VERY IMPORTANT NOTE --- MOST NON-SHERPA CONNECTING JOURNEYS WHICH WERE SUSPENDED DURING THE SEVERE CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS PERIOD HAVE RE-COMMENCED (the majority from Monday 12th April 2021) The extra summer "S2" journeys which were withdrawn for winter 2020-2021 are re-instated in virtually the same times.......... ..........the two former "School Days Only" extensions to/from Llanrwst will in future apply DAILY to improve connections from/to Llandudno but the 1730 journey from Betws-y-Coed is cut short at Llanberis (instead of continuing to Caernarfon) The section of route between Pen-y-Pass and Beddgelert is re-instated BUT REVERTS TO THE OLD ROUTE NUMBER "S4" (rather than "S97" as immediately prior to the Coronavirus restrictions) The former extra early and late summer afternoon journeys through the Nant Gwynant Pass are to again operate BUT NOTE SPECIALLY the last weekday journey from Pen-y-Pass (at 1810) continues to Caernarfon rather than Porthmadog Extra Summer Only "S1" 'Park and Ride' journeys between Llanberis and Pen-y-Pass are re-instated for the summer to augment the basic "S2" journeys (service level varies to meet traffic demand) The Weekend only "S6" Sherpa between Bangor and Pen-y-Pass via Llyn Ogwen (for Tryfan) re-commenced with extra journeys operating " during School Holiday weekends "

"85" Bangor-Llanberis connections    Gwynfor "Sherpa"         "S2" Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass - Betws-y-Coed    Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables unofficial website Bangor Deiniolen   Caernarfon Llanberis Pen-y-Pass Capel Curig     Beddgelert Betws-y-Coed     Porthmadog      "S4" Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert - Caernarfon         Gwynfor "Sherpa"    "S97" Beddgelert - Porthmadog

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     STOP PRESS 1     Gwynfor have further re-vamped their weekday "85" connecting service between Bangor and Llanberis from Monday 26th April --- Make sure you are aware of the revised times as some former journeys NO LONGER CONNECT     STOP PRESS 2     The 1730 weekday Sherpa from Betws-y-Coed terminates at Llanberis in 2021    Passengers for Bangor are advised to change at Pen-y-Pass into the 1810 "S4" Sherpa to Caernarfon (arrive 1905) and catch an Arriva "5C" bus to get home     REMEMBER..........     Unfortunately,  many official websites (including the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show 'out of date' information - if in doubt check direct with the operator     Please bookmark this page and revisit nearer the time to see if there have been any changes or further CHANGES     Any journey shown on all pages on this website with a "strike through" line is still be operating,  BUT it is NO LONGER possible to get a connection back to the start location of this page - eg  1234  This "unofficial" website attempts to show what is available and to encourage greater also use includes some suggested "trips round Snowdonia - without your car"

Snowdon Sherpa
Bangor --- Deiniolen --- Llanberis --- Pen-y-Pass -\- Capel Curig --- Betws-y-Coed                                  \                                                                  \__Beddgelert__Porthmadog
Mondays to Saturdays - 26th April 2021  until further notice except Public Holidays Early Spring Weekend Monday 3rd May  Late Spring Weekend Monday 31st May and Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August
see important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 0900, 1100, 1330, 1530 and 1750 are re-instated for the summer
Click here for alternative Saturday journeys to Pen-y-Pass (without a change of Sherpa) via the Ogwen Valley Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays
			Sat		M-F																		BSch	S+BwSH
			Gwynfor		Gwynfor			Gwynfor				Gwynfor						Gwynfor			Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor
			S6		85			85				85						85			85		86	85
Bangor Bus Station *	-		07.20 ##		0710	-		0820	-	-		1100	-	-		-		1400	-		1530		1615	1630	-	Bangor Bus Station *
Deiniolen	-		| | | via Ogwen Valley | | | \|/		0735	-		0855	-	-		1136	-	-		-		1436	-		1606		|	1706	-	Deiniolen
Llanberis Interchange  (S)	-				0751	-		0909		-		1154						1454	-		1629		1700	1724	-	Llanberis Interchange  (S)
	Gwynfor				Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor
	S2				S2	S97		S2	S2	S97		S2	S2	S4	S2	S2	S4-S97	S2	S2		S4-S97
Llanberis Joe Brown	07.45				09.00	-		10.00	11.00	-		12.00	13.30	-	14.30	15.30	-	16.30	17.50		-		Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	07.50				09.05	-		10.05	11.05	-		12.05	13.35	-	14.35	15.35	-	16.35	17.55		-		Llanberis Interchange
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	08.05		08.10		09.25	1005		10.25	11.25	1220		12.25	13.55	1430	14.55	15.50	1635	16.50	18.05		1810		Pen-y-Pass  (S)
Nant Gwynant - Watkin   (S)	|		-		|	1020		|	|	1235		|	|	1445	|	|	1650	|	|		1825		Nant Gwynant - Watkin   (S)
Beddgelert	|		-		|	1030		|	|	1245		|	|	1455	|	|	1700	|	|		1835		Beddgelert
Rhyd Ddu	|		-		|	1158b		|	|	1253		|	|	1608 b	|	|	|	|	|		1843		Rhyd Ddu
Caernarfon	|		-		|	1220b		|	|	1315		|	|	1630 b	|	|	|	|	|		1905		Caernarfon
Porthmadog	|		-		|	1055		|	|	1340b		|	|	1513	|	|	1718	|	|		-		Porthmadog
Capel Curig - for Tryfan	08.15		-		09.35	-		10.35	11.35	-		12.35	14.05	-	15.05	16.00	-	17.00	18.20		-		Capel Curig - for Tryfan
Betws-y-Coed	08.25		-		09.47	-		11.47	11.47	-		12.47	14.17	-	15.17 $	16.12	-	17.12	18.32		-		Betws-y-Coed
Llanrwst	08.38		-		-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	15.38	-	-	-	-		-		Llanberis
10.00 - Sherpa journey     (S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon
Sat - Saturdays only     ## - departs 40 minutes LATER during School Holiday weekends - click here for further details       M-F - Mondays to Fridays only       BSch - local (Bangor) School Days only       S+BSH - Saturdays also during local (Bangor) School Holidays only
* - all "85" connecting journeys from Bangor Bus Station also call on the main road outside Bangor Railway Station (stop H) three minutes later
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

Snowdon Sherpa
Porthmadog__Beddgelert__                                                                  \                   Llanrwst --- Betws-y-Coed --- Capel Curig -\- Pen-y-Pass --- Llanberis --- Deiniolen --- Bangor /|\                                                 |                                                 Llyn Ogwen
Mondays to Saturdays - 26th April 2021  until further notice except Public Holidays Early Spring Weekend Monday 3rd May  Late Spring Weekend Monday 31st May and Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August
see important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 1010, 1210, 1440, 1640 and 1840 are re-instated for the summermaking the connections shown below
Click here for alternative Saturday journeys from Pen-y-Pass (without a change of Sherpa) via the Ogwen Valley Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays
REMEMBER - the last weekday "S2" Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass WITH A DIRECT CONNECTION BACK TO BANGOR departs at 1705 however Gwynfor have since confirmed the 1730 ex-Betws-y-Coed will continue to operate to Caernarfon to provide a later connection back to Bangor
																			Sat		later alternative connections via Caernarfon
	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Arriva		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Arriva
	S2		S4	S2	S2		S4	S2		S2		S4	S2	S2		S97	S2		S6		S2	S4	5C		S97-S4	S2	5C
Betws-y-Coed	09.10		-	10.10	11.10		-	12.10		13.40		-	14.40	15.48		-	16.40		-		17.30	-	-		-	18.40	-	Betws-y-Coed
Capel Curig	09.22		-	10.22	11.22		-	12.22		13.52		-	14.52	16.00		-	16.52		-		17.42	-	-		-	18.52	-	Capel Curig
Porthmadog	|		0905b	|	|		1130b	|		|		====	|	|		1520b	|		-		|	-	-		1720	|	-	Porthmadog
Caernarfon	|		0905	|	|		1115	|		|		1330	|	|		1530	|		-		|	-	-		|	|	-	Caernarfon
Rhyd Ddu WHR station	|		0927	|	|		1137	|		|		1352	|	|		1557	|		-		|	-	-		|	|	-	Rhyd Ddu WHR station
Beddgelert	|		0940	|	|		1155	|		|		1410	>>>>|>>>>	|		1612	|		-		|	-	-		1745	|	-	Beddgelert
Nant Gwynant - Watkin  (S)	|		0945	|	|		1200	|		|		1415	|	|		1617	|		Sat		|	-	-		1750	|	-	Nant Gwynant - Watkin  (S)
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	09.35		0955	10.35	11.35		1215	12.35		14.05		1430	15.05	16.10		1635	17.05		17.15 ##		17.55>>>>>>18.10		-		1805	19.05	-	Pen-y-Pass  (S)
Llanberis Maes Padarn  (S)	09.45		-	10.45	11.45		-	12.45		14.20		-	15.20	16.25		-	17.20		| | via Ogwen Valley | | \|/		(18.10)	>>>>>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>				19.20	-	Llanberis Maes Padarn  (S)
Caernarfon			-	-	-		-	-		-		-	-	-		-	-				====	19.05	1915	-	19.42	2015	Caernarfon
	Gwynfor			Gwynfor				Gwynfor		Gwynfor			Gwynfor				Gwynfor				terminates Llanberis in 2021		|    |    |    \|/			|    |    |    \|/
Llanberis Maes Padarn (85)  (S)	1000		-	1200			-	1400		1500		-	-	1640		-	1730					-		-	-		Llanberis Maes Padarn (85)  (S)
Deiniolen	1018		-	1224			-	1418		1518		-	-	1658		-	1748					-		-	-		Deiniolen
Bangor Bus Station *	1055		-	1301			-	1455		1555		-	-	1735		-	1825		18.00		-	-	1944	-	-	2044	Bangor Bus Station
09.10 - Sherpa journey     b - "S4" Sherpa - change Sherpas at Beddgelert  (note "S4" journeys to Pen-y-Pass depart from stop "B" - outside the Tourist Office)     (S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon
Sat - Saturdays only     ## - departs 45 minutes LATER during School Holiday weekends - click here for further details
* - all "85" connecting journeys to Bangor Bus Station also set down on the main road outside Bangor Railway Station (stop J) two minutes earlier
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

Snowdon Sherpa
Bangor --- Deiniolen --- Llanberis --- Pen-y-Pass -\- Capel Curig --- Betws-y-Coed --- Llanrwst              \                                                 \ ---Beddgelert --- Porthmadog
Sundays - 2nd May 2021  until further notice also Public Holidays Early Spring Weekend Monday 3rd May  Late Spring Weekend Monday 31st May and Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August
see important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 0900, 1100, 1330, 1530 and 1750 are re-instated for the summer
Click here for alternative Sundays journeys to Pen-y-Pass (without a change of Sherpa) via the Ogwen Valley
			Gwynfor					Gwynfor				Gwynfor							Gwynfor						Gwynfor	-
			S6					85				85							85						85
Bangor Bus Station *	-		07.20 ##		-	-		0830		-	-	1100		-	-		-		1400	-		-	-		1630	-	Bangor Bus Station *
Deiniolen	-		| | | via Ogwen Valley | | | \|/		-	-		0906		-	-	1136		-	-		-		1436	-		-	-		1706	-	Deiniolen
Llanberis Interchange  (S)	-				-	-		0924		-	-	1154							1454						1723	-	Llanberis Interchange  (S)
	Gwynfor				Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor
	S2				S2	S4		S2		S2	S4-S97	S2	S2	S4	S2	S2	S4	S2	(S2-)S4-S97	S2	S4-S97
Llanberis Joe Brown	07.45				09.00	-		10.00		11.00	-	12.00	13.30	-	14.30	15.30	-	16.30	-	17.50	-	Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	07.50				09.05	-		10.05		11.05	-	12.05	13.35	-	14.35	15.35	-	16.35	1705 Sherpa SUSP -ENDED	17.55	-	Llanberis Interchange
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	08.05		08.10		09.25	1005		10.25		11.25	1220	12.25	13.55	1445	14.55	15.50	1650	16.50		18.05	1810	Pen-y-Pass  (S)
Nant Gwynant - Watkin	|		-		|	1020		|		|	1235	|	|	1500	|	|	1705	|		|	1820	Nant Gwynant - Watkin
Beddgelert	|		-		|	1030		|		|	1245	|	|	1510	|	|	1712	|		|	1835	Beddgelert
Rhyd Ddu	|		-		|	1038		|		|	|	|	|	1518	|	|	-	|		|	|	Rhyd Ddu
Caernarfon	|		-		|	1105		|		|	|	|	|	1545	|	|	-	|		|	|	Caernarfon
Porthmadog	|		-		|	-		|		|	1310	|	|	-	|	|	-	|		|	1910	Porthmadog
Capel Curig - for Tryfan	08.15		-		09.35	-		10.35		11.35	-	12.35	14.05	-	15.05	16.00	-	17.00		18.20	-	Capel Curig - for Tryfan
Betws-y-Coed	08.25		-		09.47	-		10.47		11.47	-	12.47	14.17	-	15.17	16.12	-	17.12	-	18.32	-	Betws-y-Coed
Llanrwst	08.38		-		-	-		-		-	-	-	-	-	15.38	-	-	-	-	-	-	Llanrwst
10.00 - Sherpa journey     ## - departs 40 minutes LATER during School Holiday weekends - click here for further details
* - all "85" connecting journeys from Bangor Bus Station also pick up on the main road outside Bangor Railway Station (stop H) three minutes earlier
(S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

Snowdon Sherpa
Porthmadog --- Beddgelert ---                                                                           ....Caernarfon....                                                                                 \                                               /                 \ Llanrwst --- Betws-y-Coed --- Capel Curig -\- Pen-y-Pass --- Llanberis -/- Deiniolen -\- Bangor
Sundays - 2nd May 2021  until further notice also Public Holidays Early Spring Weekend Monday 3rd May  Late Spring Weekend Monday 31st May and Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August
see important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 1010, 1210, 1440, 1640 and 1840 are re-instated making the connections shown below
Click here for alternative Sunday journeys from Pen-y-Pass (without a change of Sherpa) via the Ogwen Valley
REMEMBER - the last Sunday "S2" Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass to Llanberis WITH A DIRECT CONNECTION BACK TO BANGOR departs at 1705
																			later alternative connections via Caernarfon
	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor		Gwynfor		Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Arriva		Gwynfor	Arriva
	S2		S97-S4	S2	S2		S4	S2	S2		S97-S4	S2	S2	S4	S2		S6		S4	S2	5C		S2	5C
Betws-y-Coed	09.10		-	10.10	11.10		-	12.10	13.40		-	14.40	15.48	-	16.40		-		-	17.30	-		18.40	-	Betws-y-Coed
Capel Curig	09.22		-	10.22	11.22		-	12.22	13.52		-	14.52	16.00	-	16.52		-		-	17.42	-		18.52	-	Capel Curig
Porthmadog	|		0910	|	|		-	|	|		1355	|	|	-	|		-		-	|	-		|	-	Porthmadog
Caernarfon	|		|	|	|		1110	|	|		|	|	|	1550	|		-		-	|	-		|	-	Caernarfon
Rhyd Ddu	|		|	|	|		1136	|	|		|	|	|	1612	|		-		-	|	-		|	-	Rhyd Ddu
Beddgelert	|		0934	|	|		1150	|	|		1420	|	|	1627	|		-		1720	|	-		|	-	Beddgelert
Nant Gwynant - Watkin	|		0939	|	|		1155	|	|		1425	|	|	1632	|		-		1725	|	-		|	-	Nant Gwynant - Watkin
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	09.35		0955	10.35	11.35		1210	12.35	14.05		144	15.05	16.10	1647	17.05		17.15 ##		1740	17.55	-		19.05	-	Pen-y-Pass  (S)
Llanberis Maes Padarn	09.45		-	10.45	11.45		-	12.45	14.20		-	15.20	16.25	-	17.20		| | via Ogwen Valley | | \|/		-	18.10	-		19.20	-	Llanberis Maes Padarn
Caernarfon	-		-	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-				-	====	1849		19.42	2010	Caernarfon
	Gwynfor			Gwynfor				Gwynfor				Gwynfor									|    |    |    \|/			|    |    |    \|/
Llanberis Maes Padarn (85)  (S)	1000		-	1200			-	1500			-	1730							-	-			-		Llanberis Maes Padarn (85)  (S)
Deiniolen	1018		-	1218			-	1518			-	1748							-	-			-		Deiniolen
Bangor Bus Station *	1055		-	1255				1555			-	1825					18.00		-	-	1920		-	2041	Bangor Bus Station
09.10 - Sherpa journey
* - all "85" connecting journeys to Bangor Bus Station also set down on the main road outside Bangor Railway Station (stop J) two minutes earlier
## - departs 45 minutes LATER during School Holiday weekends - click here for further details
(S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon
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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