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Carlisle to Preston: train delays and possible money back

11,899 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Preston.

68%
arrive on time (±5 min)
5%
at least 30 minutes late
1%
at least 60 minutes late
4%
never arrived

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.

Most punctual departure
Wed 08:08 Avanti
On time 93% of 41 journeys
Most often 30 minutes late or more
Wed 20:08 Avanti
At least 30 minutes late on 26% of 39 journeys that reached Preston

How this journey has changed

Monthly performance measured when trains reached Preston. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.

Recent direction: average delay rose from 3.3 minutes to 7.9 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Dec 202560857%4%10%5.7 min
Jan 202642075%3%1%3.7 min
Feb 202672673%6%3%5.1 min
Mar 202670472%4%4%4.7 min
Apr 202640373%1%1%3 min
May 202671273%6%1%5.3 min
Jun 202690670%5%3%6.4 min
Jul 2026105159%8%7%7.1 min
Aug 2026103371%4%3%4.2 min
Sept 202698079%3%1%3.3 min
Oct 202699761%7%5%7.9 min
Nov 2026 to date6083%0%2%1.3 min

Every departure, ranked

Same booked train and weekday, checked over a year. Sorted by on-time record.

TrainJourneysOn time30 minutes late or more60 minutes late or moreCancelled
Wed 08:08 Avanti4193%2%0%0
Wed 05:43 Avanti6190%2%2%0
Tue 05:43 Avanti6090%0%0%2
Tue 10:59 Avanti3990%3%0%0
Thu 19:34 TransPennine2095%0%0%0
Fri 07:03 Avanti6187%0%0%2
Fri 05:43 Avanti5986%2%0%1
Tue 11:33 TransPennine1995%0%0%0
Sat 06:47 Avanti5786%5%0%1
Wed 12:50 Avanti6285%3%0%3
Thu 10:59 Avanti4188%5%2%0
Thu 05:43 Avanti6185%3%0%1
Fri 06:47 Avanti6085%0%0%2
Wed 13:12 Avanti6085%3%0%0
Sat 05:45 Avanti5884%4%2%2
Sat 08:05 Avanti3887%3%3%0
Thu 07:03 Avanti6184%3%2%0
Thu 08:08 Avanti4286%2%0%1
Tue 06:47 Avanti6083%2%2%2
Sat 07:46 Avanti5883%4%2%1
Wed 06:47 Avanti6282%3%0%0
Wed 07:46 Avanti6282%0%0%0
Mon 14:55 Avanti3985%3%3%0
Wed 10:59 Avanti3985%0%0%1
Tue 16:07 Avanti6281%2%0%4
Sat 17:33 TransPennine1989%0%0%0
Mon 05:43 Avanti5680%0%0%5
Fri 08:08 Avanti4083%3%3%0
Thu 14:55 Avanti4083%3%3%0
Wed 11:48 Avanti6279%2%0%0
Sat 07:03 Avanti5480%9%2%0
Thu 12:50 Avanti6179%3%0%2
Tue 18:08 Avanti6179%2%0%3
Tue 10:50 Avanti5779%2%2%3
Fri 14:55 Avanti3882%8%3%1
Tue 07:03 Avanti6078%2%2%1
Thu 08:49 Avanti6378%2%2%0
Wed 10:07 Avanti4180%5%2%0
Thu 10:50 Avanti5978%4%2%2
Wed 09:48 Avanti6277%0%0%0
Wed 10:06 Avanti2186%5%5%0
Wed 10:58 Avanti2186%5%0%0
Fri 10:07 Avanti4080%3%0%1
Sun 12:08 Avanti3281%0%0%2
Thu 07:46 Avanti6376%2%2%0
Mon 07:34 TransPennine2085%5%0%1
Wed 07:03 Avanti6276%3%0%0
Wed 10:50 Avanti5876%2%0%2
Tue 14:07 Avanti6175%3%2%1
Wed 14:48 Avanti6175%5%3%2
Wed 16:07 Avanti6175%7%5%1
Mon 08:08 Avanti4178%5%0%2
Sat 08:50 Avanti3778%6%3%2
Fri 12:50 Avanti6075%0%0%3
Tue 19:34 TransPennine1984%0%0%0
Wed 07:34 TransPennine1984%0%0%0
Wed 11:33 TransPennine1984%0%0%1
Mon 07:46 Avanti5975%2%0%3
Mon 16:07 Avanti6274%7%2%3
Sun 18:07 Avanti1587%7%7%0
Tue 14:55 Avanti3977%13%0%0
Tue 12:50 Avanti6174%3%0%2
Tue 16:48 Avanti6174%2%0%3
Wed 08:49 Avanti6174%2%0%1
Thu 10:07 Avanti4276%5%2%1
Sat 15:47 Avanti5774%4%0%4
Thu 09:48 Avanti6373%5%3%0
Wed 15:33 TransPennine1883%6%6%0
Tue 10:07 Avanti4176%0%0%1
Thu 06:47 Avanti6273%3%3%3
Thu 08:07 Avanti2181%5%5%0
Sat 16:05 Avanti3776%6%0%2
Fri 07:46 Avanti6172%0%0%3
Fri 16:07 Avanti6172%7%2%1
Tue 08:49 Avanti6172%5%0%2
Tue 12:06 Avanti4075%0%0%0
Sun 14:06 Avanti4674%0%0%3
Fri 13:12 Avanti6072%3%2%2
Thu 13:12 Avanti6072%7%0%3
Tue 07:46 Avanti6072%0%0%2
Sat 09:11 Avanti3675%3%0%2
Mon 18:08 Avanti6271%5%0%5
Thu 15:47 Avanti6271%2%0%2
Thu 18:08 Avanti6271%8%2%2
Sat 10:50 Avanti5971%6%0%6
Fri 07:34 TransPennine2080%5%5%1
Fri 18:47 Avanti2080%0%0%2
Sat 15:35 TransPennine2080%0%0%0
Thu 14:54 Avanti2080%0%0%1
Thu 15:33 TransPennine2080%5%0%0
Tue 14:54 Avanti2080%0%0%2
Mon 06:47 Avanti5871%2%0%6
Sun 12:49 Avanti3574%0%0%3
Tue 13:12 Avanti6070%3%0%1
Wed 09:10 Avanti5770%2%0%0
Wed 12:06 Avanti4073%5%3%0
Wed 14:55 Avanti4073%8%5%2
Sat 12:50 Avanti3773%0%0%0
Sat 10:07 Avanti1681%0%0%0
Fri 15:33 TransPennine1979%0%0%0
Mon 11:33 TransPennine1979%0%0%0
Sun 21:35 TransPennine1979%11%0%1
Tue 15:33 TransPennine1979%0%0%0
Tue 17:34 TransPennine1979%5%0%0
Mon 14:48 Avanti6169%5%3%3
Tue 14:48 Avanti6169%5%0%4
Wed 15:47 Avanti6169%7%2%3
Sat 17:53 Avanti3972%3%3%2
Sat 18:06 Avanti3672%6%6%3
Mon 07:03 Avanti6068%5%0%5
Thu 11:48 Avanti6268%3%2%3
Thu 14:48 Avanti6268%5%0%3
Fri 10:59 Avanti3871%5%3%0
Sat 09:48 Avanti2176%0%0%0
Thu 10:58 Avanti2176%5%0%0
Tue 08:07 Avanti2176%0%0%1
Wed 08:07 Avanti2176%0%0%0
Wed 17:52 Avanti2176%0%0%1
Sun 12:50 Avanti1878%0%0%2
Sun 17:35 TransPennine1878%0%0%2
Tue 07:34 TransPennine1878%6%0%0
Fri 08:49 Avanti6167%2%0%2
Fri 20:08 Avanti4070%15%5%0
Thu 09:10 Avanti5867%5%4%1
Sat 12:06 Avanti3770%0%0%1
Sat 14:51 Avanti3770%0%0%1
Fri 18:08 Avanti6067%7%2%2
Tue 09:48 Avanti6067%2%0%3
Mon 20:08 Avanti4269%10%2%0
Thu 16:07 Avanti6266%7%0%2
Sun 18:08 Avanti3171%11%4%3
Fri 11:33 TransPennine2075%5%0%0
Mon 19:34 TransPennine2075%0%0%1
Sat 13:34 TransPennine2075%0%0%0
Thu 21:33 TransPennine2075%5%0%0
Wed 14:54 Avanti2075%5%0%1
Mon 15:47 Avanti6166%5%0%6
Wed 18:08 Avanti6166%12%3%2
Tue 08:08 Avanti4168%3%0%1
Fri 10:50 Avanti5666%0%0%4
Sat 09:10 Avanti1776%0%0%1
Wed 17:34 TransPennine1776%6%0%0
Tue 17:11 Avanti5866%5%0%3
Sun 14:49 Avanti5366%4%4%4
Sun 17:11 Avanti2572%0%0%3
Mon 08:49 Avanti6065%4%2%4
Sun 13:49 Avanti3569%0%0%3
Sat 08:49 Avanti2273%0%0%0
Wed 12:05 Avanti2273%0%0%0
Sat 11:49 Avanti5964%0%0%3
Sun 13:06 Avanti4267%0%0%4
Thu 12:06 Avanti4267%5%2%0
Thu 18:46 Avanti4267%2%0%1
Sun 16:04 Avanti3269%6%6%1
Tue 15:47 Avanti6164%2%0%1
Sat 08:04 Avanti1974%0%0%0
Sat 10:06 Avanti1974%0%0%0
Sun 11:34 TransPennine1974%0%0%2
Sun 13:33 TransPennine1974%0%0%1
Mon 09:10 Avanti5664%8%4%5
Mon 10:59 Avanti3967%5%3%2
Wed 13:49 Avanti5864%5%0%1
Mon 12:50 Avanti6063%4%0%3
Tue 18:46 Avanti4166%2%0%0
Mon 20:07 Avanti1675%0%0%1
Fri 08:07 Avanti2171%5%0%0
Fri 14:54 Avanti2171%0%0%1
Sat 14:49 Avanti2171%5%0%1
Thu 10:06 Avanti2171%5%0%0
Mon 13:12 Avanti5963%9%2%3
Wed 17:11 Avanti5963%15%7%4
Fri 15:47 Avanti6162%14%3%3
Sun 15:08 Avanti2868%0%0%3
Tue 21:33 TransPennine1872%6%0%0
Mon 10:07 Avanti4163%11%5%4
Mon 17:53 Avanti4163%7%0%0
Mon 18:46 Avanti4163%3%0%1
Fri 17:34 TransPennine2070%5%5%0
Mon 10:58 Avanti2070%6%0%3
Mon 15:33 TransPennine2070%0%0%1
Sat 09:33 TransPennine2070%0%0%0
Sat 11:34 TransPennine2070%0%0%0
Thu 07:34 TransPennine2070%5%0%0
Thu 09:32 TransPennine2070%0%0%0
Tue 18:47 Avanti2070%0%0%2
Sun 12:06 Avanti1573%13%0%0
Sun 17:10 Avanti1573%7%7%0
Sat 14:06 Avanti5461%4%2%1
Fri 09:10 Avanti5661%6%2%2
Fri 13:49 Avanti5860%4%2%1
Mon 13:49 Avanti5860%8%2%5
Sat 16:48 Avanti5860%4%0%6
Tue 11:48 Avanti6060%0%0%2
Fri 09:48 Avanti6159%5%0%2
Sat 12:05 Avanti1968%5%0%0
Sat 16:04 Avanti1968%0%0%1
Fri 12:06 Avanti3962%3%0%0
Thu 19:49 Avanti5659%2%2%1
Sun 19:48 Avanti2864%4%4%3
Tue 13:49 Avanti5859%7%2%3
Tue 19:49 Avanti5859%7%2%1
Fri 11:48 Avanti6058%8%0%1
Wed 16:48 Avanti6258%9%3%4
Fri 10:06 Avanti2167%5%0%0
Fri 10:58 Avanti2167%0%0%1
Mon 10:06 Avanti2167%11%0%2
Sat 12:49 Avanti2167%0%0%4
Sat 13:12 Avanti5358%4%0%3
Fri 16:48 Avanti6157%7%4%5
Tue 17:53 Avanti4060%0%0%3
Mon 10:50 Avanti5657%8%2%5
Fri 14:07 Avanti6057%5%2%0
Thu 14:07 Avanti6057%3%0%1
Thu 16:48 Avanti6256%5%2%3
Sun 15:33 TransPennine1867%0%0%1
Wed 09:32 TransPennine1867%6%6%0
Sat 09:49 Avanti3759%3%3%4
Mon 12:06 Avanti4159%5%5%1
Wed 14:07 Avanti6156%7%0%1
Fri 19:34 TransPennine2065%5%0%1
Mon 18:47 Avanti2065%12%0%3
Mon 21:33 TransPennine2065%5%5%0
Thu 11:33 TransPennine2065%5%0%0
Thu 13:34 TransPennine2065%0%0%0
Sat 10:05 Avanti2264%0%0%5
Sat 10:59 Avanti2264%5%0%2
Tue 12:05 Avanti2264%0%0%2
Fri 14:48 Avanti6055%11%2%3
Mon 11:48 Avanti6055%9%2%4
Mon 14:07 Avanti6055%5%2%2
Mon 16:48 Avanti6055%2%2%6
Sat 18:46 Avanti5655%13%6%3
Sun 16:49 Avanti3459%6%0%1
Thu 20:08 Avanti4257%14%2%0
Fri 17:53 Avanti4058%10%3%1
Fri 18:46 Avanti3858%8%3%1
Sun 15:07 Avanti1567%7%0%1
Thu 20:07 Avanti1567%14%0%1
Mon 09:48 Avanti5954%7%5%4
Sun 20:07 Avanti1765%13%6%1
Wed 20:07 Avanti1765%12%0%0
Wed 21:33 TransPennine1765%0%0%0
Mon 09:32 TransPennine1963%11%5%0
Wed 13:34 TransPennine1963%5%0%0
Sat 20:05 Avanti2162%14%0%0
Tue 10:06 Avanti2162%0%0%1
Tue 10:58 Avanti2162%0%0%2
Wed 18:47 Avanti2162%15%0%1
Sun 18:51 Avanti5454%8%2%3
Mon 19:49 Avanti5753%8%0%4
Sun 15:48 Avanti5353%6%0%4
Sun 11:48 Avanti3456%3%0%3
Fri 17:11 Avanti5852%12%2%1
Sun 17:51 Avanti5652%6%2%5
Tue 09:10 Avanti5652%2%0%2
Tue 20:08 Avanti4154%12%2%0
Fri 12:05 Avanti2259%0%0%0
Fri 21:33 TransPennine2060%5%5%1
Mon 17:34 TransPennine2060%10%5%0
Mon 17:52 Avanti2060%0%0%4
Sat 14:55 Avanti2060%5%0%0
Thu 17:34 TransPennine2060%5%0%0
Fri 20:07 Avanti1663%13%13%0
Sun 13:50 Avanti1861%6%0%0
Wed 17:53 Avanti3954%15%3%5
Mon 17:11 Avanti5951%6%2%7
Wed 19:49 Avanti5551%8%6%3
Thu 17:11 Avanti5949%13%0%4
Mon 08:07 Avanti2157%5%0%2
Mon 14:54 Avanti2157%6%6%3
Thu 17:53 Avanti4151%7%0%0
Fri 13:34 TransPennine1958%0%0%0
Tue 13:34 TransPennine1958%5%0%0
Wed 19:34 TransPennine1958%21%5%0
Wed 20:08 Avanti3951%26%3%0
Sun 16:48 Avanti1759%0%0%1
Sun 16:03 Avanti1560%0%0%0
Sun 19:47 Avanti1560%0%0%0
Sat 13:49 Avanti5947%3%0%1
Tue 20:07 Avanti1656%0%0%2
Wed 18:46 Avanti3847%14%6%3
Thu 13:49 Avanti5944%5%2%3
Sat 18:07 Avanti1953%6%0%2
Fri 19:49 Avanti5643%13%5%1
Mon 13:34 TransPennine2050%16%5%1
Sat 07:34 TransPennine2050%5%0%0
Sat 17:52 Avanti2050%10%0%0
Sat 19:34 TransPennine2050%11%0%2
Thu 18:47 Avanti2050%11%0%1
Sun 11:02 Avanti4243%5%0%3
Sun 11:47 Avanti1850%6%0%1
Tue 17:52 Avanti2148%15%5%1
Tue 09:32 TransPennine1947%0%0%2
Thu 12:05 Avanti2045%10%5%0
Thu 17:52 Avanti2045%5%0%1
Mon 12:05 Avanti2143%11%0%2
Sat 17:10 Avanti1942%20%0%4
Sat 17:11 Avanti3336%14%0%4
Fri 09:32 TransPennine2040%5%0%1
Fri 17:52 Avanti2040%5%0%1
Sun 10:50 Avanti5227%2%0%3

Frequently asked

How often is the Carlisle to Preston train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 68% of the 11,899 recorded Carlisle to Preston 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 Carlisle to Preston train has the strongest on-time record?

The Wed 08:08 (Avanti) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 93% of its 41 recorded journeys.

Which Carlisle to Preston train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Wed 20:08 (Avanti) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 26% of journeys that reached Preston. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

Can I get money back if my Carlisle to Preston train is late?

You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Preston 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.