Looking for johannesburg VPS with Asian routing

Johannesburg VPS with Asian routing

1. Need VPS in Johannesburg, South Africa
2. Target users in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo
3. Current latency from JHB to SIN is 320ms+ via Europe
4. Requirements:
A) Under 200ms to major Asian cities
B) At least 1Gbps port
C) KVM, not OpenVZ
5. Budget: $15-25/month
6. Use case: game server relay for Asian guild members

I. Checked Contabo — https://contabo.com/en/vps/ routes through London
II. OVHcloud — same problem
III. No provider seems to have direct JHB-Asia cable

Willing to compromise on specs if routing is good. Anyone found something?

Lol good luck with that man the cable map doesnt lie johannesburg is basically europe's backyard for transit youre going to be bouncing through london or marseille no matter what I looked into this for a client last year even the "premium" ones were 280ms minimum maybe look at a vpn forwarding setup instead get a cheap box in singapore and tunnel through not pretty but it works

I must caution that any VPN forwarding arrangement introduces significant GDPR compliance questions if your game server processes personal data of EU citizens. Article 13 of the proposed Digital Services Act framework—though not yet fully harmonized across member states—suggests that intentional routing through third-party infrastructure may trigger establishment of a "significant presence" requiring representative appointment. I would request the provider's Data Processing Agreement and Standard Contractual Clauses before proceeding. The Johannesburg-Singapore latency issue is fundamentally a market structure problem; regulatory intervention has not addressed subsea cable monopolies in the Indian Ocean.

Cara, this routing problem is going to kill you, véi kkkkk I try Vultr in singapore work nice for asian players, you put little reverse proxy in johannesburg split da traffic kkkkk 180ms is best you get, cara, forget about under 200 I test this myself, véi, no way kkkkk just go with two box setup be cheaper dan one "premium" jhb box anyway

Hey @pauloserver! Actually I do have some customers doing exactly this — Singapore node as primary, smaller JHB box as local landing point. Sent ticket yesterday to their network team about possible future JHB expansion! No timeline yet though.

For now, I'd suggest:
- Their Singapore KVM starts at €4/month
- Pair with small Contabo JHB instance for local presence
- WireGuard between them, not OpenVPN — much better latency!

Made test order myself to verify, works well enough for most game traffic. Let me know if you need help with setup!

Cheers