Snowdon Sherpa - Connecting bus/train services for day trips from Llandudno to Snowdonia (via BetwsyCoed) - 19/84/X1/X6 - S2-S3-S4-S6-S97

from the North Wales coast to the mountains of Snowdonia

Express Motors "X1"
Llandudno--Conwy--Betws-y-Coed
Llew Jones "19"

Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables

unofficial website

All year round "S2" and "S97" Sherpa
Betws-y-Coed--Pen-y-Pass--Llanberis
Pen-y-Pass--Beddgelert--Porthmadog
Summer extra "S2" Sherpa

Llandudno
Betws-y-Coed (for Snowdonia)
Pen-y-Pass
Beddgelert Llanberis
Porthmadog Caernarfon

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
(Sherpa journeys are shown in GREEN and other connecting journeys in black)

GENERAL INFORMATION..............

This "summary page" gives a basic overview of services from "The North Wales Coast" at Llandudno.......
going to all parts of "Snowdonia" in the morning
and returning from "Snowdonia" in the afternoon

For more information about all connecting journey along the principal
routes to "Snowdonia" use the "short-cut" links immediately below or for further information use the comprehensive index at the bottom of every page........
Llandudno to Betws-y-Coed along the Conwy Valley outward and return
Llandudno to Porthmadog via Nant Gwynant and Beddgelert outward and return
Llandudno to Llanberis and Caernarfon via Capel Curig outward and return
Llandudno to Bethesda via Llyn Ogwen (for Tryfan) outward and return
or here for "suggested trips" starting from Llandudno

This "unofficial" website attempts to show what services are available
in order to encourage greater use of the Sherpa Network

llwbr CONWY route

Snowdon Sherpa

SNOWDONIA

Llandudno -\-- Black Cat --/- Llanrwst - Betws-y-Coed - Capel Curig - Pen-y-Pass --- Llanberis
\ / : | | |
\--Conwy--/ : Llyn Ogwen Beddgelert...Rhyd Ddu...Caernarfon
: | |
:.........................................Porthmadog

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 Novermber 2017

Sat

M-F

Sat

LSH

LSch

Arriva
Wales

Llew
Jones

Express
Motors

Arriva
Wales

Express
Motors

Arriva
Wales

Express
Motors

train

Llandudno

0708j

07.45

08.10

09.10

10.10

10.08

10.22

11.10

12.10

13.08

13.10

14.00

Llandudno Junction *

07.26

07.58

08.28

09.28

10.28

10.34

11.28

12.28

13.30

13.28

14.18

Black Cat roundabout

08.31

09.31

10.31

11.31

12.31

13.31

14.21

Llanrwst

07.49

08.40

0850

08.40

$$$

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08.48

09.48

10.48

10.50

10.56

11.48

12.48

13.52

13.48

14.38

Betws-y-Coed

07.55

0900

08.50

09.00

Sat

10.00

11.00

10.56

11.02

12.00

Sat

13.00

13.58

14.00

14.50

Express
Motors

S97

Betws-y-Coed

09.10 $

09.40

10.10

11.10

12.10

12.40

13.10

14.40

15.48

Betws-y-Coed

Capel Curig

09.22

09.50

10.22

11.22

12.22

12.50

13.22

14.52

16.00

Capel Curig

Llyn Ogwen

10.00

13.00

Llyn Ogwen

Pen-y-Pass Snowdon

09.35

09.50

10.35

11.35

11.50

12.35

13.35

14.20

15.05

16.10

16.30

Pen-y-Pass Snowdon

Nant Gwynant Watkin

10.02

12.02

14.32

16.42

Nant Gwynant Watkin

Beddgelert
(for W H Rly)

10.07

1130

12.07

14.37

16.50

Beddgelert

Pont Aberglaslyn

10.14

12.14

14.44

Pont Aberglaslyn

Porthmadog

10.35

12.35

15.05

Porthmadog

Llanberis

09.45

1000

10.45

1100

11.45

1200

12.45

1300

13.50

1400

15.20

16.25

Llanberis

Rhyd Ddu Snowdon

1136

16.56

Rhyd Ddu

Caernarfon

1200

1022

1122

1222

1322

1422

17.20

Caernarfon

09.10 - Sherpa journey $ - this "S2" Sherpa starts from Llanrwst at 0855 on local (Llanrwst) School Days only * - click here for "13" and "27" connections from Colwyn Bay via Mochdre

j - change trains at Llandudno Junction

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)
and either join the "S2" Sherpa there (or walk back round the corner to Watling Street, where there is a shelter)

1000 - black - other connecting bus service

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

SNOWDONIA					Snowdon Sherpa														llwbr CONWY route
Porthmadog..........................................Caernarfon........................ alternative return route......................................... \ / \ Caernarfon........Beddgelert Bethesda \| \| \| \| \| \| Nant Gwynant Llyn Ogwen \| \| \| \| \ Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass - Capel Curig - Betws-y-Coed - Llanrwst -\- Conwy -/- Llandudno Junction - Llandudno \ / Glan Conwy
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
	last weekday "through" Sherpa from Porthmadog to Pen-y-Pass						Sat									last weekday "connecting" Sherpa from Porthmadog to Pen-y-Pass				Alternative *later* journeys via Caernarfon, Bangor and Conwy
	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	Express Motors	Express Motors	Arriva	Express Motors	Arriva	Express Motors	Express Motors	Arriva
	S4	S97	88	S2			S6	88	S2		S97	S4	88	S2		S97	88	S2		S4	T2	85	5C-5	1	5C-5	88	1	5C-5
Porthmadog	-	13.30	-	-			-	-	-		1520	-	-	-		17.15	-	-		-	1825	-	-	1940	-	-	2055	-	Porthmadog
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	13.49	-	-			-	-	-		1539 *	-	-	-		17.29	-	-		-	\| \| \| via Pen-y -Groes \| \| \|	-	-	\| \| \| via Pen-y -Groes \| \| \|	-	-	\| \| \| via Pen-y -Groes \| \| \|	-	Pont Aberglaslyn
Caernarfon	1320	\|	1400	-			-	1500	-		\|	15.30	1600	-		\|	1710	-		-		-	-		-	-		-	Caernarfon
Rhyd Ddu Snowdon	1344	\|	\|	-			-	\|	-		\|	15.56	\|	-		\|	\|	-		-		-	-		-	-		-	Rhyd Ddu
Beddgelert	1350	13.55	\|	-			-	\|	-		1543 *	16.07	\|	-		17.34	\|	-		1820		-	-		-	-		-	Beddgelert
Llanberis Joe Brown	-	\|	\|	14.30			-	\|	15.30		-	\|	\|	16.30		\|	\|	17.35		\|		1916	-		-	2116		-	Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	-	\|	1425	14.35			-	1525	15.35		-	\|	1625	16.35		\|	1735	17.40		\|		1915	-		-	2115		-	Llanberis Interchange
Caernarfon	-	\|	-	\|			-	-	\|		-	\|	-	\|		\|	-	\|		1850	1905	\|	1945	2030	2045	2137	2140	2145	Caernarfon
Bangor	-	\|	-	\|			-	-	\|		-	\|	-	\|		\|	-	\|		-	1930	2005	2015	-	2115	-	-	2215	Bangor
Nant Gwynant Watkin	-	14.00	-	\|			-	-	\|		-	16.12	-	\|		17.39	-	\|		-	-	-	\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|	-	\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|	-	-	\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|	Nant Gwynant Watkin
Pen-y-Pass	-	14.13	>>>>>>	14.55			-	-	15.50		-	16.25	>>>>>>	16.50		\|	-	17.55		-	-	-		-		-	-		Pen-y-Pass
Penygwryd	-	-	-	14.57			Sat	-	15.52		-	-	-	16.52		17.49	>>>>>>	17.57		-	-	-		-		-	-		Penygwryd
Llyn Ogwen	-	-	-	\|			15.35	-	\|		-	-	-	\|		-	-	\|		-	-	-		-		-	-		Llyn Ogwen
Capel Curig	-	-	-	15.05			15.45	-	16.00		-	-	-	17.00		-	-	18.05		-	-	-		-		-	-		Capel Curig
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	-	15.17 $			15.55	-	16.12		-	-	-	17.12		-	-	18.17		-	-	-		-		-	-		Betws-y-Coed
				Arriva Wales	\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \\|/ $	Llew Jones			Express Motors					Llew Jones	Arriva Wales			Express Motors
				train		19			X1	X1				19	train			X1
						S+LSH
Betws-y-Coed	-			15.24		1530	-		16.25	16.50	-			17.20	18.03	-		18.22		-	-	-		-		-	-		Betws-y-Coed
Llanrwst	-			15.30		1545	-		16.37	17.02	-			17.30	18.09	-		18.32		-	-	-		-		-	-		Llanrwst
Llandudno Junction	-			15.56	-	1622	-		17.03	17.27	-			18.16	18.34	-		18.52		-	-	-	2056	-	2156	-	-	2256	Llandudno Junction
Llandudno	-			16.17	-	1643	-		17.21	17.40	-			18.27	18.53	-		19.10		-	-	-	2111	-	2211	-	-	2311	Llandudno
13.30 - Sherpa journey * - on School Days operates via Porthmadog school - thence 16 minutes later to Beddgelert arrive 1559 $ - on Llanrwst School Days only extendes to Llanrwst (where passengers for Llandudno should change)
Sat - Saturdays only S+LSH - Saturdays also Llanrwst School Holidays
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 CONWY route			Snowdon Sherpa											SNOWDONIA
Llyn Ogwen \| Llandudno -\- Glan Conwy -/- Betws-y-Coed - Capel Curig - Pen-y-Pass - Llanberis - Caernarfon \...........Conwy.........../ : \| \| \| Llyn Ogwen :..............................................................Beddgelert /\|\ \| \| \| Bethesda 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 from 12th November 2017 until further notice

	Llew Jones					Llew Jones	Llew Jones								Llew Jones			Llew Jones
	19					19	X19								19			X19
Llandudno	no early Sunday connection	-			-	09.00	10.00	-					-		11.50	-		13.20
Llandudno Junction		-			-	09.15	10.17	-					-		12.05	-		13.37
Conwy		-			-	09.20	\|	-					-		12.12	-		\|
Llanrwst	08.20	-			-	10.06	10.42	-					-		12.48	-		14.02
Betws-y-Coed	08.29	-			-	10.16	10.52	-					-		12.58	-		14.12
	Express Motors	Express Motors	Arriva	Lloyds	Express Motors		\| \|	Express Motors	Express Motors	Lloyds	Johns	Arriva	Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors	Arriva	Express Motors
	S2	88	S97	T2	S6		\|	S2	88	T2	1	S97	S6		S2	88	S97	S2
Betws-y-Coed	09.10	-	-	-	09.40	-	10.52	11.10	-	-	-	-	12.40		13.10	-	-	14.40
Blaenau Ffestiniog	\|	-	-	-	\|	-	1117	>>>\|>>>	>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>		1200	-	\|		\|	-	-	\|
Capel Curig	09.22	-	-	-	09.50	-	-	11.22	-	-	\|	-	12.50		13.22	-	-	14.52
Llyn Ogwen	\|	-	-	-	10.00	-	-	\|	-	-	\|	-	13.00		\|	-	-	\|
Pen-y-Pass Snowdon	09.35	-	09.50	-	-	-	-	11.35	-	-	\|	-	-		13.35	-	14.15	15.05
Nant Gwynant Watkin	\|	-	10.02	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	\|	-	-		\|	-	14.27	\|
Beddgelert W H Rly	\|	-	10.07	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	\|	1349	-		\|	-	14.32	\|
Pont Aberglaslyn	\|	-	10.14	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	\|	/\|\ \|	-		\|	-	14.39	\|
Porthmadog	\|	-	10.30	1105	-	-	-	\|	-	1425	1228	1330	-		\|	-	15.00	\|
Llanberis	09.45	1101	-	\|	-	-	-	11.45	1301	/\|\ \| \| \|	-	-	-		13.50	1501	-	15.20
Rhyd Ddu	-	\|	-	\|	-	-	-	-	\|	/\|\ \| \| \|	-	-	-		-	\|	-	-
Caernarfon	-	1125	-	1150	-	-	-	-	1325	1340	-	-	-		-	1525	-	-
09.10 - Sherpa journey
1101 --- black - other connecting bus service
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites and any subsequent amendments thereto

SNOWDONIA				Snowdon Sherpa											llwbr CONWY route
...................Caernarfon........................... alternative return route ................................. / \ Caernarfon......Porthmadog \| \| \| \| \| Beddgelert Llyn Ogwen \| \| \| \| \ Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass - Capel Curig - Betws-y-Coed - Llanrwst -\- Conwy -/- Llandudno Junction - Llandudno \| \ / Llyn Ogwen Glan Conwy
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
								last Sherpa from Porthmadog to Betws-y-Coed								alternative later* journeys via Caernarfon*
	Arriva	Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Arriva	Express Motors	Express Motors	John's	Llew Jones	Express Motors	Express Motors		Express Motors	Arriva	Express Motors	Arriva	Express Motors	Arriva	Arriva
	S97	88	S2		S6	88	S2	S97	88	S2	1	X19	88	S2		T2	5C-5	88	5C-5	88	5C-5	5C-5
Porthmadog	13.30	-	-		-	-	-	16.00	-	-	1640	-	-	-		1610	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pont Aberglaslyn	13.43	-	-		-	-	-	16.13	-	-	\|	-	-	-		\| \| \| via Pen-y Groes \| \| \|	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caernarfon	\|	1235	-		-	1435	-	\|	1605	-	\|	-	1705	-			-	-	-	-	-	-
Rhyd Ddu	\|	\| \| via Llanrug \| \|	-		-	\| \| via Llanrug \| \|	-	\|	\| \| via Llanrug \| \|	-	\|	-	\| \| via Llanrug \| \|	-			-	-	-	-	-	-
Beddgelert	13.54		-		-		-	16.20		-	\|	-		-			-	-	-	-	-	-
Nant Gwynant Watkin	13.59		-		-		-	16.25		-	\|	-		-			-	-	-	-	-	-
Blaenau Ffestiniog	\|		-		-		-	\|		-	1708	1740		-			-	-	-	-	-	-
Llanberis Joe Brown	\|	1258	14.30		-	1458	15.30	\|	\|	16.30	-	\|	\|	17.35			-	1732	-	1842	-	-
Llanberis Interchange	\|	1259	14.35		-	1459	15.35	\|	1629	16.35	-	\|	1729	17.40			-	1731	-	1841	-	-
Caernarfon	\|	-	\|		-	-	\|	\|	-	\|	-	\|	-	\|		1655	1742	1755	1842	1905	1942	2042
Pen-y-Pass	14.12	>>>>>>	14.55		-	-	15.50	16.38	>>>>>>	16.50	-	\|	-	17.55		-	\| \| \| \| \| via Bangor \| \| \| \| \|	-	\| \| \| \| \| via Bangor \| \| \| \| \|	-	\| \| \| \| \| via Bangor \| \| \| \| \|	\| \| \| \| \| via Bangor \| \| \| \| \|
Llyn Ogwen	-	-	\|		15.35	-	\|	-	-	\|	-	\|	-	\|		-		-		-
Capel Curig	-	-	15.05		15.45	-	16.00	-	-	17.00	-	\|	-	18.05		-		-		-
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	15.17		15.55	-	16.12	-	-	17.12	-	1805	-	18.17		-		-		-
			Llew Jones		Llew Jones					Llew Jones		\| \|		Llew Jones
			X19		19					X19		\|		19
Betws-y-Coed	-		15.25		16.20			-		18.05	-	1805	-	18.35		-		-		-
Llanrwst	-		15.35		16.30			-		\ 18.15 /			-	18.45		-		-		-
Llandudno Junction	-		16.00		17.07			-		18.40			-	19.28		-	1858	-	1958	-	2058	2158
Llandudno	-		16.14		17.20			-		18.54			-	19.40		-	1914	-	2014	-	2114	2214
13.30 - Sherpa journey
1235 --- black - other connecting bus service
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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