LATEST     Early September 2021     There are further changes to the weekday connecting "88" service between Caernarfon and Llanberis commencing Monday 6th September     Make sure you are aware of these latest changes before you set out

from the Conwy Valley to the mountains of Snowdonia AUTUMN 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 timings are shown below and all the trips featured can all be done for just £5.70 using a "1bws (one bus)" Day Rover which is valid all day on any bus in the area - this gives you the flexibility to change your mind if you suddenly decide to go elsewhere or stop off en-route ! (Purchase from the driver of your first bus) (alternatively a slightly cheaper "Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5.......... .......... BUT THAT IS ONLY VALID ON GWYNFOR SHERPA JOURNEYS)     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the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show journeys which have either been "CHANGED" or sometimes even "WITHDRAWN"     Where known,  these are also included below as a warning - to help avoid you being caught out !!!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      Thrughout 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 12.45 12.45     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 - 6th September 2021  until further notice

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 Autumn is an ideal time to see the views after the trees shed their leaves and all the summer crowds have gone !

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 1505 and 1640  (change at Llanberis) an alternative connection is available at 1530 via Beddgelert a later connection is available at 1745 via Bangor and the Ogwen Valley 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 a later 'S2-5C-5-19' connection is available at 1905 via Caernarfon and Conway 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)   $$$ a later 'S4-5C-5-19' connection is available at 1825 via Caernarfon and Conway Penygwryd to Betws-y-Coed (S2) - depart 18.12 Capel Curig to Betws-y-Coed (S2) - depart 18.20 a later non-Sherpa "T10" journey departs at 1901 Bangor to Betws-y-Coed (T10) - depart 18.23 Bethesda to Betws-y-Coed (T10) - depart 18.45 Llyn Ogwen (Tryfan) to Betws-y-Coed (T10) - depart 18.53 Llandudno to Betws-y-Coed (19) - depart 20.45,  22.50 Conwy to Betws-y-Coed (19) - depart 21.04,  23.09 Green - all Sherpa journeys       Gold - partially or fully non-Sherpa services $$$ - 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 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 £5.70 "1bws (one bus) day ticket" to cover ALL journeys (alternatively a "Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5  BUT THAT IS ONLY VALID ON GWYNFOR SHERPA JOURNEYS) from the driver of your first bus
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 £5.70 "1bws (one bus) day ticket" to cover ALL journeys (alternatively a "Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5  BUT THAT IS ONLY VALID ON GWYNFOR SHERPA JOURNEYS) from the driver of your first bus
see important note above
	Outward																	Return
																								last 'all-year-round' return journey				later Summer only journey			alternatine late connection
	S2*	88		S2*	88		S2*	S4	88		S2*	88		S2*	88			88	S2		88	S2		S4	88	S2		88	S2		5C-T10
Betws-y-Coed *	09.10	-		10.10	-		11.10	-	-		12.10	-		13.40	-		Caernarfon	1400	-		connect -ion suspen -ded	-		15.30 +	1505	-		1640	-		1745
Pen-y-Pass (S)	09.35	-		10.35	-		11.35	12.20	-		12.35	-		14.05	-		Beddgelert	|	-			-		16.12	|	-		|	-		via Bangor bus station arrive 1817 depart 1828
Llanberis (S) Maes Padarn	09.45	1010		10.45	1140		11.45	>>>|>>>	1245		12.45	connect -ion suspen -ded		14.20	1430		Llanberis Joe Brown	|	14.30			15.30		|	|	16.30		|	17.50
Llanberis Joe Brown	-	1015		-	1145		-	|	1250		-			-	1435		Llanberis (S) Interchange	1424	14.35			15.35		|	1532	16.35		1707	17.55
Beddgelert	-	|		-	|		-	12.45	|		-			-	|		Pen-y-Pass (S)	-	14.55		-	15.50		16.32	>>>>>>>	16.50		-	18.10
Caernarfon	-	1039		-	1209		-	13.15	1314		-			-	1459		Betws-y-Coed	-	15.17		-	16.12		-	-	17.12		-	18.32		1915
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
12.15 - TEMPORARY "88" connections
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 In addition to the WEEKEND ONLY Sherpa connections at Capel Curig (see below).......... ..........a new DAILY direct two-hourly TrawsCymru "T10" service is also now available click here for details Unless you are only making a short single journey,  you are advised to purchase a new £5.70 "1bws" (one bus) day ticket from the driver of your first bus REMEMBER this ticket is ALSO valid on ALL bus services in the area,   so it is the most economical way to travel especially if you want to break your journey en-route and continue on or return by an "S6" and/or "S2" Sherpa journey

The "S6" journeys shown below ONLY operate at weekends and the level of service reduces during School Term periods 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 --- PROVIDING you stick to Sherpa journeys

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 £5.70 "1bws (one bus) day ticket" to cover ALL journeys from the driver of your first bus
see important note above
																later summer journey
	S2*	S97	S4	88		S2*	S4	88	S2	S2		S4	88	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	-	-	13.15	13.15		-	13.15	14.00	-	-		14.45	15.05	-		-	-	16.30	16.40	-	Caernarfon
Llanberis Joe Brown	-	-	-	|		-	-	|	14.30	15.30		-	|	16.30		-	-	-	|	17.50	Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	-	-	-	13.42		-	-	14.24	14.35	15.35		-	15.32	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

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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 £5.70 "1bws (one bus) day ticket" to cover ALL journeys from the driver of your first bus
	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	10.10	-	-		10.45	11.40	-		11.45	12.45	-	-		12.45	14.20	14.30	-	-		-	-	Llanberis
Caernarfon	-	10.39	11.15	>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>			12.09	12.30		-	13.14	13.30	-		-	-	14.59	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
11.40 - 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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