Astana eSIM
86 Kazakhstan plans · from $8.96
Astana is a capital built from nothing on the steppe in thirty years — a skyline of set-piece architecture in a place where winter reaches −30°C. A travel eSIM covers the city and the long routes south, and on the steppe roads between towns you will find the gaps are measured in hours, not minutes.
Landing at Nursultan Nazarbayev International (NQZ)
The airport is 17km from the centre. Note the city's name history — Astana became Nur-Sultan in 2019 and reverted to Astana in 2022, so older bookings, maps and signage may still use either.
eSIM plans that cover Astana
Astana is covered by every Kazakhstan plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
CIS only7 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$8.96
5% back in credits
$9.73
5% back in credits
$11.60
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2 GB
CIS only15 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$15.08
5% back in credits
3 GB
CIS only30 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$20.44
5% back in credits
$22.78
5% back in credits
$25.03
5% back in credits
$29.95
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5 GB
CIS only30 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$30.76
5% back in credits
$40.32
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10 GB
CIS only30 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$47.97
5% back in credits
$48.30
5% back in credits
$55.62
5% back in credits
$59.49
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20 GB
Global - Light only60 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$60.50
5% back in credits
$66.66
5% back in credits
$78.58
5% back in credits
20 GB
CIS only30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$78.58
5% back in credits
$94.20
5% back in credits
$96.19
5% back in credits
$116.79
5% back in credits
$132.92
5% back in credits
$140.08
5% back in credits
50 GB
Global - Light only90 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$142.03
5% back in credits
50 GB
CIS only30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$174.15
5% back in credits
$187.99
5% back in credits
$231.53
5% back in credits
100 GB
Global - Light only90 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$248.28
5% back in credits
$277.74
5% back in credits
$279.76
5% back in credits
100 GB
Global - Light only180 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$297.70
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100 GB
CIS only30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$308.01
5% back in credits
$647.47
5% back in credits
How “Unlimited” works: Never cut off — each plan gives a set amount of full-speed data, then a slower speed. The exact allowance and speed are shown on every plan.Read more
Unlimited plans never run out and your eSIM is never disconnected, but every one has a fair-use limit: a set amount of full-speed data, after which the speed is reduced. The amounts differ between plans — most give a daily full-speed allowance that refills every 24 hours from when you first activate the eSIM, while Premium plans give a larger allowance for the whole plan instead. Each plan states its own allowance and the speed after it before you buy. At the reduced speed, messaging, maps, email and light browsing still work; video streaming and video calls may not. If you want every gigabyte at full speed, choose a fixed-GB plan.
Which networks you'll be on in Astana
Siima eSIMs for Kazakhstan ride Beeline KZ, Kcell and Tele2/Altel. Coverage is strong in Astana and Almaty and follows the main highways and rail lines; the open steppe is another matter.
Coverage around Astana
The Left Bank and Bayterek
Comprehensive coverage across the government district, Bayterek, Khan Shatyr and the axis between them — everything here is a long walk apart in serious cold, so navigation matters.
The old city and the river
The pre-2000 city on the right bank of the Ishim is well covered, including the markets and the older residential districts.
Burabay and the road north
The lakes and pine hills three hours north are covered in the resort area; the road there has stretches with nothing.
The Talgo to Almaty
The overnight train south runs 12 hours or more across open steppe with long gaps in coverage. Download whatever you plan to read or watch before you board.
How much data you need
A week in Kazakhstan is 2–4 GB. The steppe legs use nothing because there is nothing — the consumption is all in the two big cities.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →