London Euston to Preston: train delays and possible money back
8,081 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti. Delay is measured when the train reached Preston.
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 Preston. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 14.3 minutes to 18.6 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 731 | 56% | 5% | <1% | 7.9 min |
| Oct 2025 | 723 | 45% | 10% | 4% | 10.9 min |
| Nov 2025 | 710 | 38% | 13% | 6% | 13.9 min |
| Dec 2025 | 570 | 40% | 8% | 3% | 10.3 min |
| Jan 2026 | 398 | 53% | 8% | 5% | 8.7 min |
| Feb 2026 | 687 | 53% | 5% | 1% | 8.4 min |
| Mar 2026 | 658 | 59% | 6% | 3% | 7.6 min |
| Apr 2026 | 379 | 57% | 6% | 2% | 8.1 min |
| May 2026 | 670 | 43% | 13% | 3% | 12.9 min |
| Jun 2026 | 708 | 41% | 14% | 3% | 14.3 min |
| Jul 2026 | 770 | 33% | 20% | 5% | 18.6 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 96 | 51% | 5% | 4% | 7.6 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 05:31 | 50 | 78% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 05:31 | 49 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 05:31 | 48 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 06:33 | 46 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 07:48 | 16 | 81% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:30 | 45 | 71% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 09:52 | 25 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 05:31 | 49 | 69% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 07:16 | 45 | 69% | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 11:30 | 45 | 69% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 10:49 | 26 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 08:50 | 23 | 74% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:30 | 48 | 67% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 07:30 | 48 | 67% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 11:40 | 39 | 67% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 10:46 | 34 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 07:16 | 48 | 65% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:30 | 48 | 65% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:30 | 48 | 65% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 07:30 | 40 | 65% | 8% | 3% | 2 |
| Thu 07:30 | 49 | 63% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 09:46 | 30 | 67% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 13:29 | 30 | 67% | 7% | 7% | 3 |
| Thu 06:33 | 50 | 62% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 07:16 | 49 | 61% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 06:03 | 44 | 61% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:16 | 48 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:30 | 48 | 60% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:40 | 41 | 61% | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 12:29 | 30 | 63% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 11:40 | 40 | 60% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:30 | 48 | 58% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 12:40 | 41 | 59% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 07:16 | 49 | 57% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:39 | 22 | 64% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 13:30 | 48 | 56% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:30 | 48 | 56% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 16:29 | 32 | 59% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 05:31 | 46 | 57% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:33 | 49 | 55% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 06:33 | 49 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 09:30 | 49 | 55% | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 08:30 | 45 | 56% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 07:30 | 45 | 56% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 15:36 | 48 | 54% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 08:30 | 48 | 54% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:30 | 48 | 54% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 13:30 | 46 | 54% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 12:30 | 46 | 54% | 5% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 06:16 | 40 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 10:30 | 40 | 55% | 8% | 3% | 2 |
| Wed 06:33 | 49 | 53% | 10% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 12:30 | 49 | 53% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 08:47 | 30 | 57% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 09:30 | 39 | 54% | 6% | 3% | 3 |
| Wed 12:30 | 48 | 52% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:30 | 48 | 52% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 17:29 | 31 | 55% | 7% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 13:30 | 49 | 51% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 11:30 | 38 | 53% | 9% | 6% | 3 |
| Wed 13:30 | 48 | 50% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 12:30 | 48 | 50% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 11:30 | 48 | 50% | 15% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:40 | 39 | 51% | 18% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 14:29 | 30 | 53% | 11% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 12:40 | 42 | 50% | 7% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 14:30 | 38 | 50% | 6% | 3% | 4 |
| Sun 15:29 | 31 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:36 | 43 | 49% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:30 | 48 | 48% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 10:30 | 48 | 48% | 17% | 4% | 1 |
| Thu 08:30 | 48 | 48% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 11:30 | 48 | 48% | 7% | 4% | 3 |
| Fri 11:30 | 48 | 48% | 13% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 12:40 | 41 | 49% | 10% | 8% | 1 |
| Sat 13:40 | 27 | 52% | 8% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 10:40 | 42 | 48% | 7% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 08:40 | 42 | 48% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 08:40 | 30 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:30 | 40 | 48% | 8% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 09:36 | 43 | 47% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:36 | 43 | 47% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 16:39 | 21 | 52% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:30 | 39 | 46% | 11% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 17:30 | 37 | 46% | 15% | 3% | 4 |
| Sat 16:30 | 37 | 46% | 6% | 3% | 3 |
| Mon 15:36 | 45 | 44% | 16% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 14:30 | 45 | 44% | 9% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 15:30 | 45 | 44% | 20% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 10:30 | 45 | 44% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 13:40 | 40 | 45% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 09:30 | 48 | 44% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 15:30 | 48 | 44% | 15% | 6% | 0 |
| Thu 17:37 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 08:40 | 41 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 09:36 | 44 | 43% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 15:30 | 47 | 43% | 18% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 11:40 | 39 | 44% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 08:40 | 42 | 43% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 16:30 | 45 | 42% | 14% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 15:36 | 48 | 42% | 21% | 4% | 1 |
| Thu 17:30 | 48 | 42% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 10:30 | 49 | 41% | 16% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 08:40 | 41 | 41% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 16:40 | 41 | 41% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 12:40 | 41 | 41% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 13:40 | 39 | 41% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 18:30 | 45 | 40% | 12% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 15:30 | 48 | 40% | 16% | 5% | 5 |
| Sat 12:30 | 37 | 41% | 12% | 3% | 3 |
| Sun 13:39 | 20 | 45% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:30 | 47 | 38% | 11% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 10:40 | 41 | 39% | 13% | 8% | 1 |
| Sat 15:30 | 38 | 39% | 12% | 9% | 4 |
| Tue 18:30 | 48 | 38% | 13% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 15:30 | 48 | 38% | 23% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 09:36 | 42 | 38% | 15% | 10% | 1 |
| Tue 16:40 | 42 | 38% | 8% | 3% | 3 |
| Mon 13:40 | 39 | 38% | 11% | 6% | 3 |
| Tue 17:40 | 15 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 18:29 | 31 | 39% | 10% | 3% | 2 |
| Thu 10:40 | 41 | 37% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:40 | 41 | 37% | 10% | 3% | 2 |
| Wed 14:40 | 41 | 37% | 15% | 3% | 2 |
| Mon 08:40 | 41 | 37% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:40 | 41 | 37% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:30 | 48 | 35% | 15% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 10:30 | 48 | 35% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 15:36 | 48 | 35% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 14:30 | 48 | 35% | 16% | 4% | 3 |
| Tue 14:30 | 48 | 35% | 11% | 7% | 2 |
| Sat 18:30 | 38 | 37% | 25% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 17:30 | 45 | 36% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 09:37 | 16 | 44% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:29 | 32 | 38% | 19% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 19:30 | 47 | 34% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 15:39 | 20 | 40% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 18:30 | 48 | 33% | 30% | 13% | 1 |
| Tue 16:30 | 48 | 33% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 18:30 | 48 | 33% | 24% | 7% | 2 |
| Wed 11:30 | 48 | 33% | 2% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 17:40 | 17 | 41% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:40 | 41 | 34% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 10:40 | 41 | 34% | 12% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 09:40 | 18 | 39% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:40 | 40 | 33% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 16:40 | 40 | 33% | 23% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 10:40 | 29 | 34% | 12% | 8% | 3 |
| Sun 14:39 | 22 | 36% | 14% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:40 | 42 | 31% | 14% | 7% | 0 |
| Wed 17:40 | 16 | 38% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:30 | 48 | 29% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 18:30 | 48 | 29% | 30% | 11% | 4 |
| Tue 17:37 | 20 | 35% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:40 | 40 | 30% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 16:40 | 41 | 29% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 17:37 | 21 | 33% | 24% | 14% | 0 |
| Wed 17:30 | 47 | 28% | 16% | 5% | 3 |
| Sat 16:40 | 31 | 29% | 18% | 4% | 3 |
| Sat 12:40 | 31 | 29% | 17% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 14:40 | 41 | 27% | 32% | 5% | 3 |
| Fri 16:40 | 41 | 27% | 26% | 8% | 3 |
| Wed 16:30 | 48 | 25% | 15% | 7% | 2 |
| Fri 13:40 | 39 | 26% | 27% | 8% | 2 |
| Fri 17:37 | 20 | 30% | 25% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:37 | 20 | 30% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 14:40 | 30 | 27% | 17% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 17:30 | 47 | 21% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 19:30 | 47 | 21% | 23% | 9% | 0 |
| Fri 16:30 | 48 | 19% | 21% | 8% | 0 |
| Fri 15:36 | 48 | 19% | 13% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 19:30 | 47 | 17% | 20% | 7% | 3 |
| Sat 15:40 | 28 | 18% | 19% | 8% | 2 |
| Mon 19:30 | 45 | 16% | 16% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 19:30 | 48 | 15% | 28% | 11% | 2 |
| Fri 17:30 | 48 | 15% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 17:40 | 16 | 19% | 19% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the London Euston to Preston train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 47% of the 8,081 recorded London Euston to Preston journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 10% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 3% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which London Euston to Preston train has the strongest on-time record?
The Thu 05:31 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 78% of its 50 recorded journeys.
Which London Euston to Preston train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 14:40 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 32% of journeys that reached Preston. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my London Euston 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.