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London King's Cross to Darlington: train delays and possible money back

7,003 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Darlington.

59%
arrive on time (±5 min)
6%
at least 30 minutes late
2%
at least 60 minutes late
2%
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 08:00
On time 100% of 21 journeys
Most often 30 minutes late or more
Fri 18:30
At least 30 minutes late on 24% of 21 journeys that reached Darlington

How this journey has changed

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

Recent direction: average delay rose from 8.5 minutes to 12.2 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Oct 202569671%4%<1%4.6 min
Nov 202557159%7%3%9.2 min
Dec 202551166%5%2%7 min
Jan 202642860%4%2%6.6 min
Feb 202632661%4%<1%8.8 min
Mar 202634166%5%1%5.6 min
Apr 202643259%5%2%8.7 min
May 202635850%12%<1%12.7 min
Jun 202643244%6%1%10.3 min
Jul 202644546%5%<1%8.5 min
Aug 202642740%10%2%12.2 min
Sept 2026 to date25552%6%<1%8.8 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 08:0021100%0%0%0
Tue 12:302195%0%0%0
Wed 06:152195%0%0%0
Tue 08:002195%5%0%0
Fri 06:152190%5%0%0
Thu 08:002190%0%0%0
Wed 10:302190%5%0%0
Thu 06:152190%0%0%0
Mon 05:483784%5%0%0
Wed 10:002186%5%0%0
Tue 16:302186%0%0%1
Tue 07:002186%5%0%0
Tue 06:152186%5%5%0
Tue 13:302186%0%0%0
Wed 09:002186%0%0%0
Tue 14:002186%0%0%0
Wed 07:034080%0%0%0
Tue 07:034078%3%0%0
Sat 12:301587%0%0%0
Thu 09:033977%3%0%0
Wed 09:302282%0%0%0
Thu 05:483876%3%0%0
Sat 05:482879%0%0%0
Thu 16:005973%3%0%0
Thu 10:302181%0%0%1
Tue 17:002181%5%5%0
Fri 08:002181%0%0%1
Wed 07:302181%0%0%0
Wed 12:002181%14%0%0
Wed 07:002181%0%0%0
Wed 11:002181%5%0%0
Thu 08:302181%0%0%0
Wed 05:484075%3%3%0
Thu 12:302080%0%0%0
Thu 13:302080%0%0%1
Mon 16:005871%4%0%1
Wed 09:034073%0%0%0
Mon 06:151979%5%0%0
Tue 16:006169%10%2%2
Fri 05:483972%0%0%0
Wed 17:302176%14%10%0
Fri 10:302176%5%0%0
Fri 07:302176%0%0%1
Tue 15:002176%0%0%0
Tue 07:302176%5%0%0
Tue 14:302176%0%0%0
Tue 10:002176%5%0%0
Thu 10:002176%0%0%0
Tue 15:302176%5%5%0
Wed 08:302176%0%0%0
Tue 11:002176%5%0%0
Sat 08:301580%0%0%0
Sat 06:151580%0%0%0
Mon 18:005867%5%0%1
Fri 16:006067%5%2%0
Fri 07:033969%0%0%0
Tue 05:483969%3%0%0
Mon 09:302075%0%0%1
Thu 15:002075%5%0%1
Thu 14:302075%10%5%0
Sat 07:032871%4%0%0
Wed 16:006164%5%5%0
Wed 11:302171%14%0%0
Thu 09:002171%0%0%0
Fri 11:002171%10%0%0
Tue 10:302171%5%5%1
Thu 07:302171%0%0%0
Thu 11:302171%0%0%1
Tue 12:002171%0%0%0
Sun 18:332171%10%0%0
Thu 18:005963%2%0%0
Thu 19:005862%5%0%1
Tue 18:006062%10%3%1
Wed 18:005761%9%4%1
Thu 07:033964%0%0%0
Tue 09:033964%8%3%0
Fri 15:002070%5%0%0
Mon 08:002070%0%0%1
Mon 10:002070%0%0%2
Mon 16:302070%0%0%0
Thu 14:002070%5%5%0
Thu 17:002070%5%0%0
Mon 15:302070%5%0%0
Mon 11:002070%6%0%2
Sat 10:301573%7%7%0
Sat 16:301573%0%0%1
Sat 07:301573%0%0%0
Mon 07:033664%3%0%0
Fri 12:302268%5%5%0
Sun 16:003863%6%3%2
Thu 12:033962%5%5%0
Tue 11:302167%0%0%0
Wed 15:302167%10%10%0
Thu 07:002167%0%0%0
Wed 15:002167%5%0%0
Thu 10:033861%5%0%0
Thu 11:033959%3%3%0
Thu 18:302065%0%0%1
Mon 11:302065%0%0%1
Mon 09:002065%5%5%0
Tue 18:302065%5%5%0
Thu 15:302065%5%0%0
Mon 17:002065%11%0%1
Mon 09:033858%6%0%2
Sat 14:301567%7%0%0
Sat 11:301567%0%0%0
Sat 09:301567%7%7%0
Mon 07:001963%11%0%1
Thu 12:001963%0%0%0
Fri 09:033956%8%3%0
Tue 19:006053%13%5%0
Fri 18:006053%9%0%2
Wed 18:302162%5%0%0
Tue 08:302162%0%0%0
Tue 17:302162%10%5%0
Thu 11:002162%5%0%0
Fri 10:002162%10%5%1
Fri 15:302162%0%0%0
Sun 09:032560%4%4%0
Tue 08:034055%3%0%0
Tue 10:034055%5%5%0
Thu 13:033855%8%5%0
Mon 19:005852%13%5%2
Sun 15:032658%0%0%0
Wed 12:302259%14%5%1
Fri 11:302259%5%5%0
Fri 08:302259%0%0%2
Mon 08:302060%0%0%2
Mon 15:002060%0%0%1
Tue 13:033954%8%5%1
Sat 18:032955%7%4%1
Wed 11:034053%0%0%1
Tue 14:034053%10%5%1
Wed 08:034053%0%0%0
Wed 19:005749%13%4%2
Wed 14:302157%10%0%1
Fri 07:002157%0%0%0
Tue 09:302157%5%0%0
Fri 14:002157%5%5%1
Wed 14:002157%10%10%0
Wed 16:302157%14%14%0
Mon 07:301958%0%0%1
Fri 08:033951%3%0%1
Thu 14:033951%3%0%0
Sun 14:301560%13%13%0
Sun 11:032654%4%0%1
Sun 14:032654%4%0%1
Sun 19:032654%0%0%1
Sun 12:032654%8%4%0
Sun 18:032654%8%0%0
Wed 10:034050%3%3%0
Mon 08:033850%5%0%0
Mon 14:033850%11%5%0
Sat 10:032952%10%7%0
Sat 09:032952%4%4%1
Sat 14:032952%0%0%0
Fri 12:002055%5%0%1
Thu 17:302055%0%0%0
Mon 12:002055%5%0%1
Fri 10:033949%5%3%0
Thu 15:033949%8%0%0
Fri 15:033949%13%3%0
Fri 14:033949%10%8%0
Fri 19:006045%17%2%0
Wed 14:034048%8%3%1
Wed 12:034048%10%5%1
Sat 16:003847%3%0%0
Mon 17:033847%5%3%0
Fri 17:302152%14%0%0
Mon 18:302152%19%10%0
Tue 13:002152%5%5%0
Fri 14:302152%5%0%0
Wed 13:302152%11%5%2
Tue 09:002152%10%0%0
Sun 13:032650%0%0%1
Mon 13:033647%11%3%0
Mon 12:033746%11%11%0
Tue 20:033247%19%3%0
Tue 12:034045%10%5%1
Wed 13:034045%10%5%0
Wed 15:034045%5%3%1
Sun 10:033845%9%0%3
Sat 13:301553%0%0%0
Thu 16:302050%0%0%0
Fri 13:302050%10%10%0
Mon 10:302050%6%0%2
Mon 14:002050%5%0%1
Mon 17:302050%5%0%1
Mon 12:302050%15%5%0
Wed 17:033944%3%0%0
Tue 15:034043%8%0%1
Tue 17:034043%13%5%1
Sat 12:032945%14%3%0
Sat 11:032945%11%4%1
Sat 13:032945%4%4%1
Fri 16:302148%14%0%0
Thu 09:302148%0%0%0
Wed 13:002148%11%5%2
Fri 19:302148%10%5%0
Fri 18:302148%24%0%0
Mon 10:033842%0%0%0
Thu 08:033941%3%0%0
Tue 11:034040%11%5%2
Thu 13:002045%0%0%0
Mon 13:302045%16%5%1
Fri 12:033938%13%3%1
Fri 17:033938%5%0%1
Fri 09:302143%10%0%0
Fri 09:002143%5%0%1
Fri 20:033936%16%5%1
Thu 17:033936%5%3%0
Fri 11:033936%10%5%0
Sat 08:032938%3%0%0
Sun 17:032638%4%0%2
Mon 14:302040%10%5%0
Mon 20:033037%17%0%0
Mon 15:033834%3%0%1
Thu 20:033834%8%3%0
Wed 17:002138%14%10%0
Sun 17:301540%0%0%1
Wed 20:033732%17%6%1
Fri 17:002133%0%0%0
Sat 15:301533%0%0%0
Mon 11:033826%8%3%0
Sat 17:032928%4%0%1
Fri 13:033926%8%3%3
Fri 13:002129%5%0%1
Sat 15:032924%3%0%0
Mon 13:002025%21%0%1

Frequently asked

How often is the London King's Cross to Darlington train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 59% of the 7,003 recorded London King's Cross to Darlington 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. 2% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.

Which London King's Cross to Darlington train has the strongest on-time record?

The Wed 08:00 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 21 recorded journeys.

Which London King's Cross to Darlington train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Fri 18:30 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 24% of journeys that reached Darlington. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

Can I get money back if my London King's Cross to Darlington train is late?

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