York to Doncaster: train delays and possible money back
4,901 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with LNER. Delay is measured when the train reached Doncaster.
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 Doncaster. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay fell from 8.4 minutes to 7.7 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 387 | 72% | 5% | 2% | 5.6 min |
| Oct 2025 | 395 | 73% | 4% | <1% | 4.3 min |
| Nov 2025 | 335 | 63% | 4% | 4% | 7.1 min |
| Dec 2025 | 366 | 62% | 5% | 2% | 7.6 min |
| Jan 2026 | 407 | 56% | 8% | 2% | 9.8 min |
| Feb 2026 | 309 | 61% | 6% | 2% | 7.6 min |
| Mar 2026 | 398 | 66% | 5% | 1% | 7.4 min |
| Apr 2026 | 424 | 61% | 4% | 2% | 6.3 min |
| May 2026 | 362 | 55% | 10% | <1% | 9.9 min |
| Jun 2026 | 432 | 59% | 6% | 2% | 8.4 min |
| Jul 2026 | 443 | 61% | 7% | 1% | 7.7 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 53 | 57% | 2% | 2% | 6.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 08:32 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:34 | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 18:55 | 25 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:56 | 32 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:33 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:33 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:34 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:32 | 20 | 90% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:32 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:32 | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:32 | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:55 | 32 | 84% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:56 | 32 | 84% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:32 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:32 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 08:32 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 21:05 | 21 | 86% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 16:34 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 22:16 | 25 | 84% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 22:25 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:19 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 22:25 | 20 | 85% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 09:55 | 34 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:56 | 33 | 79% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 21:05 | 26 | 81% | 8% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 13:55 | 26 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 15:55 | 32 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:55 | 32 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 19:55 | 25 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:34 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:55 | 33 | 76% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 22:25 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:33 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 21:19 | 20 | 80% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 10:34 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:56 | 20 | 80% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 22:59 | 26 | 77% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:55 | 32 | 75% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 08:56 | 32 | 75% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:55 | 32 | 75% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 08:56 | 34 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11:55 | 24 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 16:34 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 14:32 | 21 | 76% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:33 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:32 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 09:33 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:55 | 32 | 72% | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 14:32 | 20 | 75% | 15% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:05 | 20 | 75% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 21:05 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:32 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 21:05 | 22 | 73% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 17:56 | 27 | 70% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:55 | 32 | 69% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 18:32 | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:55 | 34 | 68% | 6% | 6% | 1 |
| Sun 14:55 | 24 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:32 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:33 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:34 | 21 | 71% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:19 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 5% | 2 |
| Wed 09:33 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:30 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:32 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 21:19 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 15:32 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 22:25 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:55 | 33 | 67% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:55 | 33 | 67% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:55 | 33 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 22:59 | 28 | 68% | 18% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 16:55 | 32 | 66% | 6% | 6% | 1 |
| Fri 11:55 | 32 | 66% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:56 | 32 | 66% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 17:33 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:34 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:32 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:32 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:55 | 34 | 65% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:56 | 33 | 64% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 15:55 | 33 | 64% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 09:33 | 19 | 68% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 21:05 | 19 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:55 | 30 | 63% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 17:33 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:33 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:32 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 11:33 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:32 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:33 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 21:19 | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:56 | 32 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:55 | 32 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:55 | 32 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:55 | 34 | 62% | 6% | 3% | 3 |
| Tue 11:55 | 34 | 62% | 9% | 9% | 1 |
| Thu 22:02 | 18 | 67% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 14:56 | 33 | 61% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 22:59 | 28 | 61% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 22:59 | 30 | 60% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:55 | 32 | 59% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:56 | 32 | 59% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:55 | 32 | 59% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 10:56 | 32 | 59% | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 10:56 | 34 | 59% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 14:56 | 34 | 59% | 12% | 9% | 0 |
| Thu 12:32 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:33 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 22:25 | 21 | 62% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 17:33 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:32 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 15:55 | 27 | 59% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:55 | 27 | 59% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:55 | 27 | 59% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:55 | 32 | 56% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:55 | 32 | 56% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:55 | 28 | 57% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 11:55 | 26 | 58% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 22:59 | 26 | 58% | 12% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 22:02 | 16 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:56 | 27 | 56% | 4% | 4% | 0 |
| Thu 19:30 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 15:32 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:30 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:32 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 18:55 | 32 | 53% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 21:31 | 24 | 54% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:33 | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:30 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:34 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 13:33 | 20 | 55% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 13:55 | 27 | 52% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 16:55 | 32 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 14:56 | 23 | 52% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:55 | 33 | 48% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 16:55 | 26 | 50% | 12% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:55 | 31 | 48% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 20:03 | 19 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 22:02 | 19 | 53% | 11% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 22:02 | 19 | 53% | 11% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 12:55 | 32 | 47% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 17:55 | 32 | 47% | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 16:55 | 27 | 48% | 15% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 17:33 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 20:03 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 15:32 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:34 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:55 | 36 | 44% | 9% | 0% | 4 |
| Mon 14:56 | 31 | 45% | 10% | 6% | 0 |
| Tue 17:55 | 34 | 44% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:33 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:55 | 32 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:55 | 27 | 44% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:55 | 33 | 42% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 18:55 | 34 | 41% | 15% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 13:55 | 35 | 40% | 21% | 9% | 1 |
| Sat 18:55 | 26 | 42% | 8% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 19:55 | 32 | 41% | 13% | 9% | 0 |
| Fri 12:55 | 32 | 41% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:55 | 32 | 41% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 22:02 | 18 | 44% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:30 | 21 | 43% | 19% | 10% | 0 |
| Tue 19:55 | 34 | 38% | 15% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 20:03 | 19 | 42% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:55 | 32 | 38% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 20:03 | 20 | 40% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 13:33 | 21 | 38% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 19:55 | 32 | 34% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:55 | 32 | 31% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:56 | 32 | 28% | 16% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 17:55 | 26 | 27% | 15% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:03 | 20 | 25% | 15% | 10% | 0 |
| Sat 19:55 | 27 | 22% | 7% | 4% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the York to Doncaster train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 63% of the 4,901 recorded York to Doncaster journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 6% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 1% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which York to Doncaster train has the strongest on-time record?
The Wed 08:32 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 95% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which York to Doncaster train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Tue 13:55 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 21% of journeys that reached Doncaster. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my York to Doncaster train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Doncaster 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.