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Plymouth to Exeter St Davids: train delays and possible money back

3,821 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and Great Western. Delay is measured when the train reached Exeter St Davids.

73%

arrive on time (±5 min)

at least 30 minutes late

<1%

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

Mon 05:32 Great Western

On time 100% of 18 journeys

Most often 30 minutes late or more

Sun 10:05 Great Western

At least 30 minutes late on 24% of 17 journeys that reached Exeter St Davids

How this journey has changed

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

Recent direction: average delay fell from 5 minutes to 3.5 minutes between the two latest complete months.

Month	Journeys	On time	30 minutes late or more	Cancelled	Average delay
Jun 2026	578	72%	3%	5%	4.3 min
Jul 2026	955	71%	3%	2%	4.6 min
Aug 2026	930	67%	3%	5%	5 min
Sept 2026	758	77%	2%	2%	3.5 min
Oct 2026 to date	649	77%	3%	7%	3 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
Mon 05:32 Great Western	18	100%	0%	0%	0
Mon 06:20 CrossCountry	18	100%	0%	0%	0
Wed 06:20 CrossCountry	18	100%	0%	0%	0
Wed 07:27 CrossCountry	18	100%	0%	0%	0
Wed 11:27 CrossCountry	18	100%	0%	0%	0
Wed 06:37 Great Western	16	100%	0%	0%	0
Wed 06:55 Great Western	16	100%	0%	0%	0
Fri 05:25 CrossCountry	19	95%	0%	0%	1
Fri 08:16 Great Western	19	95%	5%	0%	0
Sat 05:56 Great Western	19	95%	0%	0%	0
Sat 06:54 Great Western	19	95%	0%	0%	0
Thu 05:25 CrossCountry	19	95%	0%	0%	0
Thu 05:55 Great Western	19	95%	0%	0%	0
Thu 07:27 CrossCountry	19	95%	0%	0%	0
Thu 08:16 Great Western	19	95%	0%	0%	0
Thu 09:27 CrossCountry	19	95%	0%	0%	0
Thu 11:27 CrossCountry	19	95%	0%	0%	0
Mon 05:25 CrossCountry	18	94%	0%	0%	1
Mon 07:27 CrossCountry	18	94%	0%	0%	0
Sun 08:27 Great Western	18	94%	0%	0%	0
Thu 04:54 Great Western	18	94%	0%	0%	1
Thu 06:37 Great Western	18	94%	0%	0%	0
Thu 17:27 CrossCountry	18	94%	0%	0%	0
Tue 05:55 Great Western	18	94%	6%	6%	0
Tue 07:27 CrossCountry	18	94%	0%	0%	1
Mon 04:54 Great Western	17	94%	0%	0%	0
Mon 06:37 Great Western	17	94%	0%	0%	1
Mon 08:16 Great Western	17	94%	0%	0%	0
Wed 05:32 Great Western	17	94%	0%	0%	0
Wed 05:55 Great Western	17	94%	0%	0%	0
Wed 17:27 CrossCountry	17	94%	0%	0%	0
Tue 06:55 Great Western	16	94%	0%	0%	0
Wed 04:54 Great Western	16	94%	0%	0%	0
Fri 04:54 Great Western	19	89%	0%	0%	1
Fri 06:20 CrossCountry	19	89%	0%	0%	1
Fri 06:55 Great Western	19	89%	0%	0%	1
Fri 07:27 CrossCountry	19	89%	0%	0%	1
Fri 08:35 Great Western	19	89%	0%	0%	0
Sat 06:41 Great Western	19	89%	5%	5%	0
Thu 12:27 CrossCountry	19	89%	0%	0%	0
Mon 05:55 Great Western	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Mon 11:27 CrossCountry	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Thu 06:55 Great Western	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Tue 05:32 Great Western	18	89%	6%	0%	1
Tue 06:20 CrossCountry	18	89%	0%	0%	1
Tue 09:27 CrossCountry	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Tue 11:27 CrossCountry	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Tue 12:27 CrossCountry	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Tue 14:27 CrossCountry	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Wed 05:25 CrossCountry	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Wed 12:27 CrossCountry	18	89%	0%	0%	0
Sat 05:27 CrossCountry	17	88%	0%	0%	2
Sat 06:27 CrossCountry	17	88%	0%	0%	2
Sat 07:25 CrossCountry	17	88%	0%	0%	2
Tue 08:16 Great Western	17	88%	6%	0%	0
Tue 14:15 Great Western	17	88%	0%	0%	0
Fri 05:32 Great Western	19	84%	0%	0%	0
Fri 05:55 Great Western	19	84%	5%	5%	0
Fri 09:27 CrossCountry	19	84%	0%	0%	1
Thu 05:32 Great Western	19	84%	0%	0%	0
Thu 06:20 CrossCountry	19	84%	0%	0%	3
Thu 13:27 CrossCountry	19	84%	0%	0%	0
Thu 16:15 Great Western	19	84%	0%	0%	0
Sun 10:27 CrossCountry	15	87%	0%	0%	1
Mon 17:27 CrossCountry	18	83%	6%	0%	1
Sun 09:14 Great Western	18	83%	0%	0%	0
Thu 19:49 Great Western	18	83%	6%	0%	0
Tue 05:25 CrossCountry	18	83%	6%	0%	1
Tue 10:27 CrossCountry	18	83%	0%	0%	1
Tue 12:15 Great Western	18	83%	0%	0%	0
Tue 17:27 CrossCountry	18	83%	6%	0%	0
Tue 18:16 Great Western	18	83%	11%	11%	0
Tue 19:49 Great Western	18	83%	6%	6%	0
Wed 08:16 Great Western	18	83%	6%	0%	1
Wed 08:35 Great Western	18	83%	0%	0%	1
Wed 09:27 CrossCountry	18	83%	0%	0%	1
Wed 14:27 CrossCountry	18	83%	6%	0%	0
Mon 06:55 Great Western	17	82%	0%	0%	0
Tue 06:37 Great Western	17	82%	6%	0%	1
Tue 16:27 CrossCountry	16	81%	0%	0%	0
Wed 19:49 Great Western	16	81%	13%	0%	0
Fri 06:37 Great Western	19	79%	6%	0%	1
Fri 11:27 CrossCountry	19	79%	0%	0%	1
Fri 15:27 CrossCountry	19	79%	0%	0%	1
Fri 19:49 Great Western	19	79%	0%	0%	0
Thu 08:35 Great Western	19	79%	0%	0%	1
Thu 09:15 Great Western	19	79%	0%	0%	0
Thu 11:15 Great Western	19	79%	0%	0%	0
Thu 14:15 Great Western	19	79%	0%	0%	0
Thu 15:27 CrossCountry	19	79%	0%	0%	0
Sat 08:27 CrossCountry	15	80%	0%	0%	2
Mon 09:27 CrossCountry	18	78%	0%	0%	1
Mon 15:27 CrossCountry	18	78%	6%	0%	2
Mon 18:16 Great Western	18	78%	0%	0%	0
Sat 08:14 Great Western	18	78%	0%	0%	0
Sat 09:14 Great Western	18	78%	6%	0%	0
Tue 08:35 Great Western	18	78%	0%	0%	1
Wed 13:15 Great Western	18	78%	6%	0%	0
Wed 13:27 CrossCountry	18	78%	0%	0%	0
Mon 14:15 Great Western	17	76%	0%	0%	1
Sat 12:27 CrossCountry	17	76%	0%	0%	1
Wed 15:27 CrossCountry	17	76%	6%	0%	0
Wed 16:27 CrossCountry	17	76%	6%	0%	0
Fri 17:27 CrossCountry	19	74%	6%	6%	1
Thu 10:27 CrossCountry	19	74%	0%	0%	0
Thu 13:15 Great Western	19	74%	0%	0%	0
Thu 14:27 CrossCountry	19	74%	0%	0%	0
Mon 09:15 Great Western	18	72%	6%	0%	0
Mon 19:49 Great Western	18	72%	6%	6%	0
Sun 20:14 Great Western	18	72%	0%	0%	0
Tue 09:15 Great Western	18	72%	0%	0%	0
Tue 11:15 Great Western	18	72%	6%	0%	0
Tue 13:27 CrossCountry	18	72%	0%	0%	0
Tue 15:15 Great Western	18	72%	0%	0%	0
Tue 15:27 CrossCountry	18	72%	6%	0%	0
Tue 16:50 Great Western	18	72%	0%	0%	0
Wed 09:15 Great Western	18	72%	0%	0%	1
Wed 11:15 Great Western	18	72%	0%	0%	1
Wed 16:50 Great Western	18	72%	0%	0%	0
Sun 15:27 CrossCountry	15	73%	0%	0%	3
Fri 16:27 CrossCountry	17	71%	0%	0%	1
Sat 10:27 CrossCountry	17	71%	0%	0%	2
Sat 14:27 CrossCountry	17	71%	0%	0%	2
Tue 04:54 Great Western	17	71%	0%	0%	1
Wed 14:15 Great Western	17	71%	6%	0%	0
Fri 09:15 Great Western	19	68%	0%	0%	0
Fri 15:15 Great Western	19	68%	6%	0%	1
Wed 18:16 Great Western	19	68%	11%	0%	1
Sat 09:27 CrossCountry	16	69%	0%	0%	2
Sat 11:27 CrossCountry	16	69%	0%	0%	1
Sun 13:27 CrossCountry	16	69%	0%	0%	2
Mon 08:35 Great Western	18	67%	0%	0%	1
Mon 12:15 Great Western	18	67%	6%	0%	0
Mon 12:27 CrossCountry	18	67%	6%	0%	0
Mon 14:27 CrossCountry	18	67%	6%	0%	2
Mon 16:50 Great Western	18	67%	6%	6%	0
Thu 12:15 Great Western	18	67%	0%	0%	0
Tue 13:15 Great Western	18	67%	0%	0%	0
Sat 16:27 CrossCountry	15	67%	8%	8%	3
Sun 11:27 CrossCountry	15	67%	0%	0%	3
Sun 15:15 Great Western	17	65%	0%	0%	1
Fri 14:15 Great Western	19	63%	5%	0%	0
Fri 16:15 Great Western	19	63%	11%	0%	0
Sat 10:14 Great Western	19	63%	0%	0%	0
Sat 14:15 Great Western	19	63%	5%	0%	0
Sat 15:15 Great Western	19	63%	0%	0%	0
Thu 15:15 Great Western	19	63%	0%	0%	0
Thu 16:27 CrossCountry	19	63%	0%	0%	0
Thu 16:50 Great Western	19	63%	5%	0%	0
Thu 18:16 Great Western	19	63%	0%	0%	0
Sat 13:15 Great Western	20	60%	5%	0%	0
Sat 15:27 CrossCountry	16	63%	0%	0%	1
Sat 17:27 CrossCountry	16	63%	0%	0%	2
Sun 17:27 CrossCountry	16	63%	0%	0%	1
Sun 17:45 Great Western	16	63%	0%	0%	0
Fri 18:16 Great Western	18	61%	22%	0%	0
Mon 11:15 Great Western	18	61%	6%	0%	0
Mon 16:27 CrossCountry	18	61%	0%	0%	1
Sun 14:15 Great Western	18	61%	6%	0%	0
Tue 16:15 Great Western	18	61%	0%	0%	0
Wed 10:27 CrossCountry	18	61%	0%	0%	0
Wed 12:15 Great Western	18	61%	6%	0%	0
Wed 15:15 Great Western	18	61%	0%	0%	1
Fri 13:27 CrossCountry	19	58%	0%	0%	1
Sat 11:14 Great Western	19	58%	5%	0%	0
Sat 12:14 Great Western	19	58%	11%	0%	0
Sat 13:27 CrossCountry	17	59%	0%	0%	1
Sun 09:27 CrossCountry	15	60%	0%	0%	4
Sun 16:27 CrossCountry	15	60%	10%	0%	5
Mon 10:27 CrossCountry	18	56%	0%	0%	1
Mon 15:15 Great Western	18	56%	0%	0%	2
Mon 16:15 Great Western	18	56%	6%	0%	0
Wed 16:15 Great Western	18	56%	6%	6%	0
Fri 10:27 CrossCountry	19	53%	0%	0%	2
Fri 12:27 CrossCountry	19	53%	0%	0%	1
Fri 14:27 CrossCountry	19	53%	0%	0%	1
Mon 13:27 CrossCountry	17	53%	6%	6%	0
Sun 16:15 Great Western	17	53%	19%	6%	1
Fri 15:49 Great Western	15	53%	7%	0%	0
Sun 13:06 Great Western	15	53%	0%	0%	0
Mon 13:15 Great Western	18	50%	6%	0%	0
Sun 18:15 Great Western	18	50%	0%	0%	0
Sun 19:50 Great Western	18	50%	6%	0%	0
Fri 11:15 Great Western	19	47%	6%	0%	1
Fri 13:15 Great Western	19	47%	5%	0%	0
Fri 16:50 Great Western	19	47%	6%	0%	1
Sat 16:15 Great Western	19	47%	6%	0%	1
Sat 18:15 Great Western	19	47%	11%	0%	1
Sat 19:45 Great Western	19	47%	16%	5%	0
Sun 10:05 Great Western	18	44%	24%	0%	1
Sun 17:15 Great Western	18	44%	0%	0%	2
Sat 16:50 Great Western	19	42%	17%	6%	1
Sun 11:03 Great Western	15	33%	13%	0%	0
Fri 23:56 Great Western	18	28%	22%	11%	0
Fri 12:15 Great Western	18	17%	6%	0%	0
Sun 12:05 Great Western	18	17%	0%	0%	0
Sun 23:20 Great Western	18	17%	11%	6%	0

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Frequently asked

How often is the Plymouth to Exeter St Davids train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 73% of the 3,821 recorded Plymouth to Exeter St Davids journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 3% 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 Plymouth to Exeter St Davids train has the strongest on-time record?

The Mon 05:32 (Great Western) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 18 recorded journeys.

Which Plymouth to Exeter St Davids train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Sun 10:05 (Great Western) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 24% of journeys that reached Exeter St Davids. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

Can I get money back if my Plymouth to Exeter St Davids train is late?

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