Betws-y-Coed--Pen-y-Pass "S2" Sherpa   Llew Jones "19" weekday   connecting service from Llandudno   Arriva "S97" - Sunday journeys   from Porthmadog and Pwllheli   Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables unofficial website     (conection off "S2" at Pen-y-Pass)   Pen-y-Pass--Porthmadog "S97" Sherpa     ("S97" departing Porthmadog Parc)     Johns Sunday "1" and "2" connecting     services from Caernarfon  Barmouth     and Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog Llandudno Llanrwst Betws-y-Coed Capel Curig Pen-y-Pass Nant Gwynant (for Watkin path) Beddgelert Aberglaslyn Porthmadog also Pwllheli (Sundays only)

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   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 - on some local School Day journeys,  Llandudno passengers MUST change to/from the "S2" Sherpa at Llanrwst but Betws-y-Coed on all other dates  (see below for details) This "unofficial" website attempts to show what Sherpa Services are available and to encourage greater use includes some suggested "trips round Snowdonia - without your car"

llwbr BETWS route						Snowdon Sherpa																				llwbr GLASLYN route
Snowdon         Snowdon                                                                                          :                       :                                                                                           Llanberis -- Pen-y-Pass                      Snowdon                   Aberglaslyn Pass                        |                                            :                                       : Llandudno -- Betws-y-Coed --- Penygwryd --- Nant Gwynant --- Beddgelert --\-- Porthmadog                                                                                                                                                                            \-- Caernarfon (showing through Sherpa journeys to Llanberis (as far as Pen-y-Pass)   also weekdays only connections to Caernarfon via Rhyd Ddu at Beddgelert)
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
			LSH	LSch							M-F	Sat
	Llew Jones	Llew Jones	Llew Jones	Llew Jones		Express Motors				Express Motors	Arriva  Wales	Arriva  Wales				Express Motors						Express Motors						Express Motors
	19	70	19	19	S2	X1				X1	train	train				X1						X1						X1
Llandudno	0745	-	0745	0745	-	0810	-			1010	1008	1022	-			1210	-		-			1400	-				-	1455	-
Llanrwst	0840	0850	0840	$$$	$ | | | | | | | \|/	0848	-			1048	1050	1056	-			1248	-		-			1438	-				-	1533	-
Betws-y-Coed	-	0900	0850	-		0900	-			1100	1056	1102	-			1300	-		-			1450	-				-	1552	-
	Express Motors					|     |     |     |    \|/	Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors			Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Lloyds Coaches		Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors
	S2*						S97	S4		S2*			S97	S4		S2*	S97		S97	39		S2*	S4	T2	T3		S4	S2	S97	1	S2
Betws-y-Coed	09.10 $						-	-		11.10			-	-		13.10	-		-	-		15.48	-	-	-		-	16.40	-	-	17.40
Capel Curig	09.22						-	-		11.22			-	-		13.22	-		-	-		16.00	-	-	-		-	16.52	-	-	17.52
Pen-y-Pass	09.35						09.50	-		11.35			11.50	-		13.35	14.20		-	-		16.10	16.30	-	-		-	17.05	18.00	-	|
Penygwryd	-						09.52	-		-			11.52	-		-	14.22		-	-		-	16.32	-	-		-	-	18.02 %	<<%<<	17.59 %
Nant Gwynant	-						10.02	-		-			12.02	-		-	14.32		-	-		-	16.42	-	-		-	-	18.12	-	| | | \|/
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	-						10.10	1130		-			12.10	1400		-	14.40		16.15	-		-	16.50	-	-		1820	<<%%<<	18.21 #	-
Caernarfon	-						|	1200		-			|	1430		-	|		|	-		-	17.20	1745	-		1850	-	|	2030	1942
Pont Aberglaslyn	-						10.14	-		-			12.14	-		-	14.44		16.19	-		-	-	|	-		-	-	18.25	/|\ | | |	| | | \|/
Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)	-						10.31	-		-			12.31	-		-	15.01		16.31	-		-	-	1832	-		-	-	18.42
Porthmadog Parc	-						10.35	-		-			12.35	-		-	15.05		16.35	1730		-	-	1834	-		-	-	18.45	1940	2120
Dolgellau	-						-	-		-			-	-		-	-		-	|		-	-	1918	1935		-	-	-	-	-
Barmouth	-						-	-		-			-	-		-	-		-	1820		-	-	-	1957		-	-	-	-	-
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - Sherpa destination is Llanberis     $ - this "S2" Sherpa journey starts from Llanrwst at 0855 on Llanrwst School Days only     # - arrives three minutes earlier
Sat - Saturdays only       M-F - Mondays to Fridays only       LSH - Llanrwst School Holiday ONLY       LSch - Llanrwst School Term ONLY     $$$ - 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)
% - whilst in theory is is possible to connect at Penygwryd - as it is less than 5 minutes, it is NOT recognised as a connection by the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner" (if the "S2" is running late or there is no sign of the "S97" - remain     on the "S2" Sherpa and return to Porthmadog via Llanberis and Caernarfon rather than risk being stranded in Penygwryd), but if you do make it you will get back to Porthmadog much earlier     %% - whilst in theory is is possible to catch the 1820 "S4" at Beddgelert - 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 bt the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner" (if the     "S97" is running late or there is no sign of the "S4" - remain on the "S97" Sherpa and return via Porthmadog  (rather than risk being stranded in Beddgelert), but if you do make it you will get back to Caernarfon much earlier
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Conwy CC or Gwynedd CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

llwbr GLASLYN route				Snowdon Sherpa																				llwbr BETWS route
Snowdon          Snowdon                                                                                :                       :                 Caernarfon                                                               Snowdon                Pen-y-Pass -- Llanberis                                                   \                                                                   :                                    |                                                  Porthmadog --\-- Beddgelert --\-- Nant Gwynant --- Penygwryd --- Betws-y-Coed --/-- Llandudno                                                        \                                                                                                                        /                                                                                               \                             Caernarfon                           Bangor                                   /                                        (showing connections from Caernarfon at Beddgelert also through Sherpa journeys from Llanberis)
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
B E W A R E The time allowed for the 1715 "S97" journey to operate between Porthmadog and Beddgelert is short,  so in consequence expect the Sherpa to leave Beddgelert slightly late In the unlikely event it fails to connect at Penygwryd into the 1757 "S2" Sherpa to Betws-y-Coed - click here for alternative later non-Sherpa journeys via Llanberis and Llandudno Junction
																									alternative later journeys via Caernarfon
	Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors						Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors			Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Lloyds Coaches	Arriva
	S4	S97	S2		S4	S97	S2		S4	S97	S2						S97	S4	S2			S97	S2		S4	T2	5C-5-19
Porthmadog parc for FRly station	-	09.00	-		-	11.00	-		-	13.30	-						15.20	-	-			17.15	-		-	1825	-	Porthmadog parc for FRly station
Porthmadog stn for BR & WHHR stations	-	09.02	-		-	11.02	-		-	13.32	-						15.22	-	-			17.17	-		-	1827	-	Porthmadog stn for BR & WHHR stations
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	09.13	-		-	11.19	-		-	13.49	-						15.49 *	-	-			17.29	-		-	| via Pen-y -Groes |	-	Pont Aberglaslyn
Caernarfon	0845	|	-		1045	|	-		1320	|	-						|	15.30	-			|	-		-		-	Caernarfon
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	0915	09.20	-		1115	11.25	-		1350	13.55	-						15.43 *	16.07	-			17.34	-		1820		-	Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)
Caernarfon	-	|	-		-	|	-		-	|	-						-	|	-			|	-		1850	1903	1945 #	Caernarfon
Nant Gwynant	-	09.25	-		-	11.30	-		-	14.00	-						-	16.12	-			17.39	-		-	-	| | | | | | | | via Bangor | | | | | | | |	Nant Gwynant
Llanberis     Joe Brown	-	|	10.00		-	|	12.00		-	|	14.30						-	|	16.30			|	-		-	-		Llanberis     Joe Brown
Pen-y-Pass	-	09.38	10.25		-	11.43	12.25		-	14.13	14.55						-	16.25	16.50			|	17.55		-	-		Pen-y-Pass
Penygwryd	-	-	10.27		-	-	12.27		-	-	14.57						-	-	16.52			17.49	17.57		-	-		Penygwryd
Capel Curig	-	-	10.35		-	-	12.35		-	-	15.05						-	-	17.00			-	18.05		-	-		Capel Curig
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	10.47		-	-	12.47		-	-	15.17						-	-	17.12			-	18.17		-	-		Betws-y-Coed
			Express Motors				Express Motors				Arriva Wales	|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $	Llew Jones	Llew Jones	Express Motors				Llew Jones	Arriva Wales			Express Motors
			X1				X1				train		19	19	X1				19	train			X1
													LSch	S+LSH
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	1055		-	-	1255		-	-	1524		-	1530	1625		-	-	1720	1803		-	1822		-	-	23R45 c	Betws-y-Coed
Llanrwst	-	-	1107		-	-	1307		-	-	1530		1545	1545	1637		-	-	1730	1809		-	1832		-	-	2335 c	Llanrwst
Llandudno	-	-	1145		-	-	1345		-	-	1617	-	1643	1643	1721		-	-	1827	1853		-	1910		-	-	2111	Llandudno
09.00 - Sherpa journey     * - on School Days operates via Porthmadog school then runs 16 minutes later to Beddgelert arrive 1559     $ - this "S2" Sherpa journey continues to Llanrwst (arrive 1538) on Llanrwst School Days only
LSch - Llanrwst School Days only     S+LSH - Saturdays also local (Llanrwst) School Holidays only
c - arrival time - change buses at Conwy (bus "19" departs from stop "M" (outside Conwy Railway Station at 2035, and 2305) - note "Red Rovers" are valid this route     # - later "5C-5" buses departs Caernarfon at 2045 and 2145 for Llandudno
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 BETWS route					Snowdon Sherpa																						llwbr GLASLYN route
Snowdon         Snowdon                                                                                          :                       :                                                                                                                                                                       Llanberis -- Pen-y-Pass                      Snowdon                   Aberglaslyn Pass                                               Blaenau Ffestiniog                                                                               |                                            :                                       :                                                      / Llandudno -- Betws-y-Coed -\- Penygwryd --- Nant Gwynant -/- Beddgelert --- Porthmadog                                                                                         \            Blaenau Ffestiniog       Porthmadog          /                                                                           \   Caernarfon (showing through Sherpa journeys to Llanberis also connections to Caernarfon via Porthmadog)
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 and Public Holidays from 12th November 2017 until further notice
						alternative journey via Porthmadog										Passengers for Porthmadog can travel via Llanberis/Caernarfon										last Sherpa to Beddgelert Porthmadog and Pwllheli
	Llew Jones					Llew Jones	Johns		Arriva						Llew Jones							Llew Jones				Llew Jones
	19					X19	1		S97						X19							19				X19
Llandudno	-	-	-	-		1005	-		-			-	-		1005			-	-			1150	-	-		1320	-	-	-	Llandudno
Llanrwst	0820	-	-	-		1047	-		-			-	-		1047			-	-			1248	-	-		1402	-	-	-	Llanrwst
Betws-y-Coed	0829	-	-	-		1057	-		-			-	-		1057			-	-			1258	-	-		1412	-	-	-	Betws-y-Coed
	Express Motors	Arriva	Express Motors	Lloyds Coaches		| |	-		-			Arriva	Johns		Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors	Lloyds Coaches			Express Motors	Arriva	Lloyds Coaches		Express Motors	Arriva	Johns	Express Motors
	S2*	S97	88	T2		|	-		-			S97	2		S2		S2	88	T2			S2*	S97	T2		S2*	S97	2	88
Betws-y-Coed	09.10	-	-	-		1057	-		-			-	-		11.10	BEWARE there is no longer a direct late morning "S97" Sherpa connection from Pen-y-Pass to Beddgelert/ Porthmadog on Sundays (see alternative via Blaenau Ffestiniog) <<<<<<<<<<	12.10	-	-			13.10	-	-		15.48	-	-	-	Betws-y-Coed
Capel Curig	09.22	-	-	-		|	-		-			-	-		11.22		12.22	-	-			13.22	-	-		16.00	-	-	-	Capel Curig
Pen-y-Pass	09.35	09.50	-	-		|	-		-			-	-		11.35		12.35	-	-			13.35	14.15	-		16.10	16.40	-	-	Pen-y-Pass
Llanberis	(09.45)	>>>|>>>	1101	-		|	-		-			-	-		11.45		12.45	1301	-			(13.50)	|	-		(16.25)	>>>|>>>	>>>>>>	1631	Llanberis
Penygwryd	-	09.52	| | | | via Llanrug | | | | |	-		|	-		-			-	-		-		-	| | | | via Llanrug | | | | |	-			-	14.17	-		-	16.42	-	| | | | via Llanrug | | | | |	Penygwryd
Nant Gwynant	-	10.02		-		|	-		-			-	-		-		-		-			-	14.27	-		-	16.52	-		Nant Gwynant
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	-	10.10		-		| |	-		/|\ | | | | | | | |	1349		11.45	-		-		-		-			-	14.35	-		-	17.10	-		Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	10.14		-		|	-			1343		11.49	-		-		-		-			-	14.39	-		-	17.14	-		Pont Aberglaslyn
Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)	-	10.26		-		| |	/|\ | | | | | | | | |	1230		1332		12.01	-		-		-		-			-	14.51	-		-	17.26	-		Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)
Porthmadog Parc	-	10.35		1105		|		1228		1330		12.05	1310		-		-		/|\ | |	1425		-	15.00	1610		-	17.30	1735		Porthmadog Parc
Caernarfon ###	-	-	1125	1150		|		|	-			-	1355		-		-	1325		1340		-	-	1655		-	|	|	1655	Caernarfon
Pwllheli	-	-	-	-		|		|	-			-	-		-		-	-	-			-	-	-		-	18.17	|	-	Pwllheli
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-		1122		1200	-			-	-		-		-	-	-			-	-	-		-	-	|	-	Bl Ffestiniog
Barmouth	-	-	-	-		-	-		-			-	-		-		-	-	-			-	-	-		-	-	1840	-	Barmouth
Dolgellau	-	-	-	-		-	-		-			-	-		-		-	-	-			-	-	-		-	-	1904	-	Dolgellau
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - Sherpa destination is Llanberis
### - no connection from Beddgelert via Rhyd Ddu on Sundays - click here for full alternative service via Llanberis on Sundays
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 GLASLYN route					Snowdon Sherpa													llwbr BETWS route
Snowdon           Snowdon                                                                                  :                        : Caernarfon                                                                                             Snowdon                  Pen-y-Pass -- Llanberis                                                                 \                                                                                                  :                                     |                                                                                    Porthmadog --\-- Beddgelert --- Nant Gwynant --- Penygwryd --- Betws-y-Coed --/-- Llandudno                  \                                                                                                                                                            /                                                         \                        Caernarfon                           Bangor                                                 Conwy                 /                                        (showing connections from Caernarfon via Porthmadog also through Sherpa journeys from Llanberis)
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 and Public Holidays from 12th November 2017 until further notice
																last direct Sherpa via Nant Gwynant and Pen-y-Pass						alternative later journey via Blaenau Ffestiniog
	Arriva	Express Motors		Johns	Express Motors	Express Motors		Lloyds Coaches	Arriva		Johns	Johns	Arriva	Express Motors		Lloyds Coaches	Johns	Arriva	Express Motors	Express Motors		Johns	Llew Jones
	S97	S2		1	88	S2		T2	S97		1	1	S97	S2		T2	1	S97	88	S2		1	X19
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-		0900	-	-		-	-		-	1200	-	-		-	1420	-	-	-		1708	1740
Pwllheli	08.10	-		|	-	-		-	-		-	|	-	-		-	|	-	-	-		/|\ | |	| | | | | | | | | via Dol -wydd -elen | | | | | | | | | \|/
Caernarfon	|	-		|	-	-		0945	-		1030	|	-	-		1340	|	-	-	-
Porthmadog parc for FRly harbour station	09.00	-		0928	-	-		1025	11.00		1120	1228	13.30	-		1425	1448	16.00	-	-		1640
Porthmadog stn for BR & WHHR stations	09.02	-		0931	-	-		-	11.02		-	1231	13.32	-		-	1451	16.02	-	-		-
Pont Aberglaslyn	09.13	-		| via Pen-y -Groes |	-	-		-	11.13		-	-	13.43	-		-	-	16.13	-	-		-
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	09.20	-			-	-		-	11.19		-	-	13.54	-		-	-	16.20	-	-		-
Caernarfon	|	-		1020	1035	-		-	-		-	-	|	-		-	-	|	1605	-		-
Nant Gwynant	09.25	-		-	|	-		-	-		-	-	13.59	-		-	-	16.25	| via Llanrug |	-		-
Llanberis	|	10.00		-	1059	12.00		-	-		-	-	|	14.30		-	-	|		16.30		-
Llanberis Interchange	|	10.05		-	-	12.05		-	-		-	-	|	14.35		-	-	|	1629	16.35		-
Pen-y-Pass	09.38	10.25		-	-	12.25		-	-		-	-	14.12	14.55		-	-	16.38	-	16.50		-
Capel Curig	-	10.35		-	-	12.35		-	-		-	-	-	15.05		-	-	-	-	17.00		-
Betws-y-Coed	-	10.50		-	-	12.50		-	-		-	-	-	15.17		-	-	-	-	17.12		-	1805
		Llew Jones				Llew Jones								Llew Jones						Llew Jones			| | | | |
		X19				X19								19						X19
Betws-y-Coed	-	1225		-	-	1335		-	-		-	-	-	1525		-	-	-	-	1805		-
Llanrwst	-	1235		-	-	1345		-	-		-	-	-	1535		-	-	-	-	1815		-	1815
Llandudno	-	1314		-	-	1445		-	-		-	-	-	1614		-	-	-	-	1854		-	1854
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