By car
From Esperance

The Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy runs 397km north from Esperance to Coolgardie, from where you can drive the last 38km of the Great Eastern Hwy into Boulder. If you want go directly to Kalgoorlie, you can bypass Coolgardie by taking the Goldfields Hwy via Kambalda.
From Perth

The Great Eastern Hwy leaves the city and goes through numerous small wheat belt towns and ends in Kalgoorlie 596km later. The road is sealed and well serviced though there are some very empty stretches where it can be more than 100 kilometers until you reach the next fuel pump. Many people drive it in a single day (in 6 hours many claim) but doing it in two, stopping the night in Merredin, will afford you time to visit York, Meckering and some of the Golden Pipeline Trail spots on the way.
From Interstate

Norseman sits at the western side of the Eyre Hwy ending the long drive across the Nullabor plain. From here it's 191km north on the Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy to Kalgoorlie.
By plane

The airport is about 7km from the center of town and has numerous daily flights to Perth, interstate and regional centers. The airport is small but modern. Parking can be a problem as it is often full with cars left while their owners are are away. Taxis wait for every arriving flight and cost around to town. There isn't an airport bus service and the local bus doesn't pass anywhere near the airport.
From Perth

Qantas,  Qantas flights to Kalgoorlie depart from Terminal 1 at Perth Domestic Airport, and arrive at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, which is well serviced by taxis. Flying time can be 50-70 minutes in duration, Qantas employs Boeing 737 & 717 aircraft on the Perth-Kalgoorlie route. Depending on the aircraft, it is possible to fly Business Class between Perth and Kalgoorlie. 

Skywest, One flight on Monday and Thursday departs Perth at 9AM. On Friday there two departing at 9AM and 5PM. The flight takes about 90 minutes.
By Train

Kalgoorlie is on the interstate line that sees regular passenger services. The train station is in the main part of town within walking distance of backpackers and some hotels.

The Prospector,  The most popular way to get in. It takes 7 hours to reach Kalgoorlie from Perth. From Perth you can board at either the East Perth Rail Terminal or Midland Train Station. Snacks and drinks can be bought on board. Services leave on M-Sa at 7.10AM. An additional afternoon service only on Monday Friday leaves at 3:15PM. Sunday has only one train, departing at 2:15PM

The Indian Pacific, Operates between Perth and Sydney via Adelaide, with a scheduled three-hour stop in Kalgoorlie.

Boulder Pioneer Cemetery, Herbert Hoover Mirror, Kalgoorlie Museum, Paddy Hannan statue, The Super-pit

• Boulder Pioneer Cemetery, Lynch St (50m past the southern roundabout on the Goldfields Hwy). Headstones with a story. Graves of mining pioneers from the early 1900's.

• Herbert Hoover Mirror, Cnr Hannan St and Maritana St (In the Palace Hotel foyer.). An ornately framed mirror given to the hotel in 1898 by Herbert Hoover, later to become the US president. While working as a mine manager in nearby Leonora he frequented the hotel when in Kalgoorlie. He was said to be so smitten with a particular barmaid that on returning to the US he sent the mirror as a token of his affections.

• Kalgoorlie Museum, 17 Hannan St,  The towering framehead that marks the buildings entrance gives a hint that this is no ordinary museum. Gold nuggets and other glittering items are displayed in an underground vault and the second floor is taken up with Indigenous cultural objects, historical artifacts from the early mining days and a collection of crumbling trade union banners in the adjoining British Arms Hotel. A viewing platform on the headframe gives you a good look over the town and yonder. Gold coin donation. 

• Paddy Hannan statue, corner Wilson and Hannan St. A replica of the statue of the great man who found a nugget that founded a town. Sit on his knee and have a drink from the water fountain protruding from his water bag like every other visitor has for the past 100 years.

• The Super-pit, (Lookout entrance at the end of Outram St, off Goldfields Hwy). Watch trucks lumber in and out of the 3km long hole where most of the towns wealth is extracted. Information boards and a collection of antiquated mining equipment provide a background on the history and processes of the mine.

January - March
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