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PERIOD HAVE RE-COMMENCED (the majority from Monday 12th April 2021) The extra summer "S2" journeys which were withdrawn for winter 2020-2021 are re-instated in virtually the same times..........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 "

SUMMER SUNDAY TRIPS from PORTHMADOG Gwynfor "S97" Sherpa at Porthmadog     Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Pen-y-Pass       Gwynfor "S2" connection to Betws-y-Coed     by Porthmadog Tremadog Prenteg Aberglaslyn Pass Beddgelert and the mountains of Snowdonia       "S4" Beddgelert - Pen-y-Pass     Gwynfor Coaches Sherpa       mid-winter at Pen-y-Pass       These trips also depart TREMADOG approximately four minutes later and PRENTEG approximately seven minutes later

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 again possible to make a day or afternoon trip from Porthmadog to Betws-y-Coed     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official websites (including the TravelineCymru "Journey Planner") continue to show journeys which have either been "WITHDRAWN" or are currently "SUSPENDED"     These are also included below as a warning - to help you avoid being caught out !!!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      Please bookmark and re-visit this page nearer the time to check if there have been any further changes 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 VERY important note above
Click here for suggested Monday to Saturday itineraries from Porthmadog
"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
Please note specially - at this time of the year the last return Sunday Sherpa buses to Porthmadog are as follows......    Pen-y-Pass to Porthmadog (S4/S97) - depart 1810 Llanberis (Interchange) to Porthmadog (S4/S97) - connection departs 1750 Betws-y-Coed to Porthmadog (S2-S4-S97) - connection departs 1730  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Capel Curig to Porthmadog (S2-S4-S97) - connection departs 1742  (change at Pen-y-Pass) Llyn Ogwen to Porthmadog (S6-S4-2S) - connection departs 1415 (change at Pen-y-Pass) Nant Gwynant to Porthmadog (S4/S97) - depart 18.25 Beddgelert to Porthmadog (S97) 18.35 Caernarfon to Porthmadog (S4-S97) - connection departs 1550  (change at Beddgelert) Rhyd Ddu to Porthmadog (S4-S97) - connection departs 1612  (change at Beddgelert) Caernarfon to Porthmadog (2S or T2) - depart 16.50 or 18.25 Llanberis Maes Padarn to Porthmadog (88-T2) - connection departs 1430  (change at Caernarfon) a later connection is available at 1750 via Pen-y-Pass 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 and Nant Gwynant Passes,  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/from Betws-y-Coed
see important note above
	Outward								Return
	S97-S4 *	S2	S4	S2	S97-S4 *	S2			S2	S4-S97 #	S2	S4	S2	S4	S2	S4-S97 #
Porthmadog	09.10	-	-	-	13.55	-		Betws-y-Coed	11.10	-	13.40	-	15.48	-	17.20	-
Beddgelert	09.34	-	11.50	-	14.20	-		Pen-y-Pass  (S)	11.35	12.20	14.05	14.45	16.10	16.50	17.55	18.10
Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S)	09.39	-	11.55	-	14.25	-		Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S)	-	12.35	-	15.00	-	17.05	-	18.25
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	09.55	10.25	12.10	12.25	14.40	14.55		Beddgelert	-	12.45	-	15.10	-	17.12	-	18.35
Betws-y-Coed	-	10.47	-	12.47	-	15.17		Porthmadog	-	13.15	-	====	-	====	-	19.00
09.10 - Sherpa journey      * - "through" Sherpa from Porthmadog - the indicator on the front may show "Beddgelert" or "Pen-y-Pass" and the route number "S97" or "S4" (sometimes changing en-route)      # - "through" Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass - the indicator on the front may show "Beddgelert" 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 !
(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 Aberglaslyn and Nant Gwynant Passes,  Pen-y-Pass and the Llanberis Pass 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/from Betws-y-Coed
see important note above
	Outward								Return
	S97-S4 *	S2	S4	S2	S97-S4 *	S2			S2	S4-S97 #	S2	S4	S2	S4	S2	S4-S97 #
Porthmadog	09.10	-	-	-	13.55	-		Llanberis	11.00	-	13.30	-	15.30	-	17.50	-
Beddgelert	09.34	-	11.50	-	14.20	-		Pen-y-Pass  (S)	11.25	12.20	13.55	14.45	15.50	16.50	18.05	18.10
Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S)	09.39	-	11.55	-	14.25	-		Nant Gwynant Watkin  (S)	-	12.35	-	15.00	-	17.05	-	18.25
Pen-y-Pass  (S)	09.55	10.35	12.10	12.35	14.40	15.05		Beddgelert	-	12.45	-	15.10	-	17.12	-	18.35
Llanberis	-	10.45	-	12.45	-	15.20		Porthmadog	-	13.15	-	====	-	====	-	19.00
09.10 - Sherpa journey      * - "through" Sherpa from Porthmadog - the indicator on the front may show "Beddgelert" or "Pen-y-Pass" and the route number "S97" or "S4" (sometimes changing en-route)      # - "through" Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass - the indicator on the front may show "Beddgelert" 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 !
(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

CAERNARFON via the Aberglaslyn Pass,  Rhyd Ddu (for Snowdon) and Llyn Quellen stopping off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
see important note above
Purchase a "Red Rover Day Ticket from the driver of your first Sherpa to cover the COMPLETE trip to/from Caernarfon
	Outward							Return
	S97	S4		S97	S4			S4	S97		S4	S97		2S	T2
Porthmadog	09.10	-		13.55	-		Caernarfon	11.10	-		15.50	-		1650	1825
Beddgelert  stop "B"	09.34	10.30		14.19	15.10		Snowdon Ranger  (S)	11.30	-		16.10	-		| via Pen-y -Groes |	| via Pen-y -Groes |
Rhyd Ddu  (S)	-	10.38		-	15.18		Rhyd Ddu  (S)	11.32	-		16.12	-
Snowdon Ranger  (S)	-	10.40		-	15.20		Beddgelert  stop "A"	11.50	12.45		16.27	18.35
Caernarfon	-	11.05		-	15.45		Porthmadog	-	13.10		-	19.00		1735	1915
09.10 - Sherpa journey
(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 website  and any subsequent amendments thereto

CIRCULAR   TRIP   ROUND   SNOWDON clockwise  -  via  Caernarfon,   Llanberis,   Pen-y-Pass  and  Beddgelert Summary Timetable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ stop off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
see important note above
Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE circuit
	S97	S4	88	S2	88	S2	S4		T2	88	S2	88	S2	S4		S2		S97	S4	88	S2	S4-S97
Porthmadog	09.10	-	-	-	-	-	-		1105	-	-	-	-	-		-		13.55	-	-	-	-
Beddgelert	09.34	10.30	-	-	-	-	-		|	-	-	-	-	-		-		14.19	15.10	-	-	-
Caernarfon	-	11.05	11.35	-	11.35	-	-		1150	14.05	-	14.05	-	-		-		-	15.45	16.20	-	-
Llanberis Joe Brown	-	-	|	-	12.02 v	13.30	-		-	|	14.30	14.32 v	15.30	-		16.30		-	-	|	17.50	-
Llanberis Interchange	-	-	11.59	12.05	-	13.35	-		-	14.29	14.35	-	15.35	-		16.35		-	-	16.44	17.55	-
Pen-y-Pass	-	-	-	12.25	-	13.55	14.45		-	-	14.55	-	15.50	16.50		16.50		-	-	-	18.05	18.10
				>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>							>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>					>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Beddgelert	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.10		-	-	-	-	-	17.12		-	-	-	-	-	18.35
Porthmadog	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	====		-	-	-	-	-	19.00
	09.10 - Sherpa journey
	11.35 - non-Sherpa journey    "£5 Snowdon Sherpa Day Ticket" NOT valid on these journeys     v - operates via the Interchange
	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  Porthmadog Summary Timetable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ stop off for morning coffee,  lunch  and/or  tea to suit yourself
see important note above
Purchase a £6.80 RED ROVER day ticket from the driver of your first bus to cover the COMPLETE circuit
	S97-S4	S2	S2	88	T2		S4	S2	S2	88	S4	S97		2S		S97-S4	S2	S2	88	T2
Porthmadog	09.10	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-		-		13.55	-	-	-	-
Pont Aberglaslyn    (Aberglaslyn Pass)	09.30	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-		-		|	-	-	-	-
Beddgelert	09.34	-	-	-	-		11.50	-	-	-	-	-		-		14.20	-	-	-	-
Pen-y-Pass	09.55	10.35	11.35	-	-		12.10	12.35	14.05	-	-	-		-		14.40	15.05	16.10	-	-
Llanberis	-	10.45	11.45	12.00	-		-	12.45	14.20	14.30	-	-		-		-	15.20	16.25	16.45	-
Caernarfon	-	-	-	12.23	1330		-	-	-	14.53	15.50	-		1650		-	-	-	17.09	1825
Beddgelert	-	-	-	-	|		-	-	-	-	16.23	18.35		|		-	-	-	-	|
Porthmadog	-	-	-	-	1420		-	-	-	-	-	19.00		1735		-	-	-	-	1915
	09.10 - Sherpa journey
	1200 - non-Sherpa connecting services     "£5 Snowdon Sherpa Day Ticket" NOT valid on these journeys
	Beddgelert --- time for a short stroll along the side of the River Glaslyn past Gelert's Grave to the Aberslaslyn pass         If you are feeling more energetic why not alight from the Sherpa at Pont Aberglaslyn (arrive 08.14 or 11.24) and walk along the Fisherman's Path     to Beddgelert ----- suitable shoes should be worn as the path can be wet and muddy at any time of the year !
	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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