from the North Wales coast to the mountains of Snowdonia AUTUMN WEEKDAY TRIPS from LLANDUDNO,  CONWY and Llew Jones "X19" fast connections       along the east side of the Conwy Valley   along the west side of the Conwy Valley   Llew Jones "19" slow connections       LLANRWST by via the Conwy Valley and Betws-y-Coed larger buses may operate on some journeys at busy times    "S2" Betws-y-Coed - Llanberis       Gwynfor Sherpa - all year    "S4/S97" Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert                 - Caernarfon/Porthmadog

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...........     Whilst there are no changes to the actual Sherpa timetables,  there are completely revised weekday connecting "19" and "X19" service from and back to Llandudno..........     MOST IMPORTANT.......... ..........Llew Jones NO LONGER provides a weekday connection from Llandudno into the first (0910) "S2" Sherpa of the day from Betws-y-Coed     It is still POSSIBLE to use the "70" as a link between Llanrwst and Betws-y-Coed ON TUESDAYS ONLY !!!!!     NOTE - in addition on local (Llanrwst) School Days ONLY the 0910 "S2" Sherpa starts back from Llanrwst at 0855 connecting off the 0745 "19" journey from Llandudno at Watling Street     MID-AUGUST UPDATE..........     REVISED weekday "S4" and "S97" Sherpa journeys (at a similar level to 2019) are now operating between Caernarfon-Pen-y-Pass/Porthmadog and return commencing Monday 17th August     EARLY-AUGUST UPDATE..........     The "88" weekdays connecting journeys between Caernarfon and Llanberis and between Llanberis and Caernarfon have been completely revised from Thursday 13th August..... .....PLEASE N0TE - several departures from Caernarfon become earlier than the July version and the last departure with an "S2" Sheepa connection back to Betws-y-Coed is ADVANCED to 1640 GENERAL..........     The full summer "S2" (weekdays and Sundays) also "S6" (weekends only) Sherpa service is now in operation.......... ..........but only a very limited WEEKDAYS ONLY "S4" and "S97" service is operting in the Beddgelert area     Llew Jones made some further changes to their "still restricted" Conwy Valley connecting journeys commencing Monday 20th July ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     The Conwy Valley Railway Line remains closed until the end of September following damage during flooding earlier in the year - a Rail Replacement (RR) bus service is being operated by 'Llew Jones' on behalf of 'Transport for Wales' but beware journey times are longer and NOT all the former connections with the Sherpa network are maintained Following the gradual 'return to normal' after the Coronavirus restrictions, all services are liable to change at short notice - you are advised to corfirm the latest situation direct with ALL the operators concerned If you find any changes,   please advise the webmaster so this page can be quickly updated for the benefit of other visitors to this website Any journey/time shown against a grey background is understood to still remains suspended (due to on-going Coronavirus restrictions) - eg  1234  Any journey shown with just a "strike through" line is understood to still be operating but it is NOT possible to get back to the starting point(s) for this page - eg  1234  BEWARE - there MAY be others ! Please bookmark and re-visit this page nearer your visit for confirmation and to check if there have been any further changes This "unofficial" website attempts to show what is available and to encourage greater use includes some suggested "trips round Snowdonia - without your car" You can click on any underlined location to go direct to the appropriate timetable

Snowdon Sherpa
Mondays to Saturdays 1st September 2020 until further notice
see VERY important note above
Click here for suggested Sunday itineraries from Llandudno
"Trips round Snowdonia - without your car" from Llandudno and Llanrwst out and return via Betws-y-Coed  (change buses outside the railway station) Summer is an ideal time for a longer day out to visit Snowdonia with extra and later Sherpas back to Betws-y-Coed
Please note specially - at this time of the year the last return weekday Sherpa buses to Llandudno are as follows......  Llanberis to Llandudno (S2-RR) - connection departs 1750  (change at Betws-y-Coed) Caernarfon to Llandudno (88-S2-RR) - connection departs  1715 ***  (change at Llanberis) *** ADVANCED TO 1640 from Thursday 13th August Beddgelert to Llandudno (S4-88-S2-RR) - connection departs 1600  (change at Caernarfon,  Llanberis and Betws-y-Coed) Rhyd Ddu to Llandudno (S4-88-S2-RR) - connection departs 1608  (change at Caernarfon,  Llanberis and Betws-y-Coed) Pen-y-Pass to Llandudno (S2-RR) - connection departs 1810  (change at Betws-y-Coed) Caernarfon to Llandudno (via Beddgelert) (S4-S2-RR) - connection departs 1530  (change at Pen-y-Pass and Betws-y-Coed) Rhyd Ddu to Llandudno (via Beddgelert) (S4-S2-RR) - connection departs 1601  (change at Pen-y-Pass and Betws-y-Coed) Porthmadog to Llandudno (S97-S4-S2-RR) - connection departs 1720  (change at Pen-y-Pass and Betws-y-Coed) Beddgelert to Llandudno (S4-S2-RR) - connection departs 1745  (change at Pen-y-Pass and Betws-y-Coed) Nant Gwynant (Watkin) to Llandudno (S4-S2-RR) - connection departs 1750  (change at Pen-y-Pass and Betws-y-Coed) Penygwryd to Llandudno (S2-RR) - connection departs 1812  (change at Betws-y-Coed) Capel Curig to Llandudno (S2-RR) - connection departs 1820  (change at Betws-y-Coed) Bethesda to Llandudno (S6-S2-RR) - connection departs 1400 on SATURDAYS ONLY  (change at Capel Curig and Betws-y-Coed)  Llyn Ogwen to Llandudno (S6-S2-RR) - connection departs 1410 on SATURDAYS ONLY  (change at Capel Curig and Betws-y-Coed)  (a later Saturdays only 'S6-5' connection is available at 1735 via Bangor) Betws-y-Coed to Llandudno (19) - depart 16.47, 17.05(X19)  19.40  then 21.50  $$$ $$$ - click here for details of alternative "Transport for Wales" train connections (actually "Rail Replacement" buses at the moment !) RR or RR - rail replacement bus  (operated by 'Llew Jones' on behalf of 'Transport for Wales')
Click here if you want to climb Snowdon         or if you want to make a simple journey round Snowdon           - click for the clockwise or anticlockwise summary timetables  otherwise..........
	Suggested itineraries latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

BEDDGELERT   and   PORTHMADOG via Swallow Falls,  the Twin Lakes,  Nant Gwynant pass and the Aberglaslyn pass stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE trip
see important note above
	Outward																Return
		Tuesdays ONLY																				later summer only Sherpa through the Nant Gwynant Pass				alternative
	19	70	S2	S4-S97	S4		19	S2	S4	S97		X19	S2	S4-S97			S97	S4	S2	RR		S97-S4	S2	19		3B	RR
Llandudno	07.45	-	-	-	-		09.45	-	-	-		12.20	-	-		Porthmadog	1520	-	-	-		17.20	-	-		1845	-
Conwy	08.02	-	-	-	-		10.04	-	-	-		|	-	-		Caernarfon	|	15.30	-	-		|	-	-		|	-
Llanrwst	08.40	08.50	$	-	-		10.50	-	-	-		13.10	-	-		Rhyd Ddu  (S)	|	16.01	-	-		|	-	-		via Blaenau Ffestiniog arrive 1914 depart 2023 RR
Betws-y-Coed	-	08.50	09.10	-	-		11.00	11.10	-	-		13.20	13.40	-		Beddgelert	1544*	16.12	-	-		17.45	-	-
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	-	-	09.35	10.05	-		-	11.35	12.20	-		-	14.05	14.35		Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S)	-	16.17	-	-		17.50	-	-
Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S)	-	-	-	10.20	-		-	-	12.35	-		-	-	14.50
																Pen-y-Pass  (S)	-	16.42	16.50	-		18.05	18.10	-
Beddgelert	-	-	-	10.30	1150		-	-	12.45	1315		-	-	14.55		Betws-y-Coed	-	-	17.12	1806 RR		-	18.32	19.40		-	2053 RR
Rhyd Ddu  (S)	-	-	-	|	1138		-	-	12.53	|		-	-	|		Llanrwst	-	-	-	1816# RR		-	-	19.50		-	2103# RR
Caernarfon	-	-	-	|	1205		-	-	13.20	|		-	-	|		Conwy	-	-	-	|		-	-	20.22		-	|
Porthmadog	-	-	-	10.55	-		-	-	-	1340		-	-	15.15		Llandudno	-	-	-	2053# RR		-	-	20.40		-	2148# RR
09.10 - Sherpa journey from Betws-y-Coed     $ - the 0910 "S2" Sherpa from Betws-y-Coed starts from Llanrwst at 0855 on local (Llanrwst) School Days ONLY     * - on local (Porthmadig) School Days arrive Beddgelert 1559
(S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon
RR - Rail Replacement bus due to the Conwy Valley Line remaining closed following flood damage earlier in the year      # - calls outside the railway station - not at the normal bus stop
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

LLANBERIS   and   CAERNARFON via Swallow Falls,  the Twin Lakes, and the Llanberis pass or the Nant Gwynant pass stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself   Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE trip

important note above

Outward   Tues ONLY                       19 70 S2 88 S4 X19 S2 88 19 S2 88 S4 19 S2 88 X19 S2 88 RR S2 88 Llandudno 07.45 - - - - 09.05 - - 09.45 - - - 11.00 - - 12.20 - - 1308# RR - - Conwy 08.02 - - - - | - - 10.04 - - - 11.19 - - | - - | - - Llanrwst 08.40 08.50 $ - - 09.45 - - 10.50 - - - 11.55 - - 13.10 - - 1354# RR - - Betws-y-Coed - 09.00 09.10 - - 09.55 10.10 - 11.00 11.10 - - 12.05 12.10 - 13.20 13.40 - 1404 RR 14.40 - Pen-y-Pass  (S) - - 09.35 >>>>> 1005 - 10.35 - - 11.35 >>>>> 12.20 - 12.35 - - 14.05 - - 15.05 - Llanberis  (S) - - 09.45 1000 bedd - 10.45 1130 - 11.45 1230 | - 12.45  1330  - 14.20 1430 - 15.20 1530 Caernarfon - - - 1025 1225 - - 1155 - - 1255 13.20 - -  1355  - - 1455 - - 1555   Return                       88 S2 X19 88 S2 19 S4 88 S2 RR 88 S2 X19   S4 88 S2 RR 88 S2 19 Caernarfon 1100 - - 1200 - - 13.30 1400 - - 1500 - - 15.30* 1600 - - 1640 - - Llanberis Joe Brown | 12.00 - | 13.30 - | | 14.30 - | 15.30 - B | 16.30 - | 17.50 - Llanberis Interchange  (S) 1122 12.05 - 1327 13.35 - | 1422 14.35 - 1527 15.35 - 1627 16.35 - 1707 17.55 - Pen-y-Pass  (S) - 12.25 - - 13.55 - 14.35 >>>>>> 14.55 - - 15.50 - 16.32 >>>>>> 16.50 - - 18.10 - Betws-y-Coed - 12.47 13.45 - 14.17 14.35 - - 15.17 1527 RR - 16.12 17.05 - - 17.12 1806 RR - 18.32 19.40 Llanrwst - - 13.55 - - 14.45 - - $$ 1537# RR - - 17.15 - - - 1816# RR - - 19.50 Conwy - - | - - 15.20 - - - | - - | - - - | - - 20.22 Llandudno - - 14.43 - - 15.40 - - - 1622# RR - - 17.55 - - - 1902# RR - - 20.40 09.10 - Sherpa journey     $ - the 0910 "S2" Sherpa from Betws-y-Coed starts from Llanrwst at 0855 on local (Llanrwst) School Days ONLY     bedd - change to "S4" Sherpa at Beddgelert - time for a coffee (arrive 1030, depart 1150)     * - starts five minutes later on non-School Days     B - via Beddgelert     $$ - extends to Llanrwst (arrive 1538) on Llanrwst School Days only     (S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon       R - extends to Llanberis Interchange on request to the driver      RR - Rail Replacement bus due to the Conwy Valley Line remaining closed following flood damage earlier in the year       # - calls outside the railway station - not at the normal bus stop       latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

CIRCULAR   TRIP   ROUND   SNOWDON clockwise  -  via Betws-y-Coed,   Pen-y-Pass,   Beddgelert,  Caernarfon  and  Llanberis Summary Timetable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ stop off for morning coffee,  lunch,  tea and/or  a short walk to suit yourself --- then catch the next bus
Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE trip
P R O V I S I O N A L see important note above
	19	S2	S4	88	S2	19		88	S2	19		88	S2	RR		88	S2	X19		S4	88	S2	19		88	S2	RR
Llandudno	0730	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Llandudno
Conwy	0746	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Conwy
Llanrwst	0825	$	-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Llanrwst dep
Betws-y-Coed	-	09.10	-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Betws-y-Coed
Pen-y-Pass	-	09.35	10.05	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Pen-y-Pass
Beddgelert	-	-	10.30	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		14.50	-	-	-		-	-	-	Beddgelert
Caernarfon	-	-	11.05	1135	-	-		1300	-	-		1405	-	-		1500	-	-		15.25	1600	-	-		1640	-	-	Caernarfon
Llanberis Joe Brown	-	-	-	|	12.00	-		|	13.30	-		|	14.30	-		|	15.30	-		-	|	16.30	-		|	17.50	-	Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	-	-	-	1159	12.05	-		1327	13.35	-		1429	14.35	-		1527	15.35	-		-	1627	16.35	-		17R40	17.55	-	Llanberis Interchange
Pen-y-Pass	-	-	-	1159	12.25	-		-	13.55	-		-	14.55	-		-	15.50	-		-	-	16.50	-		-	18.10	-	Pen-y-Pass
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	-	-	12.47	1415		-	14.17	1431		-	15.17	1527 RR		-	16.12	1645		-	-	17.12	1800		-	18.32	2053 RR	Betws-y-Coed
Llanrwst	-	-	-	-	-	1425		-	-	1445		-	$$	1537# RR		-	-	1655		-	-	-	1810		-	-	2103# RR	Llanrwst
Conwy	-	-	-	-	-	|		-	-	1518		-	-	|		-	-	|		-	-	-	1842		-	-	|	Conwy
Llandudno	-	-	-	-	-	1515 c		-	-	1540		-	-	1622 RR		-	-	1740		-	-	-	1900		-	-	2148 RR	Llandudno
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - outward "S2" Sherpa destination is Llanberis     $ - this "S2" Sherpa journey starts from Llanrwst (depart 0855) on Llanrwst School Days only    (passengers from Llandudno and Conwy MUST change at Llanrwst)      $$ - this "S2" Sherpa journey continues to Llanrwst (arrive 1538) on Llanrwst School Days only    (passengers for Llandudno MUST change at Llanrwst)
	Beddgelert --- time for a short stroll along the side of the River Glaslyn past Gelert's Grave to the Aberslaslyn pass
	Pen-y-Pass --- time for a short walk on the foothills of Snowdon     along the Miners Path towards     Llyn Glaslyn (and Snowdon)
RR - Rail Replacement bus due to the Conwy Valley Line remaining closed following flood damage earlier in the year      # - calls outside the railway station - not at the normal bus stop      c - change buses at Llanrwst
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

CIRCULAR   TRIP   ROUND   SNOWDON anti-clockwise  -  via Betws-y-Coed,  Llanberis,  Caernarfon,   Beddgelert  and  Pen-y-Pass Summary Timetable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ stop off for morning coffee,  lunch,  tea and/or  a short walk to suit yourself --- then catch the next bus
Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE trip
P R O V I S I O N A L see important note above
										m-f				sat
	19	S2	88		X19	S2	88	S4		RR	S2	88		RR	S2	88		19	S2	88	S4	S2	19		S2	RR
Llandudno	0730	-	-		0905	-	-	-		1008 RR	-	-		1022 RR	-	-		1215	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	Llandudno
Conwy	0746	-	-		|	-	-	-		|	-	-		|	-	-		1232	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	Conwy
Llanrwst	0825	$	-		0945	-	-	-		1053# RR	-	-		1107# RR	-	-		1315	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	Llanrwst
Betws-y-Coed	0835	09.10	-		0955	10.10	-	-		1103 RR	11.10	-		1117 RR	12.10	-		1325	13.40	-	-	-	-		-	-	Betws-y-Coed
Llanberis	-	09.45	0950		-	10.45	1130	-		-	11.45	1200		-	12.45	1330		-	14.20	1430	-	-	-		-	-	Llanberis
Caernarfon	-	-	1013		>>>>>>>>>>>>		1130	12.10		>>>>>>>>>>>>		1223		>>>>>>>>>>>>		1355		>>>>>>>>>>>>		1453	15.45	-	-		-	-	Caernarfon
Beddgelert	-	-	-		-	-	-	12.46		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	16.20	-	-		-	-	Beddgelert
Pen-y-Pass	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	16.34	16.50	-		18.10	-	Pen-y-Pass
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	17.12	1800		18.32	2053 RR	Betws-y-Coed
Llanrwst	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	1810		-	2103# RR	Llanrwst
Conwy	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	1842		-	|	Conwy
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	1900		-	2148 RR	Llandudno
09.10 - Sherpa journey     $ - this "S2" Sherpa journey starts from Llanrwst (depart 0855) on Llanrwst School Days only    :(passengers from Llandudno and Conwy MUST change at Llanrwst)
m-f - Mondays to Fridays only       sat - Saturdays only        S+LSH - Saturdays also Llanrwst School Holidays         LSch - Llanrwst Term only        S+LSH - Saturdays also Llanrwst School Holidays
RR - Rail Replacement bus due to the Conwy Valley Line remaining closed following flood damage earlier in the year      # - calls outside the railway station - not at the normal bus stop
	Pen-y-Pass --- time for a short walk on the foothills of Snowdon     along the Miners Path towards     Llyn Glaslyn (and Snowdon)
	Beddgelert --- time for a short stroll along the side of the River Glaslyn past Gelert's Grave to the Aberslaslyn pass
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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