Preston to Carlisle: train delays and possible money back
7,734 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti. Delay is measured when the train reached Carlisle.
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 Carlisle. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 16.8 minutes to 20.2 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 731 | 45% | 7% | 2% | 9.5 min |
| Oct 2025 | 723 | 35% | 15% | 5% | 13.9 min |
| Nov 2025 | 710 | 28% | 16% | 18% | 14.6 min |
| Dec 2025 | 570 | 25% | 14% | 8% | 14 min |
| Jan 2026 | 398 | 43% | 9% | 4% | 10.2 min |
| Feb 2026 | 687 | 39% | 10% | 4% | 12.2 min |
| Mar 2026 | 658 | 47% | 8% | 5% | 10.4 min |
| Apr 2026 | 379 | 48% | 6% | 2% | 9.2 min |
| May 2026 | 670 | 37% | 16% | 5% | 15 min |
| Jun 2026 | 708 | 31% | 17% | 5% | 16.8 min |
| Jul 2026 | 770 | 23% | 24% | 12% | 20.2 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 96 | 34% | 10% | 6% | 12.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 08:14 | 47 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 08:14 | 48 | 75% | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 08:14 | 48 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 08:14 | 49 | 73% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 14:54 | 30 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:53 | 49 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:41 | 19 | 74% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:53 | 49 | 63% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 08:14 | 42 | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 15:42 | 37 | 65% | 11% | 3% | 2 |
| Wed 11:41 | 47 | 62% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 10:53 | 49 | 59% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 08:38 | 45 | 58% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:42 | 47 | 57% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 18:42 | 42 | 57% | 17% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 14:42 | 40 | 58% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 11:56 | 15 | 67% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:53 | 49 | 55% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:54 | 32 | 56% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11:55 | 16 | 63% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:54 | 46 | 52% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:41 | 44 | 52% | 9% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 13:41 | 42 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:54 | 29 | 55% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:42 | 49 | 51% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 12:54 | 48 | 50% | 17% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 13:41 | 46 | 50% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 12:54 | 46 | 50% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 12:41 | 44 | 50% | 16% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 09:41 | 47 | 49% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:42 | 40 | 50% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 12:40 | 24 | 54% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 13:54 | 31 | 52% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 13:41 | 43 | 49% | 12% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 09:41 | 48 | 48% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 09:41 | 48 | 48% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:54 | 46 | 48% | 20% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 11:41 | 46 | 48% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:40 | 27 | 52% | 12% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 09:41 | 44 | 48% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 21:41 | 35 | 49% | 17% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 16:42 | 40 | 48% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:40 | 28 | 50% | 7% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 12:40 | 28 | 50% | 7% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 11:41 | 43 | 47% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 10:53 | 46 | 46% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 20:54 | 46 | 46% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 15:41 | 41 | 46% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 13:41 | 41 | 46% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 11:53 | 49 | 45% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 17:41 | 44 | 45% | 18% | 7% | 0 |
| Wed 14:54 | 44 | 45% | 16% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 11:42 | 37 | 46% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:42 | 48 | 44% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 16:55 | 30 | 47% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 15:53 | 46 | 43% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:42 | 44 | 43% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10:41 | 44 | 43% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 09:54 | 44 | 43% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 19:42 | 47 | 43% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 18:41 | 45 | 42% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:54 | 45 | 42% | 16% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 16:41 | 45 | 42% | 16% | 7% | 2 |
| Fri 12:54 | 48 | 42% | 19% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 19:56 | 29 | 45% | 21% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:41 | 49 | 41% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:41 | 49 | 41% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 20:41 | 44 | 41% | 14% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 17:41 | 47 | 40% | 17% | 6% | 0 |
| Thu 13:41 | 47 | 40% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 20:41 | 39 | 41% | 11% | 3% | 2 |
| Sat 09:54 | 42 | 40% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:54 | 48 | 40% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 09:54 | 49 | 39% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 17:41 | 43 | 40% | 20% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 09:54 | 47 | 38% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 10:42 | 47 | 38% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 17:54 | 32 | 41% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 12:54 | 48 | 38% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 14:54 | 45 | 38% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 13:41 | 45 | 38% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 11:41 | 45 | 38% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 13:54 | 42 | 38% | 5% | 3% | 2 |
| Thu 17:41 | 46 | 37% | 14% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 17:41 | 46 | 37% | 27% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 12:41 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 11:53 | 43 | 37% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:55 | 47 | 36% | 14% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 13:54 | 47 | 36% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:41 | 47 | 36% | 32% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 19:55 | 47 | 36% | 20% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 20:54 | 44 | 36% | 23% | 12% | 1 |
| Tue 14:41 | 48 | 35% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:42 | 48 | 35% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 16:41 | 48 | 35% | 7% | 0% | 4 |
| Thu 13:54 | 48 | 35% | 17% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 19:42 | 38 | 37% | 19% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 17:53 | 45 | 36% | 18% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 17:53 | 42 | 36% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 09:54 | 49 | 35% | 16% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 16:53 | 43 | 35% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 17:42 | 40 | 35% | 15% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 20:54 | 44 | 34% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:53 | 48 | 33% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 20:41 | 48 | 33% | 28% | 6% | 1 |
| Sat 14:41 | 41 | 34% | 10% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 18:53 | 45 | 33% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 12:54 | 38 | 34% | 22% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 16:53 | 46 | 33% | 14% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 13:54 | 46 | 33% | 15% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 21:43 | 35 | 34% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 16:53 | 39 | 33% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 16:41 | 47 | 32% | 25% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 16:53 | 47 | 32% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 09:54 | 48 | 31% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:41 | 45 | 31% | 24% | 7% | 3 |
| Fri 20:54 | 45 | 31% | 32% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 19:55 | 45 | 31% | 29% | 11% | 0 |
| Thu 11:53 | 50 | 30% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 19:42 | 47 | 30% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 17:41 | 43 | 30% | 12% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 19:41 | 43 | 30% | 21% | 7% | 1 |
| Wed 15:53 | 48 | 29% | 26% | 9% | 2 |
| Wed 12:40 | 28 | 32% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:41 | 49 | 29% | 15% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 16:53 | 45 | 29% | 12% | 5% | 2 |
| Wed 16:41 | 45 | 29% | 12% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 17:53 | 45 | 29% | 22% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 15:53 | 41 | 29% | 18% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 18:41 | 46 | 28% | 16% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 19:42 | 47 | 28% | 22% | 7% | 1 |
| Thu 14:41 | 47 | 28% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:54 | 48 | 27% | 10% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 20:41 | 48 | 27% | 17% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 13:54 | 48 | 27% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 21:43 | 35 | 29% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:53 | 45 | 27% | 18% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 18:53 | 45 | 27% | 32% | 7% | 1 |
| Mon 18:53 | 45 | 27% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 21:43 | 36 | 28% | 26% | 14% | 1 |
| Fri 11:41 | 46 | 26% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:41 | 46 | 26% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 19:42 | 47 | 26% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 15:53 | 47 | 26% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 18:41 | 47 | 26% | 17% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 14:41 | 47 | 26% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Thu 15:41 | 47 | 26% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:53 | 47 | 26% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 19:55 | 38 | 26% | 17% | 3% | 3 |
| Sat 16:42 | 43 | 26% | 20% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 17:53 | 48 | 25% | 17% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 14:41 | 48 | 25% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 19:55 | 48 | 25% | 21% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:53 | 46 | 24% | 23% | 7% | 2 |
| Fri 19:55 | 46 | 24% | 32% | 5% | 2 |
| Wed 15:41 | 46 | 24% | 13% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 18:41 | 41 | 24% | 23% | 3% | 2 |
| Wed 14:41 | 47 | 23% | 13% | 4% | 1 |
| Thu 21:43 | 37 | 24% | 25% | 11% | 1 |
| Fri 17:53 | 46 | 22% | 29% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 18:54 | 29 | 24% | 21% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 11:53 | 48 | 21% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 15:41 | 48 | 21% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:41 | 45 | 20% | 23% | 9% | 2 |
| Fri 12:41 | 21 | 24% | 29% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 11:53 | 47 | 19% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 18:53 | 36 | 19% | 20% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 21:43 | 36 | 19% | 31% | 11% | 0 |
| Mon 12:54 | 43 | 19% | 17% | 7% | 1 |
| Mon 12:41 | 19 | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:41 | 20 | 20% | 25% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:41 | 45 | 16% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 16:53 | 46 | 15% | 23% | 9% | 2 |
| Fri 18:41 | 46 | 15% | 24% | 7% | 0 |
| Thu 18:53 | 47 | 15% | 20% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 15:41 | 46 | 13% | 15% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 18:53 | 47 | 13% | 20% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 20:41 | 44 | 9% | 23% | 5% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Preston to Carlisle train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 38% of the 7,734 recorded Preston to Carlisle journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 13% 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 Preston to Carlisle train has the strongest on-time record?
The Tue 08:14 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 77% of its 47 recorded journeys.
Which Preston to Carlisle train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Thu 20:41 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 32% of journeys that reached Carlisle. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Preston to Carlisle train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Carlisle 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.