How to Unstake Your Staked Solana (SOL)

Do you want to unstake your staked SOL from a Solana validator? This guide will show you how to unstake SOL from Solana staking and withdraw your SOL from Solana staking.

There are two main ways to unstake SOL from Solana staking:

1. Standard unstake (free): Using your wallet or an app like our Solana Staking Dashboard. This will deactivate your stake, and your SOL will be available to withdraw when the current epoch ends (~2.5 days).
2. Instant unstake (~0.1-0.3% fee): Use the unstake widget below to instantly convert your stake accounts or LSTs back to SOL. Routes through Jupiter/Sanctum for the best rates.

Instant Unstake Widget

Connect your wallet and unstake your SOL instantly. Works with native stake accounts and liquid staking tokens (mSOL, jitoSOL, bSOL, compassSOL).

Which option is best for you depends on your needs. If you can wait until the end of the current epoch, standard unstaking is free. If you need your SOL immediately, use the instant unstake widget above.

How long does it take to unstake your Solana?

It normally takes up to three days to unstake your Solana. This is because Solana uses a system of epochs, each of which lasts around 2.5 days. In order to ensure fairness and network security, when you deactivate your stake, it will remain active for the remainder of the current epoch. This means that you will not be able to withdraw your SOL until the end of the current epoch.

However it is now possible to instantly unstake your SOL from any validator using our instant unstake widget above or services like Sanctum and Jupiter, for a small fee of roughly 0.1-0.3%.

If I use a normal delayed unstake, how long will it take to withdraw my SOL?

When you unstake SOL from Solana staking, it will be available to withdraw when the current epoch ends. Each epoch lasts around 2.5 days, so depending if we are at the start or end of the epoch ti could take from a couple of hours to 2 days to withdraw your SOL. The current epoch progress is displayed below:

The closer you are to the end of the epoch, the sooner you will be able to withdraw your SOL. If you don't want to wait, use our instant unstake widget above.

When can I withdraw my destaked SOL?

After you have initiated an unstake request your stake will be flagged as 'deactivating'. Once the epoch has ended, your stake's will become 'deactivated'. This means it is no longer earning any rewards, but it is now available to withdraw. You can withdraw your SOL at any time after it has become deactivated - pretty much as soon as the epoch in which you unstaked has ended.

Do I still earn rewards when I unstake my SOL?

Yes - but only for the rest of the epoch you unstaked in. The reason you need to wait until the end of the epoch to withdraw your SOL is because you will still earn rewards for the rest of the epoch you unstaked in. This ensures the stake distribution between accounts is fair, and helps protect Solana's security. It can be frustrating to wait for your stake to fully deactivate, but on the plus side you continue to earn rewards for the rest of the epoch you unstaked in.