Lancaster to Carlisle: train delays and possible money back
8,100 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti. Delay is measured when the train reached Carlisle.
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 Carlisle. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 16.8 minutes to 20.2 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 731 | 45% | 7% | 2% | 9.5 min |
| Oct 2025 | 723 | 35% | 15% | 5% | 13.9 min |
| Nov 2025 | 710 | 28% | 16% | 18% | 14.6 min |
| Dec 2025 | 570 | 25% | 14% | 8% | 14 min |
| Jan 2026 | 398 | 43% | 9% | 4% | 10.2 min |
| Feb 2026 | 687 | 39% | 10% | 4% | 12.2 min |
| Mar 2026 | 658 | 47% | 8% | 5% | 10.4 min |
| Apr 2026 | 379 | 48% | 6% | 2% | 9.2 min |
| May 2026 | 670 | 37% | 16% | 5% | 15 min |
| Jun 2026 | 708 | 31% | 17% | 5% | 16.8 min |
| Jul 2026 | 770 | 23% | 24% | 12% | 20.2 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 122 | 32% | 16% | 7% | 15.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 08:30 | 48 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:30 | 50 | 74% | 2% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 08:30 | 49 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Thu 08:30 | 49 | 73% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 11:10 | 49 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 15:10 | 32 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 11:10 | 50 | 62% | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 12:57 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 12:11 | 32 | 63% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:58 | 40 | 60% | 11% | 3% | 5 |
| Mon 08:30 | 46 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Wed 11:10 | 50 | 58% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:57 | 50 | 58% | 4% | 4% | 3 |
| Sat 08:53 | 45 | 58% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:57 | 50 | 54% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 11:10 | 48 | 54% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 14:58 | 42 | 55% | 10% | 5% | 3 |
| Sun 18:57 | 42 | 55% | 17% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 13:57 | 44 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 09:57 | 45 | 51% | 9% | 5% | 2 |
| Sun 16:10 | 34 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 10:57 | 50 | 50% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 12:57 | 44 | 50% | 16% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 13:10 | 49 | 49% | 19% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 15:11 | 49 | 49% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 21:57 | 38 | 50% | 16% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 13:10 | 31 | 52% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 09:57 | 48 | 48% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 13:10 | 48 | 48% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 12:58 | 41 | 49% | 13% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 09:57 | 49 | 47% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 13:57 | 49 | 47% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 15:11 | 47 | 47% | 20% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 09:57 | 50 | 46% | 14% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:56 | 28 | 50% | 12% | 4% | 3 |
| Tue 12:56 | 28 | 50% | 7% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 16:58 | 41 | 46% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 11:57 | 49 | 45% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 11:10 | 47 | 45% | 2% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 12:56 | 29 | 48% | 7% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 12:09 | 50 | 44% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 11:57 | 45 | 44% | 10% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 14:10 | 32 | 47% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 15:11 | 48 | 44% | 16% | 4% | 3 |
| Mon 13:57 | 48 | 44% | 12% | 2% | 5 |
| Thu 21:11 | 48 | 44% | 13% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 09:57 | 48 | 44% | 9% | 2% | 5 |
| Sat 15:57 | 43 | 44% | 12% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 10:57 | 49 | 43% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 13:57 | 44 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Fri 12:56 | 28 | 46% | 13% | 4% | 4 |
| Wed 13:57 | 50 | 42% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 19:58 | 48 | 42% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 17:57 | 48 | 42% | 18% | 7% | 4 |
| Fri 13:10 | 48 | 42% | 19% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 11:58 | 40 | 43% | 3% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 10:57 | 47 | 40% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 21:11 | 47 | 40% | 16% | 7% | 2 |
| Mon 10:09 | 47 | 40% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Tue 16:09 | 50 | 40% | 9% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 11:57 | 50 | 40% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 10:09 | 42 | 40% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 20:57 | 42 | 40% | 11% | 3% | 4 |
| Mon 18:57 | 48 | 40% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 15:11 | 48 | 40% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 16:57 | 48 | 40% | 16% | 7% | 5 |
| Tue 10:57 | 49 | 39% | 9% | 0% | 6 |
| Thu 13:57 | 49 | 39% | 13% | 0% | 4 |
| Tue 17:57 | 49 | 39% | 17% | 6% | 2 |
| Fri 10:09 | 49 | 39% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 17:12 | 31 | 42% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 20:57 | 48 | 38% | 14% | 2% | 6 |
| Mon 10:57 | 48 | 38% | 7% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 13:10 | 49 | 37% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 10:09 | 49 | 37% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Wed 12:57 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:58 | 40 | 38% | 18% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 15:11 | 47 | 36% | 20% | 5% | 3 |
| Sun 20:11 | 34 | 38% | 21% | 0% | 5 |
| Sat 12:09 | 44 | 36% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 14:10 | 44 | 36% | 5% | 3% | 4 |
| Mon 11:57 | 48 | 35% | 7% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 16:57 | 48 | 35% | 7% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 18:10 | 35 | 37% | 13% | 3% | 4 |
| Thu 19:58 | 49 | 35% | 8% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 20:11 | 49 | 35% | 20% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 20:57 | 49 | 35% | 32% | 15% | 2 |
| Wed 17:57 | 49 | 35% | 21% | 5% | 7 |
| Fri 17:57 | 49 | 35% | 27% | 4% | 4 |
| Fri 13:57 | 49 | 35% | 9% | 4% | 4 |
| Thu 17:57 | 49 | 35% | 14% | 2% | 6 |
| Wed 21:11 | 49 | 35% | 23% | 11% | 5 |
| Tue 20:11 | 49 | 35% | 14% | 2% | 5 |
| Thu 14:10 | 49 | 35% | 17% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 10:09 | 50 | 34% | 16% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 14:10 | 50 | 34% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 14:57 | 50 | 34% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 17:58 | 40 | 35% | 15% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 18:10 | 44 | 34% | 15% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 18:10 | 48 | 33% | 18% | 2% | 4 |
| Wed 20:57 | 49 | 33% | 27% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 12:09 | 50 | 32% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 17:09 | 39 | 33% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 14:57 | 43 | 33% | 10% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 17:09 | 47 | 32% | 9% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 21:11 | 47 | 32% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 13:09 | 40 | 33% | 22% | 0% | 4 |
| Thu 17:09 | 48 | 31% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 19:09 | 48 | 31% | 7% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 14:10 | 49 | 31% | 15% | 4% | 3 |
| Wed 17:09 | 49 | 31% | 16% | 2% | 4 |
| Fri 16:57 | 49 | 31% | 25% | 2% | 5 |
| Thu 10:09 | 50 | 30% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 12:09 | 50 | 30% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 21:11 | 47 | 30% | 32% | 5% | 3 |
| Tue 19:58 | 48 | 29% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 19:57 | 44 | 30% | 21% | 7% | 2 |
| Wed 16:09 | 49 | 29% | 28% | 11% | 2 |
| Wed 20:11 | 49 | 29% | 28% | 11% | 3 |
| Fri 20:57 | 49 | 29% | 24% | 7% | 7 |
| Thu 09:57 | 49 | 29% | 15% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 14:10 | 50 | 28% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 12:56 | 29 | 31% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 17:57 | 25 | 32% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 17:09 | 47 | 28% | 12% | 5% | 4 |
| Fri 21:58 | 48 | 27% | 28% | 13% | 2 |
| Mon 21:58 | 48 | 27% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 21:58 | 48 | 27% | 13% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 20:57 | 48 | 27% | 17% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 16:09 | 44 | 27% | 18% | 3% | 4 |
| Wed 19:58 | 49 | 27% | 22% | 7% | 3 |
| Mon 18:10 | 49 | 27% | 22% | 7% | 4 |
| Tue 18:57 | 49 | 27% | 16% | 2% | 5 |
| Thu 14:57 | 49 | 27% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 14:10 | 49 | 27% | 11% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 16:57 | 49 | 27% | 14% | 7% | 5 |
| Mon 19:09 | 47 | 26% | 16% | 5% | 3 |
| Mon 16:09 | 49 | 24% | 18% | 2% | 4 |
| Wed 19:09 | 49 | 24% | 31% | 7% | 4 |
| Thu 18:57 | 49 | 24% | 17% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 16:09 | 49 | 24% | 9% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 14:57 | 49 | 24% | 13% | 4% | 2 |
| Thu 20:11 | 49 | 24% | 21% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 21:58 | 49 | 24% | 32% | 13% | 2 |
| Thu 15:57 | 49 | 24% | 11% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 19:58 | 49 | 24% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 16:09 | 49 | 24% | 13% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 14:57 | 49 | 24% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 11:57 | 49 | 24% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 16:57 | 49 | 24% | 14% | 5% | 5 |
| Tue 18:10 | 50 | 24% | 17% | 6% | 3 |
| Wed 14:57 | 50 | 24% | 13% | 4% | 3 |
| Sat 16:58 | 45 | 24% | 19% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 20:11 | 43 | 23% | 17% | 3% | 8 |
| Fri 20:11 | 49 | 22% | 32% | 5% | 5 |
| Sat 18:57 | 44 | 23% | 23% | 3% | 5 |
| Wed 15:57 | 50 | 22% | 13% | 4% | 5 |
| Wed 18:10 | 50 | 22% | 24% | 7% | 5 |
| Fri 12:09 | 49 | 20% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 18:10 | 49 | 20% | 29% | 4% | 4 |
| Sun 19:09 | 31 | 23% | 21% | 3% | 2 |
| Tue 15:57 | 50 | 20% | 11% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 12:57 | 21 | 24% | 29% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 17:58 | 22 | 23% | 18% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 21:58 | 49 | 18% | 31% | 9% | 4 |
| Mon 12:09 | 49 | 18% | 13% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 18:57 | 50 | 18% | 23% | 9% | 6 |
| Sat 19:09 | 39 | 18% | 20% | 3% | 4 |
| Mon 13:10 | 47 | 17% | 17% | 7% | 5 |
| Mon 12:57 | 20 | 20% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:57 | 21 | 19% | 25% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:09 | 47 | 15% | 23% | 9% | 3 |
| Thu 19:09 | 48 | 15% | 20% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 18:57 | 49 | 14% | 24% | 7% | 3 |
| Fri 15:57 | 49 | 14% | 13% | 4% | 4 |
| Fri 19:09 | 48 | 13% | 20% | 4% | 3 |
| Mon 15:57 | 49 | 12% | 15% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 20:57 | 46 | 9% | 23% | 5% | 3 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Lancaster to Carlisle train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 36% of the 8,100 recorded Lancaster to Carlisle journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 13% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 6% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Lancaster to Carlisle train has the strongest on-time record?
The Fri 08:30 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 75% of its 48 recorded journeys.
Which Lancaster to Carlisle train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Thu 20:57 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 32% of journeys that reached Carlisle. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Lancaster to Carlisle train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Carlisle 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.