Snowdon Sherpa - S2 + S97 + 497 BetwsyCoed - Bedgelert

All year round mini-bus
Sherpa S2 BetwsyCoed-PenyPass
Open-topper - summer extras

Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables

unofficial website

All year round mini-bus (S97)
Sherpa S97/98/497
PenyPass-Beddgelert-Porthmadog
School days coach (497)

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 last connecting "S97/497-S4-S2" Snowdon Sherpa Bus service back
from Porthmadog to BetwsyCoed is 1520
(1600 Saturdays also School Holidays and Sundays)
There is later bus at 1805 on weekdays only as far as Beddgelert ONLY

The last connecting "S2-S97" Snowdon Sherpa Bus service back
from BetwsyCoed to Porthmadog is 1510 (1548 Mondays to Saturdays)
There is a later buse at 1710 as far as PenyPass and Llanberis ONLY

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

llwbr BETWS route				Snowdon Sherpa												llwbr GLASLYN route
Llandudno - BetwsyCoed - PenyPass -\- Beddgelert -\- Porthmadog \-Llanberis \- Caernarfon (showing through Sherpa buses to Llanberis also connections to Caernarfon)
Mondays to Saturdays - 30th October 2010 until further notice (excluding public holidays) (NO service on Christmas Day or New Year's Day)
Click here for Sundays from 31st October 2010 until further notice
	SO+CH																		SO+SH
	Arriva	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	Express Motors	Arriva Wales	Padarn	Express Motors	WHRly see note	Padarn	FfRly see note	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	FfRly see note		Padarn	Padarn	Express Motors	Williams
	84	S2	S97	S4	X1	train	S2	S97	train	S4	train	S2	S97	S4	train		S2	S4	S97	98
Llandudno	0745	-	-	-	1010	1020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Llanrwst	0823	-	-	-	1046	1055	11.05	-	-	-	-	13.05	-	-	-		15.38	Last bus to Beddgelert	-	-
BetwsyCoed	0833	08.45	-	-	1100	1101	11.20	-	-	-	-	13.20	-	-	-		15.48		-	-
Capel Curig	-	08.55	-	-	-	-	11.30 #	-	-	-	-	13.30	-	-	-		15.58 #		-	-
PenyPass	-	09.05	09.50	-	-	-	11.42 # 11.47	11.50	-	-	-	13.45	14.15	-	-		16.10 # 16.15	16.20	-	-
Llanberis	-	09.15	\|	-	-	-	11.57	\|	-	-	-	13.57	\|	-	-		16.27	\|	-	-
PenyGwryd	-	-	09.52	-	-	-	-	11.52	-	-	-	-	14.17	-	-		-	16.22	-	-
Nant Gwynant	-	-	10.02	-	-	-	-	12.02	-	-	-	-	14.27	-	-		-	16.32	-	-
Beddgelert	-	-	10.10	1130	-	-	-	12.10	no regular connection in the winter	1325	-	-	14.35	1510	-		-	16.37	16.45	18.45
Caernarfon	-	-	\|	1200	-	-	-	\|	no regular connection in the winter	1355	-	-	\|	1540	-		-	17.08	\|	\|
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	-	10.14	-	-	-	-	12.14	-	-	-	-	14.39	-	-		-	-	16.49	18.49
Hospital	-	-	10.29	-	-	-	-	12.29	-	-	-	-	14.54	-	-		-	-	\|	via Garreg
Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)	-	-	10.31	-	-	-	-	12.31	-	-	limited dates	-	14.56	-	-		-	-	17.01	19.07
Porthmadog	-	-	10.35	-	-	-	-	12.35	-	-	1335	-	15.00	-	no 1605 service in the winter		-	-	17.05	19.10
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1445	-	-	-	no 1605 service in the winter		-	-	-	-
The WHRly does NOT run during the Winter - alternative Sherpa "S4" bus services are available between Beddgelert and Caernarfon
The FfRly is advertised to run every day during the period of this timetable, but every train does not run every day latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official FfRly website
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid) WHRly - Welsh Highland Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid)
# - the the event of the S2 bus running late, passengers should change at PenyGwryd - tell the driver you want to connect and ask him where to alight
SO+CH - Saturdays only also local (Llandrillo) College Holidays SO+SH - Saturdays only also local (Porthmadog area) School Holidays
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

llwbr GLASLYN route				Snowdon Sherpa											llwbr BETWS route
Caernarfon -\ Porthmadog -\- Beddgelert - PenyPass - BetwsyCoed - Llandudno (showing connections from Caernarfon also through Sherpa buses from Llanberis)
Mondays to Saturdays - 30th October 2010 until further notice (excluding public holidays) (NO service on Christmas Day or New Year's Day)
Click here for Sundays from 31st October 2010 until further notice
													Sch		SO+SH
	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn		Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn	FfRly see note	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva Wales	Berwen	WHRly see note	Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn	Arriva	Arriva Wales
	S4	S97	S2		S4	S97	S2	S4	train	S97	S2	train	497	train	S97	S4	S2	19	train
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	1150	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Porthmadog	-	09.00	-		-	11.00	-	-	1300	13.30	-	-	15.20	-	16.00	-	-	-	-
Hospital	-	\|	-		-	11.05	-	-	-	13.35	-	-	via Garreg	-	\|	-	-	-	-
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	09.13	-		-	11.18	-	-	-	13.48	-	-	15.54	-	16.13	-	-	-	-
Caernarfon	0845	\|	-		1045	\|	-	1250	-	\|	-	-	\|	no regular connection in the winter	\|	15.45	-	-	-
Beddgelert	0915	09.20 #	-		1115	11.24	-	1320	-	13.54	-	-	16.00	no regular connection in the winter	16.19	16.25 #	-	-	-
Nant Gwynant	-	09.25 #	-		-	11.29	-	-	-	13.59	-	-	-	-	-	16.30 #	-	-	-
Llanberis	-	\|	09.20		-	\|	12.00	-	-	\|	14.00	-	-	-	-	\|	16.30	-	-
PenyPass	-	09.38 #	09.45		-	11.42	12.27	-	-	14.12	14.30	-	-	-	-	16.40 #	16.50	-	-
PenyGwryd	-	-	09.47		-	-	12.29	-	-	-	14.32	-	-	-	-	-	16.52	-	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-	-	12.35	-	-	-	14.38	-	-	-	-	-	16.58	-	-
	-	-	via Bethesda		-	-	\|	-	-	-	via Llyn Ogwen	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-
Capel Curig	-	-	10.33		-	-	12.35	-	-	-	14.55	-	-	-	-	-	16.58	-	-
BetwsyCoed	-	-	10.45		-	-	12.47	-	-	-	15.07	1524	-	-	-	-	17.08	1745	1804
Llanrwst	-	-	11.00		-	-	13.00	-	-	-	15.20	1530	-	-	-	-	-	1754	1810
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1613	-	-	-	-	-	1857	1849
The WHRly does NOT run during the Winter - alternative Sherpa "S4" bus services are available between Caernarfon and Beddgelert
The FfRly is advertised to run every day during the period of this timetable, but every train does not run every day latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official FfRly website
Sch - School Days only (coach operates via Porthmadog School) SO+SH - Saturdays only also local (Porthmadog area) School Holidays
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid) WHRly - Welsh Highland Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid)
# - in the event of the "S4" Sherpa bus running late, passengers should change at PenyGwryd - tell the driver you want to connect and ask him where to alight
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

llwbr BETWS route				Snowdon Sherpa											llwbr GLASLYN route
Llandudno - BetwsyCoed - PenyPass -\- Beddgelert -\- Porthmadog - Morfa Bychan \-Llanberis...................\- Caernarfon (showing through Sherpa buses to Llanberis also connections to Caernarfon)
Sundays - 31st October 2010 until further notice (also public holidays) (NO service on Boxing Day)

	Arriva	Padarn	Express Motors	Arriva/ Padarn	Express Motors	FfRly see note	Arriva	Padarn	Padarn	WHRly see note	Arriva	Padarn	Express Motors	FfRly see note		Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn
	19	S2	S97-99	5-S4	S97	train	84	S2	S4	train	19	S2	S97-99	train		S2	S97-99	S4	S2
Llandudno	0735	-	-	0905	-	-	1007	-	-	-	1207	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Llanrwst	0830	-	-	: : : via Caer -narfon arr 1030 dep 1050 : : :	-	-	1050	-	-	-	1302	-	-	-		-	Last bus to Beddgelert Porthmadog and Morfa Bychan	-	-
BetwsyCoed	0840	08.45	-		-	-	1100	11.20	-	-	1312	13.20	-	-		15.10		-	17.10
Capel Curig	-	08.55	-		-	-	-	11.30	-	-	-	13.30	-	-		15.20		-	17.20
	-	\|	-		-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	\|	-	-		via Bethesda		-	via Bethesda
Capel Curig	-	08.55	-		-	-	-	11.30 #	-	-	-	13.30	-	-		15.58		-	17.58
PenyPass	-	09.05	09.50		-	-	-	11.42 # 11.47	11.50	-	-	13.45	14.15	-		16.10 16.15	16.40	-	18.15
Llanberis	-	09.15	\|		-	-	-	11.57	\|	-	-	13.57	\|	-		16.27	\|	-	18.27
PenyGwryd	-	-	09.52		-	-	-	-	11.52	-	-	-	14.17	-		-	16.42	-	no connection in the Winter
Nant Gwynant	-	-	10.02		-	-	-	-	12.02	-	-	-	14.27	-		-	16.52	-
Beddgelert	-	-	10.10	1120	11.45	-	-	-	12.10	no regular connection in the winter	-	-	14.35	-		-	16.57 17.10	1710
Caernarfon	-	-	\|	-	\|	-	-	-	12.40	no regular connection in the winter	-	-	\|	-		-	\|	1740
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	-	10.14	-	11.49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.39	-		-	17.14	-	-
Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)	-	-	10.26	-	12.01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.51	-		-	17.26	-	-
Porthmadog	-	-	10.30	-	12.05	no Sunday service in the winter	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.55	no Sunday service in the winter		-	17.30	-	-
Morfa Bychan	-	-	10.50	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	15.06			-	17.50	-	-
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-
The WHRly does NOT run during the Winter - limited alternative Sherpa "S4" bus services are available between Beddgelert and Caernarfon
The FfRly is advertised to run every day during the period of this timetable, but every train does not run every day latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official FfRly website
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid) WHRly - Welsh Highland Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid)
# - the the event of the S2 bus running late, passengers should change at PenyGwryd - tell the driver you want to connect and ask him where to alight
S97-99 - Sherpa continues to Morfa Bychan as service "99"
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

llwbr GLASLYN route				Snowdon Sherpa										llwbr BETWS route
Caernarfon -\ Morfa Bychan - Porthmadog -\- Beddgelert - PenyPass - BetwsyCoed - Llandudno (showing connections from Caernarfon also through Sherpa buses from Llanberis)
Sundays - 31st October 2010 until further notice (also public holidays) (NO service on Boxing Day)

	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn		Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn	Arriva	FfRly see note	WHRly see note	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva		WHRly see note	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva
	S4	99-S97	S2		99-S97	S4	S2	84-X84	train	train	S97	S2	84		train	99-S97	S2	19
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	1007	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-		-	-	-	1130	no Sunday service in the winter	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Morfa Bychan	-	08.47	-		10.51	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-	15.51	-	-
Porthmadog	-	09.00	-		11.00	-	-	-		-	13.30	-	-		-	16.00	-	-
Hospital	-	\|	-		\|	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-		-	\|	-	-
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	09.13	-		11.13	-	-	-	-	-	13.43	-	-		-	16.13	-	-
Caernarfon	no Sherpa connection in the winter	\|	-		\|	10.50	-	-	-	no regular connection in the winter	\|	-	-		no regular connection in the winter	\|	-	-
Beddgelert	no Sherpa connection in the winter	09.20	-		11.19	11.24	-	-	-	no regular connection in the winter	13.54	-	-		no regular connection in the winter	16.20 #	-	-
Nant Gwynant	-	09.25	-		-	11.29	-	-	-	-	13.59	-	-		-	16.25 #	-	-
Llanberis	-	\|	09.20		-	\|	12.00	-	-	-	\|	14.00	-		-	\|	16.30	-
PenyPass	-	09.38	09.45		-	11.42	12.27	-	-	-	14.12	14.30	-		-	16.38 #	16.50	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-	-	12.35	-	-	-	-	14.38	-		-	-	16.58	-
	-	-	\|		-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	via Llyn Ogwen	-		-	-	\|	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-	-	12.35	-	-	-	-	14.55	-		-	-	16.58	-
BetwsyCoed	-	-	10.05		-	-	12.47	-	-	-	-	15.07	1530		-	-	17.08	1830
Llanrwst	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1539		-	-	-	1840
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1618		-	-	-	1935
The WHRly does NOT run during the Winter - limited alternative Sherpa "S4" bus services are available between Caernarfon and Beddgelert
The FfRly is advertised to run every day during the period of this timetable, but every train does not run every day latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official FfRly website
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid) WHRly - Welsh Highland Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid)
# - in the event of the "S97" Sherpa bus running late, passengers should change at PenyGwryd - tell the driver you want to connect and ask him where to alight
99-S97 - Sherpa starts from Morfa Bychan as service "99"
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

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