Lancaster to Wolverhampton: train delays and possible money back
3,364 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti. Delay is measured when the train reached Wolverhampton.
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 Wolverhampton. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 8.3 minutes to 10.7 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 301 | 73% | 3% | 2% | 3.9 min |
| Oct 2025 | 296 | 63% | 3% | 8% | 5.9 min |
| Nov 2025 | 291 | 45% | 9% | 13% | 9.3 min |
| Dec 2025 | 240 | 59% | 5% | 4% | 6.8 min |
| Jan 2026 | 166 | 63% | 7% | 8% | 6.8 min |
| Feb 2026 | 288 | 69% | 6% | 7% | 5 min |
| Mar 2026 | 291 | 63% | 4% | 10% | 5.5 min |
| Apr 2026 | 160 | 63% | 4% | 4% | 5.1 min |
| May 2026 | 265 | 59% | 9% | 8% | 9.2 min |
| Jun 2026 | 286 | 54% | 5% | 7% | 8.3 min |
| Jul 2026 | 328 | 43% | 11% | 12% | 10.7 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 41 | 66% | 5% | 2% | 7.4 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 07:58 | 49 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 08:59 | 28 | 86% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 07:58 | 49 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:59 | 25 | 80% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:00 | 26 | 77% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 07:58 | 49 | 71% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 13:59 | 40 | 73% | 6% | 0% | 5 |
| Sat 08:58 | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:58 | 50 | 70% | 6% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 07:58 | 41 | 71% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 08:58 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:56 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 08:59 | 29 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 08:59 | 29 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:58 | 44 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 07:58 | 49 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 7 |
| Sat 10:57 | 28 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 10:58 | 28 | 71% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 09:58 | 43 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 09:58 | 40 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 16:59 | 49 | 65% | 3% | 0% | 9 |
| Mon 10:58 | 29 | 69% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 12:57 | 29 | 69% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 16:59 | 50 | 64% | 7% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 13:58 | 31 | 68% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:59 | 21 | 71% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:57 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:56 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 13:59 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:58 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:58 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 09:58 | 45 | 64% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Fri 08:59 | 28 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:57 | 28 | 68% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 14:58 | 42 | 64% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 12:57 | 25 | 68% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:58 | 32 | 66% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Tue 15:57 | 15 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:00 | 27 | 67% | 4% | 0% | 4 |
| Mon 12:57 | 29 | 66% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Thu 15:58 | 31 | 65% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 07:58 | 48 | 60% | 2% | 0% | 7 |
| Thu 08:58 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:58 | 49 | 59% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 14:58 | 49 | 59% | 4% | 2% | 4 |
| Fri 16:59 | 49 | 59% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 12:56 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 16:59 | 49 | 57% | 2% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 14:58 | 49 | 57% | 4% | 4% | 4 |
| Mon 18:59 | 49 | 57% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 15:57 | 15 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 16:59 | 49 | 55% | 13% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 15:59 | 17 | 65% | 12% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:59 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 10:57 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 15:58 | 33 | 58% | 3% | 0% | 4 |
| Tue 08:59 | 29 | 59% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 10:58 | 29 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:57 | 29 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 14:00 | 27 | 59% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 11:57 | 32 | 56% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:58 | 32 | 56% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 16:59 | 43 | 53% | 8% | 0% | 7 |
| Wed 10:57 | 22 | 59% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 20:58 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:58 | 20 | 60% | 11% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 12:56 | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 13:59 | 20 | 60% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 20:58 | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:59 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 18:59 | 20 | 60% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 08:58 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10:58 | 16 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:57 | 16 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 14:58 | 35 | 54% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:58 | 29 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 14:00 | 27 | 56% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 14:00 | 27 | 56% | 12% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 09:58 | 45 | 51% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 12:56 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:57 | 17 | 59% | 13% | 7% | 2 |
| Sun 20:39 | 17 | 59% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:58 | 44 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 5 |
| Sun 12:57 | 15 | 60% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 16:58 | 35 | 51% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 10:57 | 20 | 55% | 15% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:58 | 49 | 47% | 7% | 0% | 7 |
| Fri 10:58 | 28 | 50% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 18:59 | 48 | 46% | 20% | 4% | 3 |
| Thu 10:57 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 20:58 | 19 | 53% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:56 | 19 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 20:58 | 19 | 53% | 11% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 20:59 | 27 | 48% | 20% | 12% | 2 |
| Sun 15:58 | 15 | 53% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 20:38 | 15 | 53% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 18:58 | 15 | 53% | 20% | 7% | 0 |
| Thu 13:59 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 12:57 | 28 | 46% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 20:59 | 29 | 45% | 15% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 18:59 | 49 | 41% | 20% | 2% | 5 |
| Wed 15:57 | 16 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 6 |
| Fri 15:58 | 32 | 41% | 4% | 0% | 4 |
| Thu 20:59 | 29 | 41% | 38% | 14% | 0 |
| Tue 18:59 | 49 | 37% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 20:59 | 27 | 41% | 29% | 4% | 3 |
| Fri 18:59 | 48 | 35% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 20:59 | 29 | 38% | 20% | 4% | 4 |
| Sat 18:58 | 42 | 29% | 9% | 0% | 8 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Lancaster to Wolverhampton train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 60% of the 3,364 recorded Lancaster to Wolverhampton journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 6% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 7% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Lancaster to Wolverhampton train has the strongest on-time record?
The Fri 07:58 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 82% of its 49 recorded journeys.
Which Lancaster to Wolverhampton train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Thu 20:59 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 38% of journeys that reached Wolverhampton. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Lancaster to Wolverhampton train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Wolverhampton 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.