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

The suggested timings by Arriva buses only are shown below
and the trip can all be done for just £5.50 using a "Arriva (North West and Wales) Day Rover"
(including travel from any part of North Wales and back - by Arriva buses only)
(Purchase from the driver of your first bus)


Snowdon Sherpa
Daily - 23rd May to 30th August 2010
  Click here for other Mondays to Saturdays trips
Click here for other Sunday trips
"Trips round Snowdonia - without your car"
via PenyPass, Caernarfon, Bangor and Bethesda


You have the option of alighting at ANY point(s) on the route then rejoin the following Arriva bus
(but if your travels includes the last bus to Bangor, you must get a direct 5 or X5 Arriva bus
back from Bangor to Llandndno
)

Note Arriva do NOT operate any service in the opposite direction
and Arriva tickets are NOT valid on other operator's services


 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official website
 
 
BetwsyCoed (Arriva 21) dep
(the bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the main road)
  09.43  11.48  14.48 or 16.53  
 
 
Capel Curig (Arriva 21)
  09.55  12.00  15.00 or 17.05  
 
 
PenyPass (Arriva 21A)
  10.05  12.10  15.10 or 17.15  
 
 
Llanberis (Arriva 21A)
  10.17  12.22  15.22 or 17.27  
 
 
Caernarfon (Arriva 21A)
  10.37  12.42  15.42 or 17.47  
 
 
Bangor arr
  10.57  13.02  16.02 or 18.07  
 
 
Bangor (Arriva 21) dep
  11.05  14.05 or 16.10     ----  
 
 
Bethesda (Arriva 21) dep
  11.17  14.17 or 16.22     ----  
 
 
Llyn Ogwen (Arriva 21) dep
  11.27  14.27 or 16.32     ----  
 
 
Capel Curig (Arriva 21) dep
  11.36  14.36 or 16.41     ----  
 
 
BetwsyCoed arr
  11.48  14.48 or 16.53     ----  
 
Arriva buses return for Llandudno......
weekdays from BetwsyCoed at 1745(19), 1830(84),1905(19) and 2110(19)
Sundays from BetwsyCoed at 1320(19), 1420(19), 1520(19), 1620(19) and 1830(19)
weekdays from Bangor at every 15 minutes until 1835, 1935, 2035 and 2135
Sundays from Bangor at 1112, 1212, 1312, 1412, 1512, 1612, 1712, 1812, 1912, 2012 and 2105


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Tickets
Timetables
Suggested Sherpa Trips
Bangor/Llandudno - BetwsyCoed - Llangollen
Bethesda - Capel Curig - BetwsyCoed
Bethesda - PenyPass - Llanberis
BetwsyCoed - Capel Curig - Bethesda
BetwsyCoed - PenyPass - Llanberis
BetwsyCoed - Llandudno (connections)
BetwsyCoed - PenyPass - Porthmadog
Caernarfon - Beddgelert - Llanberis
Caernarfon - Beddgelert - Porthmadog
Caernarfon (WHRly) - Beddgelert - Llandudno
Caernarfon (WHRly) - Beddgelert - Porthmadog
Llanberis - PenyPass - Bethesda
Llanberis - PenyPass - BetwsyCoed
Llanberis - Beddgelert - Caernarfon
Llandudno - BetwsyCoed (connections)
Llandudno - Beddgelert - Caernarfon (WHRly)
Llandudno - BetwsyCoed - PenyPass
Llangollen - BetwsyCoed - Llandudno/Bangor
PenyPass - BetwsyCoed - Llandudno
Porthmadog - PenyPass - BetwsyCoed
Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Caernarfon
Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Caernarfon (WHRly)
Porthmadog - Pwllheli (connections)
Pwllheli - Porthmadog (connections)
Suggested weekday trips from BetwsyCoed
Suggested Sunday trips from BetwsyCoed

Suggested trips from Caernarfon

Suggested weekday trips from Colwyn Bay/Rhyl
Suggested Sunday trips from Colwyn Bay/Rhyl

Suggested trips from Llanberis

Suggested weekday trips from Llandudno
Suggested Sunday trips from Llandudno

Suggested Sunday trips from Morfa Bychan

Suggested weekday trips from
Suggested Sunday trips from
North Wales Coast Railway stations
(via BetwsyCoed)


Suggested trips from Porthmadog
Suggested Sunday trips from Porthmadog
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