Getting around Almaty Metro
If you want to get around a city, fast underground trains are great In Almaty, this
is a new forun of transport. The first metro line under the city only opened in 2011
and so far, is about 11 km long with nine stops Alinaty is only the second city 11
central Asia to have a metro system. It runs from Rarymbek Batyr in the north, to
Moskva, in the south-west of the city In future, there will be three lines, covering
45 km The system is popular and busy - 45.000 people use it every weekday.
Buses
Buses are the most popular form of public transport in Almaty There are 160 bus
routes and if you want to go to a village outside the city, they are very useful
Buses are often a source of pollution, but 800 of Almaty's buses now use gas for
fuel The city also introduced real-time information on where buses are, so it is
now easier to plan journeys The city is looking at buying electric buses in the
future to reduce pollution and CO2 emissions
Trolley buses
There are eight trolley bus routes in Almaty with 195 new buses Recently, the
city bought new trolley buses. These are comfortable and an environmentally
friendly way to travel in the city, as they use electncity not petrol or diesel
Bikes
Like many big cities around the world, Almaty has got bikes you can rent There
are around 50 bike stations and over 250 bikes, but this is just the start of a bigger
project. The bike stations are near metro stations and on main streets You can hire
the bikes for 30 minutes or up to a year If you return the bike before 30 minutes,
you don't have to pay anythmg
Choose the correct type of innsport
