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

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SUMMER
TIMETABLE...............
The first Sunday Sherpa from BetwsyCoed (previously dep 0853)
will be retimed to start 0845
for PenyPass (arr 0905) and Llanberis (arr 0915)
There will continue to be a connection off the retimed first "Arriva 19" bus
of the day from Llandudno dep 0737
(via Conwy dep 0757 and Llanrwst dep 0830) due BetwsyCoed at 0840

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 a later bus at 1805 on weekdays only as far as Beddgelert

The last connecting "S4/S97-S2" Snowdon Sherpa Bus service back
from Beddgelert to BetwsyCoed is 1620
(1625 Mondays to Saturdays)

The last summer "S2" Snowdon Sherpa Bus service back
from PenyPass to BetwsyCoed is 1855 daily

BEWARE...............
The last connecting "S2-S97" Snowdon Sherpa Bus service back
from BetwsyCoed to Porthmadog is 1515 (1550 Mondays to Saturdays)
There are later buses at 1715, 1825 and 1925 as far as PenyPass and Llanberis

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
Mondays to Saturdays - 24th May to 4th September 2010 *(excluding public holidays)*
Click here for Mondays to Saturdays from 6th September 2010 until further notice Click here for Sundays from 23rd May to 5th September 2010
	SO																		SSH
	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	07.45	-	-	-	10.10	1020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Llanrwst	08.23	-	-	-	10.46	1055	11.05	-	-	-	-	13.05	-	-	-		15.40	-	-	-
BetwsyCoed	08.33	08.45	-	-	11.00	1101	11.20	-	-	-	-	13.20	-	-	-		15.50	Last bus to Beddgelert	-	-
Capel Curig	-	08.55	-	-	-	-	11.30#	-	-	-	-	13.30	-	-	-		16.03		-	-
PenyPass a	-	09.05	-	-	-	-	11.40#	-	-	-	-	13.40	-	-	-		16.13		-	-
PenyPass d	-	09.05	09.50	-	-	-	-	11.50	-	-	-	13.45	14.15	-	-		16.15	16.20	-	-
Llanberis	-	09.15	\|	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	13.55	\|	-	-		16.26	\|	-	-
PenyGwryd	-	-	09.52	-	-	-	-	11.52	-	-	-	-	14.17	-	-		-	16.22	-	-
Nant Gwynant	-	-	10.02	-	-	-	-	12.02	-	-	-	-	14.27	-	-		-	16.32	-	-
Beddgelert	-	-	10.10	11.30	-	-	-	12.10	1245	13.25	-	-	14.35	15.10	-		-	16.37	16.45	18.45
Caernarfon	-	-	\|	12.00	-	-	-	\|	1425	13.55	-	-	\|	15.40	-		-	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	-	-	-	-	14.56	-	-		-	-	17.01	19.07
Porthmadog Parc	-	-	10.35	-	-	-	-	12.35	-	-	1335	-	15.00	-	1605		-	-	17.05	19.10
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1445	-	-	-	1720		-	-	-	-
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official WHRly website
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 "S2" Sherpa bus running late, passengers should change at PenyGwryd - tell the driver you want to connect and ask him where to alight
SO - Saturdays only SSH - Saturdays also local (Porthmadog area) School Holidays only
red - weather permitting, normally double-deck open-top bus
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 - 24th May to 4th September 2010 *(excluding public holidays)*
Click here for Mondays to Saturdays from 6th September 2010 until further notice Click here for Sundays from 23rd May to 5th September 2010
													Sch		SSH
	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 Parc	-	09.00	-		-	11.00	-	-	1300	13.30	-	-	15.20	-	16.00	-	-	-	-
Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)	-	09.02	-		-	11.02	-	-	-	13.32	-	-	15.22	-	16.02	-	-	-	-
Hospital	-	\|	-		-	11.05	-	-	-	13.35	-	-	via Garreg	-	\|	-	-	-	-
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	09.13	-		-	11.18	-	-	-	13.48	-	-	15.54	-	16.13	-	-	-	-
Caernarfon	08.45	\|	-		10.45	\|	-	12.50	-	\|	-	-	\|	1440	\|	15.45	-	-	-
Beddgelert	09.15	09.20	-		11.15	11.24	-	13.20	-	13.54	-	-	16.00	1610	16.19	16.25	-	-	-
Nant Gwynant	-	09.25	-		-	11.29	-	-	-	13.59	-	-	-	-	-	16.30	-	-	-
Llanberis	-	\|	09.20		-	\|	12.00	-	-	\|	14.00	-	-	-	-	\|	16.35	-	-
PenyPass	-	09.38	09.45		-	11.42	12.25	-	-	14.12	14.30	-	-	-	-	16.40	16.55	-	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-	Alternatively (if running to time) alight at PenyGwryd and catch the earlier 1147 Sherpa to BetwsyCoed	12.33	-	-	-	14.38	-	-	-	-	-	17.03	-	-
	-	-	\|		-		\|	-	-	-	via Llyn Ogwen	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-		12.33	-	-	-	14.55	-	-	-	-	-	17.03	-	-
BetwsyCoed	-	-	10.03		-		12.43	-	-	-	15.05	1524	-	-	-	-	17.13	17.45	1804
Llanrwst	-	-	-		-		12.55	-	-	-	15.20	1530	-	-	-	-	-	17.54	1810
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1613	-	-	-	-	-	18.57	1849
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official WHRly website
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) *SSH - Saturdays also* local (Porthmadog area) School Holidays only**
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid) WHRly - Welsh Highland Railway - see note (local bus tickets not valid)
red - weather permitting, normally double-deck open-top bus
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 Interchange arrivals and connections to Caernarfon)
Sundays - 23rd May to 5th September 2010 *(also Public Holidays)*
Click here for Sundays from 12th September 2010 until further notice

	Arriva	Padarn	Express Motors	Arriva/ Padarn	Express Motors	FfRly see note	Arriva Wales	Padarn	Padarn	WHRly see note	Arriva	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	FfRly see note		Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn
	19	S2	S97-99	5-S4	S97	train	train	S2	S4	train	19	S2	S97-99	S4	train		S2	S97-99	S4	S2-88
Llandudno	07.37	-	-	0905	-	-	10.22	-	-	-	12.07	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Llanrwst	08.30	-	-	: : : via Caer -narfon arr 1030 dep 1050 : : :	-	-	10.54	-	-	-	13.00	-	-	-	-		-	Last bus to Beddgelert Porthmadog and Morfa Bychan	-	-
BetwsyCoed	08.40	08.45	-		-	-	11.00	11.20	-	-	13.10	13.20	-	-	-		15.15		-	18.25
Capel Curig	-	08.55	-		-	-	-	11.30	-	-	-	13.30	-	-	-		15.25		-	18.35
	-	\|	-		-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-		via Bethesda		-	\|
Capel Curig	-	08.55	-		-	-	-	11.30#	-	-	-	13.30	-	-	-		16.03		-	18.35
PenyPass a	-	09.05	-		-	-	-	11.40#	-	-	-	13.40	-	-	-		16.13		-	18.45
PenyPass d	-	09.05	09.50		-	-	-	-	11.50	-	-	13.45	14.15	-	-		16.15	16.40	-	18.45
Llanberis	-	09.15	\|		-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	13.55	\|	-	-		16.26	\|	-	18.56
PenyGwryd	-	-	09.52		-	-	-	-	11.52	-	-	-	14.17	-	-		-	16.42	-	\|
Nant Gwynant	-	-	10.02		-	-	-	-	12.02	-	-	-	14.27	-	-		-	16.52	-	via Llanrug
Beddgelert a	-	-	10.07	1120	-	-	-	-	12.07	-	-	-	14.32	-	-		-	16.57	-	via Llanrug
Beddgelert d	-	-	10.10	-	11.45	-	-	-	12.10	1245	-	-	14.35	14.45	-		-	17.10	17.10	\|
Caernarfon	-	-	\|	-	\|	-	-	-	12.40	1425	-	-	\|	15.15	-		-	\|	17.40	19.20
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 Parc	-	-	10.30	-	12.05	1335	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.55	-	1605		-	17.30	-	-
Morfa Bychan	-	-	1050	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	1506	-	\|		-	1750	-	-
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-	-	1445	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1720		-	-	-	-
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official WHRly website
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 "S2" Sherpa bus running late, passengers should change at PenyGwryd - tell the driver you want to connect and ask him where to alight
red - weather permitting, normally double-deck open-top bus
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 - 23rd May to 5th September 2010 *(also Public Holidays)*
Click here for Sundays from 12th September 2010 until further notice

	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn		Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn	Arriva Wales	FfRly see note	WHRly see note	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva Wales	Padarn	WHRly see note	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva Wales	Arriva
	-	99-S97	S2		99-S97	S4	S2	train	train	train	S97	S2	train	S4	train	99-S97	S2	train	19
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	1022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-		-	-	-	1130	1150	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Morfa Bychan	-	0847	-		1051	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	1551	-	-	-
Porthmadog	-	09.00	-		11.00	-	-	-	1300	-	13.30	-	-	-	-	16.00	-	-	-
Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)	-	09.02	-		11.02	-	-	-	-	-	13.32	-	-	-	-	16.02	-	-	-
Hospital	-	\|	-		\|	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	09.13	-		11.13	-	-	-	-	-	13.43	-	-	-	-	16.13	-	-	-
Caernarfon	08.45	\|	-		\|	10.50	-	-	-	1000	\|	-	-	14.00	1440	\|	-	-	-
Beddgelert	09.15	09.20	-		11.19	11.24	-	-	-	1130	13.54	-	-	14.30	1610	16.20	-	-	-
Nant Gwynant	-	09.25	-		-	11.29	-	-	-	-	13.59	-	-	-	-	16.25	-	-	-
Llanberis	-	\|	09.20		-	\|	12.00	-	-	-	\|	14.00	-	-	-	\|	16.35	-	-
PenyPass	-	09.38	09.45		-	11.42	12.25	-	-	-	14.12	14.30	-	-	-	16.38	16.55	-	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-	Alternatively (if running to time) alight at PenyGwryd and catch the earlier 1147 Sherpa to BetwsyCoed	12.33	-	-	-	-	14.38	-	-	-	-	17.03	-	-
	-	-	\|		-		\|	-	-	-	-	via Llyn Ogwen	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-		12.33	-	-	-	-	14.55	-	-	-	-	17.03	-	-
BetwsyCoed	-	-	10.05		-		12.45	-	-	-	-	15.05	15.29	-	-	-	17.13	17.57	18.30
Llanrwst	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	-	-	15.35	-	-	-	-	18.03	18.39
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1614j	-	-	-	-	18.40	19.35
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official WHRly website
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)
red - weather permitting, normally double-deck open-top bus
j - change trains at Llandudno Junction 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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