(Beddgelert) Snowdon Sherpa Bus - weekday round trips to Snowdonia

SUMMARY OF SNOWDON SHERPA NETWORK - SUMMER 2024
    Increase in the level of service for the Summer Sherpa routes (commencing Saturday 23rd March 2024) have been announced..........

    The level of "S1" Sherpa journeys via Pen-y-Pass and Llanberis" remains basically hourly - with the first and pen-ultimate journeys reinstated (they were suspended for the winter)

    "S2" Sherpa journeys from Bangor to Pen-y-Pass via Llanberis are again extended to operate to Pen-y-Pass on the 'alternate' half-hour to the "S1" giving a minimum summer headway of "every 30 minutes" from Llanberis
    This is augmented by exrea "S5" "shuttle journeys" at peak timss, giving a bus every 15 minutes along the busy "core" section

    The level of "S3" Sherpa journeys along the western side of Snowdon is increased to hourly
with the last 1902 summer return journey from Beddgelert reinstated

    The level of "S4" Sherpa journeys along the Nant Gwynant pass has again been increased to basically hourly BUT BEWARE alternate journeys DO NOT OPERATE ON LOCAL SCHOOL DAYS - see journeys headed "S+GSH" against a white background for details
    Most journeys are extended to Morfa Bychan on both weekdys and Sundays

    All the additional "S5" "Park and Ride" journeys which were SUSPENDED for the winter are reinstated

    The level of the "T10" Traws-Cymru service (serving Tryfam - Llyn Ogwen) is considerably increased - especially at weekends - BUT this does not start until Sunday 24th March - one day later than the Sherpas

    The very limited "19" bus service from Llandudno along the Conwy Valley continues unaltered with the last direct return journey from Betws-y-Coed STILL at 1520 - with later slower journeys via the Ogwen pass
    Several outward journeys involve nearly an hour's wait at Betws-y-Coed - time for a 'cuppa'
    These are augmented by trains on the scenic 'Conwy Valley Railway Line

SUMMER WEEKDAY TRIPS from BEDDGELERT
all year round Gwynfor Coaches "S1" Sherpa mid-winter	by	"S4" Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert Gwynfor Coaches Sherpa "S4" Beddgelert - 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

REMEMBER..........
Due to so many last-minute changes to the various services in the area, unfortunately many official websites (including the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show journeys which have either been "CHANGED" or sometimes even "WITHDRAWN"
Where known, these are also included below as a warning - to help avoid you being caught out !!!

Please bookmark and revisit nearer the time to check if there have been any further known changes since your last visit to this page

Journeys shown on this website with a "strike through" line are still operating, BUT it is NO LONGER possible to get a (bus) connection back to the start location of the page - eg

~~1234~~

Throughout Snowdonia there are unfortunately numerous cases of "sub-standard" connections which are NOT recognised by the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner" (as they are less than 5 minutes) - eg

08.35 08.32

or

18.10 18.10

Although this website strongly advises you NOT to 'chance' them..........
..........they are included to draw your attention to the fact that if everything is 'spot on time' and you are "very quick" - it can sometimes get you to your destination considerably earlier

This "unofficial" website attempts to show what is available..... and to encourage greater use of the network
also includes some suggested "trips round Snowdonia - without your car"

Snowdon Sherpa
Mondays to Saturdays from 23rd March to 2nd November 2024 except Public Holidays Good Friday 29th March Easter Monday 1st April Early Spring Holiday Monday 6th May Late Spring Holiday Monday 27th May and Late Summer Holiday Monday 26th August
see VERY important note above
*Click here for suggested* Sunday and Public Holiday itineraries**
"Trips round Snowdonia - without your car" from Beddgelert Summer is an ideal time for a longer day out to visit Snowdonia with extra connecting Sherpas at Pen-y-Pass and a later return journey from there at 1833 "S4" journeys to Porthmadog are extended to Morfa Bychan via Borth-y-Gest and there are additional journeys through the Nant Gwynant Pass on Saturdays also local School Holidays
Please note specially - at this time of the year the last return weekday Sherpa buses to Beddgelert are as follows...... Pen-y-Pass to Beddgelert (S4) - depart 18.33 Betws-y-Coed to Beddgelert (S1-S4) - connection departs 1803 (change at Pen-y-Pass) Capel Curig to Beddgelert (S1-S4) - connection departs 1815 (change at Pen-y-Pass) Bethesda to Beddgelert (T10-S1-S4) - connection departs 1627 (change at Capel Curig and Pen-y-Pass) Llyn Ogwen to Beddgelert (T10-S1-S4) - connection departs 1636 (change at Capel Curig and Pen-y-Pass) Llanberis to Beddgelert (S1-S4) - connection departs 1802 (change at Pen-y-Pass) Nant Gwynant to Beddgelert (S4) - depart 18.44 Caernarfon to Beddgelert (S3) - depart 1822 Llanberis to Beddgelert (S1-S3) - connection departs 1750 (change at Caernarfon) Snowdon Ranger to Beddgelert (S3) - depart 1842 Rhyd Ddu to Beddgelert (S3) - depart 1844 Morfa Bychan to Beddgelert (S4) - depart 17.12 Borth-y-Gest to Beddgelert (S4) - depart 17.18 Porthmadog to Beddgelert (S4) - depart 17.30 Green - all Sherpa services Gold - partially *non*-Sherpa services
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

BETWS-Y-COED
via Nant Gwynant Pass, Pen-y-Pass, the Twin Lakes, Capel Curig and the Swallow Falls
stopping off for morning coffee, lunch and/or tea to suit yourself

see important note above

Purchase a £6.50 "1 bws" (one bus) Day Ticket to cover ALL journeys - as well as other North Wales connecting journeys to/from Snowdonia
from the driver of your first Sherpa or non-Sherpa bus

Outward

S+GSH

Beddgelert

09.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

13.00

14.00

15.00

17.00

Beddgelert

Nant Gwynant Watkin (S)

09.05

10.05

11.05

12.05

13.05

14.05

15.05

17.05

Nant Gwynant Watkin (S)

Pen-y-Pass (S)

09.22

09.30

10.22

10.30

11.22

11.30

12.22

12.30

13.22

13.30

14.22

14.30

15.22

15.30

17.22

Pen-y-Pass (S)

Betws-y-Coed

09.55

10.55

11.55

12.55

13.55

14.55

15.55

Betws-y-Coed

Return

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 ##

S+GSH

Betws-y-Coed

13.03

14.03

15.03

16.03

17.03

18.03

Betws-y-Coed

Pen-y-Pass (S)

09.33

13.25

13.33

14.25

14.33

15.25

15.33

16.25

16.33

17.25

17.33

18.25

18.33

Pen-y-Pass (S)

Nant Gwynant (S)

09.44

13.44

14.44

15.44

16.44

17.44

18.44

Nant Gwynant (S)

Beddgelert

09.55

13.55

14.55

15.55

16.55

17.55

18.55

Beddgelert

- Sherpa journey operated by

* - the destination of this "S1" Sherpa is "Caernarfon"
# - the destination of this "S4" Sherpa is "Borth-y-Gest" ## - the destination of this "S4" Sherpa is "Porthmadog"
-- the destination indicator on the front of the bus may show "Beddgelert" or "Porthmadog" or Morfa Bychan or Black Roak Sands (sometimes changing en-route)
- in all cases there is always only ONE bus so make sure you are not left behind !!!

GSch - Gwynedd School Days only S+GSH - Saturdays also Gwynedd School Holidays only
- confirm dates locally before setting out

(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

LLANBERIS
via Nant Gwynant Pass, Pen-y-Pass and the Llanberis Pass
stopping off for morning coffee, lunch and/or tea to suit yourself

see important note above

Outward

S+GSH

Beddgelert

09.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

13.00

14.00

17.00

Beddgelert

Nant Gwynant Watkin (S)

09.05

10.05

11.05

12.05

13.05

14.05

17.05

Nant Gwynant Watkin (S)

Pen-y-Pass (S)

09.22

09.30

10.22

10.30

11.22

11.30

12.22

12.30

13.22

13.30

14.22

14.30

17.22

Pen-y-Pass (S)

Llanberis Maes Padarn (S)

09.50

10.50

11.50

12.50

13.50

14.50

Llanberis Maes Padarn (S)

Llanberis Joe Brown

09.55

10.55

11.55

12.55

13.55

14.55

Llanberis Joe Brown

Return

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 #

S1 *

S4 ##

S+GSH

Llanberis Joe Brown

13.02

14.02

15.02

16.02

17.02

18.02

Llanberis Joe Brown

Llanberis Interchange

13.10

14.10

15.10

16.10

17.10

18.10

Llanberis Interchange

Pen-y-Pass (S)

09.33

13.25

13.33

14.25

14.33

15.25

15.33

16.25

16.33

17.25

17.33

18.25

18.33

Pen-y-Pass (S)

Nant Gwynant (S)

09.44

13.44

14.44

15.44

16.44

17.44

18.44

Nant Gwynant (S)

Beddgelert

09.55

13.55

14.55

15.55

16.55

17.55

18.55

Beddgelert

- Sherpa journey operated by

* - the destination of this "S1" Sherpa is "Caernarfon"
# - the destination of this "S4" Sherpa is "Morfa Bychan" ## - the destination of this "S4" Sherpa is "Porthmadog"
-- the destination indicator on the front of the bus may show "Beddgelert" or "Porthmadog" or Morfa Bychan or Black Roak Sands (sometimes changing en-route)
- in all cases there is always only ONE bus so make sure you are not left behind !!!

GSch - Gwynedd School Days only S+GSH - Saturdays also Gwynedd School Holidays only
- confirm dates locally before setting out

(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

CAERNARFON
via Rhyd Ddu, Quellen Lake and Waunfawr

see important note above

Outward

Return

Beddgelert

07.52

09.02

10.02

11.02

12.02

13.02

14.02

Caernarfon

12.22

13.22

14.22

15.22 $

16.22

17.22

18.22

Rhyd Ddu (S)

07.59

09.09

10.09

11.09

12.09

13.09

14.09

Snowdon Ranger (S)

12.42

13.42

14.42

15.42 $

16.42

17.42

18.42

Snowdon Ranger (S)

08.02

09.12

10.12

11.12

12.12

13.12

14.12

Rhyd Ddu (S)

12.44

13.44

14.44

15.44 $

16.44

17.44

18.44

Caernarfon

08.24

09.34

10.34

11.34

12.34

13.34

14.34

Beddgelert

12.55

13.55

14.55

15.55 $

16.55

17.55

18.55

- Sherpa journey operated by

(S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon

$ - on local (Caernarfon) School Days departs 1526, calls at the school and then runs correspondingly later throughout

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

PORTHMADOG or MORFA BYCHAN (for Black Rock Sands)
via the Aberglaslyn pass

see important note above

	Outward

	S4	S4	S4	S4	S4	S4	S4	S4
			S+GSH		S+GSH		S+GSH
Beddgelert	08.00	10.00	11.00	12.00	13.00	14.00	15.00	16.00	Beddgelert
Porthmadog	08.27	10.27	11.27	12.27	13.27	14.27	15.27	16.27	Porthmadog
Borth-y-Gest	08.34	10.34	11.34	12.34	13.34	14.34	15.34	16.34	Borth-y-Gest
Morfa Bychan	08.43	10.43	11.43	12.43	13.43	14.43	15.43	16.43	Morfa Bychan

Return

S+GSH

Motfa Bychan

10.12

11.12

12.12

13.12

14.12

15.12

16.12

17.12

Motfa Bychan

Borth-y-Gest

10.18

11.18

12.18

13.18

14.18

15.19

16.18

17.18

Borth-y-Gest

Porthmadog

10.30

11.30

12.30

13.30

14.30

15.30

16.30

17.30

Porthmadog

Beddgelert

10.57

11.57

12.57

13.57

14.57

15.57

16.57

17.57

Beddgelert

- Sherpa journey operated by

GSch - Gwynedd School Days only S+GSH - Saturdays also Gwynedd School Holidays only
- confirm dates locally before setting out

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 Caernarfon, Llanberis and Pen-y-Pass
Summary Timetable
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
stop off for morning coffee, lunch and/or tea to suit yourself

see important note above

later summer only journeys

S1 *

S+GSH

Beddgelert

07.52

09.02

10.02

11.02

12.02

13.02

14.02

15.02

16.02 $

17.02

Beddgelert

Caernarfon

08.24

08.40

09.34

09.40

10.34

10.40

11.34

11.40

12.34

12.40

13.34

13.40

14.34

14.40

15.34

15.40

16.34 $

16.40

17.34

17.40

Caernarfon

Llanberis Joe Brown

09.02

10.02

11.02

12.02

13.02

14.02

15.02

16.02

17.02

18.02

Llanberis Joe Brown

Llanberis Interchange

09.10

10.10

11.10

12.10

13.10

14.10

15.10

16.10

17.10

18.10

Llanberis Interchange

Pen-y-Pass

09.25

09.33

10.25

10.33

11.25

11.33

12.25

12.33

13.25

13.33

14.25

14.33

15.25

15.33

16.25

16.33

17.25

17.33

18.25

18.33

Pen-y-Pass

Beddgelert

09.55

10.55

11.55

12.55

13.55

14.55

15.55

16.55

17.55

18.55

Beddgelert

- Sherpa journey operated by

* the destination of this "S1" Sherpa is "Betws-y-Coed" $ - on local (Caernarfon) School Days departs 1612 and runs 10 minutes later throughout

GSch - Gwynedd School Days only S+GSH - Saturdays also Gwynedd School Holidays only
- confirm dates locally before setting out

Pen-y-Pass --- time for a short walk on the foothills of Snowdon

along the Miners Path towards

Llyn Glaslyn (and 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

CIRCULAR TRIP ROUND SNOWDON
anticlockwise - via Pen-y-Pass, Llanberis and Caernarfon
Summary Timetable
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
stop off for morning coffee, lunch and/or tea to suit yourself

see important note above

S+GSH

Beddgelert

09.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

13.00

14.00

15.00

16.00

17.00

Beddgelert

Pen-y-Pass

09.22

09.30

10.22

10.30

11.22

11.30

12.22

12.30

13.22

13.30

14.22

14.30

15.22

15 30

16.22

16.30

17.22

17.30

Pen-y-Pass

Llanberis Maes Peris

09.50

10.50

11.50

12.50

13.50

14.50

15 50

16.50

17 50

Llanberis Maes Peris

Caernarfon

10.17

10.22

11.17

11.22

12.17

12.22

13.17

13.22

14.17

14.22

15.17

15.22 $

16.17

16.22

17.17

17.22

18.17

18.22

Caernarfon

Beddgelert

10.55

11.55

12.55

13.55

14.55

15.55 $

16.55

17.55

18.55

Beddgelert

- Sherpa journey operated by

$ - on local (Caernarfon) School Days departs 1526, calls at the school and then runs correspondingly later throughout

GSch - Gwynedd School Days only S+GSH - Saturdays also Gwynedd School Holidays only
- confirm dates locally before setting out

Pen-y-Pass --- time for a short walk on the foothills of Snowdon

along the Miners Path towards

Llyn Glaslyn (and 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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Bangor - Llyn Ogwen - Betws-y-Coed
Bangor - Capel Curig - Llanberis
Bangor - Snowdonia (via Llanberis)
Barmouth - Snowdonia (via Porthmadog)
Betws-y-Coed - Llyn Ogwen - Bangor
Betws-y-Coed - Pen-y-Pass - Llanberis - Caernarfon
Betws-y-Coed - Llandudno (connections)
Betws-y-Coed - Pen-y-Pass - Porthmadog
Caernarfon - Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass - Betws-y-Coed
Caernarfon/Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Llanberis
Caernarfon - Beddgelert - Porthmadog
Llanberis Pass --- Park and Ride
Llanberis - Capel Curig - Bangor
Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass - Betws-y-Coed
Llanberis - Beddgelert - Caernarfon/Porthmadog
Llandudno/Colwyn Bay - Betws-y-Coed (connections)
Llandudno - Snowdonia (via Betws-y-Coed)
Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Caernarfon
Porthmadog/Caernarfon - Beddgelert - Llanberis
Porthmadog - Pen-y-Pass - Betws-y-Coed
Pwllheli - Snowdonia (via Porthmadog)
Snowdonia - Bangor (via Llanberis)
Snowdonia - Barmouth (via Porthmadog)
Snowdonia - Llandudno (via Betws-y-Coed or Caernarfon)
Snowdonia - Pwllheli (via Porthmadog)

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
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
Porthmadog area to Llanberis
Llanberis area to Porthmadog area

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