Snowdon Sherpa - 6 6B bus timetables for Betws-y-Coed - Bethesda

Express Motors "S2" Sherpa
Betws-y-Coed to Capel Curig
for footpath to Tryfan

also Peak-Summer Weekend
"S6" Sherpa to/from Bangor

Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables

unofficial website

Llanrwst
Betws-y-Coed
Capel Curig
Llyn Ogwen
Bethesda
Bangor

Llew Jones "6B"
Llyn Ogwen to Betws-y-Coed
via Capel Curig

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

BEWARE.............!
Llew Jones have "registered" changes to their "6B" weekdays only service
but, so far, no details of any changes have been announced
(ALL official websites still show the service as at the start of the 2017 summer period)

UPDATE..............

There are changes to the weekday Conwy Valley connections from Llandudno into the first "S2 journey of the day from Betws-y-Coed (depart 0910)

REMEMBER.............!
The summer only weekend "S6" Sherpa
service between Bangor/Bethesda and Betws-y-Coed
via Llyn Ogwen and Capel Curig only operates
on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

This "unofficial" website attempts to show what is still available
and to encourage greater use includes some suggested
"trips round Snowdonia - without your car"

llwbr OGWEN route

Snowdon Sherpa

llwbr OGWEN route

..... footpath *.......Tryfan
: :
Llanrwst - Betws-y-Coed - Capel Curig - Llyn Ogwen - Bethesda - Bangor
|
Pen-y-Pass - Llanberis

* - There is a footpath between Capel Curig and Llyn Ogwen (starts from beside the toilet block behind the cafe/shop) which avoids the busy, narrow A5 road
use it for your own safety when there is no Sherpa !

Mondays to Saturdays - 21st July to 4th November 2017
(except Public Holiday Monday 28th August )

Click here for Mondays to Saturdays from 6th November 2017 until further notice
Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays from 14th April to 5th November 2017

Sat

M-F

Alternative
later service

LSH

LSch

Llew Jones

Llew
Jones

Express
Motors

Arriva
Wales

Express
Motors

train

Llandudno

0745

0810

0910

1010

1008

1022

1110

1210

1400

1455

Llanrwst

06.32

0840

0850

0840

$$$

$
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0848

0948

1048

1050

1056

1148

1248

1438

1533

Betws-y-Coed

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0900

0850

0900

1000

1100

1056

1102

1200

1300

1450

1552

Express Motors

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Express
Motors

Llew
Jones

Express/
Arriva

Arriva

S2*

Sats

Betws-y-Coed railway station

09.10

09.40

10.10

11.10

12.10

12.40

13.10

15.48

16.10

Betws-y-Coed main road

06.42

09.11

09.41

10.11

11.11

12.11

12.41

13.11

15.49

16.11

Capel Curig

06.52

09.22

09.50

10.22

11.22

12.22

12.50

13.22

16.00

16.20

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18R30

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1852

Llyn Ogwen Car Park

07.05

walk *

10.00

walk *

13.00

walk *

16.30

1820**

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Bethesda

07.15

07.35

10.10

13.10

16.40

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2320

Bangor Bus Station

07.30

08.21

10.25

13.25

16.55

2214

2245

Bangor Railway Station

08.23

10.30

13.30

17.00

*** - BEWARE the weekday morning outward "6B" journey along the Ogwen Valley (for Tyfan) is still shown on the Llew Jones website to start from Llanrwst at 06.32
- but as it is basically just a 'postioning' run for a "National Express" journey from Bangor, the coach times are liable to be changed at short notice
(Llew Jones also now advise - by phone - it will only pick up at the Church on the main road in Betws-y-Coed)
(unfortunately is the ONLY northbound Ogwen Valley journey of the day during the winter or mid-week in the summer - but it does offer an early start to climb Tryfan)
Ring them on 01492 640 320 for confirmation of the latest position if you intend to travel then remind them their website is partially incomplete !!!

09.10 - Sherpa journey S2* - Sherpa destination is Llanberis $ - this "S2" Sherpa journey starts from Llanrwst at 0855 on Llanrwst School Days only

Sat - Saturdays only M-F - Mondays to Fridays only LSH - Llanrwst School Holiday ONLY LSch - Llanrwst School Term ONLY
$$$ - on local (Llanrwst) School Days only, this "19" journey terminates at Llanrwst school - passengers requiring onward connections are advised to alight at the Birmingham Garrage stop (immediately after the 'Hump-Back' bridge)
at approximately 0838 and either change to the onward service there (or walk back round the corner to Watling Street - where there is a shelter)

R - on request to the driver ** - Remember the "6B" bus will only operate beyond Llyn Ogwen if there are passengers on the bus at that point
$$ - change at Llanberis arrive 1920, depart 2115% also Caernarfon arrive 2137, depart 2145 (% - whilst in theory it is possible to catch the earlier 1922 "88" to Caernarfon
- it has been retimed later during the summer for that reason - as it is less than 5 minutes, it is NOT recognised as a connection by the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner")

latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites and any subsequent amendments thereto

llwbr OGWEN route			Snowdon Sherpa											llwbr OGWEN route
Tryfan.......... footpath * ........ : : Bangor - Bethesda - Llyn Ogwen - Capel Curig - Betws-y-Coed - Llanrwst \| Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass * - There is a footpath between Llyn Ogwen and Capel Curig (starts from beside the toilet block behind the cafe/shop) which avoids the busy, narrow A5 road *use it for your own safety* when there is no bus !
Mondays to Saturdays - 15th April to 4th November 2017 *(except Public Holidays Good Friday 14th April Easter Monday 17th April Monday 1st May Monday 29th May and Monday 28th August* )**
Click here for Mondays to Saturdays from 6th November 2017 until further notice Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays from 14th April to 5th November 2017
	Sats	Sats				Sats
	Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Llew Jones	Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Llew Jones	Express Motors	Express Motors		Llew Jones	Llew Jones	Arriva Wales	Llew Jones
	S6	S6		S2	19	S6	S2	X1	X1	S2	19	S2	X1		6-6B	19	train	19
Bangor Hospital	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		17.15	-	-	-
Bangor Railway Station	08.25	11.25		-	-	14.55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		17.20	-	-	-
Bangor Bus Station	08.30	11.30		-	-	15.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		17.35	-	-	-
Bethesda Spar	08.55	11.55		-	-	15.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		18.11	-	-	-
Llyn Ogwen Car Park	09.05	12.05		walk *	-	15.35	walk *	-	-	walk *	-	walk *	-		18.20 **	-	-	-
Capel Curig	09.15	12.15		15.05	S+LSH	15.45	16.00	-	-	17.00	-	18.05	-		18R30 **	-	-	-
Betws-y-Coed	09.25	12.25		15.17	1530	15.55	16.12	1625	1650	17.12	1720	18.17	1822		18R40 **	no earlier connection to Llandudno in 2017	2050	2150
Llanrwst	-	-		$	1545	-	-	1637	1702	-	1730	-	1832		18R50 **		2056	2200
Llandudno	-	-		-	1643	-	-	1721	1740	-	1827	-	1910		-		2144	2250
15.05 - Sherpa journey $ - on Llanrwst School Days *only* is through "S2" Sherpa journey from Capel Curig (depart 1505) to Llanrwst (arrive 1538) (on non-School Days change at Betws-y-Coed to 1530 "19" journey)
Sats - Saturdays only S+LSH - Saturdays also local (Llanrwst) School Holidays ** - Remember the "6B" bus will only operate beyond Llyn Ogwen if there are passengers on the bus at that point R - on request to the driver
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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Snowdon Sherpa

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Sundays - 16th April to 5th November 2017
(also Public Holidays Good Friday 14th April Easter Monday 17th April Monday 1st May Monday 29th May and Monday 28th August )

Click here for Sundays from 12th November 2017 until further notice

Altertnative later service

Llew Jones

Llew
Jones

Express
Motors

Llew
Jones

Express
Motors

Llew Jones - Arriva

19-5

Llandudno

no
earlier
service
on
Sundays/
Public
Holidays

no
connection

1005

no
later
service
on
Sundays/
Public
Holidays

Llanrwst

0820

1047

Betws-y-Coed

0829

09.10

09.40

10.10

1057

11.10

12.40

16.10

Capel Curig

09.22

09.50

10.22

11.22

12.50

16.20

Llyn Ogwen Car Park

walk *

10.00

walk *

13.00

16.30

Bethesda

10.10

13.10

16.40

Bangor Bus Station

10.25

13.25

16.55

Bangor Railway Station

10.30

13.30

17.00

latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites and any subsequent amendments thereto

llwbr OGWEN route		Snowdon Sherpa												llwbr OGWEN route
Tryfan.......... footpath * ........ : : Bangor - Bethesda - Llyn Ogwen - Capel Curig - Betws-y-Coed - Llanrwst \| Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass * - There is a footpath between Llyn Ogwen and Capel Curig (starts from beside the toilet block behind the cafe/shop) which avoids the busy, narrow A5 road *use it for your own safety* when there is no bus !
Sundays - 16th April to 5th November 2017 *(also Public Holidays Good Friday 14th April Easter Monday 17th April Monday 1st May Monday 29th May and Monday 28th August* )**
Click here for Sundays from 12th November 2017 until further notice
									alternative later service via Bangor
	Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors	Llew Jones	Express Motors	Express Motors	Llew Jones	Express Motors	Arriva	Llew Joness		Express Motors	Llew Jones	Express Motors	Llew Jones	Llew Jones
	S6		S6	S2	X19	S6	S2	19	S6	5	X19		S2	X19	S2	19	19
Bangor Railway Station	08.25		11.25	-	-	14.55	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-
Bangor Bus Station	08.30		11.30	-	-	15.00	-	-	1655	1715	-		-	-	-	-	-
Bethesda Spar	08.55		11.55	-	-	15.25	-	-	/\|\ \|	\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \\|/	-		-	-	-	-	-
Llyn Ogwen Car Park	09.05		12.05	walk *	-	15.35	walk *	-	1630		-		walk *	-	walk *	-	-
Capel Curig	09.15		12.15	15.05	-	15.45	16.00	-	-		-		17.00	-	18.05	-	-
Betws-y-Coed	09.25		12.25	15.17	1525	15.55	16.12	1620	-		/\|\ \| \| \| \|	19R51	17.12	1805	18.17	1835	2150
Llanrwst	-		-	-	1535	-	-	1630	-			1941	-	1815	-	1845	2200
Llandudno	-		-	-	1614	-	-	1720	-	1815		1900	-	1854	-	1940	2250
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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