Snowdon Sherpa - S2 + S97 + 497 BetwsyCoed - Bedgelert

"Padarn" - all year round BetwsyCoed-PenyPass (S2) Beddgelert-Porthmadog (497) "Berwyn" - schooldays coach (sometimes "all-white") Llanrwst connection on Saturdays	Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables unofficial website	PenyPass-Beddgelert-Porthmadog (S97) Snowdon summit in winter as seen from the "S97"
	BetwsyCoed Capel Curig PenyPass Nant Gwynant (Watkin path) Beddgelert Aberglaslyn Garreg - (limited weekday journeys only) Prenteg (for Pont Croesor station) Porthmadog (also) Morfa Bychan - (Sundays only)

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

This "unofficial" website attempts to show what Sherpa Services are 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 - 3rd January to 31st March 2012
Click here for Mondays to Saturdays from 2nd April 2012 until further notice Click here for Sundays from 8th January to 25th March 2012
	M-F		S																	S+PSH
	Arriva	Padarn	Arriva	Llew Jones	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	Express Motors	Arriva Wales	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	FfRly see note	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	FfRly see note	Padarn	Padarn	Express Motors	Express Motors	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn
	19	S2	19-84	64	S2	S97	S4	X1	train	S2	S97	S4	train	S2	S97	S4	train	S2	S4	S97	S97	S2	S97	S4
Llandudno	0730	-	0730j	-	-	-	-	1010	1022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	last winter Sherpa to Beddgelert and Caernarfon	last winter connections from Beddgelert to Porthmadog		-	-	-
Llanrwst	0839	08.50	0823	0835	-	-	-	1046	1056	11.05	-	-	-	13.05	-	-	-	15.38				-	-	-
BetwsyCoed	-	09.05	0833	0845	09.05	-	-	1100	1102	11.20	-	-	-	13.20	-	-	-	15.48				17.10	-	-
Capel Curig	-	09.15	-	-	09.15	-	-	-	-	11.30 #	-	-	-	13.30	-	-	-	15.58 #				17.58	-	-
PenyPass	-	09.25	-	-	09.25	09.50	-	-	-	11.42 # 11.47	11.50	-	-	13.45	14.15	-	-	16.10 # 16.15	16.20			18.10 18.15	no connection in the winter	-
Llanberis	-	09.35	-	-	09.35	\|	-	-	-	11.57	\|	-	-	13.57	\|	-	-	16.27	\|			18.27		-
Penygwryd	-	-	-	-	-	09.52	-	-	-	-	11.52	-	-	-	14.17	-	-	-	16.22			-		-
Nant Gwynant	-	-	-	-	-	10.02	-	-	-	-	12.02	-	-	-	14.27	-	-	-	16.32			-		-
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	-	-	-	-	-	10.10	1135	-	-	-	12.10	1325	-	-	14.35	1510	-	-	16.37	16.45	17.45	-	17.45	1845
Caernarfon	-	-	-	-	-	\|	1205	-	-	-	\|	1355	-	-	\|	1540	-	-	17.08	\|	\|	-	\|	1915
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	-	-	-	-	10.14	-	-	-	-	12.14	-	-	-	14.39	-	-	-	-	16.39	17.49	-	17.49	-
Hospital	-	-	-	-	-	10.26	-	-	-	-	12.26	-	-	-	14.51	-	-	-	-	\|	via Garreg (1757)	-	via Garreg (1757)	-
Porthmadog Stn (W.H.Heritage Rly)	-	-	-	-	-	10.31	-	-	-	-	12.31	-	-	-	14.56	-	-	-	-	17.01	18.07	-	18.07	-
Porthmadog	-	-	-	-	-	10.35	-	-	-	-	12.35	-	limited Weds Thurs and Xmas	-	15.00	-	no service in the winter	-	-	17.05	18.10	-	18.10	-
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	limited Weds Thurs and Xmas	-	-	-	no service in the winter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The FfRly runs most days 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
j - change at Llandudno Junction station (Bus 84 departs 0800) M-F - Mondays to Fridays S - Saturdays S+PSH - Saturdays also local (Porthmadog area) School Holidays
# - 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
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets *not* valid)
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites and any subsequent amendments thereto

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 - 3rd January to 31st March 2012
Click here for Mondays to Saturdays from 2nd April 2012 until further notice Click here for Sundays from 8th January to 25th March 2012
														Sch	S+PSH
	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn		Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn	Padarn	FfRly see note	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva Wales	Berwen	Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn	Arriva	Arriva Wales	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva
	S4	S97	S2		S4	S97	S2	S2	S4	train	S97	S2	train	497	S97	S4	S2	19	train	S97	S2	84
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	limited Weds Thurs and Xmas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Porthmadog parc for FRly station	-	09.00	-		-	11.00	-	-	-	limited Weds Thurs and Xmas	13.30	-	-	15.20	16.00	-	-	-	-	17.15	-	-
Porthmadog stn for BR & WHHR stations	-	09.02	-		-	11.02	-	-	-	-	13.32	-	-	15.22	16.02	-	-	-	-	17.17	-	-
Hospital	-	\|	-		-	11.07	-	-	-	-	13.37	-	-	via Garreg	\|	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	09.13	-		-	11.18	-	-	-	-	13.48	-	-	15.54	16.13	-	-	-	-	17.28	-	-
Caernarfon	0845	\|	-		1045	\|	-	-	1250	-	\|	-	-	\|	\|	15.45	-	-	-	\|	-	-
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	0915	09.20	-		1115	11.24	-	-	1320	-	13.54	-	-	16.00	16.19	16.25	-	-	-	17.40	-	-
Nant Gwynant	-	09.25	-		-	11.29	-	-	-	-	13.59	-	-	-	-	16.30 #	-	-	-	no service beyond Beddgelert in the winter		-
Llanberis	-	\|	09.20		-	\|	-	12.00	-	-	\|	14.00	-	-	-	\|	16.30	-	-			-
PenyPass	-	\|	09.45		-	11.42	no 1157 service in the winter	12.27	-	-	14.12	14.27	-	-	-	16.40 #	16.50	-	-			-
Penygwryd	-	09.35	09.47		-	-		12.29	-	-	-	14.29	-	-	-	-	16.52	-	-			-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-	-		12.35	-	-	-	14.35	-	-	-	-	16.58	-	-			-
	-	-	via Bethesda		-	-		\|	-	-	-	via Llyn Ogwen	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-			-
Capel Curig	-	-	10.33		-	-		12.35	-	-	-	14.52	-	-	-	-	16.58	-	-			-
BetwsyCoed	-	-	10.45		-	-		12.47	-	-	-	15.02	1524	-	-	-	17.08	1745	1804			1830
Llanrwst	-	-	10.55		-	-	-	12.57	-	-	-	15.14	1530	-	-	-	-	1754	1810	-	-	1839
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1613	-	-	-	-	1857	1849	-	-	1920
The FfRly runs most days 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) S+PSH - Saturdays also local (Porthmadog area) School Holidays
# - in the event of the "S4"/"S97" Sherpa bus running late, passengers should change at Penygwryd - tell the driver you want to connect and ask him where to alight
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets *not* valid)
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites and any subsequent amendments thereto

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 - 8th January to 25th March 2012
Click here for Sundays from 1st April 2012 until further notice

	Arriva	Padarn	Express Motors	Arriva/ Padarn	Express Motors	FfRly see note	Arriva	Padarn	Padarn		Arriva	Padarn	Express Motors	FfRly see note	Johns	Arriva		Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn
	19	S2	S97-99	5-S4	S97	train	84	S2	S4		19	S2	S97-99	train	1	X84-84		S2	S97-99	S4	S2
Llandudno	0727	-	-	0905	-	-	-	10.07	-	-	1207	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Llanrwst	0825	-	-	: : : via Caer -narfon arr 1032 dep 1050 : : :	-	-	10.50	-	-	-	1304	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
BetwsyCoed	0835	09.05	-		-	-	11.00	11.20	-	-	1314	13.20	-	-	-	-		15.10	last Sherpa to Beddgelert Porthmadog and Morfa Bychan	-	17.10
Capel Curig	-	09.15	-		-	-	-	11.30	-	-	-	13.30	-	-	-	-		15.20		-	17.20
	-	\|	-		-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-		via Bethesda		-	via Bethesda
Capel Curig	-	09.15	-		-	-	-	11.30 #	-	-	-	13.30	-	-	-	-		15.58		-	17.58
PenyPass	-	09.25	09.50		-	-	-	11.42 # 11.47	11.50	-	-	13.45	14.15	-	-	-		16.10 16.15	16.40	-	18.15
Llanberis	-	09.35	\|		-	-	-	11.57	\|	-	-	13.57	\|	-	-	-		16.27	\|	-	18.27
Penygwryd	-	-	09.52		-	-	-	-	11.52	-	-	-	14.17	-	-	-		-	16.42	-	terminates at Llanberis in the winter
Nant Gwynant	-	-	10.02		-	-	-	-	12.02	-	-	-	14.27	-	-	-		-	16.52	-
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	-	-	10.10	1120	11.45	-	-	-	12.10	No Sunday Sherpa bus connection from Beddgelert to Porthmadog (see also WHRly)	-	-	14.35	-	-	-		-	16.57 17.10	1710
Caernarfon	-	-	\|	-	\|	-	-	-	12.40		-	-	\|	-	-	-		-	\|	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	1540	-		-	17.30	-	-
Morfa Bychan	-	-	10.50	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	15.06		\|	-		-	17.50	-	-
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-		1608	1715		-	-	-	-
Llandudno	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1835		-	-	-	-
The FfRly runs 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
# - 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"
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets *not* valid)
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites and any subsequent amendments thereto

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 - 8th January to 25th March 2012
Click here for Sundays from 1st April 2012 until further notice

	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn		Express Motors	Padarn	Padarn	Padarn	Arriva	FfRly see note	Johns	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva	Padarn	Express Motors	Padarn	Arriva	Arriva	Padarn	Padarn
	S4	99-S97	S2		99-S97	S4	S2	S2	84-X84	train	1	S97	S2	84	S4	99-S97	S2	84	19	S4-88	S2
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	1007	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bl Ffestiniog	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	1130	no Sunday service in the winter	1200	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Morfa Bychan	-	08.47	-		10.51	-	-	-	-		\|	-	-	-	-	15.51	-	-	-	-	-
Porthmadog parc for FRly harbour station	-	09.00	-		11.00	-	-	-	-		1228	13.30	-	-	-	16.00	-	-	-	-	-
Porthmadog stn for BR & WHHR stations	-	09.02	-		11.02	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.32	-	-	-	16.02	-	-	-	-	-
Hospital	-	\|	-		\|	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-	-	-
Pont Aberglaslyn	-	09.13	-		11.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.43	-	-	-	16.13	-	-	-	-	-
Caernarfon	no connection in the winter	\|	-		\|	10.50	-	-	-	-	-	\|	-	-	no connection in the winter	\|	-	-	-	-	-
Beddgelert (for W.H.Rly)	no connection in the winter	09.20	-		11.19	11.24	-	-	-	-	-	13.54	-	-	no connection in the winter	16.20	-	-	-	1710 Caernarfon arr 1740 dep 1745	-
Nant Gwynant	-	09.25 #	-		-	11.29	-	-	-	-	-	13.59	-	-	-	16.25 #	-	-	-	1710 Caernarfon arr 1740 dep 1745	-
Llanberis	-	\|	09.20		-	\|	-	12.00	-	-	-	\|	14.00	-	-	\|	16.30	-	-	1809	no 1845 service in the winter
PenyPass	-	09.38 #	09.45		-	11.42	no 1157 service in the winter	12.27	-	-	-	14.12	14.27	-	-	16.38 #	16.50	-	-	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-	-		12.35	-	-	-	-	14.35	-	-	-	16.58	-	-	-
	-	-	\|		-	-		\|	-	-	-	-	via Llyn Ogwen	-	-	-	\|	-	-	-
Capel Curig	-	-	09.53		-	-		12.35	-	-	-	-	14.52	-	-	-	16.58	-	-	-
BetwsyCoed	-	-	10.05		-	-		12.47	-	-	-	-	15.02	15.30	-	-	17.08	17.45	1830	-
Llanrwst	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.39	-	-	-	17.54	1840	-	no connection
Llandudno	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.18	-	-	-	18.35	1935	-	no connection
The FfRly only runs "odd" days outside the summer period, nor does every train run when the railway is open latest train times/dates should be confirmed from the official FfRly website
# - 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"
FfRly - Ffestiniog Railway - see note (local bus tickets *not* valid)
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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