Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington: train delays and possible money back
4,376 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Great Western. Delay is measured when the train reached London Paddington.
If your train arrives 30 to 59 minutes late, you may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation worth half of a one-way ticket price. At 60 minutes late or more, it may be worth the full one-way ticket price. The train company checks your ticket, journey and claim before deciding whether to pay.
How this journey has changed
Monthly performance measured when trains reached London Paddington. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay fell from 7.8 minutes to 6.1 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 616 | 48% | 7% | 8% | 8.8 min |
| Jul 2026 | 1014 | 51% | 5% | 4% | 7.5 min |
| Aug 2026 | 980 | 52% | 4% | 5% | 7.2 min |
| Sept 2026 | 844 | 49% | 5% | 9% | 7.8 min |
| Oct 2026 | 944 | 61% | 4% | 2% | 6.1 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 52 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 4.7 min |
Every departure, ranked
Same booked train and weekday, checked over a year. Sorted by on-time record.
| Train | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | 60 minutes late or more | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 06:00 | 20 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 04:53 | 20 | 90% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:23 | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 05:30 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 04:53 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 04:53 | 20 | 85% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:30 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:30 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 08:30 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 04:53 | 18 | 78% | 11% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 19:30 | 18 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:30 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:30 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:30 | 20 | 75% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 07:00 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 17:30 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:30 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:00 | 20 | 75% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:10 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 09:00 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 16:30 | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:30 | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 22:00 | 19 | 74% | 16% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:23 | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 05:10 | 16 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 09:30 | 18 | 72% | 11% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 14:00 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 13:00 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:30 | 18 | 72% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:00 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 14:00 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:00 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:30 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 04:53 | 18 | 72% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:00 | 18 | 72% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:30 | 18 | 72% | 6% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 11:00 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:30 | 18 | 72% | 11% | 11% | 0 |
| Wed 17:00 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 05:10 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:30 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:30 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:00 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:58 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:00 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 16:00 | 20 | 70% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 18:30 | 20 | 70% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:00 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:30 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 22:00 | 19 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:30 | 19 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 11:00 | 19 | 68% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 05:10 | 19 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:00 | 16 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 08:30 | 18 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:00 | 18 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:30 | 18 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:30 | 18 | 67% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:29 | 18 | 67% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 21:00 | 18 | 67% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 05:23 | 18 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:00 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:00 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 08:00 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:00 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 07:30 | 17 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:47 | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 13:30 | 19 | 63% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 18:30 | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 19:00 | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 17:00 | 19 | 63% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 20:00 | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 11:00 | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 15:00 | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 17:00 | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 09:30 | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 13:30 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:30 | 20 | 60% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 20:00 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 07:45 | 18 | 61% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 16:00 | 18 | 61% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:30 | 18 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 06:30 | 18 | 61% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:30 | 18 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 11:00 | 18 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:00 | 18 | 61% | 6% | 6% | 0 |
| Tue 16:30 | 18 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 22:00 | 18 | 61% | 11% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 12:00 | 18 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 16:30 | 18 | 61% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:29 | 18 | 61% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:30 | 19 | 58% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:00 | 19 | 58% | 6% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 17:00 | 19 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 19:00 | 19 | 58% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 05:10 | 17 | 59% | 12% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:00 | 17 | 59% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:00 | 17 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:00 | 17 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 05:23 | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:47 | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 15:30 | 20 | 55% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 19:00 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 22:00 | 20 | 55% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 05:47 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 06:30 | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:30 | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 12:00 | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:00 | 18 | 56% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 09:00 | 18 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 15:00 | 18 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 21:00 | 18 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 05:47 | 18 | 56% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:30 | 18 | 56% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:30 | 18 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:30 | 18 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:30 | 18 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:30 | 18 | 56% | 17% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:00 | 18 | 56% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 07:00 | 19 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:30 | 19 | 53% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:30 | 19 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 17:29 | 19 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 18:00 | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 22:00 | 17 | 53% | 18% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:00 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:00 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:30 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:00 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 21:00 | 20 | 50% | 11% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 20:00 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 21:00 | 20 | 50% | 11% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 05:23 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:30 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:30 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 18:00 | 18 | 50% | 17% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:00 | 18 | 50% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 09:30 | 18 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:30 | 18 | 50% | 6% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 15:00 | 18 | 50% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 10:00 | 19 | 47% | 16% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 12:00 | 19 | 47% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:00 | 19 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:00 | 19 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 16:00 | 17 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 06:30 | 17 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 13:00 | 20 | 45% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 13:30 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 14:00 | 20 | 45% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:30 | 20 | 45% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 10:00 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:00 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 07:00 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:30 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:00 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 17:29 | 20 | 45% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 16:30 | 18 | 44% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:00 | 18 | 44% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:30 | 18 | 44% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:29 | 19 | 42% | 17% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 13:00 | 19 | 42% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 09:00 | 19 | 42% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 20:00 | 19 | 42% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 14:30 | 16 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:30 | 20 | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:30 | 20 | 40% | 16% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:00 | 20 | 40% | 19% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 22:50 | 20 | 40% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:30 | 20 | 40% | 15% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:30 | 20 | 40% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:00 | 20 | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:00 | 20 | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:30 | 20 | 40% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 10:00 | 18 | 39% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:00 | 18 | 39% | 17% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:30 | 18 | 39% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:30 | 18 | 39% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:00 | 18 | 39% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 18:00 | 15 | 40% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:00 | 19 | 37% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 18:00 | 19 | 37% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:00 | 19 | 37% | 16% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:00 | 16 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:30 | 20 | 35% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:00 | 20 | 35% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 13:00 | 20 | 35% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:30 | 20 | 35% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 19:00 | 20 | 35% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:00 | 20 | 35% | 17% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 05:47 | 17 | 35% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 09:18 | 18 | 33% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 15:30 | 19 | 32% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:30 | 19 | 32% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 12:30 | 20 | 30% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 18:00 | 20 | 30% | 15% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:30 | 20 | 30% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 11:30 | 21 | 29% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 12:30 | 21 | 29% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 14:00 | 17 | 29% | 18% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 17:00 | 17 | 29% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:00 | 17 | 29% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 08:30 | 17 | 29% | 18% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:00 | 17 | 29% | 20% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 11:00 | 18 | 28% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 22:50 | 18 | 28% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 22:50 | 18 | 28% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:30 | 19 | 26% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 22:50 | 19 | 26% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:30 | 20 | 25% | 11% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 21:00 | 20 | 25% | 17% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 09:30 | 21 | 24% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 16:30 | 21 | 24% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 22:28 | 17 | 24% | 12% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:30 | 17 | 24% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:00 | 17 | 24% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 22:00 | 18 | 22% | 50% | 17% | 0 |
| Wed 15:30 | 18 | 22% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:30 | 21 | 19% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:00 | 18 | 17% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:00 | 18 | 17% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:00 | 18 | 17% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 18:00 | 20 | 15% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 22:30 | 22 | 14% | 27% | 9% | 0 |
| Wed 22:50 | 17 | 12% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 53% of the 4,376 recorded Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 5% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 4% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington train has the strongest on-time record?
The Sat 06:00 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 20 recorded journeys.
Which Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Sat 22:00 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 50% of journeys that reached London Paddington. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at London Paddington may mean compensation worth half of a one-way ticket price. Arriving 60 minutes late or more may mean compensation worth the full one-way ticket price. The train company checks your ticket, journey and claim before deciding.