In the first seven months of 2026, revenues of Kazakhstan's automobile and urban electric transport enterprises from passenger transportation reached 303.1 billion tenge, up 13.9% from the same period last year. In real terms, the growth was 6.1%, reports infohub.kz.

Passenger transportation accounted for 24.8% of all revenues of enterprises in this segment. In the total volume of revenues from transportation by all modes of transport, their share increased from 31.3% to 31.6%. Over four years, revenues in the segment almost tripled: from 105.2 billion tenge in January-July 2022 to 303.1 billion tenge in 2026.

The bulk of revenues came from buses and taxis. Bus transportation brought in 192 billion tenge, up 15.5% year-on-year. In real terms, the growth was 11.6%. Taxi revenues reached 101 billion tenge: nominally they grew by 10.5%, but in real terms they decreased by 3.2%.

In the first seven months, automobile and urban electric transport carried 1.1 billion passengers, 4.6% more than a year earlier. This segment accounted for 98.2% of all passenger transportation in the country. The most passengers were carried in Almaty — 267.5 million people. In Astana, the figure was 188.3 million, in Karaganda region — 83 million, in Shymkent — 73.5 million. Almaty and Astana together accounted for about 41% of passenger traffic.

Buses remain the main mode of transport: in January-July they carried 971.7 million passengers, 4.5% more than a year earlier. Taxis were used by 88.8 million people, an increase of 3.2%. However, revenue dynamics differed: real revenues of bus carriers grew by 11.6%, while taxi revenues declined by 3.2%.

Trolleybuses carried 16.1 million passengers, 11% less. Trams were used by 9.4 million people, 2.7% more than the previous year. Other types of urban transport carried 20.4 million passengers, 18.4% more.

In July, automobile passenger transportation became 7.1% more expensive year-on-year. Fares for city buses increased by 3.3%, and taxi trips by 13.4%.

The highest revenues from passenger transportation were recorded in Almaty — 59.7 billion tenge, Astana — 48 billion, Mangystau region — 24.4 billion, Shymkent — 24 billion, and Karaganda region — 22.5 billion tenge.

Passenger traffic has been growing for several consecutive years: in the first seven months of 2022, 786 million people used automobile and urban electric transport, in 2023 — 857.7 million, in 2024 — 955.4 million, and in 2025 — about 1.1 billion. Over four years, the volume of transportation increased by 41.2%, but growth rates slowed: in 2023-2025, the increase was about 9-11% per year, and in 2026 — less than 5%.

In Almaty, the city transport fleet numbers 3.1 thousand units, with 206 urban and suburban routes. In Astana, an LRT system is being developed: a line 22.4 km long includes 18 stations, with 15 trains and four reserve trains planned.