SUMMARY OF SNOWDON SHERPA NETWORK - SUMMER 2023 UPDATE..... from Sunday 24th September     There are changes to the times of the connecting Arriva "12" amd "5" journeys along the North Wales Coast - Note specially the "alternative" return Sunday evening evening services from Caernarfon have been completely recast     Please be aware the times show below are extracted from the Arriva website.  When cross-checking times on any "official" website ensure are looking at the CORRECT version - noting specially many times on the TravelineCymru "website" and "journey planer" differ considerably also the Gwynedd CC website continues to erroneously show the former summer times !     The level of "S1" Sherpa journeys via Llanberis and Pen-y-Pass is again increased to hourly for the summer     Most "S2" Sherpa journeys from Bangor to Llanberis are extended to Pen-y-Pass for the summer giving a basic half-hourly service between Llanberis and Pen-y-Pass along the central "core" section of the Llanberis Pass (which also serves the large "Park and Ride" car park at Nant Peris)     The level of "S3" Sherpa journeys along the western side of Snowdon is again increased to hourly     Most connecting "S4" Sherpas from Pen-y-Pass to Beddgelert/Porthmadog are extended to Morfa Bychan     5 journeys each way operate onlocal School Days as in 2022.....     .....BUT NEW for 2023 the level of service is increased to hourly at weekends (also weekdays during School Holidays)     Public Holiday dates are listed at the top of each table and a Sunday service will again operate on these days     So far,   no further changes have been anounced for the Conwy Valley "19" or the Ogwen Valley "T10" (for Tryfan) connecting journeys........ ........these will be updated on THIS website if any changes are announced - watch this space for details! The pages on this website are now in the process of being updated Any page dated before 20th March should be regarded as "STILL TO BE UPDATED"

Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables

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the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show journeys which have either been "CHANGED" or sometimes even "WITHDRAWN"     Where known,  these are also included below as a warning - to help avoid you being caught out !!!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      Throughout 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 20.15 20.23     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"

Mondays to Saturdays - 25th September to 28th October 2023

see important note above

click here for alternative 'Sunday evening journeys'

IMPORTANT --- PLEASE NOTE.............. The last Monday to Saturday "S1" Sherpa journey from Pen-y-Pass to Betws-y-Coed WITH AN ONWARD CONWY VALLEY CONNECTING BUS for Llanrwst-Conwy-Llandudno) now departs at 1430 - (alternatively 1630 or 1830 with a connecting onward TRAIN ALL later "S1" Sherpa journeys continue to run as advertised as far as BETWS-Y-COED ONLY,  BUT there are NO onward BUS connection to Llanrwst - anyone for Llandudno holding a "bus only" ticket can depart Pen-y-Pass at 1630 or 1830 and change at Capel Curig to catch the 1713 or 1913 "T10" bus to Bangor  ;     * * *  IGNORE the electronic display at Betws-y-Coed which is STILL (since February !) showing out of date times INCLUDING NON-EXISTENT LATER NORTHBOUND "19" WEEKDAY JOURNEYS !!!!!

last Conwy Valley BUS connection       last return Sherpa service via Betws-y-Coed   alternative services via Llanberis and Bangor   alternative 'summer only' services via Llanberis, Caernarfon and Bangor   last 'all year round' connections via Caernarfon           S1 19 S1 S1   T19   T10 5 5 S1 train train S1 T10 5 5   19   12 train S1 S2 train S1 5C-5* 5C-5* 12 S2 5C train S1 S2 5C-5* 5C-5* 12 19 train 5C-5* 12 19 67C S1 5C-5* 12 67C     Sat M-F   M-F Sat   Sat M-F       Sat M-F       Sat M-F   M-F        Capel Curig - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.17 - - 17.17 - - - - - - 18.17 - - - - - - - - - - 19.17 - - -    Capel Curig    Penygwryd - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.22 - - 17.22 - - - - - - 18.22 - - - - - - - - - - 19.22 - - -    Penygwryd Pen-y-Pass 14.30 - 15.30 16.30 - - - - 17.30 - - - - 18.30 - - - - - - 16.30 17.00 - 17.30 - - - 18.00 - - 18.30 19.00 - - - - - - - - - 19.30 - - - Pen-y-Pass Penygwryd 14.32 - 15.32 16.32 - - - - 17.32 - - - - 18.32 - - - - - - | | | | \|/ | | | | \|/ - | | | | \|/ - - - | | | | \|/ - - | | | | \|/ | | | | \|/ - - - - - - - - - | | | | \|/ - - - Penygwryd Capel Curig 14.39 - 15.39 16.39 >>>>>>> /|\ | | 1713 -- 1713  - - 17.39 - - - - 18.39 /|\ | | 1913 -- 1913  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Capel Curig Betws-y-Coed 14.53 15.20 15.53 16.53 1715 "T19" has been WITH -DRAWN 1701 | via Ogwen Valley | \|/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17.53 1802 >>>>> 1805 >>>>> 18.53 1901 | via Ogwen Valley | \|/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1940 bus SUSPEN -DED >>>>>> >>>>>> 2052 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Betws-y-Coed   Llanrwst - 15.45 - - - - - - 1808 - 1811 - - - - - - 2058 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Llanrwst   Llanberis - | | | | | | \|/ - - - - - - | | | | | | | | \|/ - | | | | | | | | \|/ - - - - - - | | | | | | | | \|/ 16.50 17.20 - 17.50 - - - 18.20 - - 18.50 19.20 - - - - - - - - - 19.50 - - -   Llanberis   Caernarfon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.16 >>>|>>> | | | \|/ - 18.16 1830 1840 - | | | | \|/ 1905 - 19.16 >>>|>>> | | | \|/ 1930 1945 - - - 2018 - - - 20.16 2115 - -   Caernarfon     Llyn Ogwen - - - - 1721 - - - - - - - 1921 - - - - - - | | - | - - | | - - - | - - - - | - -     Llyn Ogwen     Bethesda - - - - 1729 Sat M-F - - - - - 1929 Sat M-F - - - - | | - | - - | | - - M-F | - - 2130 - | - 2235     Bethesda   Bangor railway - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - 18.15 1904 - | | - 19.15 1932 2000 - 19.56 1958 2012 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2018m-f | - - /|\ | - | - /|\ |   Bangor railway   Bangor bus stn - - - - 1747 1805 1815 - - - - - 1947 2005 2020 - - 18.18 | - 1905 1915 - 19.18 1935 | - 19.59 2005 2020 - - | 2050 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2104 - 2147 >>>>> 2209   Bangor bus stn Conwy - 16.16 - - - - 1848 1858 - - - - - - 2048 2103 - - - 1922R - 1948 1958 - - - 2018R - - 2048 2103 >>>>> 2104 bus SUSPEN -DED | 2133 - 2309 bus SUSPEN -DED - - 2232 - - Conwy Llandudno Jn station - 16.20 - - - - 1851f 1901f - 1836 1853 1840 1855 - - - 2051f 2106f - 2125 - - 1929 - 1951f 1001f - - - 2023 - - 2051f 2106f - 2035m-f 2136f - - - 2235f - - Llandudno Jn station   Craig-y-Don - | - - - - 1902 1912 - | | | | - - - 2102 2117 2123 | - - | - 2002 2012 2023 - - | - - 2102 2117 2123 | 2147 2153 - - 2244 - -   Craig-y-Don Llandudno - 16.35 - - - - 1916 1922 - 1847 | 1851 | - - - 2112 2127 | 2144 - - 2009j - 2012 2022 | - - | - - 2112 2127 | | 2157 | - - 2252 2310 - Llandudno   Llanrwst - - - - - - - - - - - | - | - - - - - - | - - - | - - - | - - | - - - - | | - | - - - | -   Llanrwst   Betws-y-Coed - - - - - - - - - - - | - | - - - - - - | - - - | - - - | - - | - - - - | | - | - - - | -   Betws-y-Coed     Colwyn Bay - - - - - - - - - - - 1859 - 1901 - - - - - - 2146 - - - 1935 - - - 2046 - - 2029 - - - - 2146 - 2043m-f - 2216 - - - - 2336 -     Colwyn Bay         Chester - - - - - - - - - - - 1949 - 1951 - - - - - - Rhyl - - - 2022 - - - Rhyl - - 2120 - - - - Rhyl - 2127m-f - Rhyl - - - - Rhyl -         Chester - Sherpa journey operated by       - Conwy Valley connection operated by Llew Jones     - North Wales Coast connection operated by Arriva       M-F - Mondays to Fridays only       Sat - Saturdays only     * - normally worked by the same "through" Arriva bus     - Transport for Wales Conwy Valley or North Wales Coast train< - "1 bws" (one bus) tickets NOT valid" - shown as an alternative when there is no suitable bus       M-F - Mondays to Fridays only       Sat - Saturdays only       m-f - Avanti train to Birmingham - runs Mondays to Fridays only       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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