KZ Kazakhstan: how to get around
Ride apps, airports, driving side and the latest UK travel advice for Kazakhstan, with a ticket finder to plan your journey.
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Quick facts
- Capital
- Astana
- Currency
- Kazakhstani tenge (KZT)
- Languages
- Kazakh, Russian
- Driving side
- They drive on the right
- Phone code
- +7
- Region
- Central Asia
Ride apps
Apps run in some cities only. Open the app, or the company page above, to check your city. Checked 13 October 2026.
Main airports
- NQZ Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport · Astana
- SCO Aktau Airport · Aktau
- AKX Aktobe Airport · Aktobe
- ALA Almaty Airport · Almaty
- GUW Atyrau Airport · Atyrau
- BXY Baikonur Krayniy Airport · Baikonur
- HSA Hazrat Sultan Airport · Turkıstan
- KOV Kokshetau Airport · Kokshetau
- KZO Korkyt Ata Airport · Kyzylorda
- KSN Kostanay Airport · Kostanay
- URA Manshuk Mametova Airport · Uralsk
- UKK Oskemen Airport · Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen)
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- PWQ Pavlodar Airport · Pavlodar
- PPK Petropavl Airport · Petropavl
- KGF Sary-Arka Airport · Karaganda
- PLX Semei Airport · Semey
- CIT Shymkent Airport · Shymkent
- DMB Taraz Airport · Taraz
- DZN Zhezkazgan National Airport · Zhezkazgan
All 19 main passenger airports we hold for Kazakhstan (OurAirports), capital-city airports first, then A to Z. Use the ticket finder above to search a flight.
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Getting around Kazakhstan
We have not added a full getting-around guide for Kazakhstan yet. See the confirmed ride apps, airports and travel advice above, and use Rome2Rio in the ticket finder to see routes.
Frequently asked questions about getting around Kazakhstan
Which side of the road do they drive on in Kazakhstan?
In Kazakhstan, vehicles drive on the right side of the road.
What is the currency in Kazakhstan?
The currency is the Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Which ride-hailing apps work in Kazakhstan?
According to the companies' own websites, Bolt, inDrive operate in Kazakhstan. Coverage differs by city, so check the app for your location.
What are the main airports in Kazakhstan?
Main airports with scheduled passenger flights include Aktau Airport (SCO), Aktobe Airport (AKX), Almaty Airport (ALA), Atyrau Airport (GUW), Baikonur Krayniy Airport (BXY).
What is the phone code for Kazakhstan?
The international dialling code for Kazakhstan is +7.
Is it safe to travel to Kazakhstan?
We do not rate safety ourselves. The UK government's travel advice for Kazakhstan is shown at the top of this page with its current warning level and the date it was last updated. Read the full advice before you book, because other governments may advise differently.
Sources: ride-app company websites, UK FCDO travel advice (Open Government Licence v3.0), OurAirports, Wikidata, Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data last built 13 October 2026. Found a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.