsterdam2 Atlanta Auckland Chicago Chicago2 Dallas Denver Dubai2 Dublin Dublin2 Frankfurt Geneva Hong Kong Hong Kong2 Las Vegas London London2 Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Miami Milan Minneapolis Montreal Munich New York Osaka Oslo Paris Paris2 Perth Phoenix Quebec City Queretaro (Mexico) San Antonio Seattle Silicon Valley Singapore Singapore2 Stavanger Stockholm Sydney Sydney2 Tokyo Tokyo2 Toronto Toronto2 Vancouver Washington DC Washington DC2 Zurich
Amsterdam Amsterdam2 Chicago Dallas Dubai2 Dublin2 Frankfurt Hong Kong Johannesburg London London2 Mumbai2 Melbourne Paris Paris2 Sao Paulo Silicon Valley Singapore Sydney Tokyo Toronto Washington DC
Amsterdam Chicago Dallas Denver Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong London London2 Los Angeles Minneapolis Montreal New York Paris Phoenix San Antonio Seattle Silicon Valley Toronto Toronto2 Vancouver Washington DC Washington DC2 Zurich
National cloud environment
Azure national clouds are isolated from each other and from the Azure public cloud. ExpressRoute for one Azure cloud can't connect to the Azure regions in the others.
If your connectivity provider isn't listed in previous sections, you can still create a connection.
Check with your connectivity provider to see if they're connected to any of the exchanges in the table above. You can check the following links to gather more information about services offered by exchange providers. Several connectivity providers are already connected to Ethernet exchanges.
Connectivity through National Research and Education Networks (NREN)
Provider
AARNET
DeIC, through GÉANT
GARR, through GÉANT
GÉANT
HEAnet, through GÉANT
Internet2
JISC
RedIRIS, through GÉANT
SINET
Surfnet, through GÉANT
Note
If your connectivity provider isn't listed here, you can verify if they are connected to any of the other ExpressRoute Exchange Partners mentioned previously.
ExpressRoute system integrators
Enabling private connectivity to meet your needs can be challenging, depending on the scale of your network. You can collaborate with any of the system integrators listed in the following table to assist with onboarding to ExpressRoute.
Connect your on-premises systems and users to Azure and Office 365 by using ExpressRoute for private, dedicated, and guaranteed throughput connectivity.