LAN → CAR · past route records

Lancaster to Carlisle: train delays and possible money back

9,986 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Carlisle.

36%

arrive on time (±5 min)

13%

at least 30 minutes late

at least 60 minutes late

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

Thu 08:30 Avanti

On time 75% of 56 journeys

Most often 30 minutes late or more

Fri 20:11 Avanti

At least 30 minutes late on 33% of 51 journeys that reached Carlisle

How this journey has changed

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

Recent direction: average delay fell from 17.3 minutes to 14.3 minutes between the two latest complete months.

Month	Journeys	On time	30 minutes late or more	Cancelled	Average delay
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	874	34%	15%	5%	15.3 min
Jul 2026	1026	28%	19%	10%	17.3 min
Aug 2026	1001	29%	14%	4%	14.3 min
Sept 2026 to date	585	30%	12%	<1%	12.6 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
Thu 08:30 Avanti	56	75%	7%	2%	0
Wed 08:30 Avanti	56	75%	2%	2%	3
Tue 08:30 Avanti	55	75%	0%	0%	4
Fri 08:30 Avanti	55	73%	2%	0%	1
Fri 07:20 TransPennine	15	80%	0%	0%	0
Thu 11:10 Avanti	56	63%	0%	0%	2
Sun 15:10 Avanti	37	65%	3%	0%	3
Sat 08:09 Avanti	15	73%	0%	0%	1
Mon 08:30 Avanti	52	62%	0%	0%	4
Tue 11:10 Avanti	56	59%	4%	2%	1
Wed 11:10 Avanti	56	59%	2%	0%	0
Tue 12:57 Avanti	21	67%	5%	0%	2
Wed 11:57 Avanti	56	57%	4%	4%	3
Sat 08:53 Avanti	52	56%	8%	0%	1
Fri 08:09 Avanti	15	67%	0%	0%	1
Sun 15:58 Avanti	45	56%	13%	3%	5
Sun 12:11 Avanti	39	56%	8%	0%	2
Thu 10:57 Avanti	57	53%	6%	0%	3
Sun 13:57 Avanti	50	52%	8%	0%	2
Wed 10:57 Avanti	56	50%	5%	2%	1
Sun 14:58 Avanti	47	51%	14%	5%	3
Sat 09:57 Avanti	52	50%	8%	4%	2
Sun 18:57 Avanti	48	50%	17%	2%	1
Fri 11:10 Avanti	55	49%	4%	0%	1
Wed 13:10 Avanti	55	49%	17%	0%	1
Tue 15:11 Avanti	55	49%	8%	0%	3
Sun 21:57 Avanti	39	51%	16%	3%	1
Tue 09:57 Avanti	54	48%	12%	2%	2
Sun 12:58 Avanti	47	49%	11%	4%	2
Sun 16:10 Avanti	41	49%	13%	0%	3
Sat 12:57 Avanti	51	47%	14%	2%	2
Mon 09:57 Avanti	54	46%	8%	2%	5
Tue 11:57 Avanti	55	45%	8%	0%	3
Wed 12:09 Avanti	56	45%	5%	0%	1
Wed 09:57 Avanti	56	45%	13%	0%	1
Wed 15:11 Avanti	54	44%	16%	4%	3
Sun 13:10 Avanti	36	47%	3%	0%	3
Thu 12:56 Avanti	36	47%	11%	3%	1
Sat 11:57 Avanti	52	44%	8%	0%	4
Sun 14:10 Avanti	39	46%	8%	0%	3
Mon 12:56 Avanti	34	47%	13%	3%	3
Tue 13:57 Avanti	55	44%	10%	2%	3
Mon 11:10 Avanti	53	43%	2%	2%	3
Fri 09:57 Avanti	56	43%	4%	0%	3
Wed 13:57 Avanti	56	43%	7%	0%	1
Sat 10:57 Avanti	54	43%	8%	2%	2
Tue 13:10 Avanti	54	43%	8%	0%	3
Fri 15:11 Avanti	54	43%	21%	4%	2
Fri 13:10 Avanti	55	42%	22%	4%	1
Sat 15:57 Avanti	50	42%	15%	4%	2
Mon 16:57 Avanti	54	41%	18%	6%	5
Thu 21:11 Avanti	54	41%	19%	6%	2
Mon 10:57 Avanti	54	41%	6%	2%	2
Sun 16:58 Avanti	46	41%	9%	0%	3
Tue 17:57 Avanti	55	40%	15%	6%	2
Tue 10:09 Avanti	55	40%	2%	0%	4
Thu 15:11 Avanti	55	40%	17%	4%	1
Mon 10:09 Avanti	53	40%	2%	0%	4
Sun 17:12 Avanti	36	42%	9%	0%	3
Thu 11:57 Avanti	57	39%	5%	0%	2
Mon 13:57 Avanti	54	39%	10%	2%	5
Mon 19:58 Avanti	54	39%	8%	0%	3
Mon 17:57 Avanti	54	39%	18%	6%	4
Sat 13:57 Avanti	51	39%	2%	0%	6
Sun 11:58 Avanti	46	39%	2%	0%	3
Tue 12:56 Avanti	34	41%	6%	3%	1
Wed 10:09 Avanti	56	38%	14%	2%	0
Thu 13:57 Avanti	56	38%	12%	0%	4
Tue 16:09 Avanti	56	38%	8%	0%	5
Fri 10:57 Avanti	56	38%	9%	0%	1
Tue 21:11 Avanti	53	38%	18%	6%	2
Sun 20:11 Avanti	41	39%	25%	0%	5
Fri 12:56 Avanti	35	40%	13%	3%	4
Mon 18:57 Avanti	54	37%	10%	0%	3
Sun 20:57 Avanti	48	38%	14%	5%	4
Tue 10:57 Avanti	55	36%	10%	0%	6
Fri 09:19 TransPennine	15	47%	7%	0%	0
Sat 10:09 Avanti	49	37%	6%	0%	1
Wed 12:57 Avanti	21	43%	5%	0%	1
Fri 10:09 Avanti	56	36%	6%	0%	3
Mon 20:57 Avanti	54	35%	17%	2%	6
Sat 12:09 Avanti	51	35%	6%	0%	3
Sat 14:10 Avanti	51	35%	4%	2%	4
Tue 20:11 Avanti	55	35%	12%	2%	5
Thu 16:57 Avanti	55	35%	8%	0%	4
Sun 18:10 Avanti	42	36%	16%	3%	4
Thu 13:10 Avanti	56	34%	11%	2%	2
Fri 13:57 Avanti	56	34%	10%	6%	4
Thu 17:57 Avanti	56	34%	12%	2%	6
Mon 15:11 Avanti	53	34%	20%	4%	3
Sun 19:58 Avanti	46	35%	18%	5%	2
Sat 14:57 Avanti	50	34%	13%	2%	2
Mon 11:57 Avanti	54	33%	6%	2%	3
Thu 18:10 Avanti	54	33%	18%	2%	5
Sat 13:09 Avanti	47	34%	26%	0%	4
Thu 19:58 Avanti	56	32%	11%	2%	1
Tue 14:10 Avanti	56	32%	6%	0%	3
Fri 17:57 Avanti	56	32%	27%	4%	5
Tue 14:57 Avanti	56	32%	4%	0%	3
Tue 12:09 Avanti	56	32%	11%	0%	3
Thu 14:10 Avanti	56	32%	19%	4%	2
Wed 21:11 Avanti	53	32%	21%	10%	5
Wed 20:57 Avanti	53	32%	25%	6%	1
Sat 18:10 Avanti	51	31%	17%	4%	3
Mon 20:11 Avanti	55	31%	22%	2%	4
Thu 20:57 Avanti	55	31%	33%	15%	3
Wed 17:57 Avanti	55	31%	25%	6%	7
Fri 19:21 TransPennine	15	40%	7%	0%	1
Thu 12:09 Avanti	57	30%	7%	0%	2
Sun 17:58 Avanti	45	31%	16%	2%	0
Tue 19:58 Avanti	54	30%	9%	4%	1
Sat 17:09 Avanti	46	30%	13%	2%	1
Thu 17:09 Avanti	55	29%	11%	2%	1
Sat 15:11 Avanti	16	38%	13%	0%	1
Fri 16:57 Avanti	56	29%	24%	2%	6
Thu 10:09 Avanti	57	28%	7%	0%	3
Tue 17:09 Avanti	53	28%	8%	2%	4
Mon 21:11 Avanti	53	28%	14%	0%	3
Mon 17:09 Avanti	53	28%	14%	4%	4
Sat 17:57 Avanti	32	31%	7%	0%	4
Mon 21:58 Avanti	49	29%	11%	2%	3
Fri 21:11 Avanti	54	28%	27%	4%	3
Tue 19:09 Avanti	54	28%	6%	0%	5
Wed 16:09 Avanti	55	27%	26%	9%	2
Mon 14:10 Avanti	55	27%	17%	4%	3
Wed 17:09 Avanti	55	27%	18%	2%	4
Sat 19:57 Avanti	51	27%	22%	8%	2
Sat 16:09 Avanti	51	27%	17%	2%	4
Wed 14:10 Avanti	56	27%	11%	2%	1
Fri 20:57 Avanti	56	27%	23%	6%	8
Thu 09:57 Avanti	56	27%	13%	2%	3
Wed 12:56 Avanti	35	29%	14%	3%	0
Tue 21:58 Avanti	49	27%	13%	6%	1
Wed 20:11 Avanti	54	26%	29%	10%	3
Tue 20:57 Avanti	54	26%	19%	6%	2
Fri 21:58 Avanti	55	25%	26%	11%	2
Tue 18:57 Avanti	55	25%	16%	2%	5
Sat 18:57 Avanti	51	25%	22%	4%	6
Tue 18:10 Avanti	56	25%	15%	6%	3
Thu 20:11 Avanti	56	25%	19%	0%	2
Thu 14:57 Avanti	56	25%	6%	2%	3
Fri 19:58 Avanti	56	25%	11%	2%	3
Fri 11:57 Avanti	56	25%	11%	0%	3
Wed 14:57 Avanti	56	25%	11%	4%	3
Wed 19:58 Avanti	54	24%	24%	6%	3
Wed 21:58 Avanti	49	24%	32%	13%	2
Wed 19:09 Avanti	55	24%	29%	6%	4
Mon 18:10 Avanti	55	24%	22%	6%	4
Mon 14:57 Avanti	55	24%	11%	2%	2
Wed 16:57 Avanti	55	24%	14%	6%	5
Sat 11:10 Avanti	16	31%	13%	0%	0
Fri 16:09 Avanti	56	23%	10%	0%	4
Fri 14:57 Avanti	56	23%	15%	6%	2
Fri 14:10 Avanti	56	23%	11%	6%	3
Thu 15:57 Avanti	56	23%	11%	0%	3
Thu 16:09 Avanti	56	23%	15%	4%	3
Sat 16:58 Avanti	52	23%	20%	2%	2
Mon 19:09 Avanti	53	23%	18%	4%	3
Mon 16:09 Avanti	55	22%	20%	2%	4
Tue 16:57 Avanti	55	22%	12%	4%	5
Sat 20:11 Avanti	50	22%	15%	3%	10
Thu 18:57 Avanti	56	21%	17%	2%	2
Fri 20:11 Avanti	56	21%	33%	4%	5
Tue 15:57 Avanti	56	21%	9%	0%	3
Wed 15:57 Avanti	56	20%	16%	4%	5
Wed 18:57 Avanti	56	20%	22%	8%	6
Fri 12:09 Avanti	56	20%	4%	2%	2
Wed 18:10 Avanti	56	20%	27%	8%	5
Fri 18:10 Avanti	56	20%	27%	4%	4
Fri 15:19 TransPennine	15	27%	21%	0%	1
Sat 19:09 Avanti	46	20%	20%	5%	5
Fri 12:57 Avanti	21	24%	29%	5%	0
Sat 17:58 Avanti	22	23%	18%	9%	0
Sun 19:09 Avanti	36	19%	18%	3%	2
Thu 21:58 Avanti	55	16%	33%	8%	4
Mon 12:09 Avanti	55	16%	11%	4%	2
Mon 12:57 Avanti	20	20%	0%	0%	1
Mon 13:10 Avanti	53	15%	21%	6%	5
Thu 12:57 Avanti	21	19%	25%	0%	1
Fri 18:57 Avanti	56	14%	26%	6%	3
Fri 21:21 TransPennine	15	20%	7%	7%	0
Fri 17:09 Avanti	54	13%	25%	8%	3
Thu 19:09 Avanti	55	13%	19%	2%	3
Fri 19:09 Avanti	55	13%	23%	4%	3
Fri 15:57 Avanti	56	13%	12%	4%	4
Mon 15:57 Avanti	55	11%	14%	2%	4
Sat 20:57 Avanti	53	9%	26%	6%	3
Fri 11:15 TransPennine	15	7%	8%	0%	2
Fri 13:15 TransPennine	15	0%	21%	7%	1

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Frequently asked

How often is the Lancaster to Carlisle train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 36% of the 9,986 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 Thu 08:30 (Avanti) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 75% of its 56 recorded journeys.

Which Lancaster to Carlisle train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Fri 20:11 (Avanti) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 33% 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.