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Lancaster to Preston: train delays and possible money back

11,242 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Preston.

68%
arrive on time (±5 min)
5%
at least 30 minutes late
1%
at least 60 minutes late
4%
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 08:59 Avanti
On time 93% of 41 journeys
Most often 30 minutes late or more
Wed 20:59 Avanti
At least 30 minutes late on 28% of 36 journeys that reached Preston

How this journey has changed

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

Recent direction: average delay rose from 3.2 minutes to 8 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Dec 202556857%3%10%5.8 min
Jan 202639374%4%1%3.8 min
Feb 202667973%6%3%4.8 min
Mar 202666472%4%4%4.8 min
Apr 202637573%1%1%2.9 min
May 202666873%6%1%5.3 min
Jun 202686069%5%3%6.5 min
Jul 202699959%8%7%7 min
Aug 202698371%4%3%4.1 min
Sept 202692979%3%1%3.2 min
Oct 202694961%7%5%8 min
Nov 2026 to date5783%0%2%1.4 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 08:59 Avanti4193%2%0%0
Tue 06:38 Avanti6090%0%0%2
Wed 14:00 Avanti3992%3%0%0
Tue 15:57 Avanti15100%0%0%0
Wed 06:38 Avanti6289%2%2%1
Thu 20:28 TransPennine2095%0%0%0
Fri 07:58 Avanti6187%0%0%2
Fri 06:38 Avanti5986%2%0%1
Tue 12:27 TransPennine1995%0%0%0
Sat 07:41 Avanti5786%5%0%1
Wed 13:41 Avanti4188%3%0%2
Thu 06:38 Avanti6185%3%0%1
Fri 07:41 Avanti6085%0%0%2
Thu 15:58 Avanti4486%0%0%1
Sat 08:59 Avanti3887%3%3%0
Thu 08:59 Avanti4286%2%0%1
Tue 07:41 Avanti6083%2%2%2
Fri 15:57 Avanti1694%6%0%0
Sat 08:41 Avanti5883%4%2%1
Thu 07:58 Avanti6282%3%2%1
Wed 07:41 Avanti6282%3%0%0
Wed 08:41 Avanti6282%0%0%0
Sat 06:40 Avanti5782%4%2%2
Mon 15:57 Avanti1593%0%0%0
Thu 13:41 Avanti4283%5%0%0
Tue 16:59 Avanti6281%2%0%4
Mon 06:38 Avanti5680%0%0%5
Fri 08:59 Avanti4083%3%3%0
Wed 12:39 Avanti6279%2%0%0
Sat 07:58 Avanti5480%9%2%0
Tue 18:59 Avanti6179%2%0%3
Tue 11:41 Avanti5779%2%2%3
Tue 07:58 Avanti6078%2%2%1
Thu 09:40 Avanti6378%2%2%0
Wed 10:58 Avanti4180%5%2%0
Wed 15:40 Avanti4180%8%5%2
Thu 11:41 Avanti5978%4%2%2
Wed 10:39 Avanti6277%0%0%0
Fri 13:40 Avanti2186%0%0%0
Wed 10:57 Avanti2186%5%5%0
Fri 10:58 Avanti4080%3%0%1
Fri 14:00 Avanti3979%5%3%1
Thu 08:41 Avanti6376%2%2%0
Mon 08:28 TransPennine2085%5%0%1
Sat 18:27 TransPennine2085%0%0%1
Tue 14:58 Avanti6276%3%2%1
Wed 07:58 Avanti6276%3%0%0
Wed 11:41 Avanti5876%2%0%2
Tue 13:41 Avanti4078%0%0%1
Tue 20:28 TransPennine1984%0%0%0
Wed 08:28 TransPennine1984%0%0%0
Wed 12:27 TransPennine1984%0%0%1
Sat 09:58 Avanti5375%2%0%3
Sat 16:39 Avanti5675%4%0%4
Sun 12:59 Avanti3379%0%0%3
Mon 16:59 Avanti6274%7%2%3
Wed 16:59 Avanti6274%7%5%2
Sun 18:58 Avanti1587%7%7%0
Tue 17:39 Avanti6174%2%0%3
Wed 09:40 Avanti6174%2%0%1
Mon 08:59 Avanti4276%5%0%2
Thu 10:58 Avanti4276%5%2%1
Mon 08:41 Avanti6073%2%0%4
Sat 09:41 Avanti3577%6%3%2
Tue 10:58 Avanti4176%0%0%1
Tue 12:57 Avanti4176%0%0%0
Thu 07:41 Avanti6273%3%3%3
Thu 10:39 Avanti6273%5%3%0
Sat 16:59 Avanti5673%4%0%3
Thu 08:58 Avanti2181%5%5%0
Wed 13:40 Avanti2181%5%0%1
Fri 16:59 Avanti6172%7%2%1
Tue 09:40 Avanti6172%5%0%2
Thu 14:00 Avanti4075%5%0%2
Fri 08:41 Avanti6072%0%0%3
Sun 14:58 Avanti4873%0%0%4
Wed 15:58 Avanti4573%7%5%1
Mon 18:59 Avanti6271%5%0%5
Thu 16:39 Avanti6271%2%0%2
Thu 18:59 Avanti6271%8%2%2
Fri 08:28 TransPennine2080%5%5%1
Sat 16:29 TransPennine2080%0%0%0
Thu 16:29 TransPennine2080%5%0%0
Fri 15:58 Avanti4473%5%2%2
Tue 08:41 Avanti6170%0%0%3
Wed 12:57 Avanti4173%5%2%0
Mon 07:41 Avanti6070%2%0%7
Sat 11:41 Avanti5770%6%0%6
Wed 09:58 Avanti5770%2%0%0
Tue 15:40 Avanti4073%8%0%2
Sat 10:58 Avanti1681%0%0%0
Mon 12:27 TransPennine1979%0%0%0
Sun 13:41 Avanti1979%0%0%2
Sun 22:29 TransPennine1979%11%0%1
Tue 16:29 TransPennine1979%0%0%0
Tue 18:27 TransPennine1979%5%0%0
Wed 16:29 TransPennine1979%6%6%1
Tue 15:58 Avanti4571%12%0%2
Mon 07:58 Avanti6169%5%0%5
Wed 16:39 Avanti6169%7%2%3
Mon 20:59 Avanti3972%10%3%0
Sat 15:42 Avanti3672%0%0%1
Mon 15:40 Avanti4171%8%5%1
Thu 12:39 Avanti6268%3%2%3
Sat 12:57 Avanti3871%0%0%1
Sat 13:41 Avanti3571%0%0%0
Tue 08:58 Avanti2176%0%0%1
Wed 08:58 Avanti2176%0%0%0
Sun 18:29 TransPennine1878%0%0%2
Fri 09:40 Avanti6167%2%0%2
Tue 19:41 Avanti6167%2%0%2
Fri 20:59 Avanti4070%15%5%0
Thu 09:58 Avanti5867%5%4%1
Mon 15:58 Avanti4569%5%5%3
Fri 18:59 Avanti6067%7%2%2
Thu 15:40 Avanti4269%5%0%3
Sun 13:40 Avanti3471%0%0%4
Thu 16:59 Avanti6266%7%0%2
Tue 14:00 Avanti3969%5%0%0
Sat 09:40 Avanti2374%0%0%0
Mon 09:40 Avanti5966%4%2%3
Tue 10:39 Avanti5966%2%0%3
Fri 12:27 TransPennine2075%5%0%0
Fri 16:29 TransPennine2075%5%5%0
Mon 20:28 TransPennine2075%0%0%1
Sat 14:28 TransPennine2075%0%0%0
Thu 22:27 TransPennine2075%5%0%0
Mon 16:39 Avanti6166%5%0%6
Wed 18:59 Avanti6166%12%3%2
Sat 10:57 Avanti4168%0%0%5
Tue 08:59 Avanti4168%3%0%1
Sun 18:59 Avanti3370%10%3%4
Sun 13:58 Avanti4367%0%0%4
Sat 18:58 Avanti5565%6%4%5
Mon 19:41 Avanti6265%5%0%4
Fri 13:41 Avanti4068%0%0%3
Mon 14:00 Avanti4068%5%3%1
Fri 11:41 Avanti5765%0%0%5
Fri 19:41 Avanti5964%5%2%4
Thu 12:57 Avanti4267%5%2%0
Tue 16:39 Avanti6164%2%0%1
Sat 08:58 Avanti1974%0%0%0
Sun 12:28 TransPennine1974%0%0%2
Sun 14:27 TransPennine1974%0%0%1
Tue 08:28 TransPennine1974%6%0%1
Mon 09:58 Avanti5664%8%4%5
Sat 10:39 Avanti5664%2%2%4
Sat 18:47 Avanti6063%5%2%2
Wed 15:57 Avanti1675%7%0%2
Sun 16:58 Avanti4865%4%4%2
Sun 15:40 Avanti5064%4%4%5
Fri 08:58 Avanti2171%5%0%0
Thu 10:57 Avanti2171%5%0%0
Tue 13:59 Avanti2171%0%0%1
Wed 12:56 Avanti2171%0%0%0
Wed 13:59 Avanti2171%5%0%0
Fri 16:39 Avanti6162%14%3%3
Mon 18:47 Avanti6162%5%0%4
Wed 14:40 Avanti6162%7%0%1
Sun 14:40 Avanti3367%0%0%3
Sat 12:40 Avanti5663%0%0%3
Sun 15:59 Avanti2868%0%0%3
Thu 19:41 Avanti6261%5%0%2
Sat 14:58 Avanti5562%4%2%1
Mon 13:41 Avanti4163%5%0%1
Fri 14:40 Avanti6161%3%2%1
Wed 18:47 Avanti6161%9%2%7
Fri 18:27 TransPennine2070%5%5%0
Fri 20:58 Avanti2070%10%10%0
Mon 10:57 Avanti2070%11%0%2
Mon 16:29 TransPennine2070%0%0%1
Sat 10:27 TransPennine2070%0%0%0
Sat 12:28 TransPennine2070%0%0%0
Thu 08:28 TransPennine2070%5%0%0
Thu 10:26 TransPennine2070%0%0%0
Sun 12:57 Avanti1573%13%0%0
Fri 09:58 Avanti5661%6%2%2
Fri 10:39 Avanti6060%5%0%2
Sat 15:40 Avanti2268%5%0%2
Fri 12:57 Avanti4063%3%0%0
Thu 15:57 Avanti1771%6%6%0
Mon 10:58 Avanti4262%11%5%4
Tue 12:39 Avanti6159%0%0%3
Tue 14:40 Avanti6159%7%2%3
Tue 20:40 Avanti6159%7%2%1
Sat 12:56 Avanti1968%5%0%0
Thu 20:58 Avanti1968%11%0%1
Tue 22:27 TransPennine1968%6%0%1
Wed 18:27 TransPennine1968%6%0%2
Fri 15:40 Avanti3962%14%3%2
Sat 17:39 Avanti5659%4%0%6
Sun 20:39 Avanti2864%4%4%3
Fri 12:39 Avanti6058%8%0%1
Thu 20:40 Avanti6058%2%2%1
Thu 14:58 Avanti6258%3%0%1
Wed 17:39 Avanti6258%9%3%4
Fri 10:57 Avanti2167%5%0%0
Sat 13:40 Avanti2167%0%0%4
Tue 13:40 Avanti2167%10%0%1
Sat 13:59 Avanti5358%4%0%3
Fri 14:58 Avanti6157%5%2%0
Mon 14:40 Avanti6157%9%2%5
Mon 20:58 Avanti2365%5%0%1
Mon 12:57 Avanti4260%5%5%1
Fri 17:39 Avanti6057%7%4%5
Sun 16:27 TransPennine1867%0%0%1
Sun 20:58 Avanti1867%12%6%1
Thu 17:39 Avanti6156%5%2%3
Tue 18:47 Avanti6156%5%2%4
Mon 17:39 Avanti5956%2%2%6
Fri 20:28 TransPennine2065%5%0%1
Mon 13:40 Avanti2065%0%0%2
Mon 15:39 Avanti2065%0%0%2
Mon 22:27 TransPennine2065%5%5%0
Thu 12:27 TransPennine2065%5%0%0
Thu 13:40 Avanti2065%0%0%2
Thu 13:59 Avanti2065%11%0%1
Thu 14:28 TransPennine2065%0%0%0
Thu 15:39 Avanti2065%5%0%0
Wed 15:39 Avanti2065%0%0%0
Sat 11:58 Avanti2264%5%0%2
Mon 14:58 Avanti6255%5%2%3
Wed 14:58 Avanti6255%7%0%1
Mon 12:39 Avanti6055%9%2%4
Mon 11:41 Avanti5855%8%2%6
Sat 19:40 Avanti5655%13%6%3
Thu 20:59 Avanti4257%14%2%0
Mon 20:40 Avanti6154%9%0%4
Sun 15:58 Avanti1567%7%0%1
Mon 10:39 Avanti5954%7%5%4
Wed 22:27 TransPennine1765%0%0%0
Mon 10:26 TransPennine1963%11%5%0
Wed 10:26 TransPennine1963%6%6%1
Wed 14:28 TransPennine1963%5%0%0
Sun 17:40 Avanti3757%3%0%2
Sat 15:57 Avanti2162%5%0%0
Sat 20:59 Avanti2162%14%0%0
Tue 10:57 Avanti2162%0%0%1
Tue 12:56 Avanti2162%0%0%2
Tue 15:39 Avanti2162%0%0%2
Sun 16:43 Avanti3557%6%0%3
Sun 19:45 Avanti5454%8%2%3
Sun 12:42 Avanti5254%4%0%4
Wed 19:41 Avanti5953%15%4%4
Tue 20:59 Avanti3855%13%3%0
Sun 18:45 Avanti5652%6%2%5
Tue 09:58 Avanti5652%2%0%2
Wed 20:58 Avanti2259%10%0%1
Fri 22:27 TransPennine2060%5%5%1
Mon 08:58 Avanti2060%6%0%2
Mon 18:27 TransPennine2060%10%5%0
Thu 18:27 TransPennine2060%5%0%0
Sun 14:41 Avanti1861%6%0%0
Fri 18:47 Avanti6151%9%2%3
Wed 20:40 Avanti5951%9%5%3
Thu 18:47 Avanti6149%7%0%1
Wed 20:59 Avanti3653%28%3%0
Tue 20:58 Avanti2357%0%0%2
Fri 12:56 Avanti2157%0%0%0
Fri 13:59 Avanti2157%0%0%1
Tue 14:28 TransPennine1958%5%0%0
Wed 20:28 TransPennine1958%21%5%0
Sun 20:38 Avanti1560%0%0%0
Sat 14:40 Avanti5747%4%0%1
Thu 14:40 Avanti6247%5%2%3
Fri 20:40 Avanti6047%12%5%1
Fri 14:28 TransPennine2055%0%0%1
Sun 17:39 Avanti1856%6%0%1
Mon 13:59 Avanti2050%17%0%2
Mon 14:28 TransPennine2050%16%5%1
Sat 08:28 TransPennine2050%5%0%0
Sat 20:28 TransPennine2050%11%0%2
Sun 11:57 Avanti4243%5%0%3
Tue 10:26 TransPennine1947%0%0%2
Thu 12:56 Avanti2045%10%5%0
Sun 16:42 Avanti1844%6%0%1
Fri 15:39 Avanti2143%5%0%1
Fri 10:26 TransPennine2040%5%0%1
Mon 12:56 Avanti2040%11%0%2
Sun 11:44 Avanti5525%2%0%5

Frequently asked

How often is the Lancaster to Preston train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 68% of the 11,242 recorded Lancaster to Preston journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 5% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 4% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.

Which Lancaster to Preston train has the strongest on-time record?

The Wed 08:59 (Avanti) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 93% of its 41 recorded journeys.

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

The Wed 20:59 (Avanti) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 28% of journeys that reached Preston. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

Can I get money back if my Lancaster to Preston train is late?

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