Editing Almaty (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Air astana plane taking off.jpg|thumb|290x290px|Almaty International Airport is the largest airport in Kazakhstan.]]

=== Air ===
The closest airport to Almaty is [[Almaty International Airport]] located {{convert|15|km|mi|frac=2}} northeast of the city centre.

=== Urban transport ===
[[Sayran Bus Terminal]] provides intercity bus connections within [[Kazakhstan]], as well as international connections to [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[China]] and regional bus connections west of the city. [[Sayakhat Bus Terminal]] provides regional bus connections to places north and east of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://caravanistan.com/travel/kazakhstan/almaty/bus-stations/ |title=Bus stations in Almaty |publisher=Caravanistan |access-date=2 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330221342/http://caravanistan.com/travel/kazakhstan/almaty/bus-stations/ |archive-date=30 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Kazakhstan Temir Zholy|Kazakhstan Temir Joly]]'s has two stations: [[Almaty-1 railway station|Almaty-1]] (located 20 minutes drive from Almaty, and reserved mostly for cargo) and [[Almaty-2 railway station|Almaty-2]] located within the city and reserved mostly for passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://caravanistan.com/travel/kazakhstan/almaty/train-station/ |title=Almaty train station – Caravanistan |website=Caravanistan |access-date=23 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331000015/http://caravanistan.com/travel/kazakhstan/almaty/train-station/ |archive-date=31 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011 the [[Almaty Metro]] opened, and a [[Almaty Light Rail|light rail]] line was built in 2011.

A [[bicycle-sharing system]], Almaty-bike, has been in operation since September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Astana |date=4 July 2016 |title=Almaty Bike System to be Launched in September |url=https://astanatimes.com/2016/07/almaty-bike-system-to-be-launched-in-september/ |access-date=8 November 2022 |website=The Astana Times |language=en |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108151327/https://astanatimes.com/2016/07/almaty-bike-system-to-be-launched-in-september/ |url-status=live }}</ref> People can buy a monthly card and ride freely.