Darlington to London King's Cross: train delays and possible money back
7,324 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 6.7 minutes to 11.2 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 696 | 67% | 5% | 1% | 4.5 min |
| Nov 2025 | 569 | 50% | 10% | 4% | 9.7 min |
| 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 to date | 286 | 55% | 6% | 0% | 6.1 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 | 36 | 86% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:59 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:26 | 39 | 85% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 21:48 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 21:48 | 20 | 90% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 22:29 | 34 | 85% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 22:29 | 35 | 83% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 22:29 | 34 | 82% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 21:02 | 29 | 83% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 20:36 | 29 | 83% | 4% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 10:28 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:48 | 21 | 86% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 08:31 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:59 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 16:05 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:49 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:58 | 38 | 79% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 07:58 | 39 | 77% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 07:58 | 39 | 77% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 08:26 | 38 | 76% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:05 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:03 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:00 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:59 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:28 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:28 | 20 | 80% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:36 | 38 | 74% | 11% | 11% | 0 |
| Thu 22:29 | 35 | 74% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 21:01 | 38 | 71% | 11% | 8% | 2 |
| Tue 11:00 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:29 | 21 | 76% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:27 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:28 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:28 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:26 | 40 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 08:26 | 39 | 69% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 16:05 | 20 | 75% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 15:27 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 21:29 | 25 | 72% | 13% | 8% | 1 |
| Tue 21:01 | 40 | 68% | 8% | 5% | 3 |
| Tue 07:58 | 40 | 68% | 3% | 0% | 4 |
| Wed 07:58 | 40 | 68% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 21:29 | 22 | 73% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:26 | 29 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 21:01 | 36 | 67% | 9% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 10:05 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 20:49 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 18:28 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 19:01 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:49 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:28 | 21 | 71% | 6% | 6% | 3 |
| Fri 16:05 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:29 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:01 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 11:00 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 14:59 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:28 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 08:26 | 40 | 65% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 15:26 | 30 | 67% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 16:26 | 39 | 64% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:49 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:00 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 17:01 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:03 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 21:02 | 29 | 66% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:01 | 38 | 63% | 19% | 14% | 2 |
| Thu 21:29 | 24 | 67% | 17% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 09:26 | 60 | 58% | 5% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 14:29 | 21 | 67% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:27 | 21 | 67% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 12:28 | 21 | 67% | 14% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 16:05 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:03 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:28 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:00 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:26 | 38 | 61% | 16% | 8% | 1 |
| Sun 12:27 | 27 | 63% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Wed 09:26 | 60 | 57% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 18:26 | 39 | 59% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:28 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 20:49 | 20 | 65% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 08:31 | 20 | 65% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 10:05 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:03 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:29 | 24 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:26 | 40 | 58% | 8% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 20:36 | 40 | 58% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 11:27 | 15 | 67% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 15:27 | 15 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:26 | 39 | 56% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 20:36 | 37 | 57% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 11:00 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:03 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 5% | 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 |
| Fri 19:01 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:03 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:00 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 14:03 | 21 | 62% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:31 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 07:58 | 29 | 59% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:26 | 59 | 53% | 14% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 11:26 | 40 | 55% | 10% | 8% | 1 |
| Tue 10:27 | 40 | 55% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 16:26 | 40 | 55% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:26 | 40 | 55% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 20:36 | 38 | 55% | 8% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 18:26 | 28 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 21:29 | 24 | 58% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:01 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:29 | 20 | 60% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 14:59 | 20 | 60% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:00 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 18:26 | 29 | 55% | 10% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 10:27 | 38 | 53% | 8% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 16:26 | 38 | 53% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 09:26 | 59 | 49% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 09:26 | 57 | 49% | 7% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 11:28 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:28 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:02 | 21 | 57% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Thu 12:28 | 21 | 57% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:01 | 21 | 57% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 08:31 | 21 | 57% | 19% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 12:26 | 32 | 53% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 15:26 | 39 | 51% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 10:27 | 39 | 51% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 18:28 | 15 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 16:27 | 15 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:01 | 35 | 51% | 6% | 3% | 3 |
| Wed 11:26 | 40 | 50% | 8% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 08:26 | 29 | 52% | 17% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 13:26 | 29 | 52% | 11% | 4% | 2 |
| Tue 19:33 | 20 | 55% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:29 | 20 | 55% | 20% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:26 | 39 | 49% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 14:26 | 39 | 49% | 15% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 14:26 | 25 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:36 | 37 | 49% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 16:26 | 40 | 48% | 15% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 13:01 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 10:28 | 21 | 52% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:05 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:03 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:29 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 15:27 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:00 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:29 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:28 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 17:26 | 31 | 48% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 19:33 | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:27 | 22 | 50% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 13:26 | 40 | 45% | 8% | 3% | 4 |
| Wed 14:26 | 40 | 45% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:26 | 30 | 47% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:26 | 30 | 47% | 24% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 14:03 | 20 | 50% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 11:28 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 19:33 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 13:01 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:00 | 20 | 50% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 17:28 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:26 | 41 | 44% | 23% | 13% | 1 |
| Thu 11:26 | 39 | 44% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 10:27 | 40 | 43% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 11:26 | 29 | 45% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 17:28 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:05 | 21 | 48% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:28 | 21 | 48% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:02 | 21 | 48% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 17:01 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:26 | 38 | 42% | 8% | 8% | 0 |
| Wed 12:26 | 38 | 42% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 19:26 | 38 | 42% | 16% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 16:29 | 19 | 47% | 26% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 19:33 | 19 | 47% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:26 | 39 | 41% | 18% | 8% | 0 |
| Fri 11:26 | 39 | 41% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 17:26 | 40 | 40% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 18:28 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 12:02 | 20 | 45% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:29 | 20 | 45% | 16% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 17:28 | 20 | 45% | 33% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 18:00 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:27 | 20 | 45% | 11% | 6% | 2 |
| Thu 13:26 | 41 | 39% | 13% | 3% | 2 |
| Thu 14:26 | 38 | 39% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 18:26 | 38 | 39% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 17:26 | 39 | 38% | 18% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 19:26 | 39 | 38% | 21% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:27 | 39 | 38% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 17:28 | 15 | 47% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:26 | 30 | 40% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 09:00 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:01 | 21 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:01 | 21 | 43% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:01 | 21 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:27 | 21 | 43% | 19% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 09:00 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:26 | 40 | 38% | 16% | 3% | 2 |
| Wed 17:26 | 40 | 38% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 18:26 | 40 | 38% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 13:26 | 44 | 36% | 13% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 17:26 | 38 | 37% | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 19:26 | 40 | 35% | 18% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 13:27 | 21 | 38% | 17% | 6% | 3 |
| Thu 12:02 | 21 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:01 | 21 | 38% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 19:26 | 39 | 33% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 17:26 | 39 | 33% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 12:26 | 25 | 36% | 17% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:26 | 30 | 33% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 18:00 | 19 | 37% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:28 | 19 | 37% | 24% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 19:26 | 39 | 31% | 21% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 12:26 | 16 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10:26 | 16 | 38% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 10:59 | 16 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 16:05 | 20 | 35% | 17% | 6% | 2 |
| Tue 12:26 | 37 | 30% | 22% | 8% | 1 |
| Mon 14:26 | 33 | 30% | 9% | 6% | 0 |
| Sat 13:26 | 29 | 31% | 7% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 14:26 | 25 | 32% | 12% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 18:28 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 18:00 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 14:03 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 12:26 | 38 | 29% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:26 | 38 | 29% | 8% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 15:30 | 15 | 33% | 29% | 7% | 1 |
| Sun 16:27 | 39 | 26% | 15% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 13:01 | 20 | 30% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 19:33 | 20 | 30% | 20% | 10% | 0 |
| Sat 17:26 | 30 | 27% | 13% | 7% | 0 |
| Thu 13:27 | 21 | 29% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:28 | 21 | 29% | 16% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 17:28 | 21 | 29% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:26 | 36 | 25% | 19% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 14:26 | 37 | 24% | 22% | 6% | 1 |
| Fri 14:29 | 20 | 25% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 17:01 | 20 | 25% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 19:27 | 28 | 21% | 14% | 0% | 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 7,324 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.