Steppe, silk road cities, and a booming app ecosystem
Heads up
Yandex dominates transport and delivery across Kazakhstan. Download Yandex Go before you land. Google Maps can be patchy outside major cities; 2GIS is far more reliable for Almaty and Astana.
Last updated: May 2026
The dominant ride-hailing app in Kazakhstan, available in English with upfront pricing in Almaty, Astana, and other cities.
Fare-negotiation ride app popular in smaller cities where Yandex Go coverage is thinner.
Detailed offline maps with business listings and transit routes. Significantly more accurate than Google Maps for Central Asian cities.
Reliable for central Almaty and Astana but coverage degrades in smaller cities and rural areas.
The leading food and grocery delivery platform in Kazakhstan with wide restaurant coverage in Almaty and Astana.
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