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PERIOD HAVE RE-COMMENCED (the majority from Monday 12th April 2021) The extra summer "S2" journeys which were withdrawn for winter 2020-2021 are re-instated in virtually the same times..........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 "

from the Conwy Valley to the mountains of Snowdonia SUMMER WEEKDAY TRIPS from BETWS-Y-COED all year round       Gwynfor Coaches "S2" Sherpa     mid-winter       by       "S4" Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert     Gwynfor Coaches Sherpa       "S97" Beddgelert - Porthmadog These trips also depart SWALLOW FALLS approximately seven minutes later also CAPEL CURIG approximately twelve minutes later

B E W A R E ....................... !!! Car Parking in Snowdonia is very limited and can be VERY expensive even if a space can be found (Parking your car on one of the many "clearways" is illegal and you will get a hefty fine !) The alternative is to leave your car behind and use the Snowdon Sherpa Bus network It is possible to make a day trip round Snowdonia from Betws-y-Coed every day throughout the year (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day) Suggested itineraries are shown below and all the trips featured can all be done for just £6.80 using a "Red Rover" (gives you maximum flexibility in case you want to change your plans en-route #) Purchase your ticket from the driver of your first bus # - some suggested trips can be done with a cheaper ticket if you stick to the services shown - see individual options below    STOP PRESS     An intense "S6" service (excluding the basic journeys) operated over the Easter weekend and it is planned to also apply over other "School Holiday weeknds"     REMEMBER..........     Unfortunately,  many official websites (including the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show journeys which have either been "WITHDRAWN" or are currently "SUSPENDED"     These are also included below as a warning - to help you avoid being caught out !!!     Please bookmark this page and revisit nearer the time to see if there have been any changes or further SUSPENSIONS from the limited official information when this page was last updated     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      Please bookmark and re-visit this page nearer the time to check if there have been any further changes This "unofficial" website attempts to show what is available and to encourage greater also 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 - 12th 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

Click here for suggested Sunday and Public Holiday itineraries from Betws-y-Coed

"Trips round Snowdonia - without your car" from Betws-y-Coed Summer is an ideal time for a longer day out to visit Snowdonia with more frequent and later Sherpas back to Betws-y-Coed

Please note specially - at this time of the year the last return weekday Sherpa buses to Betws-y-Coed at are as follows......  Llanberis Joe Brown to Betws-y-Coed (S2) - depart 17.50 Llanberis Interchange to Betws-y-Coed (S2) - depart 17.55 Caernarfon to Betws-y-Coed (88-S2) - connection departs 1640  (change at Llanberis) an alternative connection is available at 1530 via Beddgelert Beddgelert to Betws-y-Coed (S4-88-S2) - connection departs 1600  (change at Caernarfon and Llanberis) Pen-y-Pass to Betws-y-Coed (S2) - depart 18.10 Porthmadog to Betws-y-Coed (S97-S4 S2) - connection departs 1720  (change at en-y-Pass) Caernarfon to Betws-y-Coed (S4-S2) - connection departs 1530  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Snowdon Ranger to Betws-y-Coed (S4-S2) - connection departs 1555  (change at Pen-y-Pass)   $$$ Rhyd Ddu to Betws-y-Coed (S4-S2) - connection departs 1557  (change at Pen-y-Pass)   $$$ (a later 'S4-5C-5-19' connection is available at 1843 via Caernarfon and Conway) Beddgelert to Betws-y-Coed (S4-S2) - connection departs 1745  (change at Pen-y-Pass) (a later 'S4-5C-5-19' connection is available at 1835 via Caernarfon and Conway) Nant Gwynant (Watkin) to Betws-y-Coed (S4-S2) - connection departs 1750  (change at Pen-y-Pass)   $$$ (a later 'S4-5C-5-19' connection is available at 1825 via Caernarfon and Conway) Penygwryd to Betws-y-Coed (S2) - depart 18.12 Capel Curig to Betws-y-Coed (S2) - depart 18.20 Bangor to Betws-y-Coed (S6-S2) - connection departs 1345** on SATURDAYS ONLY  (change at Capel Curig) Bethesda to Betws-y-Coed (S6-S2) - connection departs 1405** on SATURDAYS ONLY  (change at Capel Curig) Llyn Ogwen to Betws-y-Coed (S6-S2) - connection departs 1415** on SATURDAYS ONLY  (change at Capel Curig) Llandudno to Betws-y-Coed (19) - temporary last departure 20.45 Conwy to Betws-y-Coed (19) - temporary last departure 21.04 Green - all Sherpa journeys       Gold - partially or fully non-Sherpa services $$$ - the timings at these locations are "official" estimates.......... - you are STRONGLY advised to arrive in plenty of time (as Sherpas have been observed passing early !!!) * click "here" for details of the EXTRA "S6" Sherpa 'hourly' journeys OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND

Click here if you want to climb Snowdon or here if you want to climb Tryfan

Suggested itinerary latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

BEDDGELERT  for   CAERNARFON   and   PORTHMADOG via Swallow Falls,  the Twin Lakes,  Nant Gwynant pass also Llyn Quellyn or the Aberglaslyn pass stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
Purchase a "Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5 from the driver of your first "S2 Sherpa to cover the trip to Beddgelert,  Caernarfon or Porthmadog or a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first Sherpa if you might want to use the alternative later non-Sherpa back
see important note above  Why not return from Caernarfon at 1330 or Porthmadog at 1345 and spend the afternoon in Beddgelert ?  Time for a walk alongside the river in the Aberglaslyn Pass or to visit Gelert's grave  then join the 1612 or 1745 "S4" Sherpa home ?
	Outward												Return
																													alternative later journey
	S2*	S4-S97 ##	S4		S2*	S4	S97		S2*	S4-S97 ##			S97	S4	S2		S97	S4	S2		S97	S97	S4	S2		S4-S97 ###	S2		88-S2
Betws-y-Coed *	09.10	-	-		11.10	-	-		13.40	-		Porthmadog	1130	-	-		1130	-	-		1345	1520	-	-		17.20	-		-
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	09.35	10.05	-		11.35	12.20	-		14.05	14.30		Caernarfon	|	11.15	-		|	13.30	-		|	|	15.30 +	-		|	-		1640
Nant Gwynant Watkin (S)	-	10.20	-		-	12.35	-		-	14.45		Rhyd Ddu (S)	|	11.37	-		|	13.52	-		|	|	15.57	-		|	-		| | via Llanberis arrive 1707 depart 1750 | | \|/
Beddgelert	-	10.30	1150		-	12.45	1315		-	14.55		Beddgelert	1148	11.55	-		1148	14.10	-		1409	1544	16.12	-		17.45	-
Rhyd Ddu (S)	-	|	1203		-	12.53	|		-	|		Nant Gwynant Watkin (S)	-	12.00	-		-	14.15	-		-	-	16.17	-		17.50	-
Caernarfon	-	|	1225		-	13.15	|		-	|		Pen-y-Pass (S)	-	12.15	12.25		-	14.30	14.55		-	-	16.32	16.50		18.05	18.10
Porthmadog	-	10.55	-		-	-	1340		-	15.13		Betws-y-Coed	-	-	12.47		-	-	15.17		-	-	-	17.12		-	19.32		1832
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - the "S2" Sherpa starts from "platform 2" which is outside Betws-y-Coed railway station     and also picks up on the main road at the church,  the bridge and the pottery,  then Swallow Falls and Capel Curig --- Sherpa destination is Llanberis     + - starts five minutes later on non-School Days      ## - the destination indicator on the front of this direct "S4-S97" Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass may display "Beddgelert" or "Porthmadog" (sometimes changing en-route)      ### - the destination indicator on the front of this direct "S4-S97" Sherpa from Porthmadog may display "Beddgelert" or "Pen-y-Pass" and the route number "S97" or "S4" (sometimes changing en-route)     - but in all cases there is only one bus so DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND
(S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon
"88-S2" - alternative later partially non-Sherpa journey via Llanberis - the £6.80 "Red Rover" day ticket is valid on these journeys
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 either the Nant Gwynant or the the Llanberis pass * stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself * if you would like to go out one route and return the other (ie go right round Snolwdon) - click here for clockwise or here for anti-clockwise
Purchase a "Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5 if you ONLY intend to use the Sherpas or a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first Sherpa to cover the COMPLETE trip to Caernarfon using the Gwynfor "88" connection
see important note above
	Outward															Return
																									last 'all-year-round' return journey				later Summer only journey
	S2*	88		S2*	88		S2*	88		S2*		S2*	88			88	S2		88	S2		88	S2		S4	88	S2		88	S2
Betws-y-Coed *	09.10	-		10.10	-		11.10	-		12.10		13.40	-		Caernarfon	1200	-		1400	-		1500	-		15.30 +	1600 direct bus with -drawn	-		1640	-
Pen-y-Pass (S)	09.35	-		10.35	-		11.35	-		12.35		14.05	-		Beddgelert	|	-		|	-		|	-		16.12		-		|	-
Llanberis (S) Maes Padarn	09.45	1000		10.45	1130		11.45	1230		12.45		14.20	1430		Llanberis Joe Brown	|	13.30		|	14.30		|	15.30		|		16.30		|	17.50
Llanberis Joe Brown	-	1002		-	1132		-	1232		-		-	1432		Llanberis (S) Interchange	1227	13.35		1422	14.35		1527	15.35		|		16.35		1707	17.55
Beddgelert	-	|		-	|		-	|		-		-	|		Pen-y-Pass (S)	-	13.55		-	14.55		-	15.50		16.32	>>>>>>>	16.50		-	18.10
Caernarfon	-	1025		-	1155		-	1155		-		-	1455		Betws-y-Coed	-	14.17		-	15.17		-	16.12		-	-	17.12		-	18.32
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - the "S2" Sherpa starts from "platform 2" which is outside Betws-y-Coed railway station     and also picks up on the main road at the church,  the bridge and the pottery,  then Swallow Falls and Capel Curig --- Sherpa destination is Llanberis     + - starts five minutes later on non-School Days
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

LLYN OGWEN   or   BETHESDA via Capel Curig and the Ogwen Valley Pass stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself

see important note above

Purchase a " Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5 from the driver of your first Sherpa to cover the COMPLETE trip to Llyn Ogwen (Tryfan) or Bethesda or Bangor

Outward   School Term Weekends   School Holiday Weekends  $       Sat   Sat   Sat   Sat   Sat   Sat   Sat S2* S2* S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 Llanrwst 08.55 - - - 08.55 - - - - - - - - - - - Llanrwst Betws-y-Coed 09.10 10.10 11.10 - 09.10 - 10.10 - 11.10 - 12.10 - 13.40 - 14.40 - Betws-y-Coed Capel Curig 09.22 10.22 11.22 11.55 09.22 10.09 10.22 11.09 11.22 12.09 12.22 13.09 13.52 14.09 14.52 15.09 Capel Curig Llyn Ogwen Car Park  (T) - - - 12.05 - 10.17 - 11.17 - 12.17 - 13.17 - 14.17 - 15.17 Llyn Ogwen Car Park  (T) Bethesda - - - 12.15 - 10.27 - 11.27 - 12.27 - 13.27 - 14.27 - 15.27 Bethesda Bangor - - - 12.30 - 10.56 - 11.56 - 12.56 - 13.56 - 14.56 - 15.56 Bangor   Return   School Term Weekends   School Holiday Weekends  $ Sat         Sat   Sat Sat   Sat   Sat   Sat   Sat   S6 S2 S2 S2 S2 S6 S2 S6 S6 S2 S6 S2 S6 S2 S6 S2 S6 S2 Bangor 13.45 - - - - 11.00 - 12.00 13.00 - 14.00 - 15.00 - 16.00 - 17.00 - Bangor Bethesda 14.05 - - - - 11.30 - 12.30 13.30 - 14.30 - 15.30 - 16.30 - 17.30 - Bethesda Llyn Ogwen Car Park (T) 14.15 - - - - 11.40 - 12.40 13.40 - 14.40 - 15.40 - 16.40 - 17.40 - Llyn Ogwen Car Park (T) Capel Curig 14.25 15.05 16.00 17.00 18.20 11.48 12.35 12.48 13.48 14.05 14.48 15.05 15.48 16.00 16.48 17.00 17.48 18.20 Capel Curig Betws-y-Coed - 15.17 16.12 17.12 18.32 - 12.47 - - 14.17 - 15.17 - 16.12 - 17.12 - 18.32 Betws-y-Coed Llanrwst - 15.38 - - - - - - - - - 15.38 - - - - - - Llanrwst 08.55 - Sherpa journey     * - the "S2" Sherpa starts from "platform 2" which is outside Betws-y-Coed railway station     and also picks up on the main road at the church,  the bridge and the pottery,  then Swallow Falls and Capel Curig --- Sherpa destination is Llanberis     Sat - Saturdays only     $ - according to the Gwynedd 'CC website - Summer Holiday Weekends means..........     .........." operates during school holidays and Bank Holidays: (April 10 and 11; May 1, 2 and 3; May 29, 30 and 31; June 5 and 6; every Saturday and Sunday from 17 July) "     (T) - Sherpa stop for start of path up Tryfan       latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto     BEWARE - many bus stop displays have NOT yet been updated   -   also buses have been "observed" passing INTERMEDIATE locations considerably earlier than some official "gestimates" - you are stongly advised to arrive at least FIVE minutes before the advertised intermediate times

CIRCULAR   TRIP   ROUND   SNOWDON clockwise - via Beddgelert,  Caernarfon  and  Llanberis 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
															later summer journey
	S2*	S97	S4		S2*	S4	88	S2		S4	88	S2	S2		S2	S4	S4	88	S2
Betws-y-Coed *	09.10	-	-		11.10	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		13.40	-	-	-	-	Betws-y-Coed *
Pen-y-Pass	09.35	10.05	-		11.35	12.20	-	-		-	-	-	-		14.05	14.30	-	-	-	Pen-y-Pass
Beddgelert	-	10.30	11.50		-	12.45	-	-		14.15	-	-	-		-	14.55	16.00	-	-	Beddgelert
Caernarfon	-	-	12.20		-	13.15	14.00	-		14.45	15.00	-	-		-	-	16.30	16.40	-	Caernarfon
Llanberis Joe Brown	-	-	-		-	-	|	14.30		-	|	15.30	16.30		-	-	-	|	17.50	Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	-	-	-		-	-	14.22	14.35		-	15.27	15.35	16.35		-	-	-	17.07	17.55	Llanberis Interchange
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	-		-	-	-	15.17		-	-	16.12	17.12		-	-	-	-	18.32	Betws-y-Coed
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - the "S2" Sherpa starts from "platform 2" which is outside Betws-y-Coed railway station     and also picks up on the main road at the church,  the bridge and the pottery,  then Swallow Falls and Capel Curig --- Sherpa destination is Llanberis
14.00 - non-Sherpa connecting services - special cheap Sherpa tickets NOT valid on these journeys
	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

CIRCULAR   TRIP   ROUND   SNOWDON anti-clockwise - via Llanberis,  Caernarfon  and  Beddgelert stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
see important note above
Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE trip
	S2*	88	S4	S2		S2*	88	S4		S2*	88	S4	S2		S2*		S2*	88	S4	S2		S4	S2
Betws-y-Coed *	09.10	-	-	-		10.10	-	-		11.10	-	-	-		12.10		13.40	-	-	-		-	-	Betws-y-Coed *
Llanberis	09.45	10.00	-	-		10.45	11.30	-		11.45	12.30	-	-		12.45		14.20	14.30	-	-		-	-	Llanberis
Caernarfon	-	10.25	11.15	-		-	11.55	12.30		-	12.55	13.30	-		-		-	11.55	15.30 #	-		-	-	Caernarfon
Beddgelert	-	-	11.55	-		-	-	13.08		-	-	14.10	-		-		-	-	16.12	-		17.45	-	Beddgelert
Pen-y-Pass	-	-	12.15	12.25		-	-	====		-	-	14.30	14.55		-		-	-	16.32	16.50		18.05	18.10	Pen-y-Pass
Betws-y-Coed	-	-	-	12.47		-	-	-		-	-	-	15.17		-		-	-	-	17.12		-	18.32	Betws-y-Coed
09.10 - Sherpa journey     * - the "S2" Sherpa starts from "platform 2" which is outside Betws-y-Coed railway station     and also picks up on the main road at the church,  the bridge and the pottery,  then Swallow Falls and Capel Curig --- Sherpa destination is Llanberis     # - starts five minutes later on non-School Days
10.00 - non-Sherpa connecting services - special cheap Sherpa tickets NOT valid on these journeys
	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)
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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