Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster: train delays and possible money back
5,602 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 7.7 minutes to 9.7 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 395 | 73% | 4% | <1% | 4.3 min |
| Nov 2025 | 335 | 63% | 4% | 4% | 7.1 min |
| 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 to date | 252 | 66% | 4% | <1% | 6.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 05:48 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:00 | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:30 | 39 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 07:00 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:00 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:00 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:48 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:30 | 38 | 84% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 19:25 | 28 | 86% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:30 | 40 | 83% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 16:30 | 31 | 84% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 06:30 | 38 | 82% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:30 | 34 | 82% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 05:48 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 05:48 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:48 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:00 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 14:00 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:00 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 09:30 | 40 | 80% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 06:30 | 39 | 79% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:30 | 59 | 76% | 10% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 19:37 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:37 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 20:20 | 37 | 78% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 06:30 | 40 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 07:30 | 40 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:30 | 39 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:30 | 57 | 74% | 5% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 18:30 | 57 | 74% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 18:30 | 44 | 75% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 13:00 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:30 | 39 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:37 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:00 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:00 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:30 | 40 | 73% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 07:30 | 40 | 73% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:00 | 22 | 77% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:00 | 22 | 77% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 18:30 | 57 | 68% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 10:00 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:00 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:00 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 09:30 | 32 | 72% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 13:30 | 32 | 72% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 13:30 | 40 | 70% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 17:30 | 34 | 71% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 09:30 | 39 | 69% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 12:30 | 28 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:30 | 40 | 68% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 15:30 | 40 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:30 | 40 | 68% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 18:30 | 57 | 65% | 5% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 08:00 | 22 | 73% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:00 | 22 | 73% | 14% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 16:00 | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:30 | 39 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:20 | 39 | 67% | 11% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 09:30 | 41 | 66% | 8% | 8% | 1 |
| Tue 09:00 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:00 | 21 | 71% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 19:37 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:00 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:00 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:30 | 40 | 65% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 14:30 | 40 | 65% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:30 | 40 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:30 | 39 | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:30 | 32 | 66% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 11:30 | 32 | 66% | 3% | 3% | 2 |
| Wed 13:30 | 41 | 63% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:00 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:00 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:00 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:20 | 36 | 64% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:00 | 22 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 16:00 | 22 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 17:00 | 22 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 08:30 | 38 | 63% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:30 | 40 | 63% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:30 | 39 | 62% | 10% | 8% | 0 |
| Wed 12:30 | 41 | 61% | 5% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 13:00 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:00 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:00 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 09:00 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:00 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:00 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 15:30 | 32 | 63% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:00 | 23 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:20 | 36 | 61% | 22% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 11:30 | 38 | 61% | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 15:30 | 38 | 61% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:20 | 38 | 61% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 12:30 | 39 | 59% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:30 | 39 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:30 | 39 | 59% | 11% | 8% | 1 |
| Mon 07:00 | 20 | 65% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:00 | 22 | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:30 | 32 | 59% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:30 | 34 | 59% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:30 | 34 | 59% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 13:30 | 40 | 58% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 10:30 | 38 | 58% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:30 | 39 | 56% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 15:00 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:37 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 10:00 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:00 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:30 | 34 | 56% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 19:25 | 22 | 59% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:30 | 39 | 54% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 13:30 | 31 | 55% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 15:30 | 40 | 53% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 16:30 | 38 | 53% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:25 | 25 | 56% | 8% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 07:00 | 23 | 57% | 4% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 13:00 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:00 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:00 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 16:00 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 10:30 | 32 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:30 | 39 | 51% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:30 | 39 | 51% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:30 | 28 | 54% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:30 | 40 | 50% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:25 | 24 | 54% | 17% | 9% | 1 |
| Mon 14:30 | 38 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:30 | 29 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 19:00 | 29 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:00 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:00 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 11:30 | 39 | 49% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:30 | 39 | 49% | 11% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 17:00 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 11:00 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:30 | 34 | 47% | 12% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 19:25 | 24 | 50% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 17:30 | 58 | 43% | 9% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 10:30 | 30 | 47% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:30 | 38 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:25 | 25 | 48% | 21% | 8% | 1 |
| Mon 15:00 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 13:00 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:30 | 41 | 44% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 15:00 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:30 | 58 | 40% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 10:30 | 38 | 42% | 11% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 17:30 | 60 | 38% | 14% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 11:30 | 39 | 41% | 15% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 08:00 | 22 | 45% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:30 | 34 | 41% | 9% | 6% | 0 |
| Tue 11:30 | 40 | 40% | 18% | 8% | 0 |
| Sat 16:30 | 32 | 41% | 9% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 17:00 | 22 | 41% | 18% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 17:30 | 59 | 34% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:30 | 36 | 36% | 14% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 12:30 | 35 | 34% | 14% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 11:00 | 21 | 38% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 16:30 | 39 | 33% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 17:30 | 59 | 31% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 17:30 | 37 | 27% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:30 | 33 | 27% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 62% of the 5,602 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.