Plymouth to TAU: train delays and possible money back
3,973 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and Great Western. Delay is measured when the train reached TAU.
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 TAU. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay fell from 5.2 minutes to 4.1 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 571 | 60% | 4% | 4% | 6 min |
| Jul 2026 | 942 | 57% | 5% | 2% | 6.9 min |
| Aug 2026 | 915 | 51% | 3% | 4% | 7.1 min |
| Sept 2026 | 751 | 68% | 3% | 2% | 5.2 min |
| Oct 2026 | 790 | 71% | 3% | 5% | 4.1 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 23 | 65% | 4% | 0% | 5.9 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 05:25 CrossCountry | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 05:25 CrossCountry | 19 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 06:20 CrossCountry | 19 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:25 CrossCountry | 19 | 95% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:20 CrossCountry | 19 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:37 Great Western | 18 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 05:32 Great Western | 18 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:37 Great Western | 17 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:20 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:16 Great Western | 20 | 90% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 05:25 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:32 Great Western | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:20 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 11:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 05:25 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 04:54 Great Western | 18 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 07:25 CrossCountry | 18 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 05:55 Great Western | 18 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 04:54 Great Western | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:55 Great Western | 17 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 04:54 Great Western | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 05:56 Great Western | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 06:37 Great Western | 19 | 84% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:49 Great Western | 19 | 84% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:32 Great Western | 19 | 84% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 84% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 05:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 14:15 Great Western | 18 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 06:20 CrossCountry | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 08:16 Great Western | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:55 Great Western | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 08:14 Great Western | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 04:54 Great Western | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:16 Great Western | 19 | 79% | 11% | 11% | 1 |
| Wed 08:16 Great Western | 19 | 79% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:35 Great Western | 19 | 79% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:32 Great Western | 20 | 75% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:55 Great Western | 20 | 75% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 06:41 Great Western | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 08:35 Great Western | 20 | 75% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:15 Great Western | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:55 Great Western | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:27 CrossCountry | 17 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:27 CrossCountry | 17 | 76% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 09:14 Great Western | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:49 Great Western | 19 | 74% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 14:15 Great Western | 18 | 72% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:35 Great Western | 20 | 70% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 09:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 06:54 Great Western | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 05:32 Great Western | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:15 Great Western | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:27 CrossCountry | 17 | 71% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 68% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 06:55 Great Western | 19 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:55 Great Western | 19 | 68% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 08:35 Great Western | 19 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 12:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:50 Great Western | 19 | 68% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:27 CrossCountry | 16 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 15:15 Great Western | 18 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 04:54 Great Western | 18 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 06:37 Great Western | 18 | 67% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 08:16 Great Western | 18 | 67% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 67% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:37 Great Western | 20 | 65% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 15:15 Great Western | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:15 Great Western | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:16 Great Western | 20 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:49 Great Western | 17 | 65% | 12% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:49 Great Western | 19 | 63% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 08:27 Great Western | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:15 Great Western | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:15 Great Western | 19 | 63% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:15 Great Western | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:15 Great Western | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:50 Great Western | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:55 Great Western | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 60% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 14:15 Great Western | 20 | 60% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:15 Great Western | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:16 Great Western | 20 | 60% | 16% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 17:27 CrossCountry | 16 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 09:27 CrossCountry | 16 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 10:27 CrossCountry | 16 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11:27 CrossCountry | 16 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 06:55 Great Western | 18 | 61% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:16 Great Western | 18 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 16:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 61% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:15 Great Western | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:35 Great Western | 19 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 13:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 13:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:15 Great Western | 19 | 58% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 15:15 Great Western | 19 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 11:27 CrossCountry | 17 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 15:27 CrossCountry | 17 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 13:27 CrossCountry | 17 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 17:27 CrossCountry | 17 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 17:45 Great Western | 17 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10:14 Great Western | 20 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:14 Great Western | 20 | 55% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:50 Great Western | 20 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 13:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:15 Great Western | 18 | 56% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:27 CrossCountry | 16 | 56% | 7% | 7% | 1 |
| Sun 15:27 CrossCountry | 16 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 09:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:15 Great Western | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 18:16 Great Western | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:14 Great Western | 19 | 53% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:15 Great Western | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:15 Great Western | 19 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:15 Great Western | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 16:15 Great Western | 19 | 53% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:27 CrossCountry | 15 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Fri 15:15 Great Western | 20 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 16:15 Great Western | 20 | 50% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:49 Great Western | 20 | 50% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 14:15 Great Western | 18 | 50% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 15:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 47% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 16:50 Great Western | 19 | 47% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 14:15 Great Western | 19 | 47% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:15 Great Western | 19 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:15 Great Western | 20 | 45% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 05:55 Great Western | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:15 Great Western | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:27 CrossCountry | 15 | 47% | 8% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 16:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 44% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 16:15 Great Western | 18 | 44% | 17% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:16 Great Western | 19 | 42% | 26% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:15 Great Western | 19 | 42% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:15 Great Western | 19 | 42% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 16:15 Great Western | 19 | 42% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 10:05 Great Western | 19 | 42% | 21% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 19:50 Great Western | 19 | 42% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 20:14 Great Western | 19 | 42% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 16:27 CrossCountry | 16 | 44% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 16:50 Great Western | 20 | 40% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:50 Great Western | 20 | 40% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 13:15 Great Western | 20 | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:27 CrossCountry | 19 | 37% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 18:15 Great Western | 19 | 37% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:15 Great Western | 20 | 35% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 35% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 11:14 Great Western | 20 | 35% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 16:15 Great Western | 20 | 35% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 18:15 Great Western | 20 | 35% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 17:15 Great Western | 19 | 32% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 10:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 30% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 30% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 15:49 Great Western | 16 | 31% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:15 Great Western | 19 | 26% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:15 Great Western | 19 | 26% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:15 Great Western | 20 | 25% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 11:03 Great Western | 16 | 25% | 19% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 13:06 Great Western | 16 | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:27 CrossCountry | 18 | 22% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:15 Great Western | 20 | 20% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:27 CrossCountry | 20 | 20% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 19:45 Great Western | 20 | 20% | 20% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 12:15 Great Western | 19 | 16% | 16% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:15 Great Western | 19 | 16% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:05 Great Western | 19 | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Plymouth to TAU train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 61% of the 3,973 recorded Plymouth to TAU journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 4% 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 TAU train has the strongest on-time record?
The Fri 05:25 (CrossCountry) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 95% of its 20 recorded journeys.
Which Plymouth to TAU train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 18:16 (Great Western) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 26% of journeys that reached TAU. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Plymouth to TAU train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at TAU 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.