Preston to Glasgow Central: train delays and possible money back
7,525 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Glasgow Central.
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 Glasgow Central. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 11.6 minutes to 15 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 434 | 32% | 15% | 9% | 14.2 min |
| Jan 2026 | 303 | 51% | 8% | 4% | 8.7 min |
| Feb 2026 | 523 | 51% | 11% | 4% | 10.4 min |
| Mar 2026 | 468 | 46% | 8% | 25% | 7.3 min |
| Apr 2026 | 290 | 49% | 6% | 2% | 8.7 min |
| May 2026 | 516 | 42% | 17% | 5% | 13.7 min |
| Jun 2026 | 554 | 41% | 20% | 5% | 16 min |
| Jul 2026 | 594 | 30% | 26% | 11% | 19 min |
| Aug 2026 | 579 | 34% | 20% | 4% | 16 min |
| Sept 2026 | 559 | 42% | 13% | <1% | 11.6 min |
| Oct 2026 | 552 | 35% | 16% | 6% | 15 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 35 | 57% | 9% | 0% | 6.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 08:14 | 62 | 81% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 08:14 | 61 | 80% | 2% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 08:14 | 59 | 78% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 10:53 | 61 | 75% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:14 | 60 | 75% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 08:14 | 55 | 73% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 14:54 | 38 | 74% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:53 | 59 | 66% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:54 | 38 | 63% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:42 | 49 | 61% | 12% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 10:53 | 59 | 59% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 10:53 | 61 | 59% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 12:41 | 19 | 68% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:54 | 58 | 59% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 13:41 | 53 | 58% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 11:42 | 46 | 59% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:42 | 48 | 58% | 13% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 18:42 | 54 | 57% | 15% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 16:55 | 39 | 59% | 11% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 12:41 | 55 | 56% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 10:53 | 58 | 55% | 4% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 09:41 | 56 | 55% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 14:54 | 56 | 55% | 18% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 09:41 | 57 | 54% | 11% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 16:42 | 50 | 54% | 10% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 20:41 | 50 | 54% | 13% | 4% | 2 |
| Sun 15:42 | 48 | 54% | 14% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 14:54 | 61 | 52% | 17% | 3% | 2 |
| Sun 21:41 | 42 | 55% | 22% | 7% | 1 |
| Fri 12:54 | 60 | 52% | 21% | 5% | 2 |
| Thu 10:42 | 60 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:41 | 60 | 52% | 9% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 09:41 | 58 | 52% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 14:54 | 58 | 52% | 20% | 7% | 2 |
| Wed 10:42 | 61 | 51% | 7% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 18:41 | 58 | 50% | 12% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 12:40 | 40 | 53% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 09:41 | 61 | 49% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:54 | 58 | 48% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 21:42 | 15 | 60% | 33% | 20% | 0 |
| Mon 12:40 | 40 | 50% | 16% | 3% | 2 |
| Tue 11:41 | 58 | 47% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 12:54 | 51 | 47% | 27% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 20:41 | 56 | 46% | 19% | 6% | 4 |
| Sat 10:41 | 56 | 46% | 13% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 19:42 | 59 | 46% | 12% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 13:41 | 52 | 46% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 19:42 | 60 | 45% | 5% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 12:54 | 60 | 45% | 17% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 21:43 | 35 | 49% | 6% | 3% | 2 |
| Sat 08:38 | 56 | 45% | 11% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 14:41 | 54 | 44% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 15:41 | 54 | 44% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 09:41 | 62 | 44% | 12% | 3% | 4 |
| Wed 13:41 | 62 | 44% | 13% | 3% | 2 |
| Mon 14:54 | 57 | 44% | 18% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 20:41 | 57 | 44% | 15% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 18:41 | 60 | 43% | 19% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 13:41 | 58 | 43% | 12% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 20:41 | 58 | 43% | 21% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 10:42 | 56 | 43% | 15% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 10:42 | 60 | 42% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 13:41 | 60 | 42% | 12% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 20:41 | 60 | 42% | 19% | 5% | 3 |
| Mon 10:42 | 58 | 41% | 11% | 4% | 3 |
| Thu 20:41 | 58 | 41% | 28% | 11% | 1 |
| Thu 12:54 | 61 | 41% | 16% | 2% | 3 |
| Sun 19:42 | 50 | 42% | 16% | 6% | 1 |
| Thu 15:41 | 59 | 41% | 9% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 17:41 | 57 | 40% | 20% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 16:41 | 58 | 40% | 18% | 7% | 2 |
| Mon 21:43 | 35 | 43% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 12:40 | 41 | 41% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 11:41 | 62 | 39% | 5% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 15:41 | 59 | 39% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 11:41 | 60 | 38% | 5% | 3% | 2 |
| Mon 15:41 | 57 | 39% | 16% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 10:54 | 22 | 45% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 11:41 | 58 | 38% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 18:41 | 58 | 38% | 23% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 16:53 | 58 | 38% | 16% | 5% | 3 |
| Sat 11:41 | 55 | 38% | 8% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 16:53 | 52 | 38% | 18% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 13:41 | 56 | 38% | 13% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 21:42 | 23 | 43% | 30% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 14:41 | 60 | 37% | 12% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 13:41 | 57 | 37% | 13% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 20:41 | 57 | 37% | 27% | 9% | 1 |
| Tue 20:54 | 57 | 37% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 16:41 | 61 | 36% | 5% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 19:42 | 61 | 36% | 17% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 11:41 | 58 | 36% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 14:41 | 58 | 36% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:41 | 58 | 36% | 15% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 20:54 | 55 | 36% | 23% | 9% | 2 |
| Sun 18:54 | 39 | 38% | 18% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 17:41 | 59 | 36% | 18% | 9% | 2 |
| Wed 12:41 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 17:42 | 51 | 35% | 12% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 14:41 | 59 | 34% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 14:41 | 60 | 33% | 12% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 18:53 | 57 | 33% | 9% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 12:40 | 36 | 36% | 18% | 3% | 2 |
| Fri 21:43 | 36 | 36% | 26% | 15% | 2 |
| Wed 21:43 | 36 | 36% | 31% | 9% | 1 |
| Fri 19:42 | 59 | 32% | 14% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 19:42 | 59 | 32% | 21% | 7% | 3 |
| Fri 17:41 | 57 | 32% | 30% | 4% | 4 |
| Sat 14:54 | 21 | 38% | 15% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 16:41 | 58 | 31% | 23% | 2% | 5 |
| Thu 20:54 | 58 | 31% | 26% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 15:41 | 58 | 31% | 21% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 19:41 | 55 | 31% | 22% | 7% | 1 |
| Sat 16:42 | 56 | 30% | 25% | 4% | 3 |
| Sat 18:41 | 53 | 30% | 25% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 18:53 | 58 | 29% | 29% | 5% | 2 |
| Thu 16:53 | 60 | 28% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 15:41 | 56 | 29% | 20% | 4% | 1 |
| Fri 16:53 | 57 | 28% | 26% | 4% | 3 |
| Mon 20:54 | 57 | 28% | 20% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 16:41 | 57 | 28% | 15% | 4% | 3 |
| Thu 21:43 | 37 | 30% | 22% | 11% | 1 |
| Thu 17:41 | 59 | 27% | 15% | 5% | 4 |
| Mon 21:42 | 17 | 35% | 24% | 6% | 0 |
| Tue 21:42 | 17 | 35% | 18% | 12% | 0 |
| Fri 12:41 | 21 | 33% | 29% | 10% | 0 |
| Mon 12:54 | 56 | 27% | 29% | 7% | 1 |
| Fri 20:54 | 57 | 26% | 25% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 18:53 | 48 | 27% | 19% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 16:41 | 58 | 26% | 13% | 4% | 4 |
| Tue 16:53 | 55 | 25% | 13% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 18:53 | 58 | 24% | 38% | 11% | 2 |
| Fri 18:53 | 59 | 24% | 30% | 5% | 2 |
| Wed 12:40 | 41 | 24% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 18:41 | 58 | 22% | 24% | 7% | 4 |
| Thu 14:41 | 60 | 20% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 18:53 | 60 | 20% | 28% | 4% | 3 |
| Wed 17:41 | 56 | 20% | 30% | 11% | 3 |
| Thu 12:41 | 20 | 25% | 25% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:53 | 59 | 19% | 25% | 4% | 3 |
| Thu 21:42 | 21 | 24% | 38% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 12:41 | 19 | 21% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 17:41 | 56 | 14% | 11% | 4% | 3 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Preston to Glasgow Central train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 42% of the 7,525 recorded Preston to Glasgow Central journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 15% 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 Preston to Glasgow Central train has the strongest on-time record?
The Thu 08:14 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 81% of its 62 recorded journeys.
Which Preston to Glasgow Central train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Wed 18:53 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 38% of journeys that reached Glasgow Central. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Preston to Glasgow Central train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Glasgow Central 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.