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Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle: train delays and possible money back

13,761 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Newcastle.

80%
arrive on time (±5 min)
2%
at least 30 minutes late
<1%
at least 60 minutes late
2%
never arrived

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.

Most punctual departure
Wed 08:00 LNER
On time 97% of 61 journeys
Most often 30 minutes late or more
Fri 20:20 LNER
At least 30 minutes late on 19% of 36 journeys that reached Newcastle

How this journey has changed

Monthly performance measured when trains reached Newcastle. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.

Recent direction: average delay rose from 2.8 minutes to 4.3 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Oct 202587086%2%<1%1.6 min
Nov 202571480%1%2%2.6 min
Dec 202586080%1%3%2.4 min
Jan 202697374%5%3%5 min
Feb 202673682%2%1%2.6 min
Mar 202686483%1%2%1.6 min
Apr 202699782%1%3%1.7 min
May 202684075%3%4%3.2 min
Jun 2026123677%3%2%3.6 min
Jul 2026142980%2%1%2.8 min
Aug 2026134873%4%5%4.3 min
Sept 2026 to date77786%<1%<1%1.9 min

Every departure, ranked

Same booked train and weekday, checked over a year. Sorted by on-time record.

TrainJourneysOn time30 minutes late or more60 minutes late or moreCancelled
Wed 08:00 LNER6197%0%0%1
Wed 06:30 LNER6197%2%2%0
Wed 09:30 LNER6197%0%0%0
Mon 08:00 LNER5897%0%0%1
Wed 06:26 Lumo26100%0%0%0
Wed 08:30 LNER6195%0%0%0
Wed 05:48 LNER21100%0%0%0
Tue 09:24 Lumo21100%0%0%0
Wed 09:24 Lumo21100%0%0%0
Fri 09:24 Lumo21100%0%0%0
Wed 11:00 LNER6193%0%0%0
Tue 09:00 LNER6193%2%0%1
Wed 07:00 LNER6093%2%0%1
Thu 11:00 LNER5993%0%0%0
Mon 16:00 LNER5793%2%0%0
Mon 09:24 Lumo19100%0%0%0
Sat 13:30 LNER4693%2%0%0
Tue 08:00 LNER6192%0%0%3
Wed 09:00 LNER6192%0%0%1
Thu 08:00 LNER6092%0%0%0
Thu 13:30 LNER5992%0%0%0
Mon 13:30 LNER5992%2%0%1
Tue 06:26 Lumo2696%0%0%0
Sat 06:30 LNER4992%0%0%1
Tue 13:00 LNER6190%2%0%2
Tue 07:30 LNER6190%0%0%0
Tue 10:00 LNER6190%2%2%1
Tue 08:26 Lumo4093%3%0%0
Wed 08:26 Lumo4093%0%0%0
Tue 05:37 LNER4093%0%0%3
Sat 11:30 LNER4791%0%0%0
Sat 08:00 LNER4791%2%2%1
Fri 06:26 Lumo3992%3%0%1
Sun 09:30 LNER4691%0%0%2
Mon 07:30 LNER5990%0%0%1
Mon 08:30 LNER5990%0%0%1
Sat 10:00 LNER4391%0%0%1
Sat 11:00 LNER4391%0%0%0
Sat 07:30 LNER4990%0%0%0
Tue 07:00 LNER6189%2%0%2
Tue 09:30 LNER6189%3%3%0
Tue 13:30 LNER6189%0%0%2
Sat 05:37 LNER2993%0%0%1
Sat 06:26 Lumo2993%0%0%0
Fri 08:00 LNER6088%2%2%2
Fri 06:30 LNER6088%2%2%1
Thu 16:00 LNER5988%2%0%2
Sun 11:00 LNER4190%0%0%2
Tue 05:48 LNER2195%0%0%0
Tue 05:40 LNER2195%0%0%0
Wed 19:37 LNER2195%0%0%0
Thu 05:40 LNER2195%0%0%1
Wed 11:24 Lumo2195%5%0%0
Tue 16:13 Lumo2195%5%0%0
Mon 09:00 LNER5888%0%0%3
Tue 05:50 LNER4090%3%3%1
Wed 05:37 LNER4090%3%3%0
Fri 11:25 Lumo3990%3%0%0
Thu 08:26 Lumo3990%0%0%0
Fri 08:26 Lumo3990%3%3%2
Tue 19:37 LNER2095%0%0%0
Thu 19:37 LNER2095%0%0%0
Thu 16:13 Lumo2095%0%0%0
Tue 06:30 LNER6187%0%0%2
Wed 13:30 LNER6187%0%0%1
Wed 07:30 LNER6187%2%0%1
Wed 13:00 LNER6187%2%0%2
Fri 10:00 LNER5587%4%2%2
Mon 05:37 LNER3889%0%0%2
Mon 11:25 Lumo3889%3%3%1
Mon 08:26 Lumo3889%3%0%1
Thu 09:00 LNER6087%0%0%1
Mon 09:30 LNER5986%2%2%1
Mon 06:30 LNER5986%2%0%2
Thu 12:00 LNER5986%0%0%0
Mon 06:26 Lumo3789%3%0%0
Mon 13:00 LNER5886%2%0%4
Sat 09:00 LNER4787%0%0%1
Sat 08:26 Lumo3090%0%0%0
Sun 11:30 LNER4687%0%0%5
Wed 14:00 LNER6185%0%0%1
Tue 08:30 LNER6185%2%0%0
Wed 14:30 LNER6185%0%0%0
Wed 11:25 Lumo4088%0%0%1
Wed 16:00 LNER6085%0%0%4
Thu 10:00 LNER6085%2%0%0
Fri 09:00 LNER6085%2%2%4
Wed 11:30 LNER6085%0%0%0
Fri 07:00 LNER6085%3%2%2
Fri 09:30 LNER6085%2%0%2
Sun 16:30 LNER4587%0%0%1
Wed 10:00 LNER5985%0%0%2
Wed 15:00 LNER5985%2%0%1
Mon 10:00 LNER5485%0%0%3
Thu 15:26 Lumo3987%0%0%0
Mon 11:30 LNER5884%4%4%1
Sat 16:00 LNER4386%0%0%2
Mon 05:50 LNER3887%3%0%0
Tue 11:00 LNER6184%2%2%1
Fri 11:00 LNER6083%5%0%2
Fri 13:00 LNER6083%2%0%3
Fri 14:30 LNER6083%5%0%1
Thu 06:30 LNER6083%2%0%0
Sun 14:00 LNER4185%3%0%1
Sun 13:00 LNER4185%5%0%0
Thu 07:00 LNER5983%0%0%1
Fri 16:00 LNER5883%4%2%1
Fri 05:48 LNER2190%0%0%0
Tue 11:24 Lumo2190%5%0%0
Fri 06:23 Lumo2190%0%0%1
Thu 06:23 Lumo2190%0%0%0
Thu 09:24 Lumo2190%5%0%0
Sat 08:30 LNER4984%0%0%1
Wed 05:50 LNER4085%3%3%0
Mon 07:00 LNER5782%4%0%3
Sat 11:25 Lumo3087%0%0%0
Fri 05:37 LNER3985%0%0%3
Thu 06:26 Lumo3985%0%0%0
Fri 05:50 LNER3985%0%0%1
Thu 09:30 LNER6082%0%0%2
Thu 08:30 LNER6082%2%2%0
Tue 14:00 LNER6082%0%0%2
Fri 15:00 LNER6082%2%2%6
Sun 09:00 LNER4384%2%0%1
Sat 15:00 LNER4384%0%0%0
Mon 05:48 LNER2090%0%0%2
Sat 07:00 LNER4783%2%0%1
Sat 09:30 LNER4783%0%0%0
Thu 15:00 LNER5981%2%0%3
Thu 16:30 LNER5981%0%0%0
Thu 14:30 LNER5981%0%0%2
Mon 15:30 LNER5981%0%0%3
Sat 05:50 LNER2986%0%0%0
Sun 17:30 LNER4683%0%0%3
Sun 10:30 LNER4683%4%4%0
Sat 16:30 LNER4683%0%0%0
Mon 11:00 LNER5881%2%0%5
Sun 19:00 LNER4183%12%0%0
Sun 10:00 LNER4183%0%0%1
Tue 14:30 LNER6180%2%0%1
Tue 16:30 LNER6180%7%0%2
Wed 15:30 LNER6180%0%0%2
Tue 16:00 LNER6180%3%0%3
Mon 18:30 LNER5781%4%0%1
Mon 19:58 Lumo1989%0%0%1
Mon 16:13 Lumo1989%0%0%2
Sun 16:26 Lumo2886%0%0%1
Sun 08:55 LNER3284%3%0%0
Fri 07:30 LNER6080%2%2%0
Fri 14:00 LNER6080%3%0%1
Fri 08:30 LNER6080%2%0%1
Fri 12:00 LNER6080%0%0%4
Thu 07:30 LNER6080%2%0%1
Sat 15:26 Lumo4083%8%3%1
Sun 18:30 LNER4482%7%2%2
Sat 12:00 LNER4381%2%0%0
Mon 12:00 LNER5879%2%0%1
Tue 15:00 LNER6179%0%0%4
Sun 15:30 LNER4680%2%0%0
Thu 18:30 LNER5779%4%0%0
Mon 19:00 LNER3882%6%3%2
Mon 15:26 Lumo3882%8%5%0
Fri 13:30 LNER6078%0%0%0
Sat 14:30 LNER4980%4%0%0
Sun 17:00 LNER4180%0%0%2
Sat 17:21 Lumo2983%3%0%0
Thu 05:48 LNER2186%0%0%1
Fri 05:40 LNER2186%0%0%0
Fri 19:37 LNER2186%10%0%0
Fri 19:58 Lumo2186%0%0%0
Wed 05:40 LNER2186%0%0%2
Wed 19:58 Lumo2186%10%5%0
Tue 11:25 Lumo4080%3%0%2
Wed 12:00 LNER6177%2%0%0
Sat 14:00 LNER4379%5%0%0
Thu 17:00 LNER6077%0%0%3
Fri 15:30 LNER6077%3%0%1
Thu 11:25 Lumo3979%0%0%1
Thu 05:50 LNER3979%0%0%0
Sun 19:25 LNER2882%0%0%0
Thu 13:00 LNER5976%0%0%1
Tue 18:30 LNER5976%3%0%1
Thu 15:30 LNER5976%2%0%0
Thu 14:00 LNER5976%0%0%2
Mon 06:23 Lumo1688%0%0%2
Thu 19:58 Lumo2085%5%0%0
Tue 19:58 Lumo2085%0%0%0
Mon 15:00 LNER5876%0%0%1
Tue 15:30 LNER6175%3%0%0
Tue 11:30 LNER6175%8%2%1
Sun 15:00 LNER4178%0%0%2
Fri 18:30 LNER5775%7%0%2
Mon 20:20 LNER3778%5%0%0
Fri 16:05 CrossCountry1587%0%0%0
Fri 15:04 CrossCountry1587%7%0%0
Mon 14:30 LNER5874%2%0%2
Mon 17:00 LNER5874%2%0%4
Sun 10:26 Lumo2979%0%0%0
Wed 12:30 LNER6174%2%0%0
Wed 18:30 LNER5774%0%0%2
Thu 11:30 LNER6073%0%0%1
Sun 12:30 LNER3876%5%5%0
Fri 16:13 Lumo2181%0%0%0
Wed 16:13 Lumo2181%5%5%1
Wed 15:26 Lumo4075%5%3%0
Mon 16:30 LNER5872%0%0%3
Sat 17:00 LNER4374%0%0%3
Sun 18:26 Lumo2778%4%0%0
Tue 12:30 LNER6072%2%0%0
Sat 15:30 LNER4873%9%0%1
Fri 15:26 Lumo3974%8%5%0
Wed 16:30 LNER5971%4%0%3
Mon 19:37 LNER2080%0%0%1
Mon 05:40 LNER2080%0%0%2
Thu 11:24 Lumo2080%0%0%0
Sun 18:00 LNER4173%5%0%3
Sun 16:00 LNER4173%3%0%4
Thu 05:37 LNER3874%0%0%4
Sat 19:00 LNER2976%0%0%0
Fri 11:30 LNER6070%3%0%0
Tue 15:26 Lumo4073%5%5%0
Tue 19:00 LNER4073%3%0%4
Mon 11:24 Lumo1979%11%0%1
Tue 19:25 LNER2576%8%0%0
Mon 19:25 LNER2277%5%0%1
Tue 12:00 LNER6169%5%2%0
Thu 19:00 LNER3972%3%0%3
Thu 20:20 LNER3972%10%3%0
Mon 14:00 LNER5869%0%0%3
Sun 12:00 LNER4171%5%0%0
Fri 17:00 LNER5768%4%0%3
Thu 19:20 Lumo3871%5%0%0
Wed 10:30 LNER5968%3%0%1
Sat 13:00 LNER4370%3%0%3
Fri 12:05 CrossCountry1580%0%0%1
Fri 06:02 CrossCountry1580%0%0%1
Fri 09:05 CrossCountry1580%7%7%0
Tue 19:20 Lumo4070%5%0%0
Thu 12:30 LNER5867%0%0%0
Sun 14:26 Lumo2972%3%3%0
Tue 17:00 LNER6166%0%0%3
Wed 17:00 LNER6065%4%0%5
Fri 19:00 LNER3768%6%0%1
Fri 19:20 Lumo3967%3%0%0
Wed 20:20 LNER3667%6%0%0
Fri 11:24 Lumo2171%5%0%0
Wed 19:20 Lumo3866%0%0%2
Mon 10:30 LNER5263%4%0%1
Tue 10:30 LNER5862%5%2%1
Fri 20:20 LNER3664%19%3%0
Mon 18:00 LNER3863%6%0%2
Tue 20:20 LNER3863%8%3%0
Thu 19:25 LNER2467%8%4%0
Thu 10:30 LNER5959%0%0%0
Fri 16:30 LNER6058%5%0%1
Mon 19:20 Lumo3861%5%0%0
Fri 19:25 LNER2564%22%4%2
Sun 14:30 LNER4260%2%0%1
Sun 13:30 LNER4659%7%0%1
Wed 19:25 LNER2463%13%0%1
Tue 18:00 LNER4058%6%0%4
Fri 10:05 CrossCountry1567%14%7%1
Fri 07:03 CrossCountry1567%0%0%1
Mon 12:30 LNER5355%4%2%1
Sat 17:30 LNER3757%0%0%0
Sat 12:30 LNER4053%3%0%0
Fri 10:30 LNER5650%4%4%0
Sat 10:30 LNER4151%0%0%1
Fri 11:04 CrossCountry1560%7%0%0
Fri 14:04 CrossCountry1560%0%0%1
Wed 19:00 LNER3650%0%0%4
Mon 17:30 LNER5847%4%0%2
Fri 12:30 LNER5545%4%0%0
Thu 18:00 LNER3847%6%3%7
Fri 18:00 LNER3946%8%3%3
Thu 17:30 LNER5942%0%0%0
Fri 17:04 CrossCountry1553%7%7%0
Fri 13:05 CrossCountry1553%7%0%0
Tue 17:30 LNER6042%5%2%1
Sat 18:00 LNER2945%7%0%1
Fri 17:30 LNER5840%7%5%0
Wed 18:00 LNER3842%11%0%2
Wed 17:30 LNER5939%7%0%0
Fri 18:04 CrossCountry1540%7%0%1

Frequently asked

How often is the Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 80% of the 13,761 recorded Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 2% 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 Newcastle train has the strongest on-time record?

The Wed 08:00 (LNER) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 97% of its 61 recorded journeys.

Which Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Fri 20:20 (LNER) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 19% of journeys that reached Newcastle. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

Can I get money back if my Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle train is late?

You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Newcastle 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.