Toll roads
As of today, the Republic of Kazakhstan has 18 toll sections with a total length of 3,676 km, including: 11 sections of the 1st technical category with a total length of 2,161 km, and 7 sections of the 2nd and 3rd technical categories with a total length of 1,514 km.
The first section was “Astana-Shchuchinsk.” This road became a toll road in 2013.
Since January 2019, the following roads have operated on a toll basis: “Astana – Temirtau,” “Almaty – Khorgos,” and “Almaty-Konaev.”
Since November 23, 2021, the following roads have also become toll roads: "Astana - Pavlodar," "Taraz - Kainar," "Shymkent - Kyzylorda," "Shymkent - Taraz," "Shymkent - Uzbekistan border," "Konaev - Taldykorgan," and "Shchuchinsk - Kokshetau."
In 2023, in stages from October 8 to December 1, an additional 6 toll road sections started operating: “Pavlodar-Kalbatau,” “Beineu-Akzhigit,” “Uralsk-Samara,” “Pavlodar-Omsk,” “Kokshetau-Petropavlovsk,” and “Uralsk-Saratov.”
From January 26, 2025, the section “Kyzylorda-Aralsk” will also begin operating on a toll basis.
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
Pavlodar - Semey - Kalbatau section
Length – 453 km
Road category - I-b, II
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 km 210 m
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 – 446.5 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
