VERY IMPORTANT NOTE --- MOST NON-SHERPA CONNECTING JOURNEYS WHICH WERE SUSPENDED DURING THE SEVERE CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS PERIOD HAVE RE-COMMENCED (the majority from Monday 12th April 2021) The extra summer "S2" journeys which were withdrawn for winter 2020-2021 are re-instated in virtually the same times.......... ..........the two former "School Days Only" extensions to/from Llanrwst will in future apply DAILY to improve connections from/to Llandudno but the 1730 journey from Betws-y-Coed is cut short at Llanberis (instead of continuing to Caernarfon) The section of route between Pen-y-Pass and Beddgelert is re-instated BUT REVERTS TO THE OLD ROUTE NUMBER "S4" (rather than "S97" as immediately prior to the Coronavirus restrictions) The former extra early and late summer afternoon journeys through the Nant Gwynant Pass are to again operate BUT NOTE SPECIALLY the last weekday journey from Pen-y-Pass (at 1810) continues to Caernarfon rather than Porthmadog Extra Summer Only "S1" 'Park and Ride' journeys between Llanberis and Pen-y-Pass are re-instated for the summer to augment the basic "S2" journeys (service level varies to meet traffic demand) The Weekend only "S6" Sherpa between Bangor and Pen-y-Pass via Llyn Ogwen (for Tryfan) re-commenced with extra journeys operating " during School Holiday weekends "

from the foothills to and round the mountains of Snowdonia SUMMER  SUNDAY  TRIPS from LLANBERIS by Gwynfor summer "S1" Sherpa     Llanberis - Pen-y-Pass         Gwynfor "S4-S97" Sherpa     Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert - Porthmadog

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 It is still possible to make a Sunday trip from Llanberis to Betws-y-Coed on a through "S2" Sherpa Alternatively Beddgelert and/or Porthmadog (by changing Sherpa buses at Pen-y-Pass) or a "clockwise morning trip" round Snowdon, including a short coffee break at Betws-y-Coed Suggested timings are shown below and they can all be done for just £6.80 using a "Red Rover" (gives you maximum flexibility in case you want to change your plans en-route) (Purchase ticket from the driver of your first bus)     REMEMBER..........     Unfortunately,  many official websites (including the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show journeys which have either been "WITHDRAWN" or are currently "SUSPENDED"     These are also included below as a warning - to help you avoid being caught out !!!     Please bookmark this page and revisit nearer the time to see if there have been any changes or further SUSPENSIONS from the limited official information when this page was last updated     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"

Snowdon Sherpa

Sundays - 18th April 2021  until further notice also Public Holidays Early Spring Weekend Monday 3rd May  Late Spring Weekend Monday 31st May and Late Summer Weekend Monday 29th August

see important note above

Click here for suggested Monday to Saturday itineraries from Llanberis

"Trips around Snowdonia - without your car" from Llanberis Summer is an ideal time for a longer day out to visit Snowdonia with more Sherpas and a later "S2" journey back from Betws-y-Coed

Please note specially - at this time of the year the last return Sunday Sherpa buses to Llanberis are as follows......  Llanrwst to Llanberis (S2) - depart 15.38 Betws-y-Coed to Llanberis (S2) - depart 18.40 Porthmadog to Llanberis (2S-X19-S2) - connection departs-1640 (change at Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws-y-Coed) Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llanberis (X19-S2) - connection departs-1740 (change at Betws-y-Coed) Capel Curig to Llanberis (S2) - depart 18.52 Llyn Ogwen to Llanberis (S6-S2) - connection departs 1415** (change at Pen-y-Pass) ** click "here" for details of the EXTRA "S6" Sherpa 'hourly' journeys over "SCHOOL HOLIDAY WEEKENDS" ONLY (last connection back to Beddgelerton THESE DATES ONLY is 1740) Pen-y-Pass to Llanberis (S2) - depart 19.05 Porthmadog to Llanberis (S4-S2) - connection depart 1355  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Caernarfon to Llanberis via Beddgelert (S4-S2) - connection departs 1550  (change at Pen-y-Pass) (operates via Beddgelert and the scenic Nant Gwynant Pass) Snowdon Ranger to Llanberis (S4-S2) - connection departs 1610  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Rhyd Ddu to Llanberis (S4-S2) - connection departs 1612  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Beddgelert to Llanberis (S4-S2) - connection departs 1720  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Nant Gwynant (Watkin) to Llanberis (S4-S2) - connection departs 1725  (change at Pen-y-Pass)   $$$ Caernarfon to Llanberis direct (88) - depart 16.00 Bangor to Llanberis (85) - depart 16.30 Green - all Sherpa services       Gold - all or partially non-Sherpa services

Click here if you want to climb Snowdon or if you want to make a simple journey round Snowdon - click for the clockwise or anticlockwise summary timetables  otherwise..........

BETWS-Y-COED   or   LLANRWST via Pen-y-Pass,  the Twin Lakes,  Capel Curig and the Swallow Falls stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
Purchase a "Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5 from the driver of your first Sherpa to cover the COMPLETE trip to Betws-y-Coed or Llanrwst
see important note above
	Outward										Return
	S2 +	S2	S2	S2	S2	S2	S2 +	S2			S2	S2	S2	S2	S2	S2	S2
Llanberis  Joe Brown	07.45	09.00	10.00	11.00	12.00	13.30	14.30	13.30		Llanrwst	-	-	-	15.38	-	-	-
Llanberis  Interchange  (S)	07.50	09.05	10.05	11.05	12.05	13.35	14.35	15 35		Betws-y-Coed	12.10	13.40	14.40	15.48	16.40	17.30	18.40
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	08.25	09.25	10.25	11.25	12.25	13.55	14.55	15.50		Pen-y-Pass  (S)	12.35	13.35	15.05	16.05	17.05	17.55	19.05
Betws-y-Coed	08.25	09.47	10.47	11.47	12.47	14.17	15.17	16.12		Llanberis	12.45	13.50	15.20	16.25	17.20	18.10	19.20
Llanrwst	08.38	-	-	-	-	-	15.38	-
07.45 - Sherpa journey      + - the destination indicator on the front of this Sherpa may display "Betws-y-Coed" or "Llanrwst"  (sometimes changing en-route)     - but in all cases there is only one bus so DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND
(S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

BEDDGELERT   or   PORTHMADOG via the Llanberis Pass and Pen-y-Pass,  the,either the Nant Gwynant Pass Betws-y-Coed stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself

Purchase a " Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5 from the driver of your first Sherpa if you intend to only use the Sherpa journeys or purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to also cover the alternative partially non-Sherpa journeys via Blaenau Ffestiniog

see important note above

Outward                         S2 S2 S4 S2 X19 1S 1S S2 S4-S97 S2 S4 Llanberis Joe Brown 07.45 09.00 - 10.00 - - - 11.00 - 13.30 - Llanberis Joe Brown Llanberis Interchange  (S) 07.50 09.05 - 10.05 - - - 11.05 - 13.35 - Llanberis Interchange  (S) Pen-y-Pass  (S) 08.05 09.25 10.05 10.25 - - - 11.25 12.20 13.55 14.45 Pen-y-Pass  (S) Nant  Gwynant Watkin  (S) | | 10.20 | - - - - 12.35 - 15.00 Nant  Gwynant Watkin  (S) Beddgelert | | 10.30 | - - - - 12.45 - 15.10 Beddgelert Rhyd Ddu  (S) | | 10.38 | - - - - | - 15.18 Rhyd Ddu  (S) Betws-y-Coed 08.47 09.47 - 10.47 11.00 - - - | - - Betws-y-Coed Blaenau Ffestiniog - - - - 11.25 12.00 14.20 - | - - Blaenau Ffestiniog Porthmadog - - - - - 12.28 14.48 - 13.10 - - Porthmadog   Return                       later summer Sherpa 1S X19 S97-S4 S2 S2 S4 S2 S4 S2 1S X19 S2 Porthmadog 13.30 - 13.55 - - - - - - 16.40 - - Porthmadog Blaenau Ffestiniog 13.58 15.00 | - - - - - - 17.08 17.40 - Blaenau Ffestiniog Betws-y-Coed - 15.25 >>>>|>>>> >>>>>> 15.48 - 16.40 - 17.30 - 18.05 18.40 Betws-y-Coed Rhyd Ddu  (S) - - | - | 16.12 | - | - - | Rhyd Ddu  (S) Beddgelert - - 14.20 - | 16.27 | 17.20 | - - | Beddgelert Nant  Gwynant Watkin  (S) - - 14.25 - | 16.32 | 17.25 | - - | Nant  Gwynant Watkin  (S) Pen-y-Pass  (S) - - 14.40 15.05 16.10 16.47 17.05 17.40 17.55 - - 19.05 Pen-y-Pass  (S) Llanberis Maes Padarn - - - 15.20 16.25 - 17.20 - 18.10 - - 19.20 Llanberis 07.45 - Gwynfor Sherpa journey     11.00 - Llew Jones bus 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

LLYN OGWEN   or   BETHESDA   or   BETHESDA via Pen-y-Pass,  Capel Curig and the Ogwen Valley Pass stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself

see important note above

Purchase a " Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £5 from the driver of your first Sherpa to cover the COMPLETE trip to Llyn Ogwen (Tryfan) or Bethesda or Bangor

Outward   School Term Weekends   School Holiday Weekends  $ S2* S2* S2* S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 S2* S6 Llanberis Joe Brown 07.45 09.00 10.00 11.00 - 07.45 - 09.00 - 10.00 - 11.00 - 12.00 - 13.30 - 14.30 - Llanberis Joe Brown Llanberis Interchange 07.50 09.00 10.00 11.00 - 07.50 - 09.05 - 10.05 - 11.05 - 12.05 - 13.35 - 14.35 - Llanberis Interchange Pen-y-Pass (S) 08.05 09.25 10.25 11.25 11.45 08.05 09.00 09.25 10.00 10.25 11.00 11.25 12.00 12.25 13.00 13.55 14.00 14.55 15.00 Pen-y-Pass (S) Capel Curig 08.15 09.35 10.35 11.35 11.55 08.15 09.09 09.35 10.09 10.35 11.09 11.35 12.09 12.35 13.09 14.05 14.09 15.05 15.09 Capel Curig Llyn Ogwen Car Park  (T) - - - - 12.05 - 09.17 - 10.17 - 11.17 - 12.17 - 13.17 - 14.17 - 15.17 Llyn Ogwen Car Park  (T) Bethesda - - - - 12.15 - 09.27 - 10.27 - 11.27 - 12.27 - 13.27 - 14.27 - 15.27 Bethesda Bangor - - - - 12.30 - 09.56 - 10.56 - 11.56 - 12.56 - 13.56 - 14.56 - 15.56 Bangor   Return   School Term Weekends   School Holiday Weekends  $ S6 S2 S2 S2 S2 S2 S6 S2 S6 S6 S2 S6 S2 S6 S2 S6 S2 S2 S6 S1 S2 Bangor 13.45 - - - - - 11.00 - 12.00 13.00 - 14.00 - 15.00 - 16.00 - - 17.00 - - Bangor Bethesda 14.05 - - - - - 11.30 - 12.30 13.30 - 14.30 - 15.30 - 16.30 - - 17.30 - - Bethesda Llyn Ogwen Car Park (T) 14.15 - - - - - 11.40 - 12.40 13.40 - 14.40 - 15.40 - 16.40 - - 17.40 - - Llyn Ogwen Car Park (T) Capel Curig 14.25 14.52 16.00 16.52 17.42 18.52 11.48 12.22 12.48 13.48 13.52 14.48 14.52 15.48 16.00 16.48 16.52 17.42 17.48 - 18.42 Capel Curig Pen-y-Pass (S) 14.35 15.05 16.10 17.05 17.55 19.05 11.57 12.35 12.57 13.57 14.05 14.57 15.05 15.57 16.10 16.57 17.05 17.55 17.57 18.35 19.05 Pen-y-Paaa (S) Llanberis - 15.20 16.25 17.20 18.10 19.20 - 12.45 - - 14.20 - 15.20 - 16.25 - 17.20 18.10 - 18.50 19.20 Llanberis 07.45 - Sherpa journey     * - Sherpa destination is Betws-y-Coed     Sat - Saturdays only     $ - according to the Gwynedd 'CC website - Summer Holiday Weekends means..........     .........." operates during school holidays and Bank Holidays: (April 10 and 11; May 1, 2 and 3; May 29, 30 and 31; June 5 and 6; every Saturday and Sunday from 17 July) "     (S) - Sherpa stop for one of the many official tracks up Snowdon     (T) - Sherpa stop for start of path up Tryfan       latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  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

CIRCULAR   TRIP   ROUND   SNOWDON clockwise  -  via  Betws-y-Coed,  Blaenau Ffestiniog.  Porthmadog  and  Caernatfon Summary Timetable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ stop off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE circuit
see important note above
	S2		S2		S2	X19	2S-2G	1S	88
Llanberis Joe Brown	08.00		09.00		10.00	-	-	-	-	Llanberis Joe Brown
Llanberis Interchange	08.05		09.05		10.05	-	-	-	-	Llanberis Interchange
Betws-y-Coed	08.47		09.47		10.47	11.00	-	-	-	Betws-y-Coed
Blaenau Ffestiniog	-		-		-	11.25	12.00	-	-	Blaenau Ffestiniog
Porthmadog	-		-		-	-	12.28	13.25	-	Porthmadog
Caernarfon	-		-		-	-	-	14.08	16.00	Caernarfon
Llanberis	-		-		-	-	-	-	16.24	Llanberis
10.00 - Gwynfor Sherpa journey
11.00 - non-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

CIRCULAR   TRIP   ROUND   SNOWDON anticlockwise  -  via Porthmadog,  Blaenau Ffestiniog,  Betws-y-Coed  and  Llanberis Summary Timetable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ stop off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE trip
see important note above
																			later summer Sherpa
	88	1S		88	1S	X19	S2		S2		1S	X19	S2		S2		S2		88	T2	1S	X19	S2
Llanberis Maes Padarn	08.00	-		09.50	-	-	-		-		-	-	-		-		-		12.00	-	-	-	-	Llanberis Maes Padarn
Caernarfon	08.23	09.30		10.13	10.30	-	-		-		-	-	-		-		-		12.23	13.30	-	-	-	Caernarfon
Porthmadog	-	10.20		-	11.20	-	-		-		13.30	-	-		-		-		-	14.20	16.40	-	-	Porthmadog
Blaenau Ffestiniog	-	-		-	11.48	12.00	-		-		13.58	15.00	-		-		-		-	-	17.08	17.40	-	Blaenau Ffestiniog
Betws-y-Coed	-	-		-	-	12.25	13.40		14.40		-	15.25	15.48		16.40		17.40		-	-	-	18.05	18.40	Betws-y-Coed
Llanberis Maes Padarn	-	-		-	-	-	14.20		15.20		-	-	16.25		17.20		18.10		-	-	-	-	19.20	Llanberis Maes Padarn
13.40 - Gwynfor Sherpa journey
10.30 - non-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

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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 Betws-y-Coed 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 Betws-y-Coed area to Llanberis Porthmadog area to Llanberis Llanberis area to Porthmadog area
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