If you're travelling independently by road, the four principal entry points into the Goldfields region are:
- From southern and south-western Western Australia, you can reach the Goldfields via the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, the Great Eastern Highway or the Holland Track to enter the region at Coolgardie, the official starting point for the Golden Quest Discovery Trail. From Perth, via the Great Eastern Highway, the journey to Coolgardie takes approximately seven hours, a distance of just under 560 kilometres.
- From northern Western Australia, you can reach the Goldfields via the Goldfields Highway, entering the region through Leinster and Leonora.
- From South Australia and the eastern states, you can reach the Goldfields via the Eyre Highway, entering the region at Norseman and taking the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway to Coolgardie.
- Alternatively, from Queensland and the Northern Territory, you can reach the Goldfields via the Outback Highway, entering the region at Laverton.
For more information, please see our interactive map of Western Australia.
If you're not an independent road traveller, you can get to and from the Goldfields by air, rail or coach. Kalgoorlie-Boulder is the hub for these services.
By Air
Qantas (Ph: 13 13 13) and Skywest (Ph: 1300 66 00 88) offer daily flights between Perth and Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
By Rail
The Prospector (Ph: 13 10 53) provides a daily rail service between Perth and Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The Indian Pacific (Ph: 13 21 47), one of the world's great train journeys operated by Great Southern Railways, travels between Perth and Sydney via Kalgoorlie several times each week.
By Coach
Perth-Goldfields Express (Ph: 1800 620 440) operates services between Perth and Kalgoorlie-Boulder six days per week.
When you arrive at Kalgoorlie-Boulder, you can hire a vehicle for your Golden Quest Discovery Trail journey from one of a number of companies, including:
| Corefleet | Ph: 08 9022 2277 or 1800 636 544 |
| Hertz | Ph: 08 9093 2211 |
| Thrifty | Ph: 08 9021 4722 or 13 12 86 |
| Budget | Ph: 08 9093 2300 or 13 27 27 |
| Halfpenny Rentals | Ph: 08 9021 1804 |
For maximum comfort on the unsealed sections of the trail, it is recommended you hire a four-wheel drive vehicle. The Golden Quest Trail Association's preferred supplier of such vehicles is Corefleet.
