Astana eSIM
In Astana you connect to Kcell or Beeline, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 51 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Kcell and Beeline
- Typical speed in Kazakhstan
- 51 Mbps typical, 12 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Astana
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $3.30 | $9.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.58 | $12.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.99 | $19.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.64 | $32.89 |
How Kazakhstan compares across Asia
- Regional typical speed
- 42.95 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Kcell, Beeline
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Thailand, 52 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Maldives, 47 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Almaty, Astana
Landing at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)
- Airport
- NQZ / UACC
- Distance
- 12 km from the centre of Astana
Getting into Astana
- Astana Light Metro (Tarlan Astana) to Nurly Zhol railway station (NQZ)
- City bus from the airport (NQZ)
Underground and on the metro
Astana Light Metro (Tarlan Astana) runs 1 lines. It opened in 2026. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Astana
- Astana's light metro opened on 16 May 2026: 18 stations over 22.4 km, running elevated from Nurly Zhol railway station to the airport. It was renamed Tarlan Astana on 2 July 2026.
- Kazakhstan abolished its second time zone on 1 March 2024, moving the whole country to UTC+5 with no daylight saving, so older schedules can be an hour out.
- Astana's trolleybus network was closed entirely in 2008; buses carry around 720,000 passengers a day across more than 60 lines.
- The airport is about 12 km southeast of the city centre and splits arrivals across two terminals, T1 international and T2 domestic.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Kazakhstan we cover
- Almaty
- 973 km from Astana, nearest airport ALA