Darlington to London King's Cross: train delays and possible money back
7,877 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with LNER. Delay is measured when the train reached London King's Cross.
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 King's Cross. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 4.3 minutes to 11.1 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 520 | 53% | 10% | 2% | 9.3 min |
| Jan 2026 | 460 | 55% | 10% | 3% | 9.8 min |
| Feb 2026 | 346 | 55% | 8% | 1% | 7.4 min |
| Mar 2026 | 369 | 57% | 8% | 2% | 6.8 min |
| Apr 2026 | 479 | 50% | 10% | 3% | 9.9 min |
| May 2026 | 405 | 47% | 15% | 2% | 11.8 min |
| Jun 2026 | 481 | 50% | 9% | 3% | 8.1 min |
| Jul 2026 | 501 | 55% | 8% | 1% | 6.7 min |
| Aug 2026 | 447 | 47% | 13% | 4% | 11.2 min |
| Sept 2026 | 425 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 4.3 min |
| Oct 2026 | 400 | 46% | 15% | 2% | 11.1 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 17 | 24% | 12% | 0% | 17.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 21:48 | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 21:30 | 28 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 21:48 | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 22:29 | 41 | 85% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:59 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 21:48 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 21:48 | 20 | 90% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Thu 07:58 | 45 | 80% | 2% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 07:58 | 44 | 80% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:26 | 44 | 80% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 08:31 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:28 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:48 | 21 | 86% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 22:29 | 40 | 80% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 22:29 | 40 | 80% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:59 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 20:49 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:05 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 20:36 | 30 | 80% | 4% | 4% | 2 |
| Sun 21:02 | 30 | 80% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 22:29 | 40 | 78% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 22:29 | 40 | 78% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 07:58 | 45 | 76% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 08:26 | 45 | 76% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 14:59 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:00 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:03 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:05 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:28 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:28 | 20 | 80% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 21:29 | 29 | 76% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:26 | 46 | 72% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 21:01 | 46 | 72% | 7% | 5% | 3 |
| Mon 20:36 | 45 | 71% | 9% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 21:01 | 45 | 71% | 9% | 7% | 2 |
| Thu 08:26 | 45 | 71% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 21:29 | 30 | 73% | 14% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 07:58 | 46 | 70% | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 11:00 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:27 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:29 | 21 | 76% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:28 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:28 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:26 | 45 | 69% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:27 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:05 | 20 | 75% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 07:58 | 46 | 67% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 21:29 | 28 | 71% | 15% | 7% | 1 |
| Sun 19:26 | 30 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 15:26 | 32 | 69% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 21:01 | 44 | 66% | 17% | 12% | 2 |
| Sat 21:02 | 31 | 68% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:05 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:29 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:49 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 19:01 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:05 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:28 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 19:01 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 11:00 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 11:28 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 14:59 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:28 | 21 | 71% | 6% | 6% | 3 |
| Wed 20:49 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 5% | 2 |
| Wed 08:26 | 45 | 64% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 21:29 | 30 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 21:01 | 41 | 63% | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 08:03 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:00 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 20:49 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:01 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:36 | 46 | 61% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 09:26 | 66 | 58% | 5% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 15:26 | 45 | 60% | 14% | 7% | 1 |
| Tue 08:03 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:28 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:29 | 21 | 67% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:00 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:28 | 21 | 67% | 14% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 15:27 | 21 | 67% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 16:05 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:36 | 42 | 60% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 20:36 | 44 | 59% | 7% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 15:26 | 46 | 59% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 15:26 | 46 | 59% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 12:27 | 27 | 63% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 21:29 | 29 | 62% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 08:31 | 20 | 65% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 10:05 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:28 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 14:03 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:49 | 20 | 65% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 09:26 | 64 | 55% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 11:26 | 46 | 57% | 11% | 9% | 1 |
| Sat 11:27 | 15 | 67% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 15:27 | 15 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:26 | 45 | 56% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:26 | 45 | 56% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:03 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 08:31 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 19:01 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:00 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:31 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:28 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:02 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:03 | 21 | 62% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:03 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:00 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 18:26 | 31 | 58% | 10% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 18:26 | 29 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 10:27 | 46 | 54% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 16:26 | 46 | 54% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:26 | 66 | 52% | 11% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 09:26 | 65 | 51% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 14:59 | 20 | 60% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 19:01 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:29 | 20 | 60% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 18:00 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:58 | 31 | 55% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:27 | 45 | 51% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 09:26 | 64 | 48% | 8% | 3% | 2 |
| Fri 10:28 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 11:28 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:31 | 21 | 57% | 19% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 12:28 | 21 | 57% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:02 | 21 | 57% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 19:01 | 21 | 57% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 21:01 | 41 | 51% | 5% | 3% | 3 |
| Wed 11:26 | 46 | 50% | 11% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 15:26 | 44 | 50% | 14% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 16:27 | 15 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 18:28 | 15 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:26 | 26 | 54% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:26 | 45 | 49% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 11:26 | 45 | 49% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 14:26 | 45 | 49% | 16% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 08:26 | 31 | 52% | 19% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 20:36 | 43 | 49% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 16:29 | 20 | 55% | 20% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:33 | 20 | 55% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:26 | 39 | 49% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 16:26 | 44 | 48% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Sun 17:26 | 32 | 50% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 13:26 | 47 | 47% | 22% | 11% | 1 |
| Sun 13:26 | 30 | 50% | 11% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 10:27 | 45 | 47% | 11% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 10:05 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:00 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:27 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:03 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:28 | 21 | 52% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:28 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:01 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 14:29 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 16:29 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 16:26 | 46 | 46% | 16% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 19:33 | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 11:26 | 32 | 47% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:27 | 22 | 50% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 14:26 | 46 | 43% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:00 | 20 | 50% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:28 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 14:03 | 20 | 50% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 13:01 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:28 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:33 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:26 | 44 | 43% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 13:26 | 47 | 43% | 14% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 13:26 | 47 | 43% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 15:26 | 31 | 45% | 23% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 12:02 | 21 | 48% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:05 | 21 | 48% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:28 | 21 | 48% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:01 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:28 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:27 | 46 | 41% | 15% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 10:27 | 44 | 41% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 11:26 | 44 | 41% | 14% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 18:26 | 44 | 41% | 18% | 7% | 0 |
| Wed 12:26 | 44 | 41% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 11:26 | 30 | 43% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 19:33 | 19 | 47% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:29 | 19 | 47% | 26% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 11:26 | 45 | 40% | 9% | 7% | 0 |
| Tue 17:26 | 46 | 39% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 17:26 | 46 | 39% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 12:02 | 20 | 45% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:29 | 20 | 45% | 16% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:27 | 20 | 45% | 11% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 17:28 | 20 | 45% | 33% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 18:28 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 18:00 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:26 | 44 | 39% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 09:26 | 32 | 41% | 16% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 13:26 | 45 | 38% | 16% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 18:26 | 45 | 38% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 19:26 | 45 | 38% | 16% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 17:26 | 45 | 38% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 17:28 | 15 | 47% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:00 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:01 | 21 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:00 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:01 | 21 | 43% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:27 | 21 | 43% | 19% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 17:01 | 21 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:26 | 45 | 36% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 19:26 | 45 | 36% | 22% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:26 | 46 | 35% | 15% | 9% | 0 |
| Wed 13:26 | 50 | 34% | 13% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 12:26 | 44 | 34% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:26 | 44 | 34% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 10:59 | 17 | 41% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:26 | 17 | 41% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:26 | 46 | 33% | 20% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 13:01 | 21 | 38% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 13:27 | 21 | 38% | 17% | 6% | 3 |
| Thu 12:02 | 21 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:26 | 18 | 39% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:28 | 19 | 37% | 24% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 18:00 | 19 | 37% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:26 | 27 | 33% | 19% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:26 | 43 | 30% | 21% | 10% | 1 |
| Sat 13:26 | 31 | 32% | 7% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 19:26 | 44 | 30% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 16:05 | 20 | 35% | 17% | 6% | 2 |
| Sat 16:26 | 32 | 31% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 12:26 | 41 | 29% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 14:03 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 18:00 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 18:28 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 14:26 | 40 | 28% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 16:27 | 40 | 28% | 15% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 14:26 | 27 | 30% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 17:26 | 32 | 28% | 13% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 15:30 | 15 | 33% | 29% | 7% | 1 |
| Wed 18:26 | 44 | 25% | 12% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 13:01 | 20 | 30% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 19:33 | 20 | 30% | 20% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 12:28 | 21 | 29% | 16% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 17:28 | 21 | 29% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:27 | 21 | 29% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 14:26 | 42 | 24% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 19:27 | 30 | 23% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:29 | 20 | 25% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 17:01 | 20 | 25% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 13:27 | 21 | 19% | 15% | 5% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Darlington to London King's Cross train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 55% of the 7,877 recorded Darlington to London King's Cross journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 9% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 2% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Darlington to London King's Cross train has the strongest on-time record?
The Fri 21:48 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which Darlington to London King's Cross train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Mon 17:28 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 33% of journeys that reached London King's Cross. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Darlington to London King's Cross train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at London King's Cross 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.