London Euston to Preston: train delays and possible money back
10,236 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 10.3 minutes to 11.3 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 754 | 36% | 12% | 3% | 12.5 min |
| Sept 2026 | 729 | 40% | 7% | <1% | 10.3 min |
| Oct 2026 | 722 | 39% | 10% | 4% | 11.3 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 46 | 59% | 4% | 0% | 7.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 05:31 | 60 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 05:31 | 63 | 76% | 3% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 05:31 | 61 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 05:31 | 62 | 69% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 07:30 | 51 | 71% | 6% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 09:52 | 31 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:33 | 59 | 68% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:30 | 58 | 67% | 3% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 11:30 | 58 | 67% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 09:30 | 60 | 67% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 07:48 | 20 | 75% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:16 | 58 | 66% | 2% | 2% | 4 |
| Wed 07:16 | 61 | 64% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:30 | 61 | 64% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 10:46 | 39 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 07:30 | 60 | 63% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 09:46 | 38 | 66% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 10:49 | 32 | 66% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 06:33 | 61 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 11:40 | 52 | 62% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 07:30 | 60 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 08:50 | 29 | 66% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 07:16 | 62 | 60% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 07:30 | 62 | 60% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 06:33 | 62 | 60% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 11:40 | 53 | 60% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 11:40 | 53 | 60% | 8% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 05:31 | 59 | 59% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:30 | 61 | 59% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 07:30 | 58 | 59% | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 06:33 | 61 | 57% | 3% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 06:33 | 63 | 57% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:16 | 60 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 09:30 | 62 | 56% | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 12:30 | 61 | 56% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 06:03 | 55 | 56% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 08:30 | 58 | 55% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 09:30 | 50 | 56% | 4% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 13:30 | 61 | 54% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:30 | 61 | 54% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Tue 07:16 | 61 | 54% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:30 | 59 | 54% | 5% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 06:16 | 51 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 12:29 | 39 | 56% | 11% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 08:47 | 33 | 58% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 12:30 | 61 | 52% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:30 | 61 | 52% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 13:30 | 59 | 53% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 13:29 | 38 | 55% | 9% | 6% | 4 |
| Sat 10:30 | 51 | 53% | 6% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 12:40 | 54 | 52% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Wed 12:30 | 61 | 51% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:30 | 60 | 50% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 11:30 | 60 | 50% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 16:29 | 40 | 53% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 08:30 | 61 | 49% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 13:30 | 61 | 49% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 13:30 | 61 | 49% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 10:30 | 60 | 48% | 19% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 08:30 | 60 | 48% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 11:30 | 61 | 48% | 5% | 3% | 3 |
| Fri 09:36 | 55 | 47% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 08:40 | 55 | 47% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 09:36 | 55 | 47% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:30 | 60 | 47% | 10% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 12:30 | 60 | 47% | 8% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 15:36 | 60 | 47% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 11:40 | 51 | 47% | 18% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 08:30 | 51 | 47% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 11:30 | 49 | 47% | 7% | 4% | 3 |
| Tue 10:40 | 54 | 46% | 6% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 12:40 | 54 | 46% | 8% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 09:36 | 56 | 45% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 08:40 | 41 | 46% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:39 | 31 | 48% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:30 | 60 | 43% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:30 | 60 | 43% | 12% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 15:30 | 60 | 43% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 17:29 | 39 | 46% | 11% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 17:30 | 47 | 45% | 12% | 2% | 5 |
| Mon 10:30 | 58 | 43% | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 14:30 | 58 | 43% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 12:30 | 50 | 44% | 11% | 2% | 4 |
| Sat 16:30 | 48 | 44% | 4% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 12:40 | 54 | 43% | 13% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 08:40 | 54 | 43% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:40 | 54 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:40 | 54 | 43% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 16:39 | 30 | 47% | 20% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:40 | 38 | 45% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 14:29 | 38 | 45% | 11% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 14:30 | 60 | 42% | 9% | 5% | 2 |
| Wed 15:30 | 60 | 42% | 18% | 4% | 3 |
| Sat 14:30 | 49 | 43% | 4% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 17:37 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 11:40 | 52 | 42% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 15:30 | 58 | 41% | 21% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 13:30 | 50 | 42% | 15% | 4% | 2 |
| Thu 13:40 | 53 | 42% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 13:40 | 51 | 41% | 14% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 14:30 | 60 | 40% | 14% | 3% | 2 |
| Sun 13:39 | 29 | 45% | 18% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:36 | 58 | 40% | 18% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 15:36 | 61 | 39% | 18% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 10:30 | 62 | 39% | 16% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 15:29 | 39 | 41% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 17:30 | 61 | 38% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 13:40 | 52 | 38% | 14% | 6% | 3 |
| Sat 15:30 | 49 | 39% | 9% | 7% | 5 |
| Fri 08:40 | 53 | 38% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 09:36 | 57 | 37% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 16:40 | 54 | 37% | 14% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 15:30 | 61 | 36% | 13% | 4% | 5 |
| Wed 11:30 | 61 | 36% | 5% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 16:30 | 58 | 36% | 14% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 18:30 | 58 | 36% | 15% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 18:29 | 39 | 38% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 17:40 | 15 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:16 | 21 | 43% | 11% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 10:40 | 40 | 38% | 8% | 5% | 3 |
| Fri 13:30 | 60 | 35% | 12% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 18:30 | 60 | 35% | 16% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 10:40 | 54 | 35% | 13% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 16:40 | 54 | 35% | 6% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 10:40 | 54 | 35% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:36 | 55 | 35% | 19% | 7% | 1 |
| Sat 09:37 | 16 | 44% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 18:30 | 49 | 35% | 23% | 6% | 2 |
| Fri 15:30 | 60 | 33% | 22% | 3% | 2 |
| Sat 09:40 | 29 | 38% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:40 | 53 | 34% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 10:30 | 61 | 33% | 10% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 14:40 | 54 | 33% | 15% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 17:40 | 17 | 41% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 18:30 | 60 | 32% | 23% | 9% | 4 |
| Tue 16:30 | 60 | 32% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 13:40 | 53 | 32% | 12% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 19:29 | 42 | 33% | 17% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 15:36 | 61 | 31% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 08:40 | 54 | 31% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:40 | 54 | 31% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:40 | 54 | 31% | 11% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 17:30 | 58 | 31% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 19:30 | 59 | 31% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 18:30 | 59 | 31% | 19% | 5% | 2 |
| Thu 14:40 | 52 | 31% | 12% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 16:40 | 52 | 31% | 21% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 14:30 | 60 | 30% | 14% | 4% | 3 |
| Thu 18:30 | 60 | 30% | 29% | 12% | 1 |
| Wed 17:39 | 22 | 36% | 14% | 9% | 0 |
| Wed 16:30 | 61 | 30% | 12% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 12:40 | 53 | 30% | 10% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 14:40 | 53 | 30% | 24% | 4% | 3 |
| Sat 12:40 | 42 | 31% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 14:39 | 31 | 32% | 17% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 17:40 | 16 | 38% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:30 | 61 | 28% | 8% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 17:37 | 20 | 35% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:40 | 54 | 28% | 21% | 4% | 1 |
| Thu 16:40 | 54 | 28% | 15% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 19:30 | 59 | 27% | 22% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 15:39 | 29 | 31% | 14% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 17:37 | 21 | 33% | 24% | 14% | 0 |
| Sat 11:40 | 18 | 33% | 11% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 17:30 | 59 | 25% | 15% | 4% | 4 |
| Thu 17:39 | 23 | 30% | 22% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 16:40 | 53 | 25% | 30% | 6% | 3 |
| Tue 17:30 | 59 | 24% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 17:37 | 20 | 30% | 25% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:37 | 20 | 30% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 13:40 | 51 | 24% | 24% | 6% | 2 |
| Fri 16:30 | 60 | 22% | 20% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 17:39 | 23 | 26% | 19% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 14:40 | 41 | 22% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 15:36 | 60 | 20% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 17:30 | 60 | 20% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 16:40 | 42 | 21% | 18% | 3% | 4 |
| Sat 15:40 | 39 | 21% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 17:39 | 24 | 21% | 21% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 17:39 | 25 | 20% | 21% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 19:30 | 58 | 16% | 21% | 4% | 1 |
| Fri 19:30 | 59 | 15% | 20% | 5% | 4 |
| Thu 19:30 | 60 | 15% | 28% | 10% | 2 |
| 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, 45% of the 10,236 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 Tue 05:31 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 77% of its 60 recorded journeys.
Which London Euston to Preston train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 16:40 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 30% 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.