Kazakhstan Travel Guide - Communications

Country code: 7. International calls can be made at a reduced rate from 2000-0800 local time. All major cities are equipped with card operated phones. Cards can be purchased at kiosks, and can be used to make international calls. The best card to make international calls with is an i-card+.

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies. Coverage is good around the main cities.

There are Internet cafes in most towns and cities. Internet access is also available in major hotels, but services are usually more expensive than in cafes.

Full postal facilities are available at main post offices in the cities, which are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The main post office in Almaty is located on Ulitsa Kurmangazy. International postal communication is undertaken by the firms Blitz-Pochta, International Press and Press Limited.
Delivery within the republic takes three to five days. Post to Western Europe and the USA takes between two to three weeks. Mail addresses should be laid out in the following order: country, postcode, city, street, house number and, lastly, the person’s name. Visitors can also use post offices located within major hotels.

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1800.

• The most popular dailies are Ekspress K, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda and Yegemen Kazakhstan.

• Kazakh TV is state-owned.
• Private channels include Kazakh Commercial TV and Channel 31 TV.

• Kazakh Radio is state owned.
• Private stations include Europa Plus and Khabar Hit FM.