VERY IMPORTANT DURING NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THE INCREASED LEVEL OF THE "S2" SUMMER TIMETABLE COMMENCES ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE EASTER WEEKEND At this stage,  the extra summer "S2" journeys which were withdrawn for winter 2020-2021 are "assumed" to be re-instated in the same times Additional "S4/S97" afternoon and early-evening weekday connections from/to Beddgelert MAY also be re-instated but so far,  there is no indication any Sunday connections will operate NOTE --- THE START DATE OF THESE TIMETABLES IS EXPECTED TO BE DELAYED.......... (possibly well after Easter) due to ongoing Coronavirus restrictions TEMPORARY CORONAVIRUS "S2" TIMETABLE     Currently,  owing to the area being in Welsh Tier Four and the Snowdonia National Park being CLOSED due to the escalating Coronavirus pandemic..........     ..........the normal Sherpa services shown throughout this website along with most connections have been WITHDRAWN until further notice --- click here for the current timetable In the interim please DO NOT ATTEMPT to visit the area     The limited journeys shown below are for ESSENTIAL local travel ONLY - as defined by the Welsh Government Law

"85" Bangor-Llanberis connections    Gwynfor "Sherpa"         "S2" Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass - Betws-y-Coed    Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables unofficial website Bangor Deiniolen   Caernarfon Llanberis Pen-y-Pass Capel Curig     Beddgelert Betws-y-Coed     Porthmadog      "S4" Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert - Caernarfon         Gwynfor "Sherpa"    "S97" Beddgelert - Porthmadog

Weekdays   Sundays and Public Holidays

B E W A R E ....................... !!! Car Parking in Snowdonia is very limited and can be expensive if a space can be found The alternative is to leave your car behind and use the Snowdon Sherpa Bus network    STOP PRESS     Gwynfor have just confirmed the 1730 "S2" Sherpa from Betws-y-Coed to Llanberis WIlL now be extended to Caernarfon - as it was all summer     This means there is an 1810 local journey from Llanberis - 'one hour' later than the last "88" at 1710 !!!!!     IMPORTANT..........     The "winter 2020-2021" Shrepa timetables have been advanced to commence on Saturday 24th October  (co-terminous with the all-Wales 'two week' lock down)     The daily "S2" reverts to the standard "one bus" two hourly service without the late journeys     The connecting weekdays only "S4" from Caernarfon to Pen-y-Pass terminates at Beddgelert and to compensate the "S97" from Porthmadog to Beddgelert is extended to Pen-y-Pass --- minor changes to many times and again without the late journeys     REMEMBER..........     Unfortunately,  many official websites (including the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show journeys which have either been "WITHDRAWN" or are currently "SUSPENDED"     These are also included below as a warning - to help you avoid being caught out !!!     Please bookmark this page and revisit nearer the time to see if there have been any changes or further SUSPENSIONS from the limited official information when this page was last updated     Any journey shown on all pages on this website with a "strike through" line is still be operating,  BUT it is NO LONGER possible to get a connection back to the start location of this page - eg  1234  This "unofficial" website attempts to show what is available and to encourage greater also use includes some suggested "trips round Snowdonia - without your car"

D R A F T

Snowdon Sherpa
Bangor --- Deiniolen --- Llanberis --- Pen-y-Pass -\- Capel Curig --- Betws-y-Coed                                  \                                                                  \__Beddgelert__Porthmadog
Mondays to Saturdays - 27th March 2021 *  until further notice except Public Holidays Good Friday 2nd April  Easter Monday 5th April  Early Spring Weekend Monday 2nd May  Late Spring Weekend Thursday 2nd June  Late Spring Weekend Friday 3rd June and Monday 29th August WITHDRAWN during the CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS PERIOD * normal "Saturday before Easter weekend" starting date NOW EXPECTED TO BE DELAYED
P R O V I S I O N A L see VERY important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 0900, 1100, 1330, 1530 and 1750 are EXPECTED to be -re-instated making the connections shown below
Click here for alternative Saturday journeys to Pen-y-Pass (without a change of Sherpa) via the Ogwen Valley Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays from 28th March 2021 until further notice
		M-F	Sat																			M-F	Sat
		Gwynfor	Gwynfor				Gwynfor					Gwynfor			Gwynfor					Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor
		85	S6				85					85			85					85		86	85
Bangor Bus Station *	-	0710	no 0720 Sherpa in the winter	-	-		0830	-	-		-	1130	-		1330		-	-		1530		1615	1630	-	Bangor Bus Station *
Deiniolen	-	0735		-	-		0906	-	-		-	1206	-		1403		-	-		1606		|	1706	-	Deiniolen
Llanberis Interchange	-	0751		-	-		0924		-		-	1224	-		1424			-		1629		1700	1724	-	Llanberis Interchange
	LSch	S+LSH
	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor		Gwynfor
	S2	S2		S2	S97		S2	S2	S97		S2	S2	S4		S2	S2	S4-S97	S2		S2		S4-S97
Llanberis Joe Brown	07.38	08.00		09.00	-		10.00	11.00	-		12.00	13.30	-		14.30	15.30	-	16.30		17.50		-	Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	07.40	08.05		09.05	-		10.05	11.05	-		12.05	13.35	-		14.35	15.35	-	16.35		17.55		-	Llanberis Interchange
Pen-y-Pass	07.55	08.25		09.25	1010		10.25	11.25	1220		12.25	13.55	no 1430 Sherpa connect -ion in the winter		14.55	15.50	1635	16.50		18.10		no 1815 Sherpa connect -ion in the winter	Pen-y-Pass
Nant Gwynant - Watkin	|	|	-	|	1025		|	|	1240		|	|			|	|	1650	|		|			Nant Gwynant - Watkin
Beddgelert	|	|	-	|	1030		|	|	1245		|	|			|	|	1700	|		|			Beddgelert
Rhyd Ddu	|	|	-	|	1203b		|	|	1423b		|	|			|	|	1758b	|		|			Rhyd Ddu
Caernarfon	|	|	-	|	1225b		|	|	1445b		|	|			|	|	1820b	|		|			Caernarfon
Porthmadog	|	|	-	|	1055		|	|	1310		|	|			|	|	1718	|		|			Porthmadog
Capel Curig - for Tryfan	08.05	08.35	-	09.35	-		10.35	11.35	-		12.35	14.05	-		15.05	16.00	-	17.00		18.20		-	Capel Curig - for Tryfan
Betws-y-Coed	08.17 $	08.47	-	09.47	-		10.47	11.47	-		12.47	14.17	-		15.17 $	16.12	-	17.12		18.32		-	Betws-y-Coed
10.00 - Sherpa journey     $ - these "S2" Sherpas continue to Llanrwst on School Days only     b - change Sherpas at Beddgelert  (note "S4" journeys to Caernarfon depart from stop "B" - across the road by the Tourist Office)
LSch - local (Llanrwst) School Days only       S+LSH - Saturdays and during local (Llanrwst) School Holidays only       M-F - Mondays to Fridays only       Sat - Saturdays only
* - all "85" connecting journeys from Bangor Bus Station also call on the main road outside Bangor Railway Station (stop H) three minutres later      t - change from the "S4" Sherpa at Caernarfon into the Lloyds "T2" (depart 1745)      p - change from the "S97" Sherpa at Porthmadog into the Dilwyns "1" (depart 1940)
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

Snowdon Sherpa
Porthmadog__Beddgelert__                                                                  \                   Llanrwst --- Betws-y-Coed --- Capel Curig -\- Pen-y-Pass --- Llanberis --- Deiniolen --- Bangor /|\                                                 |                                                 Llyn Ogwen
Mondays to Saturdays - 27th March 2021 *  until further notice except Public Holidays Good Friday 2nd April  Easter Monday 5th April  Early Spring Weekend Monday 2nd May  Late Spring Weekend Thursday 2nd June  Late Spring Weekend Friday 3rd June and Monday 29th August WITHDRAWN during the CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS PERIOD * normal "Saturday before Easter weekend" starting date NOW EXPECTED TO BE DELAYED
P R O V I S I O N A L see VERY important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 1010, 1210, 1440, 1640 and 1840 are EXPECTED to be re-instated making the connections shown below
Click here for alternative Saturday journeys from Pen-y-Pass (without a change of Sherpa) via the Ogwen Valley Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays from 28th March 2021 until further notice
REMEMBER - the last weekday "S2" Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass WITH A DIRECT CONNECTION BACK TO BANGOR departs at 1705 however Gwynfor have since confirmed the 1730 ex-Betws-y-Coed will continue to operate to Caernarfon to provide a later connection back to Bangor
																			Sat		later alternative connections via Caernarfon
	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Arriva		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Arriva
	S2		S97	S2	S2		S97	S2		S2		S4	S2	S2		S97	S2		S6		S2	5C		S97-S4	S2	5C
Betws-y-Coed	09.10		-	10.10	11.10		-	12.10		13.40		-	14.40	15.48		-	16.40		-		17.30	-		-	18.40	-	Betws-y-Coed
Capel Curig	09.22		-	10.22	11.22		-	12.22		13.52		-	14.52	16.00		-	16.52		-		17.42	-		-	18.52	-	Capel Curig
Porthmadog	|		0905	|	|		1130	|		|		====	|	|		1535	|		-		|	-		no later connect -ion in the winter	|	-	Porthmadog
Caernarfon	|		0900b	|	|		1115b	|		|		1330b	|	|		1530b	|		-		|	-			|	-	Caernarfon
Rhyd Ddu WHR station	|		0922b	|	|		1137b	|		|		1352b	|	|		1557b	|		-		|	-			|	-	Rhyd Ddu WHR station
Beddgelert	|		0935	|	|		1155	|		|		1400	>>>>|>>>>	|		1615	|		-		|	-			|	-	Beddgelert
Nant Gwynant - Watkin	|		0940	|	|		1200	|		|		NOW terminates at Beddgelert	|	|		1620	|		Sat		|	-			|	-	Nant Gwynant - Watkin
Pen-y-Pass	09.35		0955	10.35	11.35		1215	12.35		14.05			15.05	16.10		1635	17.05		no 1715 Sherpa in the winter		17.55	-			19.05	-	Pen-y-Pass
Llanberis Maes Padarn	09.45		-	10.45	11.45		-	12.45		14.20			15.20	16.25		-	17.20				18.10	-		-	19.20	-	Llanberis Maes Padarn
Caernarfon			-	-	-		-	-		-		-	-	-		-	-				18.32	1905		-	19.42	2030	Caernarfon
	Gwynfor			Gwynfor				Gwynfor		Gwynfor			Gwynfor				Gwynfor					|    |    |    \|/				|    |    |    \|/
Llanberis Maes Padarn (85)	1030		-	1230			-	1400		1500		-	-	1640		-	1730				-			-	-		Llanberis Maes Padarn (85)
Deiniolen	1048		-	1248			-	1418		1518		-	-	1658		-	1748				-			-	-		Deiniolen
Bangor Bus Station *	1125		-	1325			-	1455		1555		-	-	1735		-	1825				-	1935		-	-	2100	Bangor Bus Station
09.10 - Sherpa journey     b - "S4" Sherpa - change Sherpas at Beddgelert  (note "S97" journeys to Pen-y-Pass depart from stop "B" - across the road by the Tourist Office)
Sat - Saturdays only
* - all "85" connecting journeys to Bangor Bus Station also set down on the main road outside Bangor Railway Station (stop J) two minutes earlier
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

Snowdon Sherpa
Bangor --- Deiniolen --- Llanberis --- Pen-y-Pass -\- Capel Curig --- Betws-y-Coed --- Llanrwst              \                                                 \ ---Beddgelert --- Porthmadog
Sundays - 28th March 2021 *  until further notice also Public Holidays Good Friday 2nd April  Easter Monday 5th April  Early Spring Weekend Monday 2nd May  Late Spring Weekend Thursday 2nd June  Late Spring Weekend Friday 3rd June and Monday 29th August WITHDRAWN during the CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS PERIOD * normal "Saturday before Easter weekend" starting date NOW EXPECTED TO BE DELAYED
P R O V I S I O N A L see VERY important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 0900, 1100, 1330, 1530 and 1750 are EXPECTED to be re-instated making the connections shown below but note there are NO LONGER any Sunday connections at Pen-y-Pass to Beddgelert
Click here for alternative Sundays journeys to Pen-y-Pass (without a change of Sherpa) via the Ogwen Valley
		Gwynfor				Gwynfor				Gwynfor						Gwynfor							Gwynfor	-
		S6				85				85						85							85
Bangor Bus Station *	-	no 0720 Sherpa in the winter	-	-		0830	-	-		1100		-	-	-		1400	-		-		-		1630	-	Bangor Bus Station *
Deiniolen	-		-	-		0906	-	-		1136		-	-	-		1436	-		-		-		1706	-	Deiniolen
Llanberis Interchange	-		-	-		0924		-		1154						1454							1729	-	Llanberis Interchange
	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor
	S2		S2	S4		S2	S2	S4-S97		S2	S2	S4	S2	S2		S4	S2	(S2-)S4-S97	S2	S4-S97
Llanberis Joe Brown	08.00		09.00	-		10.00	11.00	-		12.00	13.30	-	14.30	15.30		-	16.30	-	17.50	-	Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	08.05		09.05	-		10.05	11.05	-		12.05	13.35	-	14.35	15.35		-	16.35	1705 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	17.55	-	Llanberis Interchange
Pen-y-Pass	08.25		09.25	1005 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED		10.25	11.25	1220 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED		12.25	13.55	1445 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	14.55	15.50		1650 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	16.50		18.10	1815 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	Pen-y-Pass
Nant Gwynant - Watkin	|	-	|			|	|			|	|		|	|			|		|		Nant Gwynant - Watkin
Beddgelert	|	-	|			|	|			|	|		|	|			|		|		Beddgelert
Rhyd Ddu	|	-	|			|	|			|	|		|	|		-	|		|		Rhyd Ddu
Porthmadog	|	-	|	-		|	|			|	|	-	|	|		-	|		|		Porthmadog
Capel Curig - for Tryfan	08.35	-	09.35	-		10.35	11.35	-		12.35	14.05	-	15.05	16.00		-	17.00		18.20	-	Capel Curig - for Tryfan
Betws-y-Coed	08.47	-	09.47	-		10.47	11.47	-		12.47	14.17	-	15.17	16.12		-	17.12		18.32	-	Betws-y-Coed
10.00 - Sherpa journey
* - all "85" connecting journeys from Bangor Bus Station also pick up on the main road outside Bangor Railway Station (stop H) three minutes earlier
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

Snowdon Sherpa
Porthmadog --- Beddgelert ---                                                                           ....Caernarfon....                                                                                 \                                               /                 \ Llanrwst --- Betws-y-Coed --- Capel Curig -\- Pen-y-Pass --- Llanberis -/- Deiniolen -\- Bangor
Sundays - 28th March 2021 *  until further notice also Public Holidays Good Friday 2nd April  Easter Monday 5th April  Early Spring Weekend Monday 2nd May  Late Spring Weekend Thursday 2nd June  Late Spring Weekend Friday 3rd June and Monday 29th August WITHDRAWN during the CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS PERIOD * normal "Saturday before Easter weekend" starting date NOW EXPECTED TO BE DELAYED
P R O V I S I O N A L see VERY important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 1010, 1210, 1440, 1640 and 1840 are EXPECTED to be re-instated making the connections shown below but note there are NO LONGER any Sunday connections at Pen-y-Pass from Beddgelert
Click here for alternative Sunday journeys from Pen-y-Pass (without a change of Sherpa) via the Ogwen Valley
REMEMBER - the last Sunday "S2" Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass WITH A DIRECT CONNECTION BACK TO BANGOR departs at 1610 however Gwynfor have since confirmed the 1730 ex-Betws-y-Coed will continue to operate to Caernarfon to provide a later connection back to Bangor
																			later alternative connections via Caernarfon
	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Arriva		Gwynfor	Arriva
	S2		S97-S4	S2	S2		S97-S4	S2	S2		S97-S4	S2	S2	S4	S2		S6		S4	S2	5C		S2	5C
Betws-y-Coed	09.10		-	10.10	11.10		-	12.10	13.40		-	14.40	15.48	-	16.40		-		-	17.30	-		18.40	-	Betws-y-Coed
Capel Curig	09.22		-	10.22	11.22		-	12.22	13.52		-	14.52	16.00	-	16.52		-		-	17.42	-		18.52	-	Capel Curig
Porthmadog	|		0910 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	|	|			|	|		1355 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	|	|	-	|		-		-	|	-		|	-	Porthmadog
Rhyd Ddu	|			|	|		1136 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	|	|			|	|	1617 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	|		-		-	|	-		|	-	Rhyd Ddu
Beddgelert	|			|	|			|	|			|	|		|		-		1715 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	|	-		|	-	Beddgelert
Nant Gwynant - Watkin	|			|	|			|	|			|	|		|		-			|	-		|	-	Nant Gwynant - Watkin
Pen-y-Pass	09.35			10.35	11.35			12.35	14.05			15.05	16.10		17.05		no 1715 Sherpa in the winter			17.55	-		19.05	-	Pen-y-Pass
Llanberis Maes Padarn	09.45		-	10.45	11.45		-	12.45	14.20		-	15.20	16.25	-	17.20				-	18.10	-		19.20	-	Llanberis Maes Padarn
Caernarfon	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-				-	18.32	1849		19.42	2010	Caernarfon
	Gwynfor			Gwynfor				Gwynfor				Gwynfor									|    |    |    \|/			|    |    |    \|/
Llanberis Maes Padarn (85)	1000		-	1200			-	1500			-	1730							-	-			-		Llanberis Maes Padarn (85)
Deiniolen	1018		-	1224			-	1518			-	1748							-	-			-		Deiniolen
Bangor Bus Station *	1055		-	1301				1555			-	1825							-	-	1920		-	2041	Bangor Bus Station
09.10 - Sherpa journey      b - change Sherpas at Beddgelert
* - all "85" connecting journeys to Bangor Bus Station also set down on the main road outside Bangor Railway Station (stop J) two minutes earlier
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

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	Later non-Sherpa weekday journeys from...... Beddgelert area to Llandudno/Conwy Valley Pen-y-Pass area to Llandudno/Conwy Valley Porthmadog area to Llandudno/Conwy Valley Beddgelert area to Llanberis Betws-y-Coed area to Llanberis Porthmadog area to Llanberis Llanberis area to Porthmadog area	Later non-Sherpa Sunday journeys from...... Beddgelert area to Llandudno/Conwy Valley Pen-y-Pass area to Llandudno/Conwy Valley Porthmadog area to Llandudno/Conwy Valley Beddgelert area to Llanberis Betws-y-Coed area to Llanberis Porthmadog area to Llanberis Llanberis area to Porthmadog area
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