SUMMARY OF SNOWDON SHERPA NETWORK - WINTER 2024-2025 UPDATE..... Monday 27th January 2025     There are detailed changes to the 'alternative' Arriva evening connecting "5C-5" and "12" journeys along the "Coast Road" from Caernarfon/Bangor to Llandudno and Rhyl     Reductions in the level of service for the Winter Sherpa services 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 suspended for the winter     "S2" Sherpa journeys from Bangor to Pen-y-Pass via Llanberis are again cut back to only operate as far Llanberis (where passengers can change into the "S1" Sherpa) Click here for further detrails     The level of "S3" Sherpa journeys along the western side of Snowdon is slightly reduced with the last 1902 summer return journey from Beddgelert suspended for the winter     The level of "S4" Sherpa journeys along the Nant Gwynant pass has again been reduced to just two journeys each way during the winter periodare again..... .....but the service remains two-hourly between Beddgelert and Porthmadog note - the extensions to Morfa Bychan will only operate on weekdays during the winter     All the additional "S5" "Park and Ride" journeys are again SUSPENDED for the winter - use the hourly "S1" journeys instead     The additional "T10" "TrawsCymru" journeys are again SUSPENDED for the winter - basically every 2 hours on weekdays and every 4 hours on Sundays     So far,   no further changes *after September 2024) have been anounced for the Conwy Valley "19" connections,  but watch this space for possible changes     This website will be further updated if and when anything further is advised to the webmaste The pages on this website are now in the process of being updated Any page dated before 4th November should be regarded as "STILL TO BE UPDATED"

Mondays to Saturdays from 27th January to 4th April 2025

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 - no 1803 Sherpa in the winter - - - - - 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 | - - - - - - - -  16.10  | - - - - - - - | -  18.10  - - - - | - - - Llanberis Interchange Pen-y-Pass 15.25 15.25 15.33 - - starts Beddgelert in the winter <<<<< summer S+GSH only <<<<<  16.25  16.30 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> starts Beddgelert in the winter <<<<< summer S+GSH only <<<<< 16.30 -  18.25  >>>>>> no 1833 Sherpa in the winter - - | - - - Pen-y-Pass Llanberis Maes Padarn - 15.50 | - - - - - - - 16.50 - - - - - - 17.50 - - - - - 19.50 - - - Llanberis Maes Padarn Caernarfon - 16.17 >>|>> >>>>>>> 16.22 - - - - - 17.17 >>>>>>> 17.22 - - - - 18.17 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no 1822 Sherpa in the winter - - from 31 March ONLY | | | \|/ - - from 31 March ONLY Caernarfon Rhyd Ddu - | | - 16.44 - - - - - | - 17.44 - - - - | - - - - - Rhyd Ddu Beddgelert - | 16.00 - 16.55 17.00 - - - - - | - 17.55 18.00 - - - - | - - - - - Beddgelert Caernarfon - 16.17 >>|>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>|>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17.05 - - 17.17 1740 >>>>>> >>>|>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 18.15 18.17 19.05 - - - - 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 - - - - | - - - - - 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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