Stoke-On-Trent to Milton Keynes Central: train delays and possible money back
5,255 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti. Delay is measured when the train reached Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes Central. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 11.9 minutes to 12.6 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 475 | 46% | 4% | 1% | 8 min |
| Oct 2025 | 498 | 43% | 9% | 4% | 11.1 min |
| Nov 2025 | 504 | 35% | 9% | 5% | 11.1 min |
| Dec 2025 | 378 | 42% | 4% | 5% | 8.5 min |
| Jan 2026 | 416 | 46% | 9% | 4% | 10.4 min |
| Feb 2026 | 312 | 57% | 3% | 3% | 5.9 min |
| Mar 2026 | 489 | 58% | 2% | 3% | 5.8 min |
| Apr 2026 | 397 | 51% | 3% | 8% | 7 min |
| May 2026 | 491 | 43% | 6% | 5% | 9 min |
| Jun 2026 | 486 | 37% | 9% | 5% | 11.9 min |
| Jul 2026 | 472 | 32% | 11% | 8% | 12.6 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 70 | 40% | 5% | 19% | 8.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 09:59 | 38 | 84% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 22:53 | 43 | 77% | 7% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 21:32 | 42 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11:16 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 22:53 | 44 | 73% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 06:53 | 48 | 69% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 11:55 | 38 | 66% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 07:53 | 47 | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:53 | 46 | 63% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:53 | 45 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 06:53 | 48 | 58% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:53 | 48 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 13:53 | 48 | 58% | 2% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 22:53 | 41 | 59% | 8% | 3% | 3 |
| Fri 22:53 | 41 | 59% | 13% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 08:53 | 47 | 57% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:53 | 47 | 57% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 07:53 | 47 | 57% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:53 | 48 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 20:53 | 47 | 55% | 7% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 12:53 | 45 | 56% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:53 | 48 | 54% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:53 | 48 | 54% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 22:53 | 42 | 55% | 12% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 07:53 | 47 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:53 | 47 | 53% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:53 | 48 | 52% | 2% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 09:53 | 48 | 52% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 13:53 | 48 | 52% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:53 | 47 | 51% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:53 | 45 | 51% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 10:53 | 45 | 51% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 17:53 | 43 | 51% | 8% | 3% | 5 |
| Sun 18:53 | 43 | 51% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Wed 06:53 | 48 | 50% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:53 | 48 | 50% | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 12:53 | 45 | 49% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 16:53 | 43 | 49% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:53 | 48 | 48% | 4% | 4% | 3 |
| Mon 19:53 | 48 | 48% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:53 | 48 | 48% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 20:53 | 48 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 20:10 | 34 | 50% | 3% | 3% | 5 |
| Tue 21:53 | 47 | 47% | 7% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 08:53 | 45 | 47% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 06:49 | 45 | 47% | 5% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 08:53 | 48 | 46% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 10:53 | 48 | 46% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 21:03 | 39 | 46% | 0% | 0% | 10 |
| Fri 09:53 | 47 | 45% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 19:53 | 45 | 44% | 12% | 5% | 4 |
| Sat 09:53 | 45 | 44% | 5% | 0% | 5 |
| Sat 12:53 | 45 | 44% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 13:53 | 48 | 44% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 08:53 | 48 | 44% | 6% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 13:53 | 48 | 44% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 21:53 | 48 | 44% | 7% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 08:53 | 48 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:53 | 48 | 44% | 4% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 10:53 | 48 | 44% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 13:53 | 43 | 44% | 3% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 12:53 | 46 | 43% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 11:17 | 15 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 20:53 | 44 | 43% | 5% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 19:53 | 47 | 43% | 7% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 17:53 | 48 | 42% | 2% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 09:53 | 48 | 42% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 15:53 | 48 | 42% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:53 | 43 | 42% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:53 | 44 | 41% | 5% | 3% | 4 |
| Wed 21:53 | 47 | 40% | 16% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 19:53 | 47 | 40% | 19% | 5% | 4 |
| Thu 14:53 | 47 | 40% | 18% | 4% | 2 |
| Thu 15:53 | 47 | 40% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 12:53 | 45 | 40% | 12% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 18:53 | 45 | 40% | 4% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 11:53 | 48 | 40% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 15:53 | 43 | 40% | 5% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 21:53 | 47 | 38% | 26% | 3% | 8 |
| Mon 11:53 | 47 | 38% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 16:53 | 44 | 39% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 20:53 | 47 | 36% | 18% | 9% | 2 |
| Tue 16:53 | 44 | 36% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 10:53 | 48 | 35% | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 11:53 | 48 | 35% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:53 | 47 | 34% | 9% | 4% | 1 |
| Thu 20:53 | 47 | 34% | 23% | 7% | 4 |
| Wed 16:53 | 44 | 34% | 2% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 15:53 | 48 | 33% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 11:53 | 45 | 33% | 12% | 5% | 3 |
| Sat 16:53 | 45 | 33% | 5% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 17:53 | 45 | 31% | 11% | 0% | 7 |
| Sat 13:53 | 45 | 31% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:53 | 45 | 31% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 19:53 | 47 | 30% | 23% | 7% | 3 |
| Tue 17:53 | 48 | 29% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 17:53 | 48 | 29% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 16:53 | 44 | 30% | 7% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 18:53 | 45 | 29% | 7% | 5% | 4 |
| Thu 18:53 | 45 | 29% | 20% | 12% | 4 |
| Sat 15:53 | 45 | 29% | 5% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 11:53 | 48 | 27% | 6% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 14:53 | 48 | 27% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 12:53 | 39 | 28% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 16:53 | 44 | 27% | 12% | 7% | 1 |
| Fri 14:53 | 46 | 26% | 7% | 2% | 4 |
| Fri 13:53 | 46 | 26% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 15:53 | 47 | 26% | 20% | 5% | 3 |
| Thu 17:53 | 47 | 23% | 7% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 17:53 | 47 | 23% | 10% | 5% | 6 |
| Thu 21:53 | 47 | 23% | 28% | 10% | 8 |
| Tue 18:53 | 45 | 22% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 18:53 | 45 | 22% | 18% | 0% | 6 |
| Fri 11:53 | 47 | 17% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Stoke-On-Trent to Milton Keynes Central train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 44% of the 5,255 recorded Stoke-On-Trent to Milton Keynes Central journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 7% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 5% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Stoke-On-Trent to Milton Keynes Central train has the strongest on-time record?
The Sun 09:59 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 84% of its 38 recorded journeys.
Which Stoke-On-Trent to Milton Keynes Central train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Thu 21:53 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 28% of journeys that reached Milton Keynes Central. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Stoke-On-Trent to Milton Keynes Central train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Milton Keynes 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.