Almaty metro tickets and fares 2026
A ride with the Onay card costs 120 tenge, plus the reduced fare and the price of the card. All fares and payment methods in one place.
How to pay for the Almaty metro
One ride on the Almaty metro costs 120 tenge whatever the distance. The metro sells two things of its own at the ticket offices and machines: a smart token (one ride, valid for one day) and a metro smart card (180 tenge for the card, up to 60 rides, and the rides stay valid for 3 years from the last top-up). The only concession the metro itself publishes is the child token for ages 7 to 15 at 60 tenge, on presenting a document proving the child’s age.
The turnstiles also accept the city-wide Onay card, and at the ticket office you can pay by bank card through the POS terminal. Cash is not accepted at the turnstiles — buy or top up before you go through.
You can buy an Onay card at ONAY! service centres, the airport, Almaty-1 railway station and «Karavan» kiosks. One card works for the metro, buses and trolleybuses of Almaty.
Fares and payment methods
Fares are set by the Onay operator and the Almaty city administration. Check current prices at onay.kz and metroalmaty.kz.
Who travels free
The Almaty metro publishes exactly one concession: the child smart token at 60 tenge for children aged 7 to 15, on presenting a document proving the child’s age.
City-wide concessions for schoolchildren, students and pensioners do exist, but their terms are set by the Onay system rather than by the metro — check onay.kz. We do not repeat them here, so as not to present as a metro rule something the metro does not publish.
- the metro does not publish the rules for children under 7 on its site — ask at the ticket office
Reduced fare
The child smart token, for children aged 7 to 15. Bought at the ticket office on presenting a document proving the child’s age. It is the only concession the metro publishes on its own site (metroalmaty.kz, «Payment» section).
Where to buy a card and how to pay
Tap on the validator
Tap your Onay card on the validator at the turnstile — 120 tenge per ride, reduced 60 tenge. The most common way to pay.
QR in the Onay app
Scan the QR code in the Onay app on the turnstile validator — the fare is the same, 120 tenge. Cash is not accepted at the turnstiles.
ONAY! centres and kiosks
Onay cards are sold at ONAY! service centres, the airport, Almaty-1 railway station and «Karavan» kiosks. The standard «Yedinaya» card costs 800 tenge (according to onay.kz).
Several options
You can top up Onay at metro cashiers and machines, in the Onay app, on onay.kz, and at QIWI and Kaspi terminals.
Frequently asked questions about tickets and fares
One ride costs 120 ₸ whatever the distance — with a smart token, the metro smart card or an Onay card. The child token (ages 7–15) is 60 ₸.
Buy a smart token or a metro smart card at the ticket office or machine, or tap a city-wide Onay card on the validator. The ticket office also takes bank cards through a POS terminal. Cash is not accepted at the turnstiles themselves.
At ONAY! service centres, the airport, Almaty-1 railway station and «Karavan» kiosks. The standard «Yedinaya» card costs 800 ₸ (according to onay.kz).
A smart token is valid for one day from purchase — if it expires, ask a member of staff. Rides loaded on a metro smart card stay valid for 3 years from the last top-up.
Yes. Onay is the single transport card of Almaty: it works on the metro, buses and trolleybuses of the city.
The metro publishes one: the child smart token at 60 ₸ for children aged 7 to 15, on proof of age. City concessions for schoolchildren, students and pensioners are handled by Onay, not by the metro — the terms are on onay.kz.
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