VERY IMPORTANT
    Owing to the Snowdonia National Park being CLOSED due to the Coronavirus pandemic..........
    ..........the Sherpa services along with most connections shown below have been WITHDRAWN until further notice

Please DO NOT ATTEMPT
to visit the area

    Note the few remaining local bus services in the Conwy CC and Gwynedd CC areas are now for "essential"
(as advised by HM Government) journeys ONLY
AND NOT FOR TOURISTS !

LATEST..........
    The Welsh Highland Railway 2020 summer season starts before the end of the winter Sherpa timetable
    The "connections" shown below are based on the winter 2019-2020 period and as such are liable to minor changes from the start to the summer Sherpa timetable in early-April

Please bookmark and re-visit this page nearer the time for confirmation
and to check if there have been any further changes

  B E W A R E ....................... !!!

Car Parking in Snowdonia is very limited and can be expensive if a space can be found
This is especially so at Caernarfon, Beddgelert and Porthmadog

The alternative is to leave your car behind and use the
Arriva "5-5C" and "X5-5C" through buses
which connect from Llandudno (via the North Wales Coast road) with the
Welsh Highland Railway at Caernarfon

At the other end of the line the Ffestiniog Railway and Arriva "3B" weekday buses
and the Llew Jones "1S" Sunday buses link for Blaenau Ffestiniog where
Conwy Valley trains and Llew Jones "X19" buses
connect back to Llandudno on both weekdays and Sundays

Alternatively use the Snowdon Sherpa Bus network
which connects with the
Welsh Highland Railway at Beddgelert from the North Wales Coast
via Betws-y-Coed, Pen-y-Pass and the scenic Nant Gwynant pass

Please note the Welsh Highland Railway does not run every day
outside the main Summer period
nor does every train run on the dates the railway is open

You are strongly advised to first consult the official WHRly website to confirm
the train(s) you want are actually scheduled to run on the date of your
proposed visit then use the timetable below to find the times of the connecting
Snowdon Sherpa or other bus(es)

Connections from Llandudno via the Ffestiniog Railway from Blaenau Ffestiniog
are also shown - but please note some of these do not run every day
outside the main Summer period
You are strongly advised to first consult the official FRly website to confirm
the train(s) you want are actually scheduled to run on the date of your
proposed visit then use the timetable below to find the times of the
connecting Snowdon Sherpa bus(es)/trains


This website also contains composite timetables of connecting Snowdon Sherpa services on a cross-Snowdonia route basis
where a change of bus is usually necessary --- hopefully it will help you plan your days out

It also includes some suggested "trips round Snowdonia - without your car"

  I M P O R T A N T   ! ! !

   The Welsh Highland Railway runs different timetables depending on pre-planned anticipated traffic levels  

 
  Basic service - two trains each way per day  
"blue" dates
 
  Basic service - two trains each way per day but an earlier start from Porthmadog  
"yellow" dates
 
  Peak service - three trains each way per day  
"red" dates
 
  1000 - This train from Caernarvon runs on "blue" "yellow" and "red" dates  
"most" dates
 
Note specially - there are NO WHRly trains on some off-peak Mondays and Fridays
and a special timetable operates on "odd" dates
also regular timetabled trains cease after Sunday 2nd November
(confirm locally for details of occasional winter journeys)

REMEMBER to check the official WHRly website to confirm the train(s) you want to travel on
are actually scheduled to run on the date of your proposed visit

then use the Sherpa timetables to find the times of earlier, later and other connecting Snowdon Sherpa bus(es)


Welsh Highland Railway   and   Snowdon Sherpa

Snowdon Sherpa    
:    
Llandudno - Caernarfon --- Rhyd Ddu --- Beddgelert --- Porthmadog - Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno
<..........bus..........> <..................................Welsh Highland Railway..................................> <..Ffestiniog Railway..> <..Conwy Valley Line..>
Mondays to Saturdays - 28th March 2020 until further notice
except Public Holidays Good Friday 10th April  Easter Monday 13th April  Victory Friday 8th May  Monday 25th May and Monday 31st August

see VERY important note above
Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays from 29th March 2020 until further notice
Times for the WHRly and FfRly trains shown below have been extracted from official publicity but should always be confirmed with the company before travelling
See also further information in the important note above regarding days of operation
         
WHR red dates
 
WHR blue dates
       
WHR red dates
         
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Ffestiniog
Railway
Conwy
Valley
Line
Arriva
Gwynfor
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Ffestiniog
Railway
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Arriva
Conwy
Valley
Line
Gwynfor
Gwynfor
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Ffestiniog
Railway
Gwynfor
Lloyds
Arriva
Conwy
Valley
Line
5-5C
train
train
train
X5-5C
S4-S97
5-5C
train
train
X5-5C
train
3B
train
S4
S97
X5-5C
train
train
S4-S97
T2
3B
train
   Llandudno
0800
-
-
-
1045
-
1100
-
-
1215
-
-
-
-
1345
-
-
-
-
-
-
   Llandudno
   Caernarfon bus station
0938
-
-
-
1222
1230
1238
-
-
1352
-
-
-
1530
-
1522
-
-
1710
1745
-
-
   Caernarfon bus station
Caernarfon WHRly station 
-
10.00
-
-
-
|
-
13.00
-
-
14.20
-
-
|
-
-
15.45
-
|
|
|
via
Pen-y
-Groes

|
|
\|/
-
-
Caernarfon WHRly station 
Waunfawr
-
10.30
-
-
-
1250
-
13.30
-
-
14.50
-
-
1553
-
-
16.15
-
1728
-
-
Waunfawr
Rhyd Ddu
-
11.00
-
-
-
1301
-
14.00
-
-
15.25
-
-
1604
-
-
16.45
-
1739
-
-
Rhyd Ddu
Beddgelert
-
11.30
-
-
-
1315
-
14.30
-
-
15.55
-
-
1612
1700
-
17.15
-
1746
-
-
Beddgelert
Porthmadog harbour stn
-
12.15
1335
-
-
|
-
15.15
1550
-
16.30
-
-
-
|
-
18.00
1805
-
-
-
Porthmadog harbour stn
   Porthmadog parc
-
-
|
-
-
1340
-
-
|
-
-
1650
-
-
1718
-
-
|
1815 c
1833
1852
-
   Porthmadog parc
  Blaenau Ffestiniog
-
-
1445
1457
-
-
-
-
1705
-
-
1719
1736
-
-
-
-
1920
-
-
1921
2023
  Blaenau Ffestiniog
  Llandudno
-
-
-
1617
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1853
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2144
   Llandudno
   
13.00
14.15
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the peak-summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open
latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official WHRly website
See also important "note" above
   
1335
The FRly does NOT run every day, nor does every train run when the railway is open
latest train times should be confirmed from the official FRly website
1230 - alternative Sherpa journey     c - change Sherpas at Beddgelert - "S97" depart 1750    
mr - stops on the main road (not the WHR station)    
  latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto  
Welsh Highland Railway   and   Snowdon Sherpa

Llandudno - Blaenau Ffestiniog - Porthmadog --- Beddgelert --- Rhyd Ddu --- Caernarfon - Llandudno
<....Conwy Valley....> <...Ffestiniog Railway...> <.............................Welsh Highland Railway.............................> <..........bus..........>
Mondays to Saturdays - 28th March 2020 until further notice
except Public Holidays Good Friday 10th April  Easter Monday 13th April  Victory Friday 8th May  Monday 25th May and Monday 31st August

see VERY important note above
Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays from 29th March 2020 until further notice
Times for the WHRly and FfRly trains shown below have been extracted from official publicity but should always be confirmed with the company before travelling
See also further information in the important note above regarding days of operation
     
red dates
yellow dates
blue dates
   
WHR
red dates
 
M-F
Sat
   
WHR blue dates
   
WHR red dates
     
Gwynfor
Welsh
Highland
railway
Welsh
Highland
railway
Llew
Jones
Ffestiniog
Railway
Welsh
Highland
railway
Conwy
Valley
Line
Conwy
Valley
Line
Arriva
Gwynfor
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Arriva
Ffestiniog
Railway
Welsh
Highland
railway
Conwy
Valley
Line
Ffestiniog
Railway
Arriva
Gwynfor
Gwynfor
Lloyds
Arriva
S97-S4
train
train
train
X19
train
train
train
train
3B
S97-S4
5C-5
train
5C-5
train
train
train
train
3B
S97
S4
T2
5C-5
   Llandudno
-
-
-
-
0900
-
-
1008
1022
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1308
-
-
-
-
-
-
   Llandudno
   Blaenau Ffestiniog
-
-
-
-
1020
1135 *
<<<< $ <<<<
1134 *
1135 *
1225
-
-
-
-
1340
-
1432
1505 %
1528 #
-
-
-
-
   Blaenau Ffestiniog
   Porthmadog parc
0905
-
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
1303
1345
-
-
-
|
-
-
|
1606
1720
-
1825
-
   Porthmadog parc
Porthmadog harbour stn
|
09.40
09.40
10.50
-
1245
12.55
* - very tight
"POTENTIAL"
connection
BUT ONLY IF
Conwy Valley train "spot on time"
-
|
-
14.15
-
1450
15.40
-
1615
-
|
-
|
|
via
Pen-y
-Groes

|
|
\|/
-
Porthmadog harbour stn
Beddgelert
0925
10.25
10.25
11.30
-
-
13.35
-
1415
-
14.55
-
-
16.20
-
-
-
1744
1750
-
Beddgelert
Rhyd Ddu
0933
11.00
11.00
12.00
-
-
14.00
-
1423
-
15.25
-
-
16.45
-
-
-
-
1758
-
Rhyd Ddu
Waunfawr
0945
11.25
11.25
12.30
-
-
14.30
-
1435
-
15.50
-
-
17.20
-
-
-
-
1810
-
Waunfawr
Caernarfon WHRly station 
|
12.05
12.05
13.10
-
-
15.10
-
-
-
|
-
16.30
-
-
17.55
-
-
-
-
|
-
Caernarfon WHRly station 
   Caernarfon bus station
1005
-
-
-
-
-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1450
1530
-
1700
-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1825
1908
1915
   Caernarfon bus station
   Llandudno
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1718
-
1844
-
-
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
2047
   Llandudno
   
09.40
09.40
10.50
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the peak-summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open
latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official WHRly website
See also important "note" above
1130
The FRly does NOT run every day, nor does every train run when the railway is open - latest train times should be confirmed from the official FRly website
% - on some "peak-summer dates" runs 20 minutes later throughout
  $ - BEWARE - the morning Conwy Valley train is now shown to arrive Blaenau Ffestiniog at 1134sx/1135so and is NO LONGER an advertised connection into the 1135 Ffestiniog Railway departure
       - but when it arrives slightly early - it is usually just possible to connect if you are very quick - otherwise catch the 1225 Arriva "3B" bus to get to Porthmadog in time for onward connections
0905 - alternative Sherpa journey    
M-F - Mondays to Fridays only    Sat - Saturdays only     # - on (local) School Days departs from the Commercial Hotel stop at 1530    
  latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto  

Welsh Highland Railway   and   Snowdon Sherpa

Snowdon Sherpa    
:    
Llandudno - Caernarfon --- Rhyd Ddu --- Beddgelert --- Porthmadog - Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno
<..........bus..........> <..................................Welsh Highland Railway..................................> <..Ffestiniog Railway..> <..Conwy Valley Line..>
Sundays - 29th March 2020 until further notice
also Public Holidays Good Friday 10th April  Easter Monday 13th April  Victory Friday 8th May  Monday 25th May and Monday 31st August

see VERY important note above
Times for the WHRly and FfRly trains shown below have been extracted from official publicity but should always be confirmed with the company before travelling
See also further information in the important note above regarding days of operation
     
WHR red dates
blue dates
   
WHR red dates
     
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Llew Jones
Gwynfor
Gwynfor
Ffestiniog
Railway
Llew
Jones
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Ffestiniog
Railway
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Llew
Jones
Llew
Jones
Welsh
Highland
railway
Gwynfor
Gwynfor
Gwynfor
Llew
Jones
Conwy
Valley
Line
5-5C
train
1S
S4
S97
train
X19
5D-5C
train
train
5-5C
train
1S
X19
train
S4
2S
S97
1S
train
   Llandudno
0755*
-
-
-
-
-
-
1045
-
-
1215
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
   Llandudno
   Caernarfon bus station
0949*
-
1030
1110
-
-
-
1219
-
-
1349
-
-
-
-
1545
1650
-
-
-
   Caernarfon bus station
Caernarfon WHRly station 
-
10.00
|
|
via
Pen-y
-Groes

|
|
\|/
|
-
-
-
-
13.00
-
-
14.20
-
-
15.45
|
|
|

via
Pen-y
-Groes
-
-
-
Caernarfon WHRly station 
Waunfawr
-
10.30
1128
-
-
-
-
13.30
-
-
14.50
-
-
16.15
1605
-
-
-
Waunfawr
Rhyd Ddu
-
11.00
1139
-
-
-
-
14.00
-
-
15.25
-
-
16.45
1617
-
-
-
Rhyd Ddu
Beddgelert
-
11.30
1146
1245
-
-
-
14.30
-
-
15.55
-
-
17.15
1624
>>>|>>>
1745
-
-
Beddgelert
Porthmadog harbour stn
-
12.15
-
|
1335
-
-
15.15
1550
-
16.30
-
-
18.00
-
|
\|/
|
-
-
Porthmadog harbour stn
   Porthmadog parc
-
-
1120
-
1310
|
-
-
-
|
-
-
1640
-
-
-
1735
1810
1840
-
   Porthmadog parc
   Blaenau Ffestiniog
-
-
1150
-
-
1445
1500
-
-
1700
-
-
1708
1740
-
-
-
-
1908
2024
   Blaenau Ffestiniog
   Llandudno
-
-
-
-
-
-
1614
-
-
-
-
-
-
1854
-
-
-
-
-
2135
   Llandudno
   
13.00
14.20
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the peak-summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open
latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official WHRly website
See also important "note" above
 
     
1335
The FRly does NOT run every day, nor does every train run when the railway is open
latest train times should be confirmed from the official FRly website
1245 - alternative Sherpa journey    
 
0949* - this is NOT considered a reliable connection,  but is shown "for information" as this early journey is the ONLY Sunday bus from Llandudno to arrive Caernarfon    
before the morning WHR train departs  (an alternative slightly later direct "1S" bus also connecting "S4-S97" Sherpa journeys via Beddgelert are also shown    
- to enable anyone to still catch the onward Ffetiniog Railway 1335 train at Porthmadog
)
   
  latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto  
Welsh Highland Railway   and   Snowdon Sherpa

Llandudno - Blaenau Ffestiniog - Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Rhyd Ddu - Caernarfon - Llandudno

Sundays - 29th March 2020 until further notice
also Public Holidays Good Friday 10th April  Easter Monday 13th April  Victory Friday 8th May  Monday 25th May and Monday 31st August

see VERY important note above
Times for the WHRly and FfRly trains shown below have been extracted from official publicity but should always be confirmed with the company before travelling
See also further information in the important note above regarding days of operation
     
red dates
yellow dates
blue dates
   
WHR red dates
   
WHR blue dates
 
WHR red dates
     
Gwynfor
Gwynfor
Welsh
Highland
railway
Welsh
Highland
railway
Llew
Jones
Ffestiniog
Railway
Conwy
Valley
Line
Llew
Jones
Welsh
Highland
railway
Arriva
Gwynfor
Gwynfor
Welsh
Highland
railway
Arriva
Welsh
Highland
railway
Arriva
Lloyds
Arriva
S97
S4
train
train
train
X19
train
train
1S
train
5C-5
S97
S4
train
5C-5
train
5C-5
T2
5
   Llandudno
-
-
-
-
-
1005
-
1022
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
   Llandudno
   Blaenau Ffestiniog
-
-
-
-
-
1122
1135 *
1130 *
1200
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
   Blaenau Ffestiniog
   Porthmadog parc
0910
-
-
-
-
-
|
-
1228
-
-
1355
-
-
-
-
-
1605
-
   Porthmadog parc
Porthmadog harbour stn
|
-
09.40
09.40
10.50
-
1245
-
-
12.55
-
|
-
14.15
-
15.40
-
|
|
via
Pen-y
-Groes
|
|

\|/
-
Porthmadog harbour stn
Beddgelert
0934
1030
10.25
10.25
11.30
-
-
-
-
13.35
-
1420
1510
14.55
-
16.20
-
-
Beddgelert
Rhyd Ddu
-
1038
11.00
11.00
12.00
-
* - very tight
"POTENTIAL"
connection
BUT ONLY IF
Conwy Valley train "spot on time"
-
14.00
-
-
1518
15.25
-
16.45
-
-
Rhyd Ddu
Waunfawr
-
1050
11.25
11.25
12.30
-
-
14.30
-
-
1530
15.50
-
17.20
-
-
Waunfawr
Caernarfon WHRly station 
-
|
12.05
12.05
13.10
-
-
15.10
-
-
|
16.30
-
17.55
-
-
Caernarfon WHRly station 
   Caernarfon bus station
-
1105
-
-
-
-
-
-
1555
<<<<<<<
1545
-
1655
-
1855
1650
-
   Caernarfon bus station
   Bangor bus station
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
|
-
-
-
|
-
|
1715
1730
   Bangor bus station
   Llandudno
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1737
-
-
-
1837
-
2030
-
1837
   Llandudno
   
09.40
09.40
10.50
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the peak-summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open
latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official WHRly website
See also important "note" above
1135
The FRly does NOT run every day, nor does every train run when the railway is open - latest train times should be confirmed from the official FRly website
  $ - BEWARE - the morning Conwy Valley train (now shown to arrive Blaenau Ffestiniog at 1130) is NOT a reliable advertised connection into
       the 1135 Ffestiniog Railway departure - but when it arrives "spot on time" - it is usually just possible to connect if you are very quick
       - otherwise catch the 1200 Llew Jones "1S" bus to get to Porthmadog in time for onward connections
0910 - alternative Sherpa journey    
  latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto  

See local timetables for details of other intermediate times

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Caernarfon - Beddgelert - Porthmadog
Caernarfon (WHRly) - Beddgelert - Llandudno
Caernarfon (WHRly) - Beddgelert - Porthmadog
Corwen - Llanrwst - Llandudno
Llanberis Pass --- Park and Ride
Llanberis - Capel Curig - Bethesda
Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass - Betws-y-Coed
Llanberis - Beddgelert - Caernarfon/Porthmadog
Llandudno/Colwyn Bay - Betws-y-Coed  (connections)
Llandudno - Beddgelert - Caernarfon (WHRly)
Llandudno - Llanrwst - Corwen
Llandudno - Snowdonia  (via Betws-y-Coed)
Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Caernarfon
Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Caernarfon (WHRly)
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)
Climb Snowdon - with the Sherpas   (summary)
Ride Round Snowdon - with the Sherpas   (summary)

Suggested weekday trips from Barmouth
Suggested weekday trips from Beddgelert
Suggested Saturday trips from Bethesda
Suggested weekday trips from Betws-y-Coed
Suggested weekday trips from Caernarfon
Suggested weekday trips from Conwy
Suggested weekday trips from Corwen
Suggested weekday trips from Llanberis
Suggested weekday trips from Llandudno
Suggested weekday trips from Llanrwst
Suggested weekday trips from Porthmadog

Suggested Sunday trips from Barmouth
Suggested Sunday trips from Beddgelert
Suggested Sunday trips from Bethesda
Suggested Sunday trips from Betws-y-Coed
Suggested Sunday trips from Caernarfon
Suggested Sunday trips from Conwy
Suggested Sunday trips from Llanberis
Suggested Sunday trips from Llandudno
Suggested Sunday trips from Llanrwst
Suggested Sunday trips from Porthmadog
Suggested Sunday trips from Pwllheli

Suggested weekday trips from
Suggested Sunday trips from
North Wales Coast Railway stations
(via Betws-y-Coed)

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 Caernarfon
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 Caernarfon
Llanberis area to Porthmadog area
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