Additionally, there are several small-scale businesses located in and around Moatize that cater to international businessmen engaged in the coal mining industry, including several small hotels, restaurants, and night clubs.

Mozambique's N7 Highway, the principle paved route heading east to Malawi, passes through town.

Moatize is also the terminal stop on the rehabilitated Sena railway (Dona Ana-Moatize branch line) that links western Mozambique to the port city of Beira.

[5] A second line, the Nacala railway, connecting the Moatize basin with a new coal harbour at Nacala-a-Velha started operating in 2015.

[6] Construction of a third rail line connecting the Moatize basin with the Indian Ocean coast at Macuse, Zambezia, is now scheduled to start in 2017, after struggling with financing difficulties.