![Exterior view of the Wilcox Building on the southeast corner of Spring Street and 2nd Street, ca.1905 Photograph of the exterior facades of the Wilcox Building, located in Downtown Los Angeles, on the southeast corner of 2nd Street (left, eastbound) and Spring Street (right, southbound) ca.1905. The building stands five-stories tall (plus basement). The roof has a concrete balustrade and a flagpole. There are two narrow balconies visible, one on the corner (center), and one on the right side of the building above the large arched Spring Street entrance. The streets are bustling with pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Horse drawn carriages and streetcars can be seen on the streets. The bell tower of Saint Vibiana's Cathedral can be seen at left. Legible signs include: "the El[...], Sig[...], rooms", "J.F. McEl[...], printer[s]", "First National Bank", "California railway", "Santa Fe", "Freight and Ticket Office", "200", "Vernon", "Equitable Life Assurance Society", "Fred A. Hines, A.P. Chipron, general agent, Douglas E. Poole, cashier", "Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., incorporated by the state of New York, district office", "W.I. Hollingsworth & Co.", "real estate loans", "John T. Griffith Company", "real estate insurance, rentals, loans", "Dr. Cowles, chief medical examiner", "Germa[n] Bu[ilding]", "Union [...]efining", "Douglas, Lacey & Co.", "law offices of R. Wilson", "Doctor Solomon, eyes, ears, nose, and throat", "808, H. Jevne Co." The Wilcox Building was designed by the San Francisco firm of Pissis & Moore, with a Classical Revival facade of grey sandstone. Completed in 1896. The Bryson Block and Hollenbeck Hotel were "more flamboyant neighbors." After extensive damage during the Sylmar Earthquake in 1971, its upper four stories were demolished, leaving only the basement and the unrecognizable stripped facade of the ground floor. Call number: CHS-5129 Legacy record ID: chs-m1101; USC-1-1-1-1137 Filename: CHS-5129 Coverage date: circa 1905 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Los Angeles Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 5129 Microfiche number: 1-9-52 Archival file: chs_Volume25/CHS-5129.tiff Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 3 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): buildings Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1905 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): negatives (photographic); photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- General #2; Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- General -- Wilcox Building Format: glass plate negatives Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Geographic subject (roadway): Spring Street & 2nd Street Subject (lcsh): Buildings Subject: Wilcox Building, built 1896](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fd%2Fde%2FExterior_view_of_the_Wilcox_Building_on_the_southeast_corner_of_Spring_Street_and_2nd_Street%252C_ca.1905_%2528CHS-5129%2529.jpg%2F1920px-Exterior_view_of_the_Wilcox_Building_on_the_southeast_corner_of_Spring_Street_and_2nd_Street%252C_ca.1905_%2528CHS-5129%2529.jpg&w=1920&q=78)
City of Westminster to Poole runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:14 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €21.79 and €24.54, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 1m over 179 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€21.79 to €24.54
- 113%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving City of Westminster
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:14First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €39.39Mon21
- about €34.43Tue22
- about €39.39Wed23
- about €40.48Thu24
- about €36.09Fri25
- about €41.04Sat26
- about €33.88Sun27
- about €27.84Mon28
- about €27.29Tue29
- about €26.19Wed30
- about €32.78Thu1
- about €27.29Fri2
- about €30.03Sat3
- about €26.74Sun4
- about €23.98Mon5
- about €21.79Tue6
- about €22.34Wed7
- about €24.54Thu8
- about €26.73Fri9
- about €24.54Sat10
- about €23.44Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Poole for the night the train gets in
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When to book City of Westminster to Poole
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.1390 days
- €22.8960 days
- €19.0445 days
- €18.4930 days
- €23.4421 days
- €26.7414 days
- €33.887 days
- €39.393 days
- €39.391 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €18.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 113 percent. The dearest point is €39.39, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to City of Westminster to Poole and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
179 km
156 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
247,614 → 151,500
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 179 km against 156 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Southampton, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Gosport. The gap between arriving and leaving is 64 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Poole railway station
Most of the points near Poole railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about City of Westminster to Poole
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from City of Westminster to Poole?
The fastest journey from City of Westminster to Poole takes 2h 1m door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 7m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from City of Westminster to Poole?
The cheapest fare from City of Westminster to Poole is €21.79, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €32.24. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from City of Westminster to Poole?
The cheapest way from City of Westminster to Poole is by train, at €21.79 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 2h 2m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book City of Westminster to Poole?
Fares from City of Westminster to Poole bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €18.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 113 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for City of Westminster to Poole?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from City of Westminster to Poole, at €26.19. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for City of Westminster to Poole?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from City of Westminster to Poole, at €19.59 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from City of Westminster to Poole?
Great Western Railway, South Western Railway publish service areas covering both City of Westminster and Poole, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from City of Westminster to Poole?
33 percent of the services we sell from City of Westminster to Poole are direct. The rest connect at Southampton, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Gosport, with about 64 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from City of Westminster to Poole use?
Services from City of Westminster to Poole by train leave from City of Westminster station and arrive at Poole railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from City of Westminster to Poole?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from City of Westminster to Poole allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for City of Westminster to Poole on 20 September 2026: 179 km of route against 156 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €21.79, and 2h 1m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Poole a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Poole and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Poole in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
City of Westminster reaches 84 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 1,001 km. Poole reaches 58 places in 3 countries, from 35 to 823 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving City of Westminster
- 84Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 20Operators
Arriving in Poole
Leaving Poole
- 58Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 3Operators