Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley: train delays and possible money back
5,424 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Edinburgh Waverley.
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 Edinburgh Waverley. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 9.9 minutes to 14.7 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 326 | 77% | 5% | 1% | 2.8 min |
| Nov 2025 | 275 | 62% | 9% | 6% | 7.6 min |
| Dec 2025 | 368 | 61% | 9% | 3% | 9.4 min |
| Jan 2026 | 423 | 60% | 11% | 1% | 8.6 min |
| Feb 2026 | 328 | 62% | 6% | 4% | 6.4 min |
| Mar 2026 | 416 | 65% | 9% | <1% | 6.7 min |
| Apr 2026 | 426 | 50% | 11% | 2% | 9.9 min |
| May 2026 | 354 | 50% | 19% | 1% | 14.1 min |
| Jun 2026 | 471 | 50% | 10% | 4% | 10.2 min |
| Jul 2026 | 444 | 50% | 11% | <1% | 9.9 min |
| Aug 2026 | 498 | 41% | 19% | 4% | 14.7 min |
| Sept 2026 to date | 251 | 57% | 10% | <1% | 8.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 09:11 | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:11 | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:10 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:13 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:43 | 39 | 90% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:10 | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:43 | 39 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:10 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:11 | 21 | 90% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 08:13 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 18:11 | 15 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:13 | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 08:43 | 33 | 82% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 08:13 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:11 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 09:11 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:43 | 40 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:43 | 40 | 80% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:43 | 36 | 81% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:43 | 39 | 79% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 18:12 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:11 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 18:12 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:12 | 15 | 87% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:43 | 38 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:10 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:11 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:11 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:12 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 07:42 | 37 | 76% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 10:43 | 39 | 74% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 10:43 | 40 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:43 | 34 | 74% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 09:11 | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 20:11 | 21 | 76% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 13:12 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:12 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 11:10 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:13 | 21 | 76% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Tue 16:10 | 21 | 76% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:10 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:11 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:11 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 12:11 | 15 | 80% | 13% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 17:43 | 32 | 72% | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 13:12 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:10 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 17:10 | 20 | 75% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:10 | 20 | 75% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:43 | 40 | 68% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:43 | 40 | 68% | 18% | 3% | 2 |
| Sun 12:43 | 32 | 69% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:43 | 39 | 67% | 16% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 20:43 | 29 | 69% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:43 | 36 | 67% | 11% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 13:12 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 15:11 | 21 | 71% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 12:11 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 10:11 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:10 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:10 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:12 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:11 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 10:11 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:12 | 21 | 71% | 14% | 14% | 0 |
| Mon 17:43 | 38 | 66% | 8% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 10:43 | 38 | 66% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 07:42 | 40 | 65% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 16:43 | 32 | 66% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:11 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 17:10 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 13:11 | 15 | 73% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 08:13 | 15 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:43 | 34 | 65% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 19:43 | 29 | 66% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 09:43 | 38 | 63% | 11% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 16:43 | 38 | 63% | 14% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 18:43 | 38 | 63% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 14:43 | 40 | 63% | 18% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 18:43 | 39 | 62% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 17:43 | 39 | 62% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 09:43 | 39 | 62% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:43 | 39 | 62% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:43 | 39 | 62% | 13% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 10:43 | 30 | 63% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 17:10 | 21 | 67% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 11:10 | 21 | 67% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:43 | 40 | 60% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 17:43 | 40 | 60% | 18% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 12:43 | 39 | 59% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:11 | 20 | 65% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 20:11 | 20 | 65% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 21:42 | 32 | 59% | 25% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 17:43 | 34 | 59% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:43 | 40 | 58% | 11% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 14:43 | 38 | 58% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 14:10 | 15 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:43 | 39 | 56% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 07:42 | 39 | 56% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 16:10 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 16:10 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 14:10 | 21 | 62% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 07:43 | 33 | 58% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:43 | 40 | 55% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 09:43 | 40 | 55% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:43 | 40 | 55% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 21:42 | 38 | 55% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 20:42 | 38 | 55% | 8% | 3% | 2 |
| Sat 18:43 | 34 | 56% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:43 | 40 | 53% | 14% | 5% | 3 |
| Thu 20:42 | 38 | 53% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:11 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:10 | 21 | 57% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:11 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:42 | 39 | 51% | 18% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 21:42 | 39 | 51% | 18% | 8% | 1 |
| Fri 18:43 | 39 | 51% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:43 | 39 | 51% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:42 | 37 | 51% | 16% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 07:42 | 38 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:42 | 31 | 52% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 15:43 | 34 | 50% | 15% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:43 | 34 | 50% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 14:43 | 39 | 49% | 8% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 09:43 | 39 | 49% | 21% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 19:43 | 32 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:43 | 38 | 47% | 14% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 18:12 | 21 | 52% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 21:10 | 21 | 52% | 14% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 17:10 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 20:11 | 21 | 52% | 19% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 18:43 | 31 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 15:11 | 19 | 53% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:43 | 39 | 46% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 13:43 | 39 | 46% | 18% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 16:43 | 39 | 46% | 16% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:43 | 34 | 47% | 12% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 20:42 | 40 | 45% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 21:42 | 30 | 47% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:11 | 20 | 50% | 17% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 14:43 | 36 | 44% | 14% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 13:43 | 34 | 44% | 15% | 9% | 1 |
| Sat 16:43 | 34 | 44% | 21% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:43 | 40 | 43% | 21% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 12:11 | 21 | 48% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 20:42 | 39 | 41% | 21% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 13:43 | 40 | 40% | 18% | 8% | 1 |
| Sun 15:43 | 32 | 41% | 16% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:43 | 39 | 38% | 16% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 17:11 | 15 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:11 | 15 | 47% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:42 | 35 | 37% | 18% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 15:43 | 39 | 36% | 33% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 13:43 | 40 | 35% | 25% | 8% | 0 |
| Fri 15:11 | 20 | 40% | 6% | 6% | 2 |
| Sat 11:43 | 34 | 35% | 9% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 13:42 | 32 | 34% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 11:43 | 32 | 34% | 16% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 15:43 | 40 | 33% | 18% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 15:43 | 38 | 32% | 18% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 15:43 | 40 | 30% | 15% | 10% | 0 |
| Thu 11:43 | 38 | 29% | 24% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:43 | 39 | 28% | 29% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 15:43 | 39 | 28% | 18% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:43 | 40 | 28% | 18% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 13:43 | 38 | 26% | 24% | 11% | 0 |
| Fri 14:43 | 38 | 24% | 19% | 8% | 2 |
| Tue 11:43 | 40 | 23% | 23% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 11:43 | 38 | 18% | 21% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:43 | 39 | 18% | 23% | 5% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 59% of the 5,424 recorded Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 10% 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 Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley train has the strongest on-time record?
The Wed 09:11 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 15:43 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 33% of journeys that reached Edinburgh Waverley. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Edinburgh Waverley 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.