mullvad-closest helps pick a server that would have the lowest latency at (and would usually be the closest to) your current location.
Your current location is taken from the response of https://am.i.mullvad.net/json (the API that powers https://mullvad.net/check).
List of Mullvad servers is provided by relays.json, a file that is bundled with Mullvad application. Depending on your
platform, it can be found in the following locations on the filesystem:
- Linux:
/var/cache/mullvad-vpn/relays.json - macOS:
/Library/Caches/mullvad-vpn/relays.json - Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Mullvad VPN\cache\relays.json
The distance between your location and a Mullvad server is the geodesic distance in kilometers. By default only the servers within 500 km are shown.
The latency is the result of one ICMP request sent to the server's IP address.
Install with pipx:
$ pipx install mullvad-closest
$ mullvad-closest --help
Usage: mullvad-closest [OPTIONS]
Options:
-s, --server-type [openvpn|wireguard]
Only show servers of a particular type
-m, --max-distance INTEGER Only show servers within this distance from myself [default: 500]
--help Show this message and exit.
Find all WireGuard servers within 300 kilometers:
$ mullvad-closest --max-distance 300 --server-type wireguard
Country City Type IP Hostname Distance Latency
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Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 193.32.249.70 nl-ams-wg-005 31.3219 18.8773
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 193.32.249.69 nl-ams-wg-004 31.3219 18.9524
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 193.32.249.66 nl-ams-wg-001 31.3219 20.0162
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 169.150.196.15 nl-ams-wg-202 31.3219 21.9269
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 185.65.134.83 nl-ams-wg-003 31.3219 22.2118
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 169.150.196.28 nl-ams-wg-203 31.3219 22.5372
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 169.150.196.2 nl-ams-wg-201 31.3219 22.8589
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 185.65.134.86 nl-ams-wg-006 31.3219 22.8741
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 185.65.134.82 nl-ams-wg-002 31.3219 22.9678
Germany Dusseldorf wireguard 185.254.75.5 de-dus-wg-003 150.785 24.272
Germany Dusseldorf wireguard 185.254.75.3 de-dus-wg-001 150.785 24.287
Luxembourg Luxembourg wireguard 92.223.89.181 lu-lux-wg-001 285.289 24.3261
Luxembourg Luxembourg wireguard 92.223.89.165 lu-lux-wg-002 285.289 24.3518
Germany Dusseldorf wireguard 185.254.75.4 de-dus-wg-002 150.785 25.2352
Belgium Brussels wireguard 91.90.123.2 be-bru-wg-101 149.609 25.6422
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 92.60.40.209 nl-ams-wg-102 31.3219 25.7621
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 92.60.40.239 nl-ams-wg-104 31.3219 26.2949
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 92.60.40.194 nl-ams-wg-101 31.3219 26.3009
Netherlands Amsterdam wireguard 92.60.40.224 nl-ams-wg-103 31.3219 26.3679
Belgium Brussels wireguard 194.110.115.34 be-bru-wg-102 149.609 28.5451
Belgium Brussels wireguard 194.110.115.2 be-bru-wg-103 149.609 28.6839