Roads

Zhob is 333 kilometers from Quetta, 225 kilometers from Dera Ismail Khan. However, the road linking with Dera Ismail Khan is for most part fair nowadays track passing through water streams and almost complete road is metalloid.
Nowadays work is on full speed on national high way from Quetta to Zhob, 50% of work is completed.
Zhob has great link with NWFP because it connects Balochistan with NWFP and so on with Punjab, first it took 12 hours or more to reach Dera ismail khan but now it is distance of almost 4 hours and on this route there is a heavy traffic of cargo and goods carrying vehicles to NWFP and Punjab and this route is very convenient for transportation between Punjab and Balochistan. This road is very important for carrying goods from province Pakhtoonkawa to the sea port of Karachi.

Railway

Zhob is linked by rail with the Pakistan Railways

Pakistan Railways

This article is about the rail company in Pakistan. For technical details and operations see: Transport in Pakistan.Pakistan Railways is a national state-owned rail transport service of Pakistan, head-quartered in Lahore. It is administered by the federal government under the Ministry of Railways....

 network. In 2006, the Pakistan Railways converted the narrow gauge

Narrow gauge

A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...

 railway track into a broad gauge

Broad gauge

Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...

. The Zhob line junctions off the Chaman

Chaman

Chaman is the capital of Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is situated just south of the border with Afghanistan. Across the border in Afghanistan is the neighbouring town of Spin Boldak, in Kandahar Province...

 line north of Quetta

Quetta

is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...

 at Bostan

Bostan

Bostan is a book of poetry by the Persian poet Saadi, completed in 1257.It was Saadi's first work, and its title means "the fruit orchard". The book contains the fruits of Saadi's long experience and his judgements upon life, and is illustrated by a vast collection of anecdotes. It includes...

. A more direct route to the capital via Dera Ismail Khan

Dera Ismail Khan

Dera Ismail Khan is a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, west of Lahore and northwest of Multan. The city is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name. In Pakistan, its name is often abbreviated to D. I...

 and Darya Khan is also proposed. The new project will link Quetta with Peshawar via Bostan, Zhob, Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu and Kohat.

Air

The Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan has constructed an airport at Zhob with a 6,390 ft. runway that links Zhob by air with the major cities of Pakistan. A Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. and operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 38 international destinations in 27...

flight operates from Quetta, linking Zhob with Multan, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar and Islamabad.