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

12,393 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Edinburgh Waverley.

57%
arrive on time (±5 min)
11%
at least 30 minutes late
2%
at least 60 minutes late
3%
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 LNER
On time 100% of 21 journeys
Most often 30 minutes late or more
Fri 14:03 LNER
At least 30 minutes late on 33% of 39 journeys that reached Edinburgh Waverley

How this journey has changed

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

Recent direction: average delay rose from 10.2 minutes to 14.9 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Oct 202584972%6%<1%4.6 min
Nov 202569754%12%3%10.8 min
Dec 202586160%9%4%9.4 min
Jan 202696859%10%3%8.5 min
Feb 202673664%6%2%6.8 min
Mar 202685462%10%2%7.6 min
Apr 202697950%10%4%10 min
May 202681653%18%4%13.6 min
Jun 202698051%13%2%10.8 min
Jul 2026101150%11%<1%10.2 min
Aug 202696441%20%4%14.9 min
Sept 2026 to date58158%9%<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 08:00 LNER21100%0%0%0
Sat 09:00 LNER15100%0%0%0
Sat 05:45 Lumo2893%4%0%0
Wed 06:15 LNER2195%0%0%0
Thu 09:03 LNER3990%3%0%0
Thu 07:03 LNER3987%0%0%0
Wed 07:30 LNER6184%0%0%1
Mon 06:30 LNER3786%8%0%0
Thu 06:15 LNER2190%0%0%1
Sat 13:00 LNER1593%0%0%0
Mon 07:30 LNER5682%4%2%2
Mon 06:15 LNER2090%0%0%2
Thu 07:30 LNER5981%0%0%2
Sat 06:30 LNER2886%7%0%0
Thu 09:30 LNER6080%2%0%3
Fri 07:30 LNER6080%9%4%3
Sat 07:30 LNER4381%7%0%2
Sat 07:03 LNER3382%3%3%0
Fri 06:15 LNER2186%5%0%1
Fri 08:00 LNER2186%5%0%1
Tue 08:00 LNER2186%10%0%0
Thu 05:48 Lumo2186%5%0%0
Wed 07:03 LNER4080%0%0%0
Tue 07:03 LNER4080%8%0%0
Wed 09:30 LNER6177%2%0%0
Mon 07:03 LNER3681%3%0%0
Tue 07:30 LNER6077%4%0%3
Tue 06:30 LNER3979%0%0%1
Fri 07:03 LNER3979%8%3%0
Fri 05:45 Lumo3979%5%0%1
Mon 05:45 Lumo3778%3%0%1
Wed 06:30 LNER4078%3%3%0
Tue 17:00 LNER2181%5%5%0
Thu 08:00 LNER2181%5%0%0
Wed 09:00 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 14:00 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 05:48 Lumo2181%0%0%0
Mon 05:48 LNER3776%5%3%0
Wed 05:45 Lumo4075%3%0%2
Mon 18:00 LNER5872%5%0%2
Tue 09:03 LNER3974%8%3%0
Mon 08:30 LNER5971%7%0%4
Thu 12:30 LNER5971%14%0%2
Sat 14:30 LNER4473%0%0%1
Thu 08:30 LNER6070%5%0%1
Tue 05:45 Lumo4073%3%0%1
Wed 09:03 LNER4073%0%0%0
Tue 09:30 LNER6169%7%2%3
Tue 08:30 LNER6169%0%0%3
Wed 08:30 LNER6169%3%0%2
Fri 06:30 LNER3972%5%0%2
Sat 09:03 LNER3373%9%0%1
Mon 09:30 LNER5968%9%2%2
Wed 10:00 LNER2176%5%0%0
Wed 11:00 LNER2176%10%0%0
Tue 06:15 LNER2176%10%10%0
Fri 12:18 Lumo2176%0%0%0
Wed 05:48 Lumo2176%10%5%0
Tue 09:00 LNER2176%10%0%0
Sat 11:00 LNER1580%0%0%1
Mon 05:48 Lumo1878%6%0%2
Sun 16:13 Lumo2673%8%0%0
Thu 14:00 LNER2075%5%5%0
Thu 20:27 Lumo2075%15%0%0
Tue 12:30 LNER6166%8%0%2
Tue 16:00 LNER6166%12%3%1
Wed 13:30 LNER6166%5%0%6
Mon 18:30 LNER5866%11%4%1
Sun 16:00 LNER4367%7%2%1
Tue 17:03 LNER4068%18%3%2
Tue 08:03 LNER4068%10%0%0
Thu 18:00 LNER5964%7%0%0
Thu 12:00 LNER1974%0%0%0
Sat 11:30 LNER4466%12%0%1
Sat 10:30 LNER4466%12%7%2
Thu 15:03 LNER3967%16%0%1
Thu 05:45 Lumo3967%0%0%1
Thu 18:30 LNER5864%7%0%3
Wed 18:30 LNER5864%9%0%2
Sat 10:15 Lumo2969%10%3%0
Sat 06:15 LNER1675%0%0%0
Wed 14:00 LNER2171%10%10%0
Wed 07:00 LNER2171%0%0%0
Tue 13:00 LNER2171%10%5%0
Tue 11:00 LNER2171%5%0%0
Sun 19:03 LNER2669%4%0%1
Mon 09:03 LNER3866%11%3%1
Thu 06:30 LNER3866%11%0%2
Wed 12:14 Lumo4065%8%3%2
Wed 05:48 LNER4065%8%3%0
Tue 12:14 Lumo4065%15%5%0
Thu 16:30 LNER5862%7%4%3
Thu 11:30 LNER6062%3%2%2
Tue 18:00 LNER6062%9%0%4
Wed 18:00 LNER5761%16%4%1
Thu 12:14 Lumo3964%21%3%0
Mon 17:30 LNER5961%4%0%2
Tue 14:30 LNER6161%15%3%2
Tue 13:30 LNER6161%5%3%3
Thu 13:00 LNER2070%0%0%0
Sat 08:00 LNER1573%0%0%0
Sat 10:00 LNER1573%7%7%0
Thu 19:00 LNER5860%5%0%1
Fri 08:30 LNER6060%11%2%6
Sun 11:03 LNER2966%11%0%1
Sat 18:03 LNER2966%11%4%1
Mon 08:03 LNER3863%11%3%0
Mon 15:03 LNER3863%14%0%1
Mon 17:03 LNER3863%5%5%0
Wed 13:03 LNER4063%18%5%0
Sat 11:03 LNER3364%13%0%2
Thu 16:00 LNER5959%7%2%0
Mon 14:30 LNER5959%11%2%2
Fri 20:27 Lumo1968%11%0%0
Sun 16:30 LNER3962%5%0%1
Thu 17:03 LNER3962%10%3%0
Thu 08:03 LNER3962%13%0%0
Fri 09:03 LNER3962%13%5%1
Fri 14:30 LNER5859%18%4%3
Fri 09:30 LNER6058%11%2%4
Tue 07:00 LNER2167%10%5%0
Wed 12:00 LNER2167%14%0%0
Wed 20:27 Lumo2167%5%0%0
Wed 12:18 Lumo2167%10%0%0
Mon 16:30 LNER5958%5%4%2
Thu 14:30 LNER5958%12%2%2
Wed 14:30 LNER6157%11%0%5
Wed 16:00 LNER6157%13%7%0
Wed 12:30 LNER6157%15%0%6
Sun 08:30 LNER2365%22%4%0
Sun 12:30 LNER4060%8%0%3
Sat 09:30 LNER4459%12%2%1
Mon 16:00 LNER5857%7%4%1
Mon 19:00 LNER5857%9%4%3
Thu 10:30 LNER6057%15%2%1
Wed 10:30 LNER6057%5%0%1
Sun 15:03 LNER2962%0%0%0
Sat 14:15 Lumo2962%7%0%0
Thu 11:03 LNER3959%3%0%1
Sun 15:30 LNER4159%5%0%2
Sat 08:30 LNER4358%10%5%3
Tue 11:30 LNER6156%7%3%3
Tue 16:30 LNER6156%7%0%3
Thu 17:30 LNER5956%4%4%3
Thu 12:18 Lumo2065%5%5%1
Tue 19:00 LNER6055%15%5%0
Sun 09:03 LNER2861%7%0%1
Tue 20:03 LNER3259%25%3%0
Sat 17:30 LNER4657%9%2%1
Sun 11:30 LNER4058%16%5%2
Thu 20:30 Lumo3858%8%5%1
Thu 13:03 LNER3858%5%5%1
Mon 19:30 LNER3858%5%3%1
Wed 11:30 LNER6154%9%2%3
Sat 14:00 LNER1567%0%0%0
Mon 11:30 LNER5954%11%2%3
Thu 15:30 LNER5954%7%2%1
Sun 09:30 LNER3956%6%3%3
Tue 05:48 LNER3956%8%3%0
Fri 10:30 LNER6053%14%2%4
Tue 17:30 LNER6053%14%4%4
Wed 15:30 LNER6053%17%2%1
Tue 18:30 LNER6053%19%4%7
Fri 14:00 LNER2162%10%0%0
Tue 10:00 LNER2162%5%0%0
Tue 12:00 LNER2162%0%0%0
Sun 18:33 LNER2162%19%0%0
Tue 12:18 Lumo2162%0%0%0
Sat 16:00 LNER4455%7%0%0
Fri 12:30 LNER5953%20%5%3
Mon 12:30 LNER5953%16%2%2
Mon 15:30 LNER5953%15%0%4
Wed 08:03 LNER4055%3%0%0
Sun 13:30 LNER4055%11%5%2
Wed 15:03 LNER4055%13%3%1
Wed 11:03 LNER4055%3%0%2
Thu 20:03 LNER3855%5%3%1
Sun 18:30 LNER3855%5%0%0
Sat 05:48 LNER3256%3%0%0
Wed 16:30 LNER6052%7%5%3
Tue 20:30 Lumo2658%23%12%0
Mon 09:00 LNER2060%16%5%1
Mon 12:00 LNER2060%11%0%1
Thu 17:00 LNER2060%5%0%0
Thu 14:48 Lumo2060%15%5%0
Wed 17:30 LNER5951%10%3%1
Sat 17:03 LNER3355%3%0%0
Fri 16:30 LNER5850%16%0%1
Tue 11:03 LNER4053%14%5%3
Tue 15:30 LNER6149%12%3%2
Tue 15:00 LNER2157%5%0%0
Thu 07:00 LNER2157%0%0%0
Thu 11:00 LNER2157%5%0%0
Mon 07:00 LNER1958%11%0%1
Fri 17:03 LNER3951%8%0%1
Fri 20:03 LNER3951%18%8%1
Fri 05:48 LNER3951%18%0%0
Wed 17:03 LNER3951%8%0%0
Fri 17:30 LNER6048%14%5%3
Fri 16:00 LNER6048%13%3%0
Thu 19:30 LNER3751%8%0%1
Wed 20:03 LNER3751%16%5%0
Sat 15:00 LNER1560%13%0%0
Sun 14:30 LNER3551%17%6%0
Sun 09:20 Lumo2654%15%8%0
Wed 10:15 Lumo4050%8%3%1
Thu 05:48 LNER3850%5%0%0
Fri 11:30 LNER6047%18%5%4
Sun 13:03 LNER2952%7%4%1
Fri 12:00 LNER2055%5%5%0
Mon 08:00 LNER2055%0%0%3
Thu 15:00 LNER2055%11%0%1
Tue 10:30 LNER6146%18%3%1
Tue 13:03 LNER3949%8%5%2
Fri 08:03 LNER3949%21%3%0
Sat 12:30 LNER4448%9%0%1
Sat 16:30 LNER4448%7%0%2
Thu 13:30 LNER5946%7%2%2
Mon 13:30 LNER5946%11%2%4
Wed 19:00 LNER5746%15%2%2
Fri 20:30 Lumo3549%21%12%1
Sun 17:30 LNER3549%7%0%5
Sat 14:03 LNER3348%15%0%0
Sat 08:03 LNER3348%9%3%0
Mon 11:03 LNER3847%14%0%1
Wed 20:30 Lumo3847%21%8%0
Mon 12:14 Lumo3847%21%8%0
Thu 10:00 LNER2152%5%0%0
Thu 09:00 LNER2152%15%0%1
Wed 13:00 LNER2152%16%11%2
Fri 07:00 LNER2152%0%0%0
Fri 09:00 LNER2152%11%0%2
Fri 05:48 Lumo2152%5%5%0
Mon 12:18 Lumo1953%17%0%1
Fri 18:00 LNER6043%15%0%1
Fri 15:30 LNER6043%7%0%3
Thu 12:03 LNER3946%18%5%0
Fri 15:03 LNER3946%16%0%1
Thu 10:15 Lumo3946%18%0%0
Sat 18:14 Lumo2948%10%0%0
Sun 18:03 LNER2948%7%0%0
Fri 18:30 LNER5843%21%4%1
Mon 10:30 LNER5942%17%2%5
Mon 20:03 LNER3047%13%0%0
Fri 12:14 Lumo3845%22%3%1
Mon 14:00 LNER2050%16%0%1
Mon 10:00 LNER2050%0%0%1
Sat 13:03 LNER3345%12%3%0
Mon 13:03 LNER3644%14%3%1
Fri 14:15 Lumo3944%27%11%2
Sat 15:30 LNER4243%10%0%0
Fri 19:30 LNER5941%14%4%2
Fri 19:00 LNER6040%22%3%1
Sun 10:30 LNER4043%19%5%3
Tue 15:03 LNER4043%21%5%1
Sat 12:15 Lumo2945%10%0%0
Sun 17:03 LNER2945%0%0%2
Wed 17:00 LNER2148%19%14%0
Fri 17:00 LNER2148%10%0%0
Wed 15:00 LNER2148%5%0%1
Fri 10:00 LNER2148%10%5%0
Tue 14:48 Lumo2148%10%5%0
Wed 10:45 Lumo2148%15%10%1
Mon 20:30 Lumo2446%25%8%0
Mon 14:15 Lumo3842%16%5%1
Mon 10:45 Lumo1947%18%0%2
Sat 15:03 LNER3342%21%0%0
Sat 12:03 LNER3342%16%9%1
Fri 10:15 Lumo3941%18%8%0
Tue 12:03 LNER4040%18%8%1
Wed 14:15 Lumo4040%23%10%0
Tue 10:15 Lumo4040%20%5%0
Fri 15:00 LNER2045%10%0%0
Sun 11:20 Lumo2642%8%0%1
Fri 11:03 LNER3938%16%3%1
Tue 19:30 LNER4038%13%3%1
Tue 14:15 Lumo4038%20%10%0
Mon 10:15 Lumo3837%24%0%1
Fri 14:03 LNER3936%33%10%0
Sun 14:03 LNER2938%14%0%0
Wed 12:03 LNER4035%25%8%0
Mon 13:00 LNER2040%26%5%1
Mon 17:00 LNER2040%6%0%2
Mon 11:00 LNER2040%6%0%3
Sat 13:30 LNER4434%7%0%2
Sun 10:03 LNER4134%16%3%3
Sat 18:30 LNER2737%22%4%0
Wed 14:48 Lumo2138%19%10%0
Fri 10:45 Lumo2138%10%0%0
Wed 14:03 LNER4033%18%5%1
Sat 10:03 LNER3333%9%9%0
Sun 19:20 Lumo2635%23%8%0
Sun 13:20 Lumo2635%19%4%0
Mon 14:48 Lumo1937%22%6%1
Mon 14:03 LNER3832%18%5%0
Fri 13:30 LNER5929%8%6%7
Thu 14:15 Lumo3931%15%5%0
Tue 10:45 Lumo2035%0%0%0
Tue 14:03 LNER4030%15%10%0
Sun 12:03 LNER2931%14%3%0
Fri 11:00 LNER2133%14%0%0
Thu 10:45 Lumo2133%10%0%0
Thu 10:03 LNER3829%24%0%0
Fri 12:03 LNER3928%29%5%1
Thu 14:03 LNER3928%18%0%0
Wed 10:03 LNER4028%18%5%0
Mon 12:03 LNER3727%24%11%0
Wed 19:30 LNER3727%19%8%1
Mon 15:00 LNER2030%16%0%1
Fri 13:00 LNER2129%10%0%1
Fri 13:03 LNER3923%19%8%3
Tue 10:03 LNER4023%23%8%0
Mon 10:03 LNER3818%21%0%0
Fri 10:03 LNER3918%23%5%0
Fri 14:48 Lumo2119%19%0%0

Frequently asked

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

Over the last 12 months, 57% of the 12,393 recorded London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 11% 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 King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley train has the strongest on-time record?

The Wed 08:00 (LNER) 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 Edinburgh Waverley train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Fri 14:03 (LNER) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 33% of journeys that reached Edinburgh Waverley. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

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

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