"Snowdon Sherpa - S1+S2+S97+S4 Llanberis - Caernarfon Bus Timetable via Beddgelert"

LATEST
Late June 2021
Following weeks of traffic chaos in the Caernarfon area, a TEMPORARY revised, reduced level "88" timetable will commence to try and improve timekeeping
Passenegrs intending to connect with the Sherpa at Llanberis should familiarise themselves with the changes before setting out

BEWARE
There are some NEW "silly" zero minute connections at Llanberis which are NOT recognised as such by the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner"
You are STRONGLY advised NOT TO RISK them, but if you are lucky and manage to make one, it will get you there much quicker - yet another example of "failed" Integrated Timetable Planning in Snowdonia !!!

NOTE SPECIALLY the former (long standing) 1220 connection from Llandudno now runs 30 minutes EARLIER throughout (at 1150) - thus considerably increasing the wait time at Betws-y-Coed for the 1340 "S2" Sherpa to Pen-y-Pass (for the "S4" Sherpa to Beddgelert) and Llanberis

Unfortunately the "silly" sub-standard return weekday "near-connections" at Betws-y-Coed at 1945 and 1715 are 'faithfully' carried forward - yet another example of "failed" Integrated Timetable Planning in Snowdonia !!!

Gwynfor Coaches - "S2" Sherpa
Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass - Betws-y-Coed
Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert - Caernarfon
Gwynfor Coaches - "S4" Sherpa

Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables

unofficial website

Llanberis
Pen-y-Pass
Nant Gwynant
Beddgelert
Caernarfon
Llanberis

Gwynfor Coaches - "S97" Sherpa
Beddgelert - Porthmadog
Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert - Caernarfon
summer at Pen-y-Pass

B E W A R E ....................... !!!
Car Parking in Snowdonia is very limited and can be expensive if a space can be found

The alternative is to leave your car behind and use the
Snowdon Sherpa Bus network

STOP PRESS
The 1730 weekday Sherpa from Betws-y-Coed terminates at Llanberis in 2021
Passengers for Caernarfon are advised to change at Pen-y-Pass into the 1810 "S4" Sherpa

REMEMBER..........
Unfortunately, many official websites (including the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show 'out of date' information - if in doubt check direct with the operator

Please bookmark this page and revisit nearer the time to see if there have been any changes or further CHANGES

Any journey shown on all pages on this website with a "strike through" line is still be operating, BUT it is NO LONGER possible to get a connection back to the start location of this page - eg

~~1234~~

This "unofficial" website attempts to show what is available
and to encourage greater also use includes some suggested
"trips round Snowdonia - without your car"

llwbr PERIS route

Snowdon Sherpa

llwbr GELERT route

   Caernarfon Porthmadog
/ \ /
Llanberis --/-- Pen-y-Pass --- Nant Gwynant --\-- Beddgelert --/-- Rhyd Ddu --- Caernarfon -- Llanberis
: : :   :
Snowdon Snowdon Snowdon Snowdon

Mondays to Saturdays - 23rd June 2021 until further notice
except Public Holidays Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August

see important note above
The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 0900, 1100, 1330, 1530 and 1750 from Llanberis are re-instated for the summer

The last weekday "S4-S97" Sherpa journey from Pen-y-Pass to Porthmadog now departs at 1635

The last weekday "S4" Sherpa journey from Beddgelert to Caernarfon now departs at 1835

Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays

Later partally non-Sherpa connections
back to Caerenarfon (for Porthmadog)

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Lloyds

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Lloyds

Gwynfor

Lloyds

S2 %%

S2 %

S97-S4 *

S2 %

S4 #

S97

S2 %

S97-S4 *

S2 %%

S2 %

S97-S4 *

S2 %

S4 #

Caernarfon

07.20

Caernarfon

Llanberis Joe Brown

07.45

09.00

09.30

10.00

11.00

11.30

12.00

13.30

14.30

15.30

16.00

16.30

17.50

Llanberis Joe Brown

Llanberis Interchange

07.50

09.05

09.35

10.05

11.05

11.35

12.05

13.35

14.35

15.35

16.05

16.35

17.55

Llanberis Interchange

Nant Peris Car Park

07.55

09.10

09.45

10.10

11.10

11.45

12.10

13.40

14.40

16.15

Nant Peris Car Park

Gwynfor

Betws-y-Coed (S2)

0910

1110

1340

1548

1730

Betws-y-Coed (S2)

Pen-y-Pass

0935

1135

1405

1610

1755

Pen-y-Pass

Pen-y-Pass

08.05

09.25

10.00

10.05

10.25

11.25

12.00

12.20

12.25

13.55

14.30

14.55

15.50

16.30

16.35

16.50

18.05

18.10

Pen-y-Pass

Penygwryd

10.07

12.22

14.32

16.37

18.12

Penygwryd

Nant Gwynant

10.20

12.35

14.45

16.50

18.25

Nant Gwynant

Beddgelert

09.25

10.30

1150

12.45

1315

14.55

1600

17.00

no
1750
Sherpa
in the
summer

18.35

Beddgelert

Porthmadog Parc

10.55

1340

15.13

1610

17.18

1825

2048

Porthmadog Parc

Rhyd Ddu Car Park

09.33

1158

12.53

1608

|
via
Pen-y
-Groes
|
\|/

18.43

/|\
|
via
Pen-y
-Groes
|

Rhyd Ddu Car Park

Snowdon Ranger

09.35

1200

12.55

1610

18.45

Snowdon Ranger

Waunfawr

09.45

1210

13.05

1620

18.55

Waunfawr

Caernarfon

10.05

1225

13.15

1630

1655

1910

19.05

2000

Caernarfon

Gwynfor

Caernarfon (88)

1045

1320 1430

1740

no connections

Caernarfon (88)

Llanberis

1120

1345 1502

1814

Llanberis

10.05 - Sherpa journey % - Sherpa destination is Betws-y-Coed %% - Sherpa destination is Llanrwst via Betws-y-Coed
$ - the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Caernarfon/Llanberis may display "Llanberis" "Betws-y-Coed" or "Llanrwst" and the route number "88" or "S2" (sometimes changing en-route)
* - the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass may display "Beddgelert" or "Porthmadog" and the route number "S4" or "S97" (sometimes changing en-route)
# - the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass may display "Beddgelert" or "Caernarfon" (sometimes changing en-route)
- but in all cases there is only one bus so DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND

latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website 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

llwbr GELERT route

Snowdon Sherpa

llwbr PERIS route

Porthmadog Caernarfon
\ / \
Llanberis -- Caernarfon --- Rhyd Ddu --\-- Beddgelert --/-- Nant Gwynant --- Pen-y-Pass --\-- Llanberis
: : : :
Snowdon Snowdon Snowdon Snowdon

Mondays to Saturdays - Mondays to Saturdays - 23rd June 2021 until further notice
except Public Holidays Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August

see important note above

BEWARE - the last weekday "S4" Sherpa journey from Caernarfon to Pen-y-Pass via Beddgelert now departs at 1530

BEWARE - The last weekday "S97-S4" Sherpa journey from Porthmadog to Beddgelert and Pen-y-Pass now departs at 1720

Click here for Sundays and Public Holidays

last 'all-year-round' Sherpa
via the Nant Gwynant pass

later Sherpa connection
via Beddgelert

Gwynfor

Llanberis (88)

0755

0917

1045 1132

1230

1300

1522

Llanberis (88)

Caernarfon

0820

0943

1111 1158

1255

1326

1539

Caernarfon

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

S97

S97-S4

Caernarfon

09.05

11.15

12.30

13.30

15.30 *

1710

Caernarfon

Waunfawr

09.15

11.25

12.49

13.40

15.45

1720

Waunfawr

Snowdon Ranger

09.25

11.35

12.59

13.50

15.55

1730

Snowdon Ranger

Rhyd Ddu Car Park

09.27

11.37

13.01

13.52

15.57

1732

Rhyd Ddu Car Park

Porthmadog Parc

0905

1130

1345

1520

15.35

17.20

Porthmadog Parc

Beddgelert

0923

09.40

1148

11.55

13.15

14.10 $

14.09 $

1544

16.12

1740

17.45

Beddgelert

Nant Gwynant Watkin

09.45

12.00

14.15

16.20

17.50

Nant Gwynant Watkin

Penygwryd

09.55

12.10

14.25

16.30

18.00

Sat

Penygwryd

Pen-y-Pass

10.00

10.35

11.35

12.15

12.35

14.05

14.30

15.05

16.10

16.35

17.05

17.55

18.05

18.35

19.05

Pen-y-Pass

Gwynfor

Pen-y-Pass (S2)

1025

1225

1455

1650

1810

Pen-y-Pass (S2)

Penygwryd (S2)

1027

1227

1457

1652

1812

Penygwryd (S2)

Betws-y-Coed

1047

1247

1517

1712

1832

Betws-y-Coed

Nant Peris Car Park

14.15

15.15

16.20

17.15

18.05

18.45

19.15

Nant Peris Car Park

Llanberis Maes Padarn

10.45

11.45

12.45

14.20

15.20

16.10

17.20

18.10

18.50

19.20

Llanberis Maes Padarn

Caernarfon

====

19.42

Caernarfon

09.05 - Sherpa journey * - starts five minutes later on non-School Days
Note - the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Porthmadog may display "Beddgelert" "Caernarfon" or "Pen-y-Pass" and the route number "S97" or "S4 (sometimes changing en-route)
the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Caernarfon may display "Beddgelert" "Pen-y-Pass or "Porthmadog" and the route number "S4" or "S97 (sometimes changing en-route)
- but in all cases there is only one bus so DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND

Sat - Saturdays only

$ - whilst in theory it is just about possible to catch the earlier "S4" at Beddgelert if the "S97 is running 'spot on time' - as it is less than five minutes, it is NOT recognised as a connection by the
TravelineCymru "Journey Planner," - but if you do make it, you will get to Pen-y-Pass over two hours earlier
All it needs is the 1345 ex-Porthmadog and the inward working at 1230 from Caernarfon to run five minutes EARLIER throughout and the problem is solved !!!
..........unfortunately this is yet further example of 'failed' integrated timetable planning for the Sherpa network

- if this causes you inconvenience or additional costs, write/phone (01248 722 694)/email both the operator (Gwynfor)
and Gwynedd CC and ask them to retime their 1345 "S97" Sherpa to start at 1340 to make a RELIABLE connection

latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website and any subsequent amendments thereto

llwbr PERIS route					Snowdon Sherpa													llwbr GELERT route
Pwllheli / Caernarfon --- Llanberis --- Pen-y-Pass --- Nant Gwynant --- Beddgelert --- Porthmadog --/-- Caernarfon - Llanberis : : : Snowdon Snowdon Snowdon
Sundays - 23rd May 2021 until further notice *also Public Holidays Late Spring Weekend Monday 31st May and Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August*
see important note above The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 0900, 1100, 1330, 1530 and 1750 are re-instated for the summer

	Gwynfor			Dilwyns				Dilwyns				Dilwyns			Dilwyns
	S2 $			88				88				88			88
Caernarfon	07.20	-	-	0925	-	-	-	1135	-	-	-	1405	-	-	1600	-	-	-	-	-		Caernarfon
Llanberis Interchange	\|	-	-	0949		-	-	1159		-	-	1429		-	1624			-	-	-		Llanberis Interchange
	\|	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Lloyds	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor	Gwynfor
	\|	S2 %	S4 #	S2 %	S2 %	S4-S97 *	2G	S2 %	S2 %	S4 #	T2	S2 %	S2 %	S4	S2 %	(S2-)S4-S97	S2 %	S4-S97 *	S4-S2	S4-S2
Llanberis Joe Brown	07.45	09.00	-	10.00	11.00	-	-	12.00	13.30	-	-	14.30	15.30	-	16.30	-	17.50	-	-	-		Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	07.50	09.05	-	10.05	11.05	-	-	12.05	13.35	-	-	14.35	15.35	-	16.35	1705 Sherpa SUSPENDED	17.55	-	-	-		Llanberis Interchange
Nant Peris Car Park	07.55	09.10	-	10.10	11.10	-	-	12.10	13.40	-	-	14.40	\|	-	\|		\|	-	-	-		Nant Peris Car Park
	\|	\|	Gwynfor	\|	\|	Gwynfor		\|	\|	Gwynfor		\|	\|	Gwynfor	\|		\|	Gwynfor
Betws-y-Coed (S2)	\|	\|	0910	\|	\|	1110	-	\|	\|	1340	-	\|	\|	1548	\|		\|	1730	-	-		Betws-y-Coed (S2)
Pen-y-Pass	\|	\|	0935	\|	\|	1135	-	\|	\|	1405	-	\|	\|	1610	\|		\|	1755	-	-		Pen-y-Pass
Pen-y-Pass	08.05	09.25	10.05	10.25	11.25	12.20	-	12.25	13.55	14.45	-	14.55	15.50	16.50	16.50		18.05	18.10	-	-		Pen-y-Pass
Penygwryd	-	-	10.07	-	-	12.22	-	-	-	14.47	-	-	-	16.52	-		-	18.12	-	-		Penygwryd
Nant Gwynant	-	-	10.20	-	-	12.35	-	-	-	15.00	-	-	-	17.05	-		-	18.25	-	-		Nant Gwynant
Beddgelert	-	-	10.30	-	-	12.45	-	-	-	15.10	-	-	-	17.12	-		-	18.35	1720	1720		Beddgelert
Porthmadog Parc	-	-	\|	-	-	13.10	1325	-	-	\|	1605	-	-	====	-		-	19.00	\| \| \| via Pen-y-Pass arr 1648 dep 1705 \| \| \| \\|/	\| \| \| via Pen-y-Pass arr 1740 dep 1755 \| \| \| \\|/	\| via Pen-y-Pass arr 1740 dep 1905 \| \\|/	Porthmadog Parc
Rhyd Ddu Car Park	-	-	10.38	-	-	-	\| via Pen-y- Groes \|	-	-	15.18	\| via Pen-y- Groes \|	-	-	-	-	-	-	-				Rhyd Ddu Car Park
Snowdon Ranger	-	-	10.40	-	-	-		-	-	15.20		-	-	-	-	-	-	-				Snowdon Ranger
Waunfawr	-	-	10.50	-	-	-		-	-	15.30		-	-	-	-	-	-	-				Waunfawr
Caernarfon	-	-	11.05	-	-	-	1408	-	-	15.45	1650	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			1942	Caernarfon
			Dilwyns				Dilwyns				Dilwyns
Caernarfon	-	-	1125	-	-	-	-	-	-	1600	no connection	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	Caernarfon
Llanberis (88)	-	-	1159	-	-	-	-	-	-	1624	no connection	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1720	1810	-	Llanberis (88)
07.35 - Sherpa journey % - Sherpa destination is Betws-y-Coed $ - the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa between Caernarfon/Llanberis may display "Llanberis" or "Betws-y-Coed" and the route number "88" or "S2" (sometimes changing en-route) * - the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass may display "Beddgelert" or "Porthmadog" and the route number "S4" or "S97" (sometimes changing en-route) # - the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass may display "Beddgelert" or "Caernarfon" (sometimes changing en-route) - *but in all cases there is only one bus so DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND*
~~R - continues to Llanberis on request to the driver at or before Cwm-y-Glo~~
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website and any subsequent amendments thereto

llwbr GELERT route

Snowdon Sherpa

llwbr PERIS route

Pwllheli
\
Llanberis -- Caernarfon --\-- Porthmadog --- Beddgelert --- Nant Gwynant --- Pen-y-Pass --- Llanberis --- Caernarfon
: : :
Snowdon Snowdon Snowdon

Sundays - 23rd May 2021 until further notice
also Public Holidays Late Spring Weekend Monday 31st May and Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August

see important note above
The "S2" Sherpa journeys at 1035, 1235, 1505, 1705 and 1905 from Pen-y-Pass are re-instated for the summer

BEWARE - the last Sunday "S97" Sherpa journey from Porthmadog now departs at 1355

last connection to Caernarfon

later summer only connection

Dilwyns

Llanberis (88)

0950

1430

Llanberis (88)

Caernarfon

1013

1453

Caernarfon

Gwynfor

Lloyds

Llew Jones

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

Dilwyns/
Gwynfor

S97-S4

88-S2-S4

Caernarfon

11.10

0930

1030

15.50

1600

Caernarfon

Waunfawr

11.20

|
via
Pen-y-
Groes
|
\|/

16.00

via
Llanberis
and Pen
-y-Pass
|
\|/

Waunfawr

Snowdon Ranger

11.30

16.10

Snowdon Ranger

Rhyd Ddu Car Park

11.32

16.12

Rhyd Ddu Car Park

Porthmadog Parc

09.10

1020

1120

13.55

Porthmadog Parc

Beddgelert

09.34

11.50

14.20

16.27

17.20

1835

Beddgelert

Nant Gwynant Watkin

09.39

11.55

14.25

16.32

17.25

Nant Gwynant Watkin

Nant Gwynant Lodge

09.41

11.57

14.27

16.34

17.27

Nant Gwynant Lodge

Penygwryd

09.49

12.05

14.35

16.44

>>>>>>>>

1652

17.35

Penygwryd

Pen-y-Pass

09.55

10.35

11.35

12.10

12.35

14.05

14.40

15.05

16.10

16.47

17.05

17.40

17.55

19.05

Pen-y-Pass

Gwynfor

====

Gwynfor

Pen-y-Pass (S2)

1025

1225

1455

1810

Pen-y-Pass (S2)

Penygwryd (S2)

1027

1227

1457

1812

Penygwryd (S2)

Betws-y-Coed

1047

1517

1712

1832

Betws-y-Coed

Nant Peris Car Park

15.15

16.20

17.15

18.05

19.15

Nant Peris Car Park

Llanberis Maes Padarn

10.45

11.45

12.45

14.20

15.20

16.25

17.20

18.10

19.20

Llanberis Maes Padarn

Dilwyns

Llanberis (88)

1200

1430

no connection

18.10

19.20

Llanberis (88)

Caernarfon

1223

1453

====

19.42

Caernarfon

11.35 - Sherpa journey
Note - the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Porthmadog may display "Beddgelert" or "Pen-y-Pass" and the route number "S97" or "S4 (sometimes changing en-route)
the destination indicator on the front of the Sherpa from Caernarfon may display "Beddgelert" or "Pen-y-Pass" (sometimes changing en-route)
- but in all cases there is only one bus so DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND

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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Snowdonia - Barmouth (via Porthmadog)
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Snowdonia - Pwllheli (via Porthmadog)

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
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Llanberis area to Porthmadog area

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