Toll roads
As of today, there are 25 toll road sections operating in the Republic of Kazakhstan, with a total length of 4,760 km, including:
12 sections of Category I roads with a total length of 2,231 km,
13 sections of Category II and III roads with a total length of 2,529 km.
The first section – Astana - Shchuchinsk. This road became a toll road in 2013.
Since January 2019, the following routes have been operating on a toll basis: Astana - Temirtau, Almaty - Khorgos, and Almaty - Konaev.
Starting from November 23, 2021, the following routes began operating on a toll basis: Astana - Pavlodar, Taraz - Kaynar, Shymkent - Kyzylorda, Shymkent - Taraz, Shymkent - Uzbekistan border, Konaev - Taldykorgan, Shchuchinsk - Kokshetau.
In 2023, during the period from October 8 to December 1, six more toll road sections were gradually launched:
Pavlodar - Kalbatau, Beineu - Akzhigit, Uralsk - Samara, Pavlodar - Omsk, Kokshetau - Petropavlovsk, Uralsk - Saratov.
Since 2025, the following sections have been operating on a toll basis:
Kyzylorda - Aralsk, Kostanay - Troitsk, Aktobe - Orenburg, Kostanay - Denisovka, Taraz Bypass, Balkhash - Burylbaital, Shu - Burylbaital, and Kandyagash – Makat.
Toll sections of roads
Main characteristics of toll sections and toll rates
Section Astana - Shchuchinsk
Length – 211 km
Road category - I-a
Traffic lanes – 6 lanes in both directions
Payment lanes – 12 lanes
Toll booth - 2
Control arches – 4
System type – hybrid
Weather stations – 4
Section Astana - Temirtau
Length – 134 km
Road category - I-a
Traffic lanes – 4 lanes in both directions
Payment lanes – 16 lanes
Toll booth - 2
Control arches – 5
System type – hybrid
Weather stations – 6
Section Almaty - Konaev
Length – 42 km
Road category - I-a
Traffic lanes – 6 lanes in both directions
Payment lanes – 12 lanes
Toll booth - 1
Control arches – 1
System type – hybrid
Weather stations – 2
Section Almaty - Khorgos
Length – 295 km
Road category - I-b
Traffic lanes – 4 lanes in both directions
Payment lanes – 16 lanes
Toll booth - 2
Control arches – 6
System type – hybrid
Weather stations – 6
Section Konaev - Taldykorgan
Length – 186 km
Road category - I-a, I-b
Control arches – 4
System type – open
Section Astana - Pavlodar
Length – 375 km
Road category - I
Control Arches – 7
System type – open
Section Balkhash – Burylbaytal
Length – 91 km
Road category - I-b
System type – open
Section Shu – Burylbaytal
Length – 175 km 800 m
Road category - II
System type – open
Pavlodar - Semey - Kalbatau section
Length – 456,2 km
Road category - I-b, II
System type – open
Aktobe - Russian Federation (to Orenburg)
Length – 82,692 km
Road category - ІІ
System type – open
Kostanay - Russian Federation (to Troitsk)
Length – 163 km
Road category - ІІ
System type – open
Uralsk - border of the Russian Federation (to Samara)
Length – 56 km
Road category - III
System type – open
Pavlodar - border of the Russian Federation (to Omsk)
Length – 198,5 km
Road category - I-b, II
System type – open
Kokshetau – Petropavlovsk
Length – 169 km
Road category - I-b, II
System type – open
Section Shymkent - Kyzylorda
Length – 425.5 km
Road category - I-b
Control arches – 9
System type – open
Section Kyzylorda - Aral
Length – 454,85 km
Road category - II
Control arches – 6
System type – open
Shymkent - Taraz section
Length – 89.3 km
Road category - I-b
Control arches – 5
System type – open
Plot Shymkent - Uzbekistan
Length – 84 km
Road category - I-b
Control arches – 3
System type – open
Section Shchuchinsk - Kokshetau
Length – 60.75 km
Road category - I-b
System type – open
