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

10,973 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Edinburgh Waverley.

59%

arrive on time (±5 min)

10%

at least 30 minutes late

at least 60 minutes late

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

Tue 20:03 LNER

At least 30 minutes late on 30% of 27 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 fell from 10.8 minutes to 10.2 minutes between the two latest complete months.

Month	Journeys	On time	30 minutes late or more	Cancelled	Average delay
Sept 2025	836	66%	6%	2%	5.2 min
Oct 2025	849	72%	6%	<1%	4.6 min
Nov 2025	697	54%	12%	3%	10.8 min
Dec 2025	861	60%	9%	4%	9.4 min
Jan 2026	968	59%	10%	3%	8.5 min
Feb 2026	736	64%	6%	2%	6.8 min
Mar 2026	854	62%	10%	2%	7.6 min
Apr 2026	979	50%	10%	4%	10 min
May 2026	816	53%	18%	4%	13.6 min
Jun 2026	980	51%	13%	2%	10.8 min
Jul 2026	1011	50%	11%	<1%	10.2 min
Aug 2026 to date	125	56%	17%	4%	11.1 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
Wed 08:00 LNER	21	100%	0%	0%	0
Thu 09:03 LNER	32	94%	0%	0%	0
Sat 09:00 LNER	15	100%	0%	0%	0
Wed 06:15 LNER	21	95%	0%	0%	0
Sat 05:45 Lumo	22	91%	5%	0%	0
Fri 07:03 LNER	32	88%	3%	3%	0
Mon 06:30 LNER	32	88%	6%	0%	0
Wed 07:30 LNER	54	83%	0%	0%	1
Thu 06:15 LNER	21	90%	0%	0%	1
Fri 07:30 LNER	53	83%	10%	4%	2
Sat 13:00 LNER	15	93%	0%	0%	0
Mon 06:15 LNER	20	90%	0%	0%	2
Mon 07:30 LNER	51	82%	4%	2%	2
Thu 07:03 LNER	32	84%	0%	0%	0
Thu 07:30 LNER	52	81%	0%	0%	2
Sat 06:30 LNER	22	86%	5%	0%	0
Thu 09:30 LNER	53	79%	0%	0%	3
Tue 06:30 LNER	33	82%	0%	0%	1
Fri 06:15 LNER	21	86%	5%	0%	1
Tue 08:00 LNER	21	86%	10%	0%	0
Fri 08:00 LNER	21	86%	5%	0%	1
Thu 05:48 Lumo	21	86%	5%	0%	0
Fri 06:30 LNER	32	81%	3%	0%	1
Mon 05:45 Lumo	32	81%	0%	0%	1
Fri 05:45 Lumo	32	81%	3%	0%	0
Mon 07:03 LNER	31	81%	3%	0%	0
Sat 07:30 LNER	37	78%	9%	0%	2
Mon 08:30 LNER	53	75%	6%	0%	4
Tue 09:03 LNER	33	79%	6%	3%	0
Thu 12:30 LNER	52	75%	14%	0%	1
Tue 07:30 LNER	55	75%	4%	0%	3
Mon 05:48 LNER	32	78%	3%	0%	0
Wed 09:30 LNER	54	74%	2%	0%	0
Tue 07:03 LNER	34	76%	9%	0%	0
Tue 14:00 LNER	21	81%	0%	0%	0
Thu 08:00 LNER	21	81%	5%	0%	0
Wed 09:00 LNER	21	81%	0%	0%	0
Tue 17:00 LNER	21	81%	5%	5%	0
Tue 05:48 Lumo	21	81%	0%	0%	0
Sat 07:03 LNER	27	78%	4%	4%	0
Wed 07:03 LNER	33	76%	0%	0%	0
Thu 12:14 Lumo	32	75%	16%	0%	0
Tue 09:30 LNER	55	71%	4%	2%	3
Mon 18:00 LNER	52	71%	6%	0%	2
Tue 05:45 Lumo	34	74%	3%	0%	1
Mon 09:30 LNER	53	70%	8%	2%	2
Wed 06:30 LNER	33	73%	3%	3%	0
Wed 05:45 Lumo	33	73%	3%	0%	2
Sat 09:03 LNER	27	74%	12%	0%	1
Wed 08:30 LNER	54	69%	2%	0%	2
Wed 13:30 LNER	54	69%	6%	0%	6
Thu 18:30 LNER	51	69%	4%	0%	2
Wed 11:00 LNER	21	76%	10%	0%	0
Wed 10:00 LNER	21	76%	5%	0%	0
Tue 06:15 LNER	21	76%	10%	10%	0
Tue 09:00 LNER	21	76%	10%	0%	0
Fri 12:18 Lumo	21	76%	0%	0%	0
Wed 05:48 Lumo	21	76%	10%	5%	0
Sat 11:00 LNER	15	80%	0%	0%	1
Mon 05:48 Lumo	18	78%	6%	0%	2
Mon 08:03 LNER	32	72%	9%	3%	0
Thu 15:03 LNER	32	72%	13%	0%	1
Thu 08:30 LNER	53	68%	6%	0%	1
Tue 08:30 LNER	55	67%	0%	0%	3
Tue 08:03 LNER	34	71%	9%	0%	0
Mon 18:30 LNER	52	67%	12%	4%	1
Thu 18:00 LNER	52	67%	6%	0%	0
Sun 16:00 LNER	39	69%	5%	0%	1
Thu 14:00 LNER	20	75%	5%	5%	0
Thu 20:27 Lumo	20	75%	15%	0%	0
Sat 10:30 LNER	38	68%	11%	6%	2
Sat 11:30 LNER	38	68%	11%	0%	1
Sat 14:30 LNER	38	68%	0%	0%	1
Tue 12:30 LNER	55	65%	9%	0%	2
Sun 16:13 Lumo	22	73%	9%	0%	0
Thu 14:30 LNER	52	65%	10%	0%	2
Fri 09:03 LNER	32	69%	6%	3%	1
Thu 12:00 LNER	19	74%	0%	0%	0
Fri 14:30 LNER	51	65%	14%	2%	2
Wed 18:30 LNER	53	64%	10%	0%	2
Thu 11:30 LNER	53	64%	2%	2%	1
Fri 08:30 LNER	53	64%	6%	2%	5
Sat 06:15 LNER	16	75%	0%	0%	0
Tue 16:00 LNER	55	64%	13%	4%	1
Tue 13:00 LNER	21	71%	10%	5%	0
Tue 11:00 LNER	21	71%	5%	0%	0
Wed 14:00 LNER	21	71%	10%	10%	0
Wed 07:00 LNER	21	71%	0%	0%	0
Thu 19:00 LNER	52	63%	2%	0%	1
Tue 18:00 LNER	54	63%	8%	0%	4
Wed 13:03 LNER	33	67%	18%	3%	0
Wed 09:03 LNER	33	67%	0%	0%	0
Sun 16:30 LNER	35	66%	6%	0%	0
Sat 10:15 Lumo	23	70%	9%	4%	0
Thu 16:30 LNER	51	63%	4%	4%	2
Fri 09:30 LNER	53	62%	8%	2%	3
Tue 13:30 LNER	55	62%	6%	4%	3
Sun 11:03 LNER	25	68%	8%	0%	0
Mon 09:03 LNER	32	66%	10%	3%	1
Thu 17:03 LNER	32	66%	13%	3%	0
Thu 05:45 Lumo	32	66%	0%	0%	1
Mon 17:03 LNER	32	66%	6%	6%	0
Thu 13:00 LNER	20	70%	0%	0%	0
Sat 08:00 LNER	15	73%	0%	0%	0
Sat 10:00 LNER	15	73%	7%	7%	0
Wed 18:00 LNER	52	62%	16%	4%	1
Sat 11:03 LNER	27	67%	12%	0%	2
Sun 19:03 LNER	22	68%	5%	0%	0
Thu 06:30 LNER	31	65%	14%	0%	2
Mon 17:30 LNER	53	60%	4%	0%	2
Mon 16:30 LNER	53	60%	4%	4%	2
Mon 14:30 LNER	53	60%	8%	0%	2
Sun 18:33 LNER	17	71%	18%	0%	0
Tue 14:30 LNER	55	60%	17%	4%	2
Wed 12:14 Lumo	33	64%	6%	3%	2
Wed 05:48 LNER	33	64%	9%	3%	0
Thu 16:00 LNER	52	60%	6%	2%	0
Thu 17:30 LNER	52	60%	4%	4%	2
Fri 20:27 Lumo	19	68%	11%	0%	0
Tue 07:00 LNER	21	67%	10%	5%	0
Wed 12:00 LNER	21	67%	14%	0%	0
Wed 20:27 Lumo	21	67%	5%	0%	0
Wed 12:18 Lumo	21	67%	10%	0%	0
Mon 15:03 LNER	32	63%	10%	0%	1
Thu 11:03 LNER	32	63%	0%	0%	1
Thu 20:30 Lumo	32	63%	6%	6%	1
Fri 10:30 LNER	53	58%	12%	2%	2
Tue 12:14 Lumo	34	62%	18%	6%	0
Tue 17:03 LNER	34	62%	22%	3%	2
Sat 18:03 LNER	23	65%	14%	5%	1
Sun 11:30 LNER	36	61%	17%	6%	1
Mon 16:00 LNER	52	58%	6%	4%	1
Thu 15:30 LNER	52	58%	6%	2%	1
Fri 12:30 LNER	52	58%	18%	4%	2
Wed 10:30 LNER	54	57%	6%	0%	1
Tue 19:00 LNER	54	57%	15%	6%	0
Wed 12:30 LNER	54	57%	16%	0%	5
Thu 13:03 LNER	31	61%	3%	3%	0
Tue 05:48 LNER	33	61%	3%	3%	0
Sun 09:30 LNER	35	60%	6%	3%	3
Sun 15:30 LNER	37	59%	6%	0%	1
Thu 12:18 Lumo	20	65%	5%	5%	1
Tue 11:30 LNER	55	56%	8%	4%	3
Tue 16:30 LNER	55	56%	8%	0%	3
Thu 10:30 LNER	53	57%	17%	2%	1
Mon 11:30 LNER	53	57%	10%	2%	2
Fri 16:30 LNER	51	57%	12%	0%	1
Sun 09:03 LNER	24	63%	9%	0%	1
Wed 16:00 LNER	54	56%	11%	6%	0
Mon 19:00 LNER	52	56%	10%	4%	2
Thu 08:03 LNER	32	59%	16%	0%	0
Fri 05:48 LNER	32	59%	13%	0%	0
Thu 20:03 LNER	32	59%	3%	3%	1
Sun 12:30 LNER	36	58%	6%	0%	3
Sun 13:30 LNER	36	58%	9%	3%	2
Sat 09:30 LNER	38	58%	14%	3%	1
Sat 14:00 LNER	15	67%	0%	0%	0
Mon 15:30 LNER	53	55%	14%	0%	4
Wed 16:30 LNER	53	55%	6%	6%	2
Sun 08:30 LNER	19	63%	26%	5%	0
Sat 08:30 LNER	37	57%	9%	6%	3
Fri 14:00 LNER	21	62%	10%	0%	0
Tue 12:00 LNER	21	62%	0%	0%	0
Tue 10:00 LNER	21	62%	5%	0%	0
Tue 12:18 Lumo	21	62%	0%	0%	0
Sat 14:15 Lumo	23	61%	9%	0%	0
Sun 15:03 LNER	25	60%	0%	0%	0
Tue 20:03 LNER	27	59%	30%	4%	0
Wed 14:30 LNER	54	54%	10%	0%	5
Wed 11:30 LNER	54	54%	10%	2%	2
Tue 17:30 LNER	54	54%	16%	4%	3
Tue 18:30 LNER	54	54%	17%	4%	7
Sat 17:30 LNER	40	55%	10%	3%	1
Sat 16:30 LNER	38	55%	8%	0%	2
Mon 12:30 LNER	53	53%	16%	2%	2
Fri 11:30 LNER	53	53%	10%	4%	3
Fri 17:30 LNER	53	53%	12%	4%	2
Sun 18:30 LNER	34	56%	3%	0%	0
Mon 19:30 LNER	32	56%	6%	3%	1
Sat 05:48 LNER	26	58%	4%	0%	0
Sun 09:20 Lumo	22	59%	18%	9%	0
Wed 17:30 LNER	52	52%	12%	4%	1
Thu 17:00 LNER	20	60%	5%	0%	0
Mon 09:00 LNER	20	60%	16%	5%	1
Mon 12:00 LNER	20	60%	11%	0%	1
Thu 14:48 Lumo	20	60%	15%	5%	0
Wed 08:03 LNER	33	55%	0%	0%	0
Wed 10:15 Lumo	33	55%	9%	3%	1
Wed 11:03 LNER	33	55%	3%	0%	2
Wed 15:30 LNER	53	51%	19%	2%	1
Fri 16:00 LNER	53	51%	11%	2%	0
Thu 05:48 LNER	31	55%	6%	0%	0
Wed 20:03 LNER	31	55%	13%	3%	0
Sat 16:00 LNER	38	53%	8%	0%	0
Thu 13:30 LNER	52	50%	4%	0%	2
Sat 18:14 Lumo	23	57%	13%	0%	0
Tue 11:03 LNER	34	53%	13%	6%	3
Thu 07:00 LNER	21	57%	0%	0%	0
Tue 15:00 LNER	21	57%	5%	0%	0
Thu 11:00 LNER	21	57%	5%	0%	0
Fri 17:03 LNER	32	53%	10%	0%	1
Fri 15:03 LNER	32	53%	13%	0%	1
Fri 20:03 LNER	32	53%	13%	3%	1
Fri 08:03 LNER	32	53%	16%	3%	0
Wed 17:03 LNER	32	53%	6%	0%	0
Tue 10:30 LNER	55	49%	20%	4%	1
Tue 15:30 LNER	55	49%	13%	4%	2
Mon 07:00 LNER	19	58%	11%	0%	1
Mon 13:30 LNER	53	49%	12%	2%	3
Sat 15:00 LNER	15	60%	13%	0%	0
Sat 12:30 LNER	38	50%	8%	0%	1
Sun 14:30 LNER	31	52%	16%	3%	0
Thu 19:30 LNER	31	52%	3%	0%	1
Tue 20:30 Lumo	22	55%	27%	14%	0
Fri 15:30 LNER	53	47%	6%	0%	2
Mon 08:00 LNER	20	55%	0%	0%	3
Thu 15:00 LNER	20	55%	11%	0%	1
Fri 12:00 LNER	20	55%	5%	5%	0
Fri 18:30 LNER	51	47%	20%	2%	1
Sat 17:03 LNER	27	52%	4%	0%	0
Mon 11:03 LNER	32	50%	10%	0%	1
Fri 14:15 Lumo	32	50%	20%	10%	2
Thu 12:03 LNER	32	50%	13%	3%	0
Sun 13:03 LNER	25	52%	8%	4%	1
Wed 19:00 LNER	52	46%	14%	0%	2
Fri 20:30 Lumo	30	50%	14%	7%	1
Mon 13:03 LNER	30	50%	14%	3%	1
Fri 19:00 LNER	53	45%	19%	2%	1
Tue 13:03 LNER	33	48%	10%	6%	2
Wed 15:03 LNER	33	48%	16%	3%	1
Wed 13:00 LNER	21	52%	16%	11%	2
Fri 07:00 LNER	21	52%	0%	0%	0
Thu 10:00 LNER	21	52%	5%	0%	0
Thu 09:00 LNER	21	52%	15%	0%	1
Fri 09:00 LNER	21	52%	11%	0%	2
Fri 05:48 Lumo	21	52%	5%	5%	0
Sun 17:30 LNER	31	48%	7%	0%	4
Mon 12:18 Lumo	19	53%	17%	0%	1
Fri 19:30 LNER	52	44%	12%	4%	2
Mon 10:30 LNER	53	43%	14%	2%	4
Fri 18:00 LNER	53	43%	15%	0%	1
Mon 14:15 Lumo	32	47%	13%	3%	1
Fri 12:14 Lumo	32	47%	19%	3%	1
Sat 14:03 LNER	27	48%	19%	0%	0
Sat 13:03 LNER	27	48%	15%	4%	0
Sat 08:03 LNER	27	48%	7%	4%	0
Sun 18:03 LNER	25	48%	4%	0%	0
Mon 14:00 LNER	20	50%	16%	0%	1
Mon 10:00 LNER	20	50%	0%	0%	1
Sun 10:30 LNER	36	44%	18%	6%	2
Wed 15:00 LNER	21	48%	5%	0%	1
Wed 17:00 LNER	21	48%	19%	14%	0
Fri 10:00 LNER	21	48%	10%	5%	0
Tue 14:48 Lumo	21	48%	10%	5%	0
Fri 17:00 LNER	21	48%	10%	0%	0
Wed 10:45 Lumo	21	48%	15%	10%	1
Wed 20:30 Lumo	32	44%	22%	9%	0
Fri 14:03 LNER	32	44%	25%	9%	0
Thu 10:15 Lumo	32	44%	19%	0%	0
Fri 10:15 Lumo	32	44%	16%	6%	0
Fri 11:03 LNER	32	44%	13%	3%	0
Mon 20:03 LNER	24	46%	13%	0%	0
Sat 12:03 LNER	27	44%	12%	8%	1
Mon 10:45 Lumo	19	47%	18%	0%	2
Wed 14:15 Lumo	33	42%	24%	12%	0
Sun 11:20 Lumo	22	45%	10%	0%	1
Sun 17:03 LNER	25	44%	0%	0%	1
Tue 19:30 LNER	34	41%	12%	3%	1
Mon 20:30 Lumo	20	45%	20%	0%	0
Fri 15:00 LNER	20	45%	10%	0%	0
Sat 13:30 LNER	38	39%	8%	0%	2
Mon 12:14 Lumo	32	41%	22%	6%	0
Sat 15:30 LNER	36	39%	11%	0%	0
Sat 10:03 LNER	27	41%	11%	11%	0
Sat 15:03 LNER	27	41%	26%	0%	0
Tue 10:15 Lumo	34	38%	21%	6%	0
Tue 15:03 LNER	34	38%	24%	6%	1
Tue 14:15 Lumo	34	38%	21%	12%	0
Sun 14:03 LNER	25	40%	16%	0%	0
Sun 19:20 Lumo	22	41%	23%	5%	0
Mon 10:15 Lumo	32	38%	25%	0%	0
Thu 14:15 Lumo	32	38%	16%	3%	0
Mon 13:00 LNER	20	40%	26%	5%	1
Mon 11:00 LNER	20	40%	6%	0%	3
Mon 17:00 LNER	20	40%	6%	0%	2
Sun 10:03 LNER	37	35%	14%	3%	2
Fri 13:30 LNER	52	33%	6%	4%	5
Tue 12:03 LNER	34	35%	21%	9%	1
Wed 14:48 Lumo	21	38%	19%	10%	0
Fri 10:45 Lumo	21	38%	10%	0%	0
Fri 12:03 LNER	32	34%	19%	6%	1
Mon 14:03 LNER	32	34%	19%	3%	0
Thu 14:03 LNER	32	34%	13%	0%	0
Sun 12:03 LNER	25	36%	12%	0%	0
Wed 12:03 LNER	33	33%	24%	6%	0
Sun 13:20 Lumo	22	36%	18%	0%	0
Mon 14:48 Lumo	19	37%	22%	6%	1
Sat 12:15 Lumo	23	35%	13%	0%	0
Tue 10:45 Lumo	20	35%	0%	0%	0
Mon 12:03 LNER	32	31%	22%	13%	0
Wed 10:03 LNER	33	30%	21%	6%	0
Wed 14:03 LNER	33	30%	22%	6%	1
Thu 10:45 Lumo	21	33%	10%	0%	0
Sat 18:30 LNER	21	33%	29%	5%	0
Fri 11:00 LNER	21	33%	14%	0%	0
Tue 14:03 LNER	34	29%	18%	12%	0
Wed 19:30 LNER	31	29%	20%	7%	1
Thu 10:03 LNER	32	28%	22%	0%	0
Fri 13:03 LNER	32	28%	13%	3%	2
Mon 15:00 LNER	20	30%	16%	0%	1
Fri 13:00 LNER	21	29%	10%	0%	1
Fri 10:03 LNER	32	19%	16%	3%	0
Mon 10:03 LNER	32	19%	22%	0%	0
Tue 10:03 LNER	34	18%	24%	9%	0
Fri 14:48 Lumo	21	19%	19%	0%	0

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Frequently asked

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

Over the last 12 months, 59% of the 10,973 recorded London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley 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 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 Tue 20:03 (LNER) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 30% 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.