Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket: train delays and possible money back
5,389 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti and CrossCountry and LNER and Lumo and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Haymarket.
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 Haymarket. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 8.8 minutes to 9.9 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 293 | 84% | 5% | 1% | 3.5 min |
| Nov 2025 | 272 | 72% | 4% | 9% | 4.3 min |
| Dec 2025 | 274 | 69% | 6% | 4% | 7.6 min |
| Jan 2026 | 281 | 71% | 4% | 6% | 4.5 min |
| Feb 2026 | 326 | 78% | 4% | 3% | 3.9 min |
| Mar 2026 | 398 | 78% | 6% | 3% | 4.6 min |
| Apr 2026 | 286 | 66% | 8% | 4% | 6.7 min |
| May 2026 | 315 | 70% | 9% | 6% | 7.8 min |
| Jun 2026 | 562 | 47% | 7% | 29% | 6.4 min |
| Jul 2026 | 717 | 39% | 11% | 37% | 8.8 min |
| Aug 2026 | 701 | 39% | 13% | 37% | 9.9 min |
| Sept 2026 to date | 373 | 53% | 5% | 28% | 4.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 06:52 Avanti | 56 | 98% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:52 Avanti | 56 | 98% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:52 Avanti | 56 | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:52 Avanti | 56 | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:52 Lumo | 33 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:52 Avanti | 50 | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:52 Avanti | 56 | 96% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:52 Avanti | 50 | 96% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 06:52 Avanti | 57 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:52 Avanti | 56 | 95% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 06:52 Avanti | 56 | 95% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:52 Lumo | 30 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:52 Avanti | 57 | 93% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:52 Avanti | 56 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:52 Avanti | 56 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 06:52 Avanti | 55 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 16:52 Lumo | 28 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:51 Avanti | 42 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 12:52 Avanti | 56 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:52 Avanti | 56 | 91% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:52 Avanti | 56 | 91% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:52 Avanti | 56 | 91% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 16:52 Lumo | 30 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:52 Avanti | 50 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Mon 08:52 Avanti | 55 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 10:51 Avanti | 42 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 16:52 Lumo | 34 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:52 Avanti | 56 | 88% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:52 Avanti | 50 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:52 Avanti | 55 | 87% | 4% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 12:52 Avanti | 55 | 87% | 2% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 18:48 Lumo | 31 | 90% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:52 Avanti | 56 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:48 Lumo | 29 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:52 Avanti | 49 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 12:52 Avanti | 56 | 84% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 14:51 Avanti | 42 | 86% | 3% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 18:48 Lumo | 27 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:52 Avanti | 55 | 84% | 2% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 20:31 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:52 Avanti | 48 | 83% | 2% | 0% | 5 |
| Tue 14:52 Avanti | 56 | 82% | 2% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 16:52 Avanti | 55 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 20:47 Lumo | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:52 Avanti | 55 | 80% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 18:52 Avanti | 55 | 80% | 6% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 18:48 Lumo | 29 | 83% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 18:35 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:52 Avanti | 56 | 77% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 16:51 Avanti | 42 | 79% | 5% | 5% | 4 |
| Fri 16:52 Avanti | 55 | 76% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 16:52 Avanti | 55 | 76% | 4% | 0% | 4 |
| Tue 18:48 Lumo | 30 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:52 Avanti | 56 | 75% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 16:52 Avanti | 55 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 18:52 Avanti | 55 | 75% | 8% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 14:30 LNER | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:35 LNER | 20 | 80% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 20:31 LNER | 20 | 80% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:35 LNER | 21 | 76% | 14% | 10% | 0 |
| Thu 18:52 Avanti | 55 | 67% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:31 LNER | 17 | 76% | 6% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 18:52 Avanti | 52 | 65% | 14% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 14:30 LNER | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:31 LNER | 20 | 70% | 15% | 10% | 0 |
| Thu 14:30 LNER | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:31 LNER | 34 | 65% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 20:34 LNER | 36 | 64% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 14:30 LNER | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 16:33 LNER | 61 | 57% | 21% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 16:33 LNER | 56 | 57% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 18:35 LNER | 20 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:31 LNER | 20 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:33 LNER | 49 | 57% | 14% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 20:34 LNER | 38 | 58% | 18% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 20:34 LNER | 37 | 57% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 20:34 LNER | 37 | 57% | 14% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 10:31 LNER | 37 | 57% | 11% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 14:30 LNER | 21 | 62% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 20:34 LNER | 36 | 56% | 14% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 18:36 LNER | 45 | 53% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:33 LNER | 61 | 51% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 10:31 LNER | 39 | 54% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 18:35 LNER | 21 | 57% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 16:33 LNER | 59 | 47% | 22% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 18:35 LNER | 45 | 49% | 22% | 4% | 0 |
| Wed 18:36 LNER | 35 | 49% | 20% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 16:33 LNER | 59 | 44% | 19% | 7% | 1 |
| Sun 14:34 LNER | 43 | 44% | 17% | 7% | 1 |
| Sat 10:31 LNER | 26 | 46% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 20:31 LNER | 21 | 48% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 16:32 LNER | 43 | 40% | 21% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 10:31 LNER | 37 | 41% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:31 LNER | 38 | 39% | 18% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 14:32 LNER | 36 | 36% | 25% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 18:36 LNER | 34 | 35% | 12% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 18:36 LNER | 32 | 34% | 13% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 14:32 LNER | 37 | 30% | 14% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 18:36 LNER | 33 | 30% | 21% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 18:36 LNER | 34 | 29% | 35% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 14:32 LNER | 29 | 28% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 20:19 CrossCountry | 16 | 31% | 8% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 14:32 LNER | 38 | 21% | 24% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 14:32 LNER | 35 | 20% | 20% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:32 LNER | 37 | 19% | 22% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 18:12 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15 |
| Fri 08:12 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15 |
| Fri 06:12 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15 |
| Fri 16:11 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15 |
| Fri 20:12 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15 |
| Fri 12:12 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15 |
| Fri 10:11 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15 |
| Fri 14:12 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 63% of the 5,389 recorded Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 7% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 15% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket train has the strongest on-time record?
The Tue 06:52 (Avanti) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 98% of its 56 recorded journeys.
Which Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 18:36 (LNER) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 35% of journeys that reached Haymarket. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Haymarket 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.