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Preston to Carlisle: train delays and possible money back

9,596 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Carlisle.

37%

arrive on time (±5 min)

13%

at least 30 minutes late

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

Tue 08:14 Avanti

On time 77% of 53 journeys

Most often 30 minutes late or more

Thu 21:42 Avanti

At least 30 minutes late on 53% of 15 journeys that reached Carlisle

How this journey has changed

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

Recent direction: average delay fell from 17.3 minutes to 14.3 minutes between the two latest complete months.

Month	Journeys	On time	30 minutes late or more	Cancelled	Average delay
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	874	34%	15%	5%	15.3 min
Jul 2026	1026	28%	19%	10%	17.3 min
Aug 2026	1007	29%	14%	4%	14.3 min
Sept 2026 to date	557	31%	11%	<1%	12.3 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
Tue 08:14 Avanti	53	77%	0%	0%	2
Wed 08:14 Avanti	55	76%	2%	2%	2
Thu 08:14 Avanti	56	75%	7%	2%	0
Fri 08:14 Avanti	55	73%	2%	0%	1
Fri 07:04 TransPennine	15	80%	0%	0%	0
Mon 08:14 Avanti	48	67%	0%	0%	0
Sun 14:54 Avanti	35	69%	3%	0%	1
Tue 12:41 Avanti	19	74%	5%	0%	0
Thu 10:53 Avanti	56	64%	0%	0%	1
Tue 10:53 Avanti	55	60%	4%	2%	0
Wed 11:41 Avanti	54	59%	4%	4%	1
Wed 10:53 Avanti	56	59%	2%	0%	0
Sun 15:42 Avanti	42	60%	13%	3%	2
Sat 08:38 Avanti	51	57%	8%	0%	1
Thu 10:42 Avanti	54	56%	6%	0%	0
Sun 11:56 Avanti	15	67%	7%	0%	0
Sun 14:42 Avanti	45	53%	14%	5%	1
Tue 14:54 Avanti	52	52%	8%	0%	0
Sun 13:41 Avanti	48	52%	9%	0%	1
Sun 18:42 Avanti	48	52%	17%	2%	0
Wed 10:42 Avanti	56	50%	5%	2%	1
Fri 10:53 Avanti	56	50%	4%	0%	1
Sat 09:41 Avanti	50	50%	8%	4%	1
Mon 09:41 Avanti	50	50%	8%	2%	1
Wed 12:54 Avanti	55	49%	17%	0%	1
Sun 15:54 Avanti	39	51%	13%	0%	1
Sun 12:42 Avanti	46	50%	11%	4%	0
Tue 09:41 Avanti	54	48%	12%	2%	2
Tue 11:41 Avanti	52	48%	8%	0%	0
Sun 13:54 Avanti	38	50%	8%	0%	1
Sat 12:41 Avanti	50	48%	15%	2%	2
Sun 11:55 Avanti	22	55%	9%	0%	0
Sun 21:41 Avanti	36	50%	17%	3%	0
Sun 12:54 Avanti	34	50%	3%	0%	1
Wed 14:54 Avanti	51	47%	16%	4%	0
Sat 11:41 Avanti	49	47%	9%	0%	2
Tue 13:41 Avanti	52	46%	10%	2%	0
Wed 09:41 Avanti	55	45%	13%	0%	0
Thu 12:40 Avanti	35	49%	11%	3%	0
Sat 10:41 Avanti	50	46%	8%	2%	0
Fri 09:41 Avanti	53	45%	4%	0%	0
Mon 12:40 Avanti	33	48%	13%	3%	2
Wed 11:53 Avanti	56	45%	5%	0%	1
Mon 10:53 Avanti	52	44%	2%	2%	1
Tue 12:54 Avanti	52	44%	8%	0%	1
Sat 15:41 Avanti	47	45%	13%	2%	1
Fri 14:54 Avanti	53	43%	21%	4%	1
Wed 13:41 Avanti	56	43%	7%	0%	1
Mon 16:41 Avanti	51	43%	18%	6%	2
Sun 16:55 Avanti	35	46%	9%	0%	1
Sat 13:41 Avanti	46	43%	0%	0%	2
Mon 13:41 Avanti	49	43%	10%	2%	0
Thu 20:54 Avanti	52	42%	19%	6%	0
Fri 12:54 Avanti	55	42%	22%	4%	1
Sun 16:42 Avanti	44	43%	9%	0%	1
Sun 19:56 Avanti	36	44%	25%	0%	0
Mon 17:41 Avanti	50	42%	18%	6%	0
Mon 09:54 Avanti	50	42%	2%	0%	1
Tue 09:54 Avanti	53	42%	2%	0%	2
Tue 17:41 Avanti	53	42%	15%	6%	0
Mon 10:42 Avanti	53	42%	6%	2%	1
Fri 12:40 Avanti	31	45%	13%	3%	0
Sun 11:42 Avanti	43	42%	2%	0%	0
Tue 15:53 Avanti	52	40%	8%	0%	1
Thu 14:54 Avanti	55	40%	17%	4%	1
Tue 10:42 Avanti	50	40%	10%	0%	1
Mon 19:42 Avanti	53	40%	8%	0%	2
Thu 11:41 Avanti	56	39%	5%	0%	1
Thu 13:41 Avanti	54	39%	12%	0%	2
Mon 18:41 Avanti	51	39%	10%	0%	0
Tue 20:54 Avanti	51	39%	18%	6%	0
Fri 10:42 Avanti	55	38%	9%	0%	0
Tue 12:40 Avanti	34	41%	6%	3%	1
Wed 09:54 Avanti	56	38%	14%	2%	0
Mon 20:41 Avanti	50	38%	17%	2%	2
Sat 13:54 Avanti	48	38%	4%	2%	2
Sat 11:53 Avanti	48	38%	6%	0%	1
Sun 20:41 Avanti	45	38%	14%	5%	2
Sun 17:54 Avanti	39	38%	16%	3%	1
Fri 09:03 TransPennine	15	47%	7%	0%	0
Fri 13:41 Avanti	52	37%	10%	6%	0
Wed 12:41 Avanti	21	43%	5%	0%	1
Fri 09:54 Avanti	56	36%	6%	0%	3
Tue 19:55 Avanti	53	36%	12%	2%	3
Thu 17:41 Avanti	53	36%	12%	2%	3
Sat 14:41 Avanti	47	36%	11%	2%	0
Sat 12:54 Avanti	44	36%	24%	0%	2
Mon 14:54 Avanti	51	35%	20%	4%	1
Mon 11:41 Avanti	51	35%	6%	2%	0
Thu 17:53 Avanti	51	35%	18%	2%	2
Sat 09:54 Avanti	48	35%	6%	0%	1
Thu 16:41 Avanti	55	35%	8%	0%	4
Thu 12:54 Avanti	55	35%	11%	2%	1
Wed 20:54 Avanti	49	35%	21%	10%	1
Tue 14:41 Avanti	53	34%	4%	0%	0
Tue 13:54 Avanti	53	34%	6%	0%	0
Fri 17:41 Avanti	53	34%	27%	4%	2
Wed 17:41 Avanti	50	34%	25%	6%	2
Tue 11:53 Avanti	54	33%	11%	0%	1
Sun 19:42 Avanti	44	34%	19%	5%	1
Thu 19:42 Avanti	55	33%	11%	2%	0
Thu 13:54 Avanti	55	33%	19%	4%	1
Sat 17:53 Avanti	48	33%	17%	4%	1
Thu 20:41 Avanti	52	33%	33%	15%	0
Wed 20:41 Avanti	53	32%	25%	6%	1
Mon 19:55 Avanti	53	32%	22%	2%	2
Tue 21:43 Avanti	35	34%	9%	3%	0
Fri 19:04 TransPennine	15	40%	7%	0%	1
Thu 11:53 Avanti	57	30%	7%	0%	2
Sat 16:53 Avanti	45	31%	11%	2%	1
Sun 17:42 Avanti	45	31%	16%	2%	0
Tue 19:42 Avanti	53	30%	9%	4%	0
Fri 16:41 Avanti	53	30%	24%	2%	3
Sat 17:41 Avanti	49	31%	11%	4%	3
Tue 16:53 Avanti	49	31%	8%	2%	0
Thu 16:53 Avanti	54	30%	11%	2%	0
Mon 20:54 Avanti	50	30%	14%	0%	0
Thu 09:54 Avanti	55	29%	7%	0%	1
Mon 16:53 Avanti	51	29%	14%	4%	2
Fri 20:41 Avanti	51	29%	23%	6%	3
Tue 18:53 Avanti	51	29%	6%	0%	2
Sat 15:53 Avanti	47	30%	15%	2%	1
Fri 20:54 Avanti	52	29%	27%	4%	1
Mon 13:54 Avanti	52	29%	17%	4%	0
Wed 16:53 Avanti	53	28%	18%	2%	2
Sat 19:41 Avanti	49	29%	23%	8%	1
Sat 18:41 Avanti	46	28%	23%	5%	2
Wed 13:54 Avanti	55	27%	11%	2%	0
Wed 15:53 Avanti	55	27%	26%	9%	2
Wed 19:55 Avanti	51	27%	29%	10%	0
Thu 09:41 Avanti	56	27%	13%	2%	3
Tue 18:41 Avanti	52	27%	16%	2%	2
Fri 11:41 Avanti	53	26%	11%	0%	0
Mon 21:43 Avanti	35	29%	3%	0%	1
Wed 12:40 Avanti	35	29%	14%	3%	0
Fri 19:42 Avanti	54	26%	11%	2%	1
Tue 17:53 Avanti	54	26%	15%	6%	1
Wed 14:41 Avanti	54	26%	11%	4%	1
Tue 20:41 Avanti	54	26%	19%	6%	2
Thu 14:41 Avanti	54	26%	6%	2%	1
Fri 21:43 Avanti	36	28%	26%	14%	1
Thu 19:55 Avanti	55	25%	19%	0%	1
Mon 17:53 Avanti	51	25%	22%	6%	0
Wed 16:41 Avanti	52	25%	14%	6%	2
Wed 18:53 Avanti	52	25%	29%	6%	1
Sat 10:54 Avanti	15	33%	13%	0%	0
Thu 15:41 Avanti	53	25%	11%	0%	0
Thu 15:53 Avanti	53	25%	15%	4%	0
Wed 19:42 Avanti	53	25%	24%	6%	2
Sat 19:55 Avanti	43	26%	15%	3%	4
Fri 15:53 Avanti	54	24%	10%	0%	2
Fri 14:41 Avanti	54	24%	15%	6%	0
Mon 14:41 Avanti	54	24%	11%	2%	1
Fri 13:54 Avanti	54	24%	11%	6%	1
Sat 16:42 Avanti	49	24%	19%	2%	2
Mon 15:53 Avanti	51	24%	20%	2%	0
Mon 18:53 Avanti	51	24%	18%	4%	1
Tue 16:41 Avanti	52	23%	12%	4%	2
Fri 19:55 Avanti	53	23%	33%	4%	2
Thu 21:43 Avanti	37	24%	25%	11%	1
Thu 18:41 Avanti	54	22%	17%	2%	0
Tue 15:41 Avanti	54	22%	9%	0%	1
Wed 18:41 Avanti	52	21%	22%	8%	2
Wed 15:41 Avanti	52	21%	16%	4%	1
Fri 17:53 Avanti	53	21%	27%	4%	1
Wed 17:53 Avanti	53	21%	27%	8%	2
Sat 18:53 Avanti	41	22%	20%	5%	1
Fri 11:53 Avanti	55	20%	4%	2%	1
Fri 12:41 Avanti	21	24%	29%	5%	0
Sun 18:54 Avanti	34	21%	18%	3%	0
Wed 21:43 Avanti	36	19%	31%	11%	0
Mon 11:53 Avanti	53	17%	11%	4%	0
Fri 21:42 Avanti	18	22%	28%	6%	0
Mon 12:54 Avanti	49	16%	21%	6%	1
Mon 12:41 Avanti	19	21%	0%	0%	0
Thu 12:41 Avanti	20	20%	25%	0%	0
Fri 18:41 Avanti	53	15%	26%	6%	0
Fri 21:05 TransPennine	15	20%	7%	7%	0
Fri 15:41 Avanti	52	13%	12%	4%	0
Fri 16:53 Avanti	53	13%	25%	8%	2
Thu 18:53 Avanti	54	13%	19%	2%	2
Fri 18:53 Avanti	54	13%	23%	4%	2
Mon 15:41 Avanti	51	12%	14%	2%	0
Sat 20:41 Avanti	50	10%	27%	6%	1
Fri 10:59 TransPennine	15	7%	8%	0%	2
Thu 21:42 Avanti	15	0%	53%	0%	0
Fri 12:59 TransPennine	15	0%	21%	7%	1

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Frequently asked

How often is the Preston to Carlisle train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 37% of the 9,596 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 (Avanti) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 77% of its 53 recorded journeys.

Which Preston to Carlisle train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Thu 21:42 (Avanti) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 53% 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.