Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford: train delays and possible money back
5,711 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti. Delay is measured when the train reached Stafford.
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 Stafford. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 4.4 minutes to 5.2 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 461 | 82% | 2% | 1% | 2 min |
| Oct 2025 | 514 | 79% | 2% | 3% | 2.9 min |
| Nov 2025 | 462 | 66% | 5% | 6% | 5.3 min |
| Dec 2025 | 372 | 77% | <1% | 3% | 2.6 min |
| Jan 2026 | 410 | 73% | 3% | 6% | 3.7 min |
| Feb 2026 | 301 | 83% | 2% | 1% | 2.4 min |
| Mar 2026 | 477 | 85% | <1% | 3% | 1.1 min |
| Apr 2026 | 380 | 77% | 1% | 10% | 2 min |
| May 2026 | 432 | 78% | 2% | 4% | 3.1 min |
| Jun 2026 | 451 | 75% | 4% | 4% | 4.4 min |
| Jul 2026 | 471 | 68% | 4% | 7% | 5.2 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 69 | 70% | 3% | 7% | 3.8 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 08:54 | 30 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:54 | 27 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 06:23 | 27 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:55 | 17 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:55 | 17 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:54 | 31 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:02 | 31 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:54 | 31 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 06:54 | 30 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:54 | 28 | 93% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:54 | 28 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:54 | 28 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 08:54 | 26 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:54 | 26 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 06:54 | 31 | 90% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:54 | 31 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 05:04 | 30 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:54 | 30 | 90% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 06:55 | 18 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:55 | 18 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:55 | 18 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:02 | 24 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 12:55 | 17 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:55 | 17 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:55 | 17 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:55 | 17 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:55 | 17 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:55 | 17 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:55 | 37 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:54 | 31 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:54 | 31 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 06:54 | 31 | 87% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 13:54 | 31 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 12:54 | 26 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 05:05 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:03 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:05 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:54 | 29 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 06:03 | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:02 | 28 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:23 | 28 | 86% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:54 | 28 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:55 | 36 | 83% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 05:04 | 27 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:04 | 27 | 85% | 4% | 4% | 0 |
| Thu 05:04 | 27 | 85% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:54 | 31 | 84% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:54 | 31 | 84% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:54 | 31 | 84% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:54 | 31 | 84% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 06:55 | 18 | 89% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:55 | 18 | 89% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 16:54 | 26 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 11:54 | 30 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 14:54 | 30 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 17:55 | 37 | 81% | 3% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 16:55 | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:55 | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:55 | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 15:55 | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:55 | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:55 | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:55 | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 11:55 | 33 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 06:02 | 29 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 06:03 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 08:05 | 40 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 16:54 | 31 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 15:54 | 31 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:54 | 31 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:54 | 31 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 13:54 | 31 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:54 | 31 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 05:04 | 27 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 13:55 | 37 | 78% | 3% | 3% | 2 |
| Thu 12:54 | 30 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 06:02 | 30 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:54 | 30 | 80% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:54 | 30 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 05:04 | 26 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 11:54 | 26 | 81% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 07:54 | 26 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 13:55 | 18 | 83% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:55 | 18 | 83% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:55 | 18 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 15:55 | 18 | 83% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:54 | 31 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:54 | 31 | 77% | 3% | 3% | 2 |
| Tue 14:54 | 31 | 77% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 15:55 | 37 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 14:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 16:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 07:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:55 | 17 | 82% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 13:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 16:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:55 | 17 | 82% | 7% | 7% | 2 |
| Thu 19:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:55 | 17 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:24 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:03 | 20 | 80% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:05 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:24 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 05:05 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 09:54 | 26 | 77% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 12:54 | 31 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:54 | 31 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 06:02 | 31 | 74% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:54 | 31 | 74% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 06:23 | 28 | 75% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:23 | 28 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:54 | 30 | 73% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 05:05 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 06:24 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:55 | 18 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:55 | 18 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:55 | 18 | 78% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:54 | 29 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 18:55 | 37 | 70% | 3% | 3% | 3 |
| Sun 16:55 | 37 | 70% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10:54 | 26 | 73% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 13:54 | 26 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 14:54 | 31 | 71% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 18:54 | 31 | 71% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 13:54 | 31 | 71% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 10:54 | 31 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 05:05 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:55 | 17 | 76% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 08:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 11:55 | 17 | 76% | 6% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 10:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 08:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 17:55 | 17 | 76% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:55 | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:54 | 29 | 69% | 7% | 7% | 2 |
| Thu 06:23 | 29 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 17:54 | 29 | 69% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:54 | 29 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 18:55 | 16 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:55 | 16 | 75% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:54 | 31 | 68% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 16:54 | 31 | 68% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:54 | 31 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:24 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 17:54 | 26 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 15:54 | 26 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 12:55 | 18 | 72% | 6% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 11:55 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:55 | 18 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:54 | 30 | 67% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:54 | 30 | 67% | 12% | 4% | 4 |
| Wed 17:54 | 30 | 67% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 11:54 | 29 | 66% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Fri 17:54 | 29 | 66% | 8% | 4% | 5 |
| Mon 19:54 | 31 | 65% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 17:55 | 17 | 71% | 12% | 6% | 0 |
| Thu 15:55 | 17 | 71% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:55 | 17 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:55 | 17 | 71% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 16:55 | 17 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 13:55 | 17 | 71% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 18:54 | 26 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 14:54 | 26 | 65% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 06:03 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:54 | 29 | 62% | 12% | 8% | 3 |
| Mon 16:54 | 31 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 17:54 | 31 | 61% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 10:55 | 18 | 67% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:24 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:54 | 30 | 60% | 4% | 0% | 5 |
| Wed 19:54 | 30 | 60% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 16:54 | 30 | 60% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 10:55 | 17 | 65% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 19:55 | 16 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:55 | 18 | 61% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:55 | 18 | 61% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:54 | 29 | 55% | 4% | 0% | 6 |
| Fri 15:54 | 29 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 12:54 | 29 | 55% | 12% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 17:55 | 17 | 59% | 13% | 6% | 1 |
| Thu 13:55 | 17 | 59% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 17:54 | 31 | 52% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 13:54 | 29 | 52% | 8% | 4% | 3 |
| Fri 16:55 | 18 | 56% | 6% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 18:54 | 31 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 18:54 | 29 | 48% | 20% | 4% | 4 |
| Fri 19:55 | 18 | 50% | 13% | 6% | 2 |
| Fri 18:55 | 18 | 50% | 19% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 18:55 | 16 | 50% | 7% | 7% | 1 |
| Fri 19:54 | 29 | 38% | 8% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 18:55 | 17 | 35% | 7% | 7% | 3 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 77% of the 5,711 recorded Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 2% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 4% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford train has the strongest on-time record?
The Thu 08:54 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 97% of its 30 recorded journeys.
Which Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 18:54 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 20% of journeys that reached Stafford. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Stafford 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.