India VPN: Get an Indian IP Address from Australia
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An India VPN gives you an Indian IP address from your lounge room in Parramatta or Point Cook, so cricket, films and banking apps behave as if you were in Mumbai. Most big VPNs list India, but many of those servers are not in India.
VPNs with servers in India
| VPN | Servers in India | Lowest price | Our speed test from Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|
 PrivateVPN | Listed | US$2.00 (about A$2.85) a month | 30% of our line speed (August 2021) |
 IPVanish | Listed: 1 city | US$2.19 (about A$3.12) a month Visit IPVanish → | 41% of our line speed (August 2021) |
 CyberGhost | Listed | A$3.27 a month | 84% of our line speed (August 2021) |
 Surfshark | Listed | A$3.49 a month Visit Surfshark → | 31% of our line speed (October 2026) |
 NordVPN | Listed: 1 city | A$4.79 a month Visit NordVPN → | 42% of our line speed (October 2026) |
 Proton VPN | Listed: 1 city, 30 servers | US$3.49 (about A$4.97) a month Visit Proton VPN → | 54% of our line speed (October 2026) |
 ExpressVPN | Listed: virtual location, routed via Singapore and UK | US$4.99 (about A$7.10) a month Visit ExpressVPN → | 62% of our line speed (August 2021) |
 Astrill VPN | Listed | US$12.50 (about A$17.79) a month | 26% of our line speed (March 2022) |
Server locations read from each provider's own server page between 19 Oct 2026 and 2 Nov 2026; "listed" means the provider names India as a location, which can be a physical or a virtual server. Speed is the share of our Melbourne line's download speed kept on a server in India, against the same line with the VPN off, on the date shown; line speeds differ between test years, so the share is the fair comparison. Ordered by lowest monthly price in Australian dollars.
Why many “Indian” servers are not in India
Most of them are virtual locations: a server elsewhere, such as Singapore or the United Kingdom, that hands you an Indian IP address. For you, that means the Indian address without your details on a server covered by Indian logging rules.
In April 2022 CERT-In, India’s national computer emergency response team, directed VPN companies to keep customer records for five years, including names and assigned IP addresses. That is the opposite of a no-logs policy, so several large providers removed their physical servers from India.
The table above marks virtual locations where a provider says so. ExpressVPN, for instance, names on its server page the countries its Indian locations are routed through. The cost can be speed, because the route is longer than it looks.
How fast is a VPN to India from Australia?
Speed to India varies widely by provider. Mysterium VPN kept the most of our Melbourne line on its Indian location (tested October 2026), and Private Internet Access kept the least (tested late 2021).
The table has every provider we have tested to India, each with its test date, including some not in the server table above.
| VPN | Speed kept | Download | Ping | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mysterium VPN | 91% | 39.9 Mbps | 267 ms | October 2026 |
| CyberGhost | 84% | 90.2 Mbps | – | August 2021 |
| ExpressVPN | 62% | 63.5 Mbps | – | August 2021 |
| Proton VPN | 54% virtual location, server in  Singapore | 26.9 Mbps | 337 ms | October 2026 |
| NordVPN | 42% virtual location, server in Singapore | 22.1 Mbps | 316 ms | October 2026 |
| IPVanish | 41% | 43.8 Mbps | – | August 2021 |
 PureVPN | 39% virtual location, server in Singapore | 13.7 Mbps | 368 ms | October 2026 |
 AdGuard VPN | 34% virtual location, server in Singapore | 16 Mbps | 206 ms | October 2026 |
| Surfshark | 31% virtual location, server in  London, United Kingdom | 16.4 Mbps | 314 ms | October 2026 |
| PrivateVPN | 30% | 32.9 Mbps | – | August 2021 |
| Astrill VPN | 26% | 27.7 Mbps | – | March 2022 |
 Windscribe | 13% | 14.6 Mbps | – | late 2021 |
 Private Internet Access | 2% | 1.7 Mbps | – | late 2021 |
Our download speed to the location each app offers for India, from Melbourne, as a share of the same line's speed with the VPN off that day. Line speeds differ between test years, so compare the share kept. A virtual location is listed under this country but its server is elsewhere, as shown.
Tested on an account Surfshark gave us free of charge (16–25 Oct 2026). Tested on an account NordVPN gave us free of charge (14–25 Oct 2026). Tested on an account Proton VPN gave us free of charge (17–21 Oct 2026). Tested on an account PureVPN gave us free of charge (21 Oct 2026). Tested on an account AdGuard VPN gave us free of charge (24 Oct 2026). Tested on an account Mysterium VPN gave us free of charge (24 Oct 2026).
Only one Indian location we tried in October 2026 was really in India: Mysterium VPN’s Mumbai server. The rest sent us elsewhere, and most said so.
| VPN | Where the “India” server really was | What the app showed | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mysterium VPN | Mumbai data centre | A real Indian server | 24 Oct |
| NordVPN | Singapore | “Mumbai, India”, no label | 17 Oct |
| Proton VPN | Singapore | A smart-routing icon | 17 and 21 Oct |
| PureVPN | Singapore | Labelled virtual | 21 Oct |
| AdGuard VPN | Singapore | Labelled virtual | 24 Oct |
| Surfshark | London | Labelled virtual | 17 Oct |
| Intego VPN | No Indian location listed | – | Checked 22 Oct |
Our earlier results (2021–22)
Our first round of tests, from 2021 and 2022, shows why the spread matters. India was the slowest of our overseas locations for NordVPN, Private Internet Access and Windscribe, and second-slowest for Proton VPN and Surfshark. For the other five VPNs, at least two other countries were slower.
Providers have moved their Indian servers since many of these tests, so read the table as a guide. If the Indian location is too slow for video, try a different protocol in the app’s settings before giving up.
What Australians use an India VPN for
- Indian streaming services. Many are licensed for India only, or carry a different catalogue here. Most say in their terms that the service is for use in India.
- Cricket. Rights are sold country by country, so what is included in India can sit on a different service here.
- Banking and government sites. Some Indian banks and portals are wary of logins from overseas addresses.
- Calling home. Travelling somewhere that restricts calling apps? A VPN helps there too.
Which VPN works with a given Indian service changes as those services update their blocks. Pick a provider with a money-back guarantee and try what you care about in the first week.
FAQ
Is it legal to use an India VPN in Australia?
Yes. Using a VPN is legal in Australia. See are VPNs legal in Australia?
Is a virtual Indian server good enough?
For an Indian IP address, yes: sites see India. The trade-off is a longer route, which can cost speed.
Is there a free India VPN?
Free plans offer a handful of countries, and India is rarely one of them. See best free VPN in Australia for what the reputable free plans include.
Which VPN has a real server in India?
Of the Indian locations we tried in October 2026, only Mysterium VPN’s Mumbai server was in India.
I am travelling to India. Do I need a VPN there?
A VPN helps on hotel and airport Wi-Fi anywhere. In India, connect to an Australian server to reach Australian services. Our VPN reviews list the Australian cities each provider offers.