No official path between them
Polygon’s own bridge connects it to Ethereum, and BNB Smart Chain’s ecosystem bridges do the same for BNB Smart Chain. Nothing official runs directly between the two. The formal route is Polygon to Ethereum — with its checkpoint and claim — then Ethereum to BNB Smart Chain, paying Ethereum gas in the middle. The providers above collapse that into one transfer.
Two gas tokens, neither of them the one you are moving
Polygon takes fees in POL, the token that replaced MATIC (Polygon documentation); BNB Smart Chain takes them in BNB (BNB Chain documentation). You need a little of the first to send and a little of the second to use what arrives. A stablecoin transfer that lands on an empty wallet stays there.
The same address on both sides
Both are EVM networks, so one address string exists on each of them and on every other EVM chain (MetaMask Help Center). The address is not the network. On an exchange withdrawal screen it is the network dropdown, not the pasted address, that determines the outcome.
Or through an exchange
Both networks are well supported for stablecoin withdrawals, so the exchange row is worth reading here. It carries the published fee and the date we checked it, and appears whether or not it beats the bridges.
Questions
How do I bridge from Polygon to BSC?
Neither network has an official bridge to the other — both connect to Ethereum instead — so a direct transfer always goes through a third-party provider. The alternative is two transfers through Ethereum, paying Ethereum gas in the middle.
Do I need POL and BNB?
POL to send, since Polygon charges fees in it, and BNB to do anything with the funds after they arrive on BNB Smart Chain. Neither is covered by the amount you are transferring.
Is the address the same on both?
Both are EVM networks and share one address format, so the same string is valid on each. The network chosen when sending is what decides where the funds actually land.
Why do the quotes differ between providers?
With no official bridge setting a baseline, each provider sets its own price for the route. That is the case for comparing rather than defaulting to one.
Sources
- Polygon documentation — POL, the native token of Polygon PoS · checked 2026-09-12
- BNB Chain documentation — BNB Smart Chain introduction · checked 2026-09-12
- MetaMask Help Center — the Ethereum address format and why it matters · checked 2026-09-13