Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster: train delays and possible money back
6,192 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Doncaster.
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 Doncaster. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 5.6 minutes to 10.3 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 366 | 62% | 5% | 2% | 7.6 min |
| Jan 2026 | 407 | 56% | 8% | 2% | 9.8 min |
| Feb 2026 | 309 | 61% | 6% | 2% | 7.6 min |
| Mar 2026 | 398 | 66% | 5% | 1% | 7.4 min |
| Apr 2026 | 425 | 61% | 4% | 3% | 6.3 min |
| May 2026 | 362 | 55% | 10% | <1% | 9.9 min |
| Jun 2026 | 477 | 61% | 5% | 2% | 7.9 min |
| Jul 2026 | 443 | 61% | 7% | 1% | 7.7 min |
| Aug 2026 | 463 | 53% | 9% | 6% | 9.7 min |
| Sept 2026 | 374 | 67% | 3% | <1% | 5.6 min |
| Oct 2026 | 453 | 55% | 10% | 1% | 10.3 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 15 | 33% | 13% | 0% | 14.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 05:48 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:00 | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:00 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:00 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:00 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:30 | 44 | 84% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 05:48 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 19:25 | 29 | 86% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 06:30 | 45 | 82% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 16:30 | 32 | 84% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 06:30 | 46 | 80% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 06:30 | 45 | 80% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:30 | 45 | 80% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:30 | 45 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:48 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:00 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 05:48 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:00 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 05:48 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:00 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 06:30 | 36 | 81% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:30 | 46 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:30 | 46 | 78% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 19:37 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:37 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 18:30 | 63 | 75% | 3% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 07:30 | 46 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:30 | 64 | 73% | 5% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 14:30 | 45 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:30 | 65 | 72% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 13:00 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:30 | 45 | 73% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 18:30 | 45 | 73% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 08:00 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 09:00 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:37 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:20 | 44 | 73% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:00 | 22 | 77% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:00 | 22 | 77% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 18:30 | 62 | 68% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 09:30 | 46 | 70% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 13:30 | 46 | 70% | 7% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 07:30 | 46 | 70% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 17:30 | 35 | 71% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:00 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:00 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 07:00 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:30 | 29 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:30 | 47 | 68% | 7% | 7% | 1 |
| Sat 13:30 | 34 | 71% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 14:30 | 46 | 67% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:30 | 46 | 67% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:30 | 63 | 65% | 5% | 2% | 3 |
| Sun 09:30 | 33 | 70% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 08:30 | 45 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:00 | 22 | 73% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:00 | 22 | 73% | 14% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 13:30 | 47 | 66% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 13:30 | 47 | 66% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 16:00 | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:30 | 46 | 65% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 08:30 | 46 | 65% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 19:37 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:00 | 21 | 71% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:00 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:00 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:00 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:30 | 45 | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:20 | 45 | 64% | 9% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 14:30 | 46 | 63% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:00 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:00 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:00 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:30 | 45 | 62% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 15:30 | 45 | 62% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:00 | 22 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 17:00 | 22 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 10:00 | 22 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 20:20 | 42 | 62% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 11:30 | 33 | 64% | 3% | 3% | 2 |
| Sun 15:30 | 33 | 64% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:30 | 46 | 61% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 20:20 | 43 | 60% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 13:30 | 45 | 60% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 09:00 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:00 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 11:00 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:00 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:00 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 11:30 | 34 | 62% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:00 | 23 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:30 | 44 | 59% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 12:30 | 44 | 59% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:30 | 44 | 59% | 9% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 10:30 | 39 | 59% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 20:20 | 41 | 59% | 22% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 08:30 | 45 | 58% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:30 | 45 | 58% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 09:30 | 45 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:30 | 45 | 58% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:00 | 20 | 65% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 15:00 | 22 | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:00 | 22 | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:30 | 36 | 58% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 09:30 | 36 | 58% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:00 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:00 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:00 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:37 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 19:25 | 29 | 59% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:30 | 46 | 54% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 14:30 | 44 | 55% | 12% | 7% | 1 |
| Wed 10:30 | 44 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:30 | 36 | 56% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 19:25 | 30 | 57% | 7% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 19:25 | 30 | 57% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:30 | 45 | 53% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:30 | 46 | 52% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:30 | 46 | 52% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 10:30 | 33 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 14:30 | 29 | 55% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:30 | 45 | 51% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:00 | 23 | 57% | 4% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 13:00 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:00 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 17:00 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:00 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 13:30 | 32 | 53% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 10:30 | 44 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:30 | 44 | 50% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:30 | 45 | 49% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 19:00 | 31 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:00 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 14:00 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 19:25 | 30 | 50% | 14% | 7% | 1 |
| Fri 19:25 | 28 | 50% | 22% | 11% | 1 |
| Mon 17:00 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 11:00 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 11:30 | 46 | 46% | 15% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 14:30 | 36 | 47% | 11% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 12:30 | 31 | 48% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:30 | 44 | 45% | 9% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 10:30 | 44 | 45% | 9% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 13:00 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:00 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 11:30 | 44 | 43% | 16% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 16:30 | 47 | 43% | 17% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 16:30 | 34 | 44% | 9% | 6% | 0 |
| Tue 17:30 | 66 | 39% | 14% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 15:00 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:30 | 32 | 44% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:30 | 65 | 38% | 10% | 6% | 2 |
| Thu 08:00 | 22 | 45% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:30 | 63 | 37% | 11% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 17:30 | 64 | 34% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:30 | 41 | 37% | 15% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 12:30 | 41 | 37% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 17:00 | 22 | 41% | 18% | 9% | 0 |
| Fri 11:00 | 21 | 38% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 12:30 | 39 | 33% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 17:30 | 65 | 29% | 12% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 16:30 | 44 | 30% | 11% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 17:30 | 39 | 28% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:30 | 35 | 29% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 62% of the 6,192 recorded Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 6% 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster train has the strongest on-time record?
The Wed 05:48 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 95% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 20:20 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 22% of journeys that reached Doncaster. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Doncaster 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.