SUMMARY OF SNOWDON SHERPA NETWORK - SUMMER 2025 UPDATE..... Saturday 5th April 2025   The level of Sherpa service on routes "S1" "S2" "S3" "S4" and "S5" will increase to a similar level to last summer   The level of TrawsCymru service on route "T10" (via Ogwen Valley-Tryfan) is expected to increase to a similar level to last summer - confirmation still awaited

D R A F T

Mondays to Saturdays from 5th April to 1st November 2025 except Public Holidays Good Friday 18th April  Easter Monday 21st April  Early Spring Holiday Monday 5th May  Late Spring Holiday Monday 26th May and Late Summer Holiday Monday 25th August

see VERY important note above

Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays

BEWARE.............. The last all year round DIRECT weekday connecting "S1-S4" Sherpa service from Llanberis to Porthmadog via Pen-y-Pass,  Nant Gwynant and Beddgelert now departs at 15.02* (during the summer only there is a later connection at 1802 via the Nant Gwynant pass --- as well as some 'all-year-round' partially non-Sherpa connections via Caernarfon)

<                   last onward bus to Harlech and Barmouth       last onward bus to Criccieth and Pwllheli   $   $   Berwyn- Clynnog & Trefor C&T S1 S1 S4 G23 S3 S4 G23 3 T2 T3 S1 S1 12 S3 S4 G23 T3 3 T22 S1 T2 S1 S1 S3 S4 3 train S1 12 T2 train               $   $ Betws-y-Coed - 15.03 - - - - - - - - - 16.03 - - - - - - - 17.03 - - 18.03 - - - - 19.03 - - - Betws-y-Coed Llyn Ogwen - 1436 c - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 1636 cc - - - - - - - 1836 ccc - - - Llyn Ogwen Llanberis Joe Brown 15.02 | - - - - - - - -  16.02  | - - - - - - - | - 18.02 | - - - - | - - - Llanberis Joe Brown Llanberis Interchange 15.10 | - - -   S+GSH 16.33 - - - -  16.10  | - - S+GSH - - - - | - 18.10 | - - - - | - - - Llanberis Interchange Pen-y-Pass 15.25 15.25 15.33 - - <<<<< summer S+GSH only <<<<<  16.25  16.25 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17.33 <<<<< summer S+GSH only <<<<< 17.25 - 18.25 18.25 >>>>>> 18.33 - - | - - - Pen-y-Pass Llanberis Maes Padarn - 15.50 | - - | - - - - - 16.50 - - | - - - - 17.50 - - 18.50 - | - - 19.50 - - - Llanberis Maes Padarn Caernarfon - 16.17 >>|>> >>>>>>> 16.22 | - - - - - 17.17 >>>>>>> 17.22 | - - - - 18.17 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>|>> 18.22 | - - | | | \|/ - - - Caernarfon Rhyd Ddu - | | - 16.44 | - - - - - | - 17.44 | - - - - | - - | 18.44 | - - - - - Rhyd Ddu Beddgelert - | 16.00 - 16.55 17.00 - - - - - | - 17.55 18.00 - - - - | - - | 18.55 19.00 - - - - - Beddgelert Caernarfon - 16.17 >>|>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>|>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17.05 - - 17.17 1740 >>>>>> >>>|>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 18.15 18.17 19.05 - 19.17 - | - - 20.17 2030 21.05 - Caernarfon Porthmadog - - 16.27 16.32 - 17.27 17.32 1745 18.00 - - - | | via Trefor | \|/ - 18.27 18.32 >>>>>>>>>>>> 1850 19.10 - 20.00 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 19.27 2015 2056 - | | via Trefor | \|/ 22.00 2339 + Porthmadog Criccieth - - - | - - | 1755 | - - - - - | - 1905 - - | - - - - 2030 | - | 2354 + Criccieth Hafan-y-Môr (Pen-y-Chain) - - - | - - | 1807 | - - - - - | - 1918 - - | - - - - 2043 | - | 2352 + Hafan-y-Môr (Pen-y-Chain) Pwllheli - - - | - - | 1817 | - - - 1825 - - | - 1928 - - | - - - - 2053 | - 2110 | 0002 + Pwllheli Harlech - - - 16.52 - - 17.52 - | - - - - - - 18.52 - - - - | no later BUS connections 2119 - - | - Harlech Barmouth - - - 17.27 - - 18.27 - | /|\ | | 1928 - - - - - 19.27 1932 - - - | 2146 - - | - Barmouth Dolgellau - - - - - - - - 18.55 1905 - - - - - - 1955 - - - 20.55 - - - - - - - - 22.55 - Dolgellau - Sherpa journey operated by         GSch - Gwynedd School Days only       S+GSH - Saturdays also Gwynedd School Holidays only     - confirm dates locally before setting out     c - TrawsCymru "T10" depart Llyn Ogwen 1436 to Capel Curig arrive 1444* and change to 1515 "S1" Sherpa     # - Summer Saturdays and Gwynedd School Holidays ONLY - TrawsCymru "T10" depart Llyn Ogwen 1536 to Capel Curig arrive 1544* and change to 1515 "S1" Sherpa     cc - TrawsCymru "T10" depart Llyn Ogwen 1636 to Capel Curig arrive 1644* and change to 1715 "S1" Sherpa     ## - Summer Saturdays and Gwynedd School Holidays ONLY - TrawsCymru "T10" depart Llyn Ogwen 1736 to Capel Curig arrive 1744* and change to 1815 "S1" Sherpa     ccc - TrawsCymru "T10" depart Llyn Ogwen 1836 to Capel Curig arrive 1844* and change to 1915 "S1" Sherpa     * - passengers holding a "1bws" day/weekly ticket have the option of remaining on the "T10" to Betws-y-Coed and joining the "S1" Sherpa there (to avoid waiting at Capel Curig)     18.32 - last direct "G23" bus to Barmouth via Harlech     b - through bus to Dolgellau  (operates via Harlech and Barmouth     VERY IMPORTASNT - the LATE EVENING Cambrian Coast Line trains NO LONGER operate in the winter     $ - alternative and/or later train services (where there is no suitable bus connection) are shown for information only     Please note - "1bws" day/weekly tickets are NOT valid on any trains in North or Mid Wales     + - runs 7 minutes later on Mondays to Fridays     The £7.00 "1 bws" (one bus) day ticket is also valid on all the above BUS journeys  latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website  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 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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