SUMMARY OF SNOWDON SHERPA NETWORK - SUMMER 2025 UPDATE..... Saturday 29th March 2025    The level of Traws-Cynru service on route "T10" will increase to a similar level to last summer with minor retimings 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

from the Cambrian coast to the mountains of Snowdonia SUMMER SUNDAY TRIPS from PORTHMADOG  MORFA BYCHAN* leaving Porthmadog         "S4" Porthmadog - Pen-y-Pass     "S1" Pen-y-Pass - Betws-y-Coed     approaching Betws-y-Coed         BORTH-Y-GEST*  TREMADOG and PRENTEG by Morfa Bhychan Borth-y-Gest Porthmadog Tremadog Prenteg Aberglaslyn Pass Beddgelert for the mountains of Snowdonia also Betws-y-Coed and Llanberis         leaving Beddgelert     "S4" Beddgelert - Pen-y-Pass     also "S4" Beddgelert - Caernarfon         at Pen-y-Pass These trips also depart TREMADOG approximately four minutes later and PRENTEG approximately seven minutes later * - most "S4" Sherpa journeys now start from MORFA BYCHAN and call BORTH-y-GEST approximately 18 and 12 minutes EARLIER - see here for actual times and NOTE SPECIALLY the last return journey terminates at 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     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the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show journeys which have either been "CHANGED" or sometimes even "WITHDRAWN"     Where known,  these are also included below as a warning - to help avoid you being caught out !!!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 11.55 11.55 or 18.10 18.10     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"

Snowdon Sherpa
Sundays from 6th April to 2nd November 2025 also 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
"Trips round Snowdonia - without your car" from Porthmadog Summer is an ideal time for a longer day out to visit Snowdonia with extra connecting Sherpas at Pen-y-Pass and later return journeys "hourly" until 1832
Please note specially - at this time of the year the last return weekday Sherpas to Porthmadog are as follows......    Pen-y-Pass to Porthmadog (S4) - depart depart 18.32 Betws-y-Coed to Porthmadog (S1-S4) - connection departs 1803  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Capel Curig to Porthmadog (S1-S4) - connection departs 1815  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Bethesda to Porthmadog (T10-S1-S4) - connection departs 1727 (change at Capel Curig and Pen-y-Pass) Llyn Ogwen to Porthmadog (T10-S1-S4) - connection departs 1736 (change at Capel Curig and Pen-y-Pass) Llanberis to Porthmadog (S1-S4) - connection departs 1802  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Nant Gwynant to Porthmadog (S4) - depart 18.43 Beddgelert to Porthmadog (S4) - depart 19.00 Caernarfon to Porthmadog (S3-S4) - connection departs 1822  (change at Beddgelert) Snowdon Ranger to Porthmadog (S3-S4) - connection departs 1842  (change at Beddgelert) Rhyd Ddu to Porthmadog (S3-S4) - connection departs 1844  (change at Beddgelert) Green - all Sherpa services       Gold - all or part 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..........
	Suggested itineraries latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

BETWS-Y-COED via Aberglaslyn,  Nant Gwynant,  Pen-y-Pass,  the Twin Lakes,  Capel Curig and the Swallow Falls stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself

see important note above

Purchase a £7.00 "1 bws" (one bus) Day Ticket to cover ALL journeys - as well as other North Wales connecting journeys to/from Snowdonia from the driver of your first Sherpa or non-Sherpa bus

Outward               S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1               Morfa Bychan 08.09 - 09.09 - 10.09 - 11.09 - 12.09 - 13.09 - 14.09 - Morfa Bychan Porthmadog 08.30 - 09.30 - 10.30 - 11.30 - 12.30 - 13.30 - 14.30 - Porthmadog Beddgelert 08.57 - 09.57 - 10.57 - 11.57 - 12.57 - 13.57 - 14.57 - Beddgelert Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S) 09.05 - 10.05 - 11.05 - 12.05 - 13.05 - 14.05 - 15.05 - Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S) Pen-y-Pass  (S) 09.22 09.30 10.22 10.30 11.22 11.30 12.22 12.30 13.22 13.30 14.22 14.30 15.22 15.30 Pen-y-Pass  (S) Capel Curig - 09.40 - 10.40 - 11.40 - 12.40 - 13.40 - 14.40 - 15.40 Capel Curig Llyn Ogwen (Tryfan) - 1125 c - 1125 c - 1325 c - 1325 c - 1525 c - 1525 c - 1725 c Llyn Ogwen (Tryfan) Betws-y-Coed - 09.55 - 10.55 - 11.55 - 12.55 - 13.55 - 14.55 - 15.55 Betws-y-Coed

Return             S1 * S4 # S1 * S4 # S1 * S4 # S1 * S4 # S1 * S4 # S1* S4             Betws-y-Coed 11.03 - 13.03 - 15.03 - 16.03 - 17.03 - 18.03 - Betws-y-Coed Llyn Ogwen (Tryfan) 1036 c - 1236 c - 1436 c - 1536 c - 1636 c - 1736 c - Llyn Ogwen (Tryfan) Capel Curig 11.15 - 13.15 - 15.15 - 16.15 - 17.15 - 18.15 - Capel Curig Pen-y-Pass  (S) 11.25 11.32 13.25 13.32 15.25 15.32 16.25 16.32 17.25 17.32 18.25 18.32 Pen-y-Pass  (S) Caernarfon - | - | - | - | - | - | Caernarfon Nant Gwynant  (S) - 11.43 - 13.43 - 15.43 - 16.43 - 17.43 - 18.43 Nant Gwynant  (S) Beddgelert - 12.00 - 14.00 - 16.00 - 17.00 - 18.00 - 19.00 Beddgelert Porthmadog - 12.27 - 14.27 - 16.27 - 17.27 - 18.27 - 19.27 Porthmadog Morfa Bychan - 12.43 - 14.43 - 16.43 - 17.43 - 18.43 - ==== Morfa Bychan - Sherpa journey operated by     08.30 - direct Sherpa journey     * - "S1" Sherpa destination is Caernarfon (via Llanberis) - the indicator on the front of the bus may show "Llanberis" or "Caernarfon" - sometimes changing en-route     # - this "S4" Sherpa is ADVERTISED to work through from Pen-y-Pass to Morfa Bychan via Beddgelert and Porthmadog     -- the destination indicator on the front of the bus may show "Beddgelert" or "Porthmadog" or Morfa Bychan  (sometimes changing en-route)     - in all cases there is always only ONE bus so make sure you are not 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

LLANBERIS via Nant Gwynant Pass,  Pen-y-Pass and the Llanberis Pass stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself

see VERY important note above

Purchase a £7.00 "1 bws" (one bus) Day Ticket to cover ALL journeys - as well as other North Wales connecting journeys to/from Snowdonia from the driver of your first Sherpa or non-Sherpa bus

Outward               S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1               Morfa Bychan 08.09 - 09.09 - 10.09 - 11.09 - 12.09 - 13.09 - 14.09 - Morfa Bychan Porthmadog 08.30 - 09.30 - 10.30 - 11.30 - 12.30 - 13.30 - 14.30 - Porthmadog Beddgelert 08.57 - 09.57 - 10.57 - 11.57 - 12.57 - 13.57 - 14.57 - Beddgelert Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S) 09.05 - 10.05 - 11.05 - 12.05 - 13.05 - 14.05 - 15.05 - Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S) Pen-y-Pass  (S) 09.22 09.30 10.22 10.30 11.22 11.30 12.22 12.30 13.22 13.30 14.22 14.30 15.22 15.30 Pen-y-Pass  (S) Llanberis - 09.50 - 10.50 - 11.50 - 12.50 - 13.50 - 14.50 - 15.50 Llanberis

Return               S1* S4 S1* S4 S1* S4 S1* S4 S1* S4 S1* S4 S1 T2               Llanberis 11.02 - 13.02 - 15.02 - 16.02 - 17.02 - 18.02 - 1750   Llanberis Caernarfon | - | - | - | - | - | - 1817 1905 Caernarfon Pen-y-Pass  (S) 11.25 11.32 13.25 13.32 15.25 15.32 16.25 16.32 17.25 17.32 18.25 18.32 - via Pen-y Groes Pen-y-Pass  (S) Nant Gwynant  (S) - 11.43 - 13.43 - 15.43 - 16.43 - 17.43 - 18.43 - Nant Gwynant  (S) Beddgelert - 12.00 - 14.00 - 16.00 - 17.00 - 18.00 - 19.00 - Beddgelert Porthmadog - 12.27 - 14.27 - 16.27 - 17.27 - 18.27 - 19.27 - 2005 Porthmadog Morfa Bychan - 12.43 - 14.43 - 16.43 - 17.43 - 18.43 - ==== - ==== Morfa Bychan - Sherpa journey operated by     08.30 - direct Sherpa journey     0902 - onward Sherpa connection     * - "S1" Sherpa destination is Caernarfon (via Llanberis) - the indicator on the front of the bus may show "Llanberis" or "Caernarfon" - sometimes changing en-route     # - this "S4" Sherpa is ADVERTISED to work through from Pen-y-Pass to Morfa Bychan< via Beddgelert and Porthmadog     -- the destination indicator on the front of the bus may show "Beddgelert" or "Porthmadog" or Morfa Bychan  (sometimes changing en-route)     - in all cases there is always only ONE bus so make sure you are not 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   and   CAERNARFON via Aberglaslyn pass,  Rhyd Ddu,  Quellen Lake and Waunfawr stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself

see important note above

Purchase a £7.00 "1 bws" (one bus) Day Ticket to cover ALL journeys - as well as other North Wales connecting journeys to/from Snowdonia from the driver of your first Sherpa or non-Sherpa bus

Outward               S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1 S4 S1               Morfa Bychan 08.09 - 09.09 - 10.09 - 11.09 - 12.09 - 13.09 - 14.09 - Morfa Bychan Porthmadog 08.30 - 09.30 - 10.30 - 11.30 - 12.30 - 13.30 - 14.30 - Porthmadog Beddgelert 08.57 09.02 09.57 10.02 10.57 11.02 11.57 12.02 12.57 13.02 13.57 14.02 14.57 15.02 Beddgelert Rhyd Ddu  (S) - 09.09 - 10.09 - 11.-0 - 12.09 - 13.09 - 14.09 - 15.09 Rhyd Ddu  (S) Snowdon Ranger  (S) - 09.12 - 10.12 - 11.12 - 12.12 - 13.12 - 14.12 - 15.12 Snowdon Ranger  (S) Caernarfon - 09.34 - 10.34 - 11.34 - 12.34 - 13.34 - 14.34 - 15.34 Caernarfon

Return               S1* S4 S1* S4 S1* S4 S1* S4 S1* S4 S1* S4 T2               Caernarfon 11.22 - 13.22 - 15.22 - 16.22 - 17.22 - 18.22 - 1905 Caernarfon Snowdon Ranger  (S) 11.42 - 13.42 - 15.42 - 16.42 - 17.42 - 18.42 - via Pen-y Groes Snowdon Ranger  (S) Rhyd Ddu  (S) 11.44 - 13.44 - 15.44 - 16.44 - 17.44 - 18.44 - Rhyd Ddu  (S) Beddgelert 11.55 12.00 13.55 14.00 15.55 16.00 16.55 17.00 17.55 18.00 18.55 19.00 Beddgelert Porthmadog - 12.27 - 14.27 - 16.27 - 17.27 - 18.27 - 19.27 2005 Porthmadog Morfa Bychan - 12.41 - 14.41 - 16.41 - 17.41 - 18.41 - ==== ==== Morfa Bychan - Sherpa journey operated by     08.30 - direct Sherpa journey     * - "S1" Sherpa destination is Caernarfon (via Llanberis) - the indicator on the front of the bus may show "Llanberis" or "Caernarfon" - sometimes changing en-route     # - this "S4" Sherpa is ADVERTISED to work through from Pen-y-Pass to Morfa Bychan< via Beddgelert and Porthmadog     -- the destination indicator on the front of the bus may show "Beddgelert" or "Porthmadog" or Morfa Bychan  (sometimes changing en-route)     - in all cases there is always only ONE bus so make sure you are not 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

CIRCULAR   TRIP   ROUND   SNOWDON clockwise  -  via  Caernarfon,   Llanberis  and   Pen-y-Pass Summary Timetable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ stop off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself

see important note above

Purchase a £7.00 "1 bws" (one bus) Day Ticket to cover ALL journeys - as well as other North Wales connecting journeys to/from Snowdonia from the driver of your first Sherpa or non-Sherpa bus

S4 S3 S1 S4 S4 S3 S1 S4 S4 S3 S1 S4 S4 S3 S1 S4 S4 S3 S1 S4 S4 S3 S1 S4 S4 S3 S1 S4 S4 S3 S1 S4 S4 S3 S3 S1                   Morfa Bychan 08.09 - - - 09.09 - - - 10.09 - - - 11.09 - - - 12.09 - - - 13.09 - - - 14.09 - - - 15.09 - - - 16.09 - - - Morfa Bychan Porthmadog 08.30 - - - 09.30 - - - 10.30 - - - 11.30 - - - 12.30 - - - 13.30 - - - 14.30 - - - 15.30 - - - 16.30 - - - Porthmadog Beddgelert    08.55 09.02 - - 09.55 10.02 - - 10.55 11.02 - - 11.55 12.02 - - 12.55 13.02 - - 13.55 14.02 - - 14.55 15.02 - - 15.55 16.02 - - 16.55 17.02 - - Beddgelert    Caernarfon - 09.34 09.42 - - 10.34 10.42 - - 11.34 11.42 - - 12.34 12.42 - - 13.34 13.42 - - 14.34 14.42 - - 15.34 15.42 - - 16.34 16.42 - - 17.34 17.42 - Caernarfon Llanberis Joe Brown - - 10.02 - - - 11.02 - - - 12.02 - - - 13.02 - - - 14.02 - - - 15.02 - - - 16.02 - - - 17.02 - - - 18.02 - Llanberis Joe Brown Llanberis Interchange - - 10.10 - - - 11.10 - - - 12.10 - - - 13.10 - - - 14.10 - - - 15.10 - - - 16.10 - - - 17.10 - - - 18.10 - Llanberis Interchange Pen-y-Pass   - - 10.25 10.32 - - 11.25 11.32 - - 12.25 12.32 - - 13.25 13.32 - - 14.25 14.32 - - 15.25 15.32 - - 16.25 16.32 - - 17.25 17.32 - - 18.25 18.32 Pen-y-Pass   Beddgelert  - - - 11.00 - - - 12.00 - - - 13.00 - - - 14.00 - - - 15.00 - - - 16.00 - - - 17.00 - - - 18.00 - - - 19.00 Beddgelert  Porthmadog - - - 11.27 - - - 12.27 - - - 13.27 - - - 14.27 - - - 15.27 - - - 16.27 - - - 17.27 - - - 18.27 - - - 19.25 Porthmadog Morfa Bychan - - - 11.43 - - - 12.43 - - - 13.43 - - - 14.43 - - - 15.43 - - - 16.43 - - - 17.43 - - - 18.43 - - - ==== Morfa Bychan - Sherpa journey operated by     08.30 - direct Sherpa journey       Pen-y-Pass --- time for a short walk on the foothills of Snowdon     along the Miners Path towards     Llyn Glaslyn (and Snowdon)     Beddgelert --- time for a short stroll along the side of the River Glaslyn     past Gelert's Grave to the Aberslaslyn pass           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 Pen-y-Pass,  Llanberis,  Caernarfon  and  Beddgelert Summary Timetable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ stop off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself

see important note above

Purchase a £7.00 "1 bws" (one bus) Day Ticket to cover ALL journeys - as well as other North Wales connecting journeys to/from Snowdonia from the driver of your first Sherpa or non-Sherpa bus

S4 S1 S3 S4 S4 S1 S3 S4 S4 S1 S3 S4 S4 S1 S3 S4 S4 S1 S3 S4 S4 S1 S3 S4 S4 S1 S3 S4 S4 S1 S3 S4 S4 S1 S3 S4                   Morfa Bychan 08.09 - - - 09.09 - - - 10.09 - - - 11.09 - - - 12.09 - - - 13.09 - - - 14.09 - - - 15.09 - - -  16.09  - - - Morfa Bychan Porthmadog 08.30 - - - 09.30 - - - 10.30 - - - 11.30 - - - 12.30 - - - 13.30 - - - 14.30 - - - 15.30 - - - 16.30 - - - Porthmadog Beddgelert  08.58 - - - 09.58 - - - 10.58 - - - 11.58 - - - 12.58 - - - 13.58 - - - 14.58 - - - 15.58 - - - 16.58 - - - Beddgelert  Pen-y-Pass  09.20 09.30 - - 10.20 10.30 - - 11.20 11.30 - - 12.20 12.30 - - 13.20 13.30 - - 14.20 14.30 - - 15.20 15.30 - - 16.20 16.30 - - 17.20 17.30 - - Pen-y-Pass  Llanberis - 09.50 - - - 10.50 - - - 11.50 - - - 12.50 - - - 13.50 - - - 14.50 - - - 15.50 - - - 16.50 - - - 17.50 - - Llanberis Caernarfon - 10.17 10.22 - - 11.17 11.22 - - 12.17 12.22 - - 13.17 13.22 - - 14.17 14.22 - - 15.17 15.22 - - 16.17 16.22 - - 17.17 17.22 - - 18.17 18.22 - Caernarfon Beddgelert - - 10.53 11.00 - - 11.55 12.00 - - 12.55 13.00 - - 13.55 14.00 - - 14.55 15.00 - - 15.55 16.00 - - 16.55 17.00 - - 17.55 18.00 - - 18.55 19.00 Beddgelert Porthmadog - - - 11.27 - - - 12.27 - - - 13.27 - - - 14.27 - - - 15.27 - - - 16.27 - - - 17.27 - - - 18.27 - - - 19.27 Porthmadog Morfa Bychan - - - 11.43 - - - 12.43 - - - 13.43 - - - 14.43 - - - 15.43 - - - 16.43 - - - 17.43 - - - 18.43 - - - ==== Morfa Bychan - Sherpa journey operated by     08.11 - direct Sherpa journey       Beddgelert --- time for a short stroll along the side of the River Glaslyn past Gelert's Grave to the Aberslaslyn pass         Pen-y-Pass --- time for a short walk on the foothills of Snowdon     along the Miners Path towards     Llyn Glaslyn (and 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

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