Peterborough to London King's Cross: train delays and possible money back
5,999 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with LNER. Delay is measured when the train reached London King's Cross.
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 London King's Cross. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 4.9 minutes to 12.1 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 368 | 50% | 10% | 2% | 9.9 min |
| Jan 2026 | 411 | 53% | 11% | 2% | 11.5 min |
| Feb 2026 | 306 | 52% | 8% | 1% | 7.9 min |
| Mar 2026 | 396 | 56% | 8% | 1% | 7.3 min |
| Apr 2026 | 422 | 49% | 10% | 2% | 10.4 min |
| May 2026 | 360 | 45% | 16% | 2% | 12.5 min |
| Jun 2026 | 431 | 48% | 9% | 3% | 8.7 min |
| Jul 2026 | 442 | 52% | 9% | <1% | 7.2 min |
| Aug 2026 | 394 | 45% | 14% | 4% | 12 min |
| Sept 2026 | 375 | 59% | 5% | <1% | 4.9 min |
| Oct 2026 | 353 | 43% | 17% | 1% | 12.1 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 30 | 33% | 14% | 3% | 13.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23:58 | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 23:58 | 19 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:50 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 23:58 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 23:58 | 20 | 90% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Tue 00:27 | 42 | 83% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 22:37 | 18 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 00:27 | 41 | 80% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 00:27 | 41 | 80% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:10 | 44 | 80% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 00:27 | 35 | 80% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:50 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 17:50 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 23:58 | 20 | 85% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 22:20 | 31 | 81% | 7% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 10:10 | 44 | 75% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 16:50 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:50 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:50 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:50 | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:10 | 47 | 72% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 00:27 | 38 | 74% | 11% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 23:26 | 26 | 77% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 22:20 | 45 | 71% | 9% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 10:10 | 45 | 71% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 12:47 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:10 | 45 | 69% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 23:26 | 26 | 73% | 12% | 4% | 1 |
| Thu 17:50 | 20 | 75% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 20:46 | 20 | 75% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 23:26 | 25 | 72% | 13% | 4% | 1 |
| Fri 17:50 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 22:37 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 20:46 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 11:50 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:47 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 16:50 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 23:26 | 26 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:10 | 45 | 64% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 17:10 | 33 | 67% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 09:50 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:47 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 18:49 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 22:52 | 27 | 67% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 21:09 | 46 | 61% | 5% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 22:37 | 19 | 68% | 6% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 17:10 | 45 | 60% | 14% | 7% | 1 |
| Mon 22:37 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:50 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:50 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:50 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 17:10 | 47 | 60% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 22:20 | 47 | 60% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 22:20 | 42 | 60% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 22:20 | 44 | 59% | 7% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 17:10 | 46 | 59% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 23:26 | 27 | 63% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 20:10 | 31 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 11:50 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:50 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:50 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 22:37 | 20 | 65% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 12:10 | 47 | 55% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 13:10 | 47 | 55% | 11% | 9% | 1 |
| Thu 17:10 | 45 | 56% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:50 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 20:46 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:47 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:50 | 21 | 62% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:50 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:47 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 18:10 | 46 | 54% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:09 | 24 | 58% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:50 | 20 | 60% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 20:46 | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 22:25 | 16 | 63% | 13% | 7% | 1 |
| Sun 14:09 | 33 | 55% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:10 | 45 | 51% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 20:11 | 34 | 53% | 12% | 9% | 0 |
| Tue 19:47 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:50 | 21 | 57% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 20:46 | 21 | 57% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 16:10 | 46 | 50% | 15% | 9% | 0 |
| Wed 13:10 | 46 | 50% | 11% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 11:10 | 44 | 50% | 14% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 17:10 | 44 | 50% | 14% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 11:10 | 47 | 49% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 18:10 | 45 | 49% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 11:10 | 45 | 49% | 7% | 4% | 0 |
| Thu 13:10 | 45 | 49% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 14:11 | 38 | 50% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 22:20 | 43 | 49% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 15:09 | 29 | 52% | 11% | 4% | 2 |
| Tue 21:16 | 20 | 55% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 16:10 | 27 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:10 | 44 | 48% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 11:10 | 45 | 47% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 12:10 | 45 | 47% | 11% | 7% | 0 |
| Tue 15:10 | 48 | 46% | 21% | 11% | 1 |
| Sun 19:09 | 33 | 48% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 11:50 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:47 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:50 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 20:08 | 21 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:49 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 17:09 | 31 | 48% | 23% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 21:16 | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 12:10 | 34 | 47% | 15% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 13:10 | 34 | 47% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:10 | 47 | 45% | 15% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 10:10 | 27 | 48% | 19% | 7% | 0 |
| Wed 16:10 | 46 | 43% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:09 | 25 | 48% | 16% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 10:50 | 20 | 50% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:50 | 20 | 50% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 14:49 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:16 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:10 | 44 | 43% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 15:10 | 47 | 43% | 14% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 15:10 | 47 | 43% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 13:50 | 21 | 48% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:50 | 21 | 48% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:49 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:10 | 46 | 41% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:10 | 46 | 41% | 15% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 12:10 | 44 | 41% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 13:10 | 44 | 41% | 14% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 14:11 | 44 | 41% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 21:16 | 19 | 47% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:10 | 45 | 40% | 9% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 13:09 | 28 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 14:10 | 31 | 42% | 17% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:10 | 46 | 39% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 13:50 | 20 | 45% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:47 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 19:10 | 44 | 39% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 20:09 | 23 | 43% | 17% | 13% | 0 |
| Fri 15:10 | 45 | 38% | 16% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 21:10 | 45 | 38% | 16% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 19:10 | 45 | 38% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 11:10 | 27 | 41% | 15% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 10:50 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 18:49 | 21 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:08 | 21 | 43% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 10:50 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:49 | 21 | 43% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:49 | 21 | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:10 | 44 | 36% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 21:10 | 44 | 36% | 23% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:10 | 35 | 37% | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 11:10 | 46 | 35% | 15% | 7% | 0 |
| Wed 15:10 | 50 | 34% | 13% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 14:11 | 44 | 34% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:10 | 44 | 34% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 14:49 | 21 | 38% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 20:08 | 21 | 38% | 19% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:50 | 21 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 21:10 | 47 | 32% | 21% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 19:47 | 19 | 37% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 21:10 | 44 | 30% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 14:11 | 44 | 30% | 23% | 9% | 1 |
| Mon 17:50 | 20 | 35% | 17% | 6% | 2 |
| Wed 20:08 | 20 | 35% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:09 | 24 | 33% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 14:11 | 41 | 29% | 20% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 15:50 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 19:47 | 21 | 33% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 16:10 | 30 | 30% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 18:10 | 35 | 29% | 14% | 6% | 0 |
| Sat 19:10 | 35 | 29% | 11% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 16:10 | 40 | 28% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 18:09 | 27 | 30% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:49 | 20 | 30% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 21:16 | 20 | 30% | 20% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 16:10 | 42 | 24% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 18:49 | 20 | 25% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 21:10 | 33 | 21% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 20:08 | 22 | 23% | 14% | 9% | 0 |
| Wed 20:09 | 24 | 17% | 17% | 9% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Peterborough to London King's Cross train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 53% of the 5,999 recorded Peterborough to London King's Cross journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 9% 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 Peterborough to London King's Cross train has the strongest on-time record?
The Fri 23:58 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which Peterborough to London King's Cross train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Tue 14:11 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 23% of journeys that reached London King's Cross. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Peterborough to London King's Cross train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at London King's Cross 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.