Doncaster to London King's Cross: train delays and possible money back
5,965 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 4.8 minutes to 12.1 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 366 | 50% | 10% | 2% | 10 min |
| Jan 2026 | 407 | 53% | 10% | 3% | 10.4 min |
| Feb 2026 | 309 | 52% | 8% | 2% | 7.8 min |
| Mar 2026 | 398 | 56% | 8% | 2% | 7.5 min |
| Apr 2026 | 425 | 49% | 10% | 3% | 9.7 min |
| May 2026 | 362 | 45% | 16% | 2% | 12.6 min |
| Jun 2026 | 432 | 48% | 10% | 3% | 8.8 min |
| Jul 2026 | 443 | 52% | 9% | <1% | 7.2 min |
| Aug 2026 | 395 | 45% | 14% | 4% | 12.1 min |
| Sept 2026 | 374 | 59% | 5% | <1% | 4.8 min |
| Oct 2026 | 352 | 44% | 17% | 1% | 12.1 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 15 | 20% | 13% | 0% | 17.9 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 22:48 | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 22:39 | 31 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 22:48 | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 23:23 | 41 | 88% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:57 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 22:48 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 22:48 | 20 | 90% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 09:18 | 44 | 80% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 22:48 | 21 | 86% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 23:23 | 40 | 80% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 23:23 | 40 | 80% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:57 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 16:58 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:42 | 19 | 84% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 23:23 | 36 | 78% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 09:18 | 45 | 76% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 21:27 | 47 | 74% | 9% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 15:57 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:56 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:56 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:57 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 22:25 | 29 | 76% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:18 | 46 | 72% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 23:23 | 37 | 73% | 11% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 21:27 | 45 | 71% | 9% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 09:18 | 45 | 71% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 22:25 | 30 | 73% | 14% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 11:55 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:18 | 45 | 69% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 20:18 | 31 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:58 | 20 | 75% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 21:42 | 20 | 75% | 6% | 6% | 2 |
| Fri 22:25 | 28 | 71% | 15% | 7% | 1 |
| Sat 21:54 | 30 | 70% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:58 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 21:42 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 19:53 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:57 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:53 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 11:55 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 15:57 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 22:25 | 30 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:18 | 46 | 63% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 08:56 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:55 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 17:56 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 16:18 | 31 | 65% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 21:27 | 46 | 61% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 21:27 | 41 | 61% | 12% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 22:25 | 30 | 63% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 21:42 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:56 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:56 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:58 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:18 | 32 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 21:27 | 44 | 59% | 7% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 16:18 | 46 | 59% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 19:18 | 18 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:57 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:56 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 21:42 | 20 | 65% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 16:18 | 47 | 57% | 17% | 9% | 1 |
| Wed 16:18 | 47 | 57% | 7% | 7% | 1 |
| Tue 12:18 | 47 | 55% | 11% | 9% | 1 |
| Thu 16:18 | 45 | 56% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:56 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 19:53 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:55 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:57 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:56 | 21 | 62% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:56 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:55 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 11:19 | 46 | 54% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 17:18 | 46 | 54% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:18 | 24 | 58% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:57 | 20 | 60% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 19:53 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:53 | 20 | 60% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 13:18 | 33 | 55% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:19 | 45 | 51% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 18:55 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:57 | 21 | 57% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 14:18 | 32 | 53% | 10% | 3% | 2 |
| Tue 10:18 | 46 | 50% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 12:18 | 46 | 50% | 11% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 10:18 | 45 | 49% | 13% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 16:18 | 45 | 49% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 17:18 | 45 | 49% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 10:18 | 45 | 49% | 7% | 4% | 0 |
| Thu 12:18 | 45 | 49% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 15:18 | 45 | 49% | 16% | 9% | 0 |
| Fri 17:18 | 43 | 49% | 14% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 21:27 | 43 | 49% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 20:27 | 20 | 55% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 16:18 | 34 | 50% | 21% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 15:18 | 27 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:18 | 39 | 49% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 14:18 | 47 | 47% | 22% | 11% | 1 |
| Sat 11:19 | 35 | 49% | 14% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 10:18 | 45 | 47% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 11:19 | 45 | 47% | 11% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 18:18 | 33 | 48% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 10:57 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:55 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:56 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 19:17 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:56 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 17:18 | 46 | 46% | 16% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 20:27 | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 12:19 | 34 | 47% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 09:18 | 27 | 48% | 19% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 14:18 | 46 | 43% | 14% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 15:18 | 46 | 43% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:56 | 20 | 50% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:56 | 20 | 50% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 13:56 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:27 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:18 | 47 | 43% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 15:18 | 45 | 42% | 13% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 12:18 | 29 | 45% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:57 | 21 | 48% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:57 | 21 | 48% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 17:56 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:19 | 46 | 41% | 15% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 10:18 | 24 | 46% | 8% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 19:18 | 24 | 46% | 17% | 8% | 0 |
| Fri 11:19 | 44 | 41% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 13:18 | 44 | 41% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 20:27 | 19 | 47% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:18 | 45 | 40% | 16% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 12:18 | 46 | 39% | 11% | 9% | 0 |
| Tue 18:18 | 46 | 39% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 18:18 | 46 | 39% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 12:57 | 20 | 45% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:55 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 14:18 | 44 | 39% | 16% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 18:18 | 44 | 39% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 19:18 | 23 | 43% | 17% | 13% | 0 |
| Sat 13:18 | 29 | 41% | 17% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:18 | 45 | 38% | 16% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 18:18 | 46 | 37% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 09:56 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:56 | 21 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:17 | 21 | 43% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 09:56 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:56 | 21 | 43% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:56 | 21 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:18 | 45 | 36% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 20:18 | 45 | 36% | 22% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:18 | 46 | 35% | 15% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 14:19 | 36 | 36% | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 14:18 | 50 | 34% | 13% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 13:18 | 44 | 34% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:18 | 44 | 34% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 20:18 | 46 | 33% | 20% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 13:56 | 21 | 38% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 19:17 | 21 | 38% | 19% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:57 | 21 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 17:18 | 29 | 34% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:58 | 19 | 37% | 17% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 18:55 | 19 | 37% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:18 | 23 | 35% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:18 | 43 | 30% | 21% | 10% | 1 |
| Sat 15:18 | 31 | 32% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 19:19 | 16 | 38% | 25% | 19% | 0 |
| Fri 20:18 | 44 | 30% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 19:17 | 20 | 35% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:18 | 41 | 29% | 22% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 17:18 | 33 | 30% | 12% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 14:56 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 18:55 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 15:18 | 41 | 27% | 12% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 18:18 | 34 | 26% | 12% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 13:56 | 20 | 30% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 20:27 | 20 | 30% | 20% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 15:18 | 42 | 24% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 20:18 | 33 | 24% | 12% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:56 | 20 | 25% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 19:17 | 22 | 23% | 14% | 9% | 0 |
| Wed 19:18 | 24 | 17% | 17% | 9% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Doncaster to London King's Cross train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 53% of the 5,965 recorded Doncaster 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 Doncaster to London King's Cross train has the strongest on-time record?
The Fri 22:48 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which Doncaster to London King's Cross train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Wed 20:18 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 22% 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 Doncaster 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.