How to Get Gas on Polygon

Get POL for gas on Polygon instantly using USDC. No bridge needed. Swap from Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, or any chain via Telegram.

Polygon uses POL for gas

The Polygon PoS network pays gas in POL — the token that replaced MATIC in 2024. Every transaction needs it. Polygon gas is famously cheap, often a fraction of a cent, but a wallet with no POL still can't move.

Getting POL the traditional way

Bridge from Ethereum via the Polygon Portal — but that costs Ethereum mainnet gas. Withdraw POL from a centralized exchange — account and withdrawal fee required. Or swap for it on a Polygon DEX — which only works if you already have POL to pay the swap fee. That last one is the catch most people hit.

Getting POL with fluel

1. Open the fluel Telegram bot and type /start.

2. Set your destination: /setwallet 0xYourAddress

3. Deposit USDC from any chain.

4. Type /gas 10 arbitrum polygon to swap $10 of USDC into POL on Polygon.

5. Confirm. POL arrives in your wallet in seconds, with no POL needed up front.

How much POL to get

Because Polygon fees are so low, even $1–2 of POL lasts a long time — typically hundreds of transactions. There's rarely a reason to hold more than $5 of POL just for gas.