Betws-y-Coed--Pen-y-Pass "S2" Sherpa   Llew Jones "X6" Saturday   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 LATEST.......... There are minor changes to the Conwy Valley connecting "19" weekday and Sunday services including a new 1840 journey from Betws-y-Coed which connects off the last return "S2" Sherpa from Llanberis 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                                                                      |                                           :                                       :                     /--Porthmadog Llandudno -- Betws-y-Coed --- Penygwryd --- Nant Gwynant --- Beddgelert --/-- Caernarfon    (showing through Sherpa journeys to Llanberis (as far as Pen-y-Pass)   also connections to Porthmadog via the Aberglaslyn Pass at Beddgelert)
Mondays to Saturdays - 29th May 2018 until further notice except Public Holiday Monday 27th August
Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays from 25th March 2018 until further notice
	S+LSH	LSch
	Llew Jones	Llew Jones					Llew Jones	Llew Jones	Arriva  Wales	Arriva  Wales				Llew Jones				Llew Jones				Arriva  Wales	Llew Jones
	X19	19	S2				X19	19	train	train				19				19				train	X19
Llandudno	0755	0745	-	-			0910	0955	1008	1022	-			1225	-			1425	-			1620	1630	-			-	Llandudno
Llanrwst	0838	$$$	$ | | | | | | | \|/	-			0948	1055	1050	1056	-			1325	-			1520	-			1655	1708	-			-	Llanrwst
Betws-y-Coed	0838	-		-			1000	1105	1056	1102	-			1335	-			1543	-			1701	1720	-			-	Betws-y-Coed
	Gwynfor			Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor				Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Lloyds		Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor
	S2*			S4	S97		S2*				S4	S97		S2*	S4	S97		S2*	S4	T2		S2*		S4	S97		S2
Betws-y-Coed	09.10 $			-	-		11.10				-	-		13.40	-	-		15.48 $	-	-		17.30		-	-		1840	Betws-y-Coed
Capel Curig	09.22			-	-		11.22				-	-		13.52	-	-		16.00	-	-		17.42		-	-		1852	Capel Curig
Pen-y-Pass	09.35			10.05	-		11.35				11.50	-		14.05	14.30	-		16.10	16.30	-		17.55		18.15	-		1905	Pen-y-Pass
Penygwryd	-			10.07	-		-				11.52	-		-	14.32	-		-	16.32	-		-		18.17	-		via Llanberis call 1920	Penygwryd
Nant Gwynant	-			10.17	-		-				12.02	-		-	14.42	-		-	16.42	-		-		18.27	-			Nant Gwynant
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	-			10.25	1040		-				12.10	1340		-	14.50	1615		-	16.50	-		-		18.35	1850			Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)
Rhyd Ddu	-			10.31	|		-				12.16	|		-	14.56	|		-	16.56	-		-		18.41	|			Rhyd Ddu
Caernarfon	-			10.55	|		-				12.40	|		-	15.20	|		-	17.20	1745		-		###	|		1942	Caernarfon
Pont Aberglaslyn	-			-	1044		-				-	1344		-	-	1619		-	-	|		-		-	1854		-	Pont Aberglaslyn
Porthmadog Parc	-			-	1105		-				-	1405		-	-	1635		-	-	1835		-		-	1915		-	Porthmadog Parc
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - S2" Sherpa destination is Llanberis     $ - this "S2" Sherpa journey starts from Llanrwst at 0855 on Llanrwst School Days only
S+LSH - Saturdays also Llanmrwst School Holidays only       LSch - Mondays to Fridays only     $$$ - 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' river bridge)      at approximately 0838 and either join the connecting "S2" Sherpa there (or walk back round the corner to Watling Street - where there is a shelter)     ### - BEWARE - this journey terminates at Rhyd Ddu and does NOT continue to Caernarfon - if you DO arrive at Rhyd Ddu wanting Caernarfon,  remain on the same Sherpa which continues to Porthmadog arrive 1915     and change to the Arriva "1" 1950 journey to Caernarfon arrive 2038
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 - 29th May 2018 until further notice except Public Holiday Monday 27th August
Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays from 3rd June 2018 until further notice
																									alternative later journeys via Caernarfon
	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor					Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor			Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Lloyds Coaches	Arriva		Gwynfor/ Arriva
	S97	S4	S2		S4	S2		S97	S4	S2					S97	S4	S2			S2		S97	S4		S4	T2	5C-5-19		S2-5C-5-19
Porthmadog parc for FRly station	0900	-	-		-	-		1120	-	-					1520	-	-			-		1715	-		-	1825	-		-	Porthmadog parc for FRly station
Pont Aberglaslyn	0913	-	-		-	-		1139	-	-					1549 #	-	-			-		1734	-		-	| via Pen-y -Groes |	-		-	Pont Aberglaslyn
Caernarfon	|	09.15	-		11.00	-		|	13.40	-					|	15.30	-			-		|	-		-		-		-	Caernarfon
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	0917	09.45	-		11.30	-		1143	14.10	-					1543 #	16.07	-			-		1737	17.55		1820 |		-		-	Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)
Caernarfon	-	|	-		|	-		-	|	-					-	|	-			-		-	|		1850	1908	1915 #		-	Caernarfon
Nant Gwynant	-	09.50	-		11.35	-		-	14.15	-					-	16.12	-			-		-	18.00		-	-	| | | | | | | | via Bangor | | | | | | \|/		-	Nant Gwynant
Llanberis     Joe Brown	-	|	10.00		|	12.00		-	|	14.30					-	|	16.30			17.50		-	|		-	-			-	Llanberis     Joe Brown
Pen-y-Pass	-	10.05	10.25		11.50	12.25		-	14.30	14.55					-	16.27	16.50			18.10		-	|		-	-			-	Pen-y-Pass
Penygwryd	-	-	10.27		-	12.27		-	-	14.57					-	-	16.52			18.12 %	<<< % <<<	18.10%	>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>		1859	Penygwryd
Capel Curig	-	-	10.35		-	12.35		-	-	15.05					-	-	17.00			18.20		-	-	-	-	| | via Caernarfon arr 1942 dep 2015 | | \|/			Capel Curig
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	10.47		-	12.47		-	-	15.17					-	-	17.12			18.32		-	-	-	-				Betws-y-Coed
			Llew Jones			Llew Jones				Arriva Wales	|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $	Llew Jones	Llew Jones				Llew Jones	Arriva Wales		Llew Jones
			X19			X19				train		19	19				19	train		19
												LSch	S+LSH
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	1105		-	1320		-	-	1524		-	1530		-	-	1720	1803		1840		-	-	-	-	2120 c	2335 c		Betws-y-Coed
Llanrwst	-	-	1117		-	1332		-	-	1530		1545	1545		-	-	1730	1809		1850		-	-	-	-	2110 c	23R45 c		Llanrwst
Llandudno	-	-	1155		-	1410		-	-	1617	-	1643	1643		-	-	1827	1853		1945		-	-	-	-	2043	2143		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 depart Caernarfon at 2015,  2115 and 2215 for Llandudno
% - BEWARE whilst in theory it is possible to catch the 1812 "S2" at Penygwryd off the 1755 "S4" Sherpa from Beddgelert - as it is less than 5 minutes it is NOT recognised as a connection by the     TravelineCymru "Journey Planner," - but if you are QUICK and do make it,  you will get to Betws-y-Coed much earlier   - unfortunately this is yet another case of 'failed' integrated timetable planning      - if this causes you inconvenience or additional costs,  write/phone/email both the operator (Gwynfor Coaches - 01248 422 122) and Gwynedd/Conwy CCs and ask them to retime this "S2" journey later to RELIABLY connect     If you are unfortunate enough to miss the bus,  return via Llanberis and Caernarfon - as shown above
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 - 25th March 2018 until further notice (also Public Holidays Good Friday 30th March  Easter Monday 2nd April  Monday 7th May  Monday 28th May and Monday 27th August )
						alternative journey via Porthmadog
	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
	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Lloyds	Arriva		| |	-		-			Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Lloyds		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Arriva	Arriva		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor
	S2*	S4-S97$	T2	88		|	-		-			S2*	S4-S97$	2G		S2*	S4-S97$	T2		S2*	S4	S97	2	3	88		S2*	S4	S97
Betws-y-Coed	09.10	-	-	-		1057	-		-			11.10	-	-		13.40	-	-		15.48	-	-	-	-	-		17.30	-	-	Betws-y-Coed
Capel Curig	09.22	-	-	-		|	-		-			11.22	-	-		13.52	-	-		16.00	-	-	-	-	-		17.42	-	-	Capel Curig
Penygwryd	09.29	-	-	-		|	-		-			11.29	-	-		13.59	-	-		16.07	16.14	-	-	-	-		17.49	-	-	Penygwryd
Pen-y-Pass	09.35	10.05	-	-		|	-		-			11.35	11.52	-		14.05	14.32	-		16.10	|	-	-	-	-		17.55	18.10	-	Pen-y-Pass
Llanberis	(09.45)	>>>|>>>	-	1155		|	-		-			(1145)	|	-		(14.20)	|	-		(16.25)	>>>|>>>	>>>>>>>>>>>			1640		(18.20)	|	-	Llanberis
Nant Gwynant	-	10.17	-	| | | | via Llanrug | | | | |		|	-		-			-	12.04	-		-	14.44	-		-	16.27	-	-	-	| | | | via Llanrug | | | | |		-	18.22	-	Nant Gwynant
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	-	1025 $	-			| |	-		/|\ | | | | | | | |	1349		-	12.15 $	-		-	14.55 $	-		-	16.32	no connect -ion in 2018	-	-			-	18.30	1850	Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	10.29	-			|	-			1343		-	12.19	-		-	14.59	-		-	-		-	-			-	-	1854	Pont Aberglaslyn
Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)	-	10.41	-			| |	/|\ | | | | | | | | |	1230		1332		-	12.31	-		-	15.11	-		-	-		-	-			-	-	1906	Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)
Porthmadog Parc	-	10.45	1105			|		1228		1330		-	12.35	1325		-	15.15	1605		-	-		1735	1755			-	-	1910	Porthmadog Parc
Caernarfon ###	-	-	1150	1227		|		|	-			-	-	1408		-	-	1655		-	-	-	|	|	1712		-	-	-	Caernarfon
Pwllheli	-	-	-	-		|		|	-			-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	|	1832	-		-	-	-	Pwllheli
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-		1122		1200	-			-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	|	-	-		-	-	-	Bl Ffestiniog
Barmouth	-	-	-	-		-	-		-			-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	1840	-	-		-	-	-	Barmouth
Dolgellau	-	-	-	-		-	-		-			-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	1904	-	-		-	-	-	Dolgellau
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - "S2" Sherpa destination is Llanberis     $ - as there is less than 5 minutes at Beddgelert it is NOT recognised as a connection by the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner,"  -  however in reality these journeys are normally worked by the same bus
### - no service beyond 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 - 3rd June 2018 until further notice also Public Holiday Monday 27th August
																	last Sherpa from Porthmadog via Nant Gwynant and Pen-y-Pass							alternative later journey via Blaenau Ffestiniog
	Arriva	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Lloyds	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Johns	Johns	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Lloyds	Johns	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Arriva	Gwynfor		Johns	Llew Jones		Gwynfor	Gwynfor
	3	S97	S4	S2		T2	S97	S4	S2		1	1	S97	S4	S2		T2	1	S97	S4	88	S2		1	X19		S4	S2
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	1200	-	-	-		-	1420	-	-	-	-		1708	1740		-	-		Bl Ffestiniog
Pwllheli	0815	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	|		-	-		-	|	-	-	-	-		/|\ | |	| | | | | | | | via Dol -wydd -elen | | | | | | | | \|/		-	-		Pwllheli
Caernarfon	|	-	-	-		0945	-	-	-		1030	|	-	-	-		1330	|	-	-	-	-					-	-		Caernarfon
Porthmadog parc for FRly harbour station	0854	0900	-	-		1025	1100	-	-		1120	1228	1340	-	-		1420	1448	1520	-	-	-	1640	-			-		Porthmadog parc for FRly harbour station
Porthmadog stn for BR & WHHR stations	-	0902	-	-		-	1102	-	-		-	1231	1342	-	-		-	1451	1522	-	-	-	-	-			-		Porthmadog stn for BR & WHHR stations
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	0913	-	-		-	1113	-	-		-	-	1353	-	-		-	-	1533	-	-	-	-	-			-		Pont Aberglaslyn
Rhyd Ddu	-	|	09.36	-		-	|	11.26	-		-	-	|	14.06	-		-	-	|	15.46	-	-	-	1641b			-		Rhyd Ddu
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	-	0920	09.45	-		-	1120	11.32	-		-	-	1400	14.12	-		-	-	1540	15.52	-	-	-	17.45			-		Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)
Caernarfon	-	-	|	-		-	-	|	-		-	-	-	|	-		-	-	-	|	1545	-	-	|			-		Caernarfon
Nant Gwynant	-	-	09.50	-		-	-	11.37	-		-	-	-	14.17	-		-	-	-	15.57	|	-	-	17.50			-		Nant Gwynant
Llanberis	-	-	|	10.00		-	-	|	-		-	-	-	|	14.30		-	-	-	|	1617	16.30	-	|			17.59		Llanberis
Pen-y-Pass	-	-	10.05	10.25		-	-	11.55	12.25		-	-	-	14.32	14.55		-	-	-	16.12	-	16.50	-	18.05			18.10		Pen-y-Pass
Capel Curig	-	-	-	10.35		-	-	-	12.35		-	-	-	-	15.05		-	-	-	-	-	17.00	-	-			18.20		Capel Curig
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	-	10.47		-	-	-	12.47		-	-	-	-	15.17		-	-	-	-	-	17.12	-	1805	-		18.32		Betws-y-Coed
				Llew Jones					Llew Jones						Llew Jones							Llew Jones		| | | | |			Llew Jones
				X19					19						X19							X19					19	19
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	-	1225		-			1335		-				1525		-	-	-	-	-	1805	-		-		1840	2150	Betws-y-Coed
Llanrwst	-	-	-	1235		-			1345		-				1535		-	-	-	-	-	1815	-	1815	-		1850	2200	Llanrwst
Llandudno	-	-	-	1314		-			1445		-				1614		-	-	-	-	-	1854	-	1854	-		1945	2250	Llandudno
09.00 - Sherpa journey     b - change Sherpas at Beddgelert
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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