WINTER SUNDAY TRIPS from BETWS-Y-COED
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Padarn S2 Sherpa all year    

    Express Motors S97 Sherpa all year
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  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

Suggested itineraries are shown below and all the trips featured can all be done for just £5.40 using a
"Red Rover" (gives you maximum flexibility in case you want to change your plans en-route #)
Purchase ticket from the driver of your first bus
# - some suggested trips can be done with a cheaper ticket if you stick to the services shown - see individual options below

This "unofficial" website attempts to show what services are available
It contains composite timetables of connecting services on a cross-Snowdonia route basis
where a change of bus is sometimes necessary --- hopefully it will help you plan your days out
It also includes some suggested "trips round Snowdonia - without your car"
You can click on any underlined location to go direct to the appropriate timetable


Snowdon Sherpa
Sundays - 18th January 25th March 2012
  Click here for suggested Monday to Saturday itineraries from BetwsyCoed
"Trips round Snowdonia - without your car"
from BetwsyCoed
Winter is an ideal time to see the views (below) from inside a mini-bus !
 Please note specially - at this time of the year the last return Sunday Sherpa buses to BetwsyCoed are as follows...... 
Llanberis to BetwsyCoed (S2) - depart 16.30
Caernarfon to Llanberis (88) - connection depart 1535
Porthmadog to PenyPass (S97) - connection depart 1600
Beddgelert to PenyPass (S97) - connection depart 1620
Bethesda to Capel Curig (S2) - connection depart 1540
Llyn Ogwen to Capel Curig (S2) - connection depart 1550

   Click here if you want to climb Snowdon or Tryfan,  otherwise..........

  OPTION ONE (time for coffee or lunch at Beddgelert also a break at Caernarfon and/or Llanberis)
   Click here for an alterntive option to continue through the Aberglaslyn Pass to Porthmadog and back
   Click here for a later start (11.20)
   Click here for a longer break at Porthmadog
   Click here for a Sunday morning anti-clockwise trip round Snowdon
   Click here for an anti-clockwise trip round Snowdon with a break at Caernarfon and/or Beddgelert
   Click here for a Sunday afternoon trip to Beddgelert or Porthmadog


                               Capel Curig and Twin lakes        Nant Gwynant Pass              (Aberglaslyn Pass)
BETWSYCOED <---> PenyPass ---> Beddgelert ......>Pont Aberglaslyn ***    
       /|\                                   | 
        Llanberis Pass  |        SNOWDON       |   Lake Cwellyn
         |                                   \|/
      Llanberis   <---   Caernarfon


 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)

Swallow Falls

River Llugwy at Capel Curig

Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
09.05
please note there are no later Sherpa buses
to complete this clockwise circuit of Snowdon with a stop at Beddgelert in the winter


This "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
0730 "19" Bus from Llandudno
 
 
PenyPass arr
09.25
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
PenyPass (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog)

Snowdon in the winter

Overlooking Llyn Gwynant

Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust)
09.50
  
 
Beddgelert arr
10.07 ***
  
 

Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
(although large lorries keep trying to damage it !)

The Fisherman's path through the gorge
*** alternatively stay on the bus to Pont Aberglaslyn arr 10.14 and walk back through the Aberglaslyn Pass 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 !

If you change your mind on the day
simply stay on the bus to Porthmadog
and return at 1100
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep
12.10*
please note there are no later buses
to complete this itinerary in the winter
(if you decide on the day you want to spend more time at Beddgelert, you can return later direct via PenyPass)
 
 
Caernarfon arr
12.40*
 
 
change buses
time for a tea, coffee or lunch
  
 
Caernarfon (Padarn 88) dep
12.45* or 13.35 or 14.35 or 15.35
* this service is uaually operated by the bus from Beddgelert
- check with the driver on the day
  
 
Llanberis arr
13.09 or 13.59 or 14.59 or 15.59
 
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
Llanberis Joe Brown (Padarn S2) dep
(or join at Llanberis Interchange - two minutes later)
14.00# or 16.30
 
 
BetwsyCoed arr
15.02 or 17.08
# the 1400 Sherpa bus goes via Lake Ogwen
  
 

  OPTION TWO (time for coffee at Porthmadog and a break at Beddgelert followed by time at Caernarfon and/or Llanberis)

Capel Curig and Twin lakes        Nant Gwynant Pass           Aberglaslyn Pass      
BETWSYCOED <---> PenyPass ---> Beddgelert <---> Porthmadog     
/|\                                   |
  Llanberis Pass  |        SNOWDON       |   Lake Cwellyn
  |                                   \|/
  Llanberis   --->   Caernarfon

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)

Swallow Falls

River Llugwy at Capel Curig

Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
09.05
please note there are no later Sherpa buses
to complete this clockwise circuit of Snowdon with a stop at Beddgelert in the winter


This "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
0730 "19" Bus from Llandudno
 
 
PenyPass arr
09.25
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
PenyPass (Express Motors S97) dep

Snowdon in the winter

Overlooking Llyn Gwynant

Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust)

Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
(although large lorries keep trying to damage it !)
09.50
  
 
Porthmadog arr
10.30
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
Porthmadog (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass)
11.00
 
 
Beddgelert arr
11.19
 
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
or one of Beddgelert's famous ice creams
  
 
Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep

Llyn Cwellyn (between Rhyd Ddu and Betws Garmon)
12.10*
please note there are no later buses
to complete this itinerary in the winter
(if you decide on the day you want to spend more time at Beddgelert, you can return later direct via PenyPass)
 
 
Caernarfon arr
12.40*
 
 
change buses
time for a tea, coffee or lunch
  
 
Caernarfon (Padarn 88) dep
12.45* or 13.35 or 14.35 or 15.35
* this service is uaually operated by the bus from Beddgelert
- check with the driver on the day
  
 
Llanberis arr
13.09 or 13.59 or 14.59 or 15.59
 
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
Llanberis Joe Brown (Padarn S2) dep
(or join at Llanberis Interchange - two minutes later)
14.00# or 16.30
 
 
BetwsyCoed arr
15.02 or 17.08
# the 1400 Sherpa bus goes via Lake Ogwen
  
 

  OPTION THREE (ouitward via the south and west sides of Snowdon for a break at Caernarfon and/or Llanberis)

Capel Curig and Twin lakes        Nant Gwynant Pass
BETWSYCOED <---> PenyPass ---> Beddgelert      
                               /|\                                   | 
                                Llanberis Pass  |        SNOWDON       |   Lake Cwellyn
                                |                                   \|/
                                Llanberis   --->   Caernarfon

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)

Swallow Falls

River Llugwy at Capel Curig

Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
11.20
please note there are no later Sherpa buses
to complete this clockwise circuit of Snowdon in the winter


This "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
1007 "84" Bus from Llandudno
 
 
PenyPass arr
11.42
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
PenyPass (Padarn S4) dep
(bus destination is Beddgelert/Caernarfon)

Snowdon in the winter

Overlooking Llyn Gwynant

Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust)

Llyn Cwellyn (between Rhyd Ddu and Betws Garmon)
11.50 #
# - through "S4" Sherpa bus to Caernarfon via Beddgelert
  
 
Caernarfon arr
12.40*
 
 
change buses
time for a tea, coffee or lunch
  
 
Caernarfon (Padarn 88) dep
12.45* or 13.35 or 14.35 or 15.35
* this service is uaually operated by the bus from Beddgelert
- check with the driver on the day
  
 
Llanberis arr
13.09 or 13.59 or 14.59 or 15.59
 
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
Llanberis Joe Brown (Padarn S2) dep
(or join at Llanberis Interchange - two minutes later)
14.00# or 16.30
 
 
BetwsyCoed arr
15.02 or 17.08
# the 1400 Sherpa bus goes via Lake Ogwen
  
 

  OPTION FOUR     ( a "longer" visit to Porthmadog )   A return trip past Capel Curig, PenyPass (foot of Snowdon - time for a coffee), Nant Gwynant pass, Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn pass - return the same route
  (time for a visit to the Porthmadog Welsh Highland Heritage Railway at Porthmadog)
    alternatives - stop off for coffee at Beddgelert on the way out
    or return early for a two and a half hour break in Beddgelert

Capel Curig and Twin lakes        Nant Gwynant Pass              Aberglaslyn Pass    
BETWSYCOED <---> PenyPass <---> Beddgelert <---> Porthmadog    


    * * *   If you intend to stick to this itinerary - ask your driver for the "Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £4
               (only valid on any S1, S2, S4, S6 or S97 "Sherpa" sevices)
               Purchase ticket from the driver of your first bus

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)

Swallow Falls

River Llugwy at Capel Curig

Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
09.05
please note there are no later Sherpa buses
to complete this clockwise circuit of Snowdon with a stop at Beddgelert in the winter


This "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
0730 "19" Bus from Llandudno
 
 
PenyPass arr
09.25
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
PenyPass (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog)

Snowdon in the winter

Overlooking Llyn Gwynant

Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust)
09.50*                              
  
 
Beddgelert arr
10.07*                              
  
 
change buses
|                              
  
 
Beddgelert (Express Motors (S97) dep

Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
(although large lorries keep trying to damage it !)
10.10* or 11.45 or 14.35
  
 
Porthmadog arr
10.30* or 12.05 or 14.55
* - through "S97" Sherpa bus PenyPass to Porthmadog
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
WelshHighlandHeritageRailwayLogo
Time for a trip on the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway to PenyMount
(depart 1130, 1300, 1400 or 1500 - back 1215, 1345, 1445 or 1545 - £6 including visit to the museum)
Alight at the main line railway station bus stop
CLOSED DURING THE WINTER --- Re-opens late-March 2012
 
 
Porthmadog (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass)

Aberglaslyn Bridge
13.30 or 16.00*
  
 
Beddgelert arr
13.49### or 16.19*
  
 
### alternatively alight from the bus at Pont Aberglaslyn arrive 13.43
and walk back through the Aberglaslyn Pass 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 !
  
 
change buses
                |
  
 
Beddgelert (Express S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass)

Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
                16.20*
  
 
PenyPass arr
                16.38*
* - through "S97" Sherpa bus Porthmadog to PenyPass
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep
16.50
 
 
BetwsyCoed arr
17.08
 
 

  OPTION FIVE   Sunday morning trip Round Snowdons [ anticlockwise ]
(time for coffee or tea at Llanberis also an optional break at PenyPass on return at the highest point of the trip - approx 1,000 feet !)
 See also Option six for a full day alternative with breaks at Llanberis, Caernarfon and/or Beddgelert

Capel Curig and Twin lakes        Nant Gwynant Pass
BETWSYCOED <---> PenyPass <--- Beddgelert      
                                 |                                   /|\ 
                               Llanberis Pass  |        SNOWDON       |   Lake Cwellyn
                              \|/                                  |
                                Llanberis   --->   Caernarfon

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2 dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)

River Llugwy at Capel Curig

Snowdon from the Twin Lakes

Decending Llanberis Pass
09.05
please note there are no later Sherpa buses
to complete this anti-clockwise circuit of Snowdon in the winter


This "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
0730 "19" Bus from Llandudno
 
 
Llanberis arr
09.35
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
Llanberis (Padarn 88) dep
10.01 or 10 30#
  
 
Caernarfon arr
10.25 or 10 50#
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Caernarfon (Padarn S4) dep
(bus destination is Beddgelert/PenyPass)

Beddgelert Bridge
                10.50#
via Llyn Cwellyn, Beddgelert (call 1124)
and the Nant Gwynant pass

# - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
PenyPass arr
                11.42
(through "S4" Sherpa bus Caernarfon to PenyPass)
  
 
change buses
 
The Miners Path to Llyn Glaslyn (and Snowdon)                      
time for a walk along the foothills of Snowdown
and/or a tea or coffee

remember the last Sherpa bus back to BetswyCoed leaves at 1650 in the winter
  
 
PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep
12.27 or 14.27# or 16.50
# the 1427 Sherpa bus returns via Lake Ogwen
  
 
BetwsyCoed arr
12.47 or 15.02 or 17.08
 
 

  OPTION SIX   [ anticlockwise ]   (time for a short break at Llanberis, lunch at Beddgelert also a short break at PenyPass on return at the highest point of the trip - approx 1,000 feet !)

Capel Curig and Twin lakes        Nant Gwynant Pass
BETWSYCOED <---> PenyPass <--- Beddgelert        
                                |                                   /|\ 
                               Llanberis Pass  |        SNOWDON       |   Lake Cwellyn
                             \|/                                   |
                                Llanberis   --->   Caernarfon

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2 dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)

River Llugwy at Capel Curig

Snowdon from the Twin Lakes

Decending Llanberis Pass
09.05
please note there are no later Sherpa buses
to complete this anti-clockwise circuit of Snowdon with a stop at Beddgelert in the winter


This "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
0730 "19" Bus from Llandudno
 
 
Llanberis arr
09.35
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
Llanberis (Padarn 88) dep
10.01 or 10 30 #
please note there are no later buses
to complete this itinerary in the winter
 
 
Caernarfon arr
10.25 or 10 50 #
 
 
change buses
 
  
 
Caernarfon (Padarn S4) dep
(bus destination is Beddgelert/PenyPass)
  10.50 #
# - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
please note there are no later buses
to complete this itinerary in the winter
 
 
Beddgelert arr
11.20*                            
 
 
change buses
|                              
  
 
Beddgelert (Padarn S4/Express S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass)

Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
11.24* or 13.54 or 16.20
See note below regarding major roadworks
  
 
PenyPass arr
11.42* or 14.12 or 16.38
* - through "S4" Sherpa bus Caernarfon to PenyPass
  
 
change buses
 
The Miners Path to Llyn Glaslyn (and Snowdon)                      
the earlier Sherpa buses give time
for a short walk along the foothills of Snowdown
and/or a tea or coffee

remember the last Sherpa bus back to BetswyCoed leaves at 1650 in the winter
  
 
PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep
12.27 or 14.27# or 16.50
# the 1427 Sherpa bus returns via Lake Ogwen
  
 
BetwsyCoed arr
12.47 or 15.02 or 17.08
 
 

  OPTION SEVEN  (Sunday afternoon trip through the Nant Gwynant Pass to Beddgelert
        or carry on through the Aberglaslyn Pass to Porthmadog)

Capel Curig and Twin lakes        Nant Gwynant Pass           Aberglaslyn Pass  
BETWSYCOED <---> PenyPass <---> Beddgelert <---> Porthmadog    

    * * *   If you intend to stick to this itinerary - ask your driver for the "Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £4
               (only valid on any S1, S2, S4, S6 or S97 "Sherpa" sevices)
               Purchase ticket from the driver of your first bus

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)

River Llugwy at Capel Curig

Snowdon from the Twin Lakes

Decending Llanberis Pass
13.20
  
 
PenyPass arr
13.42
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
PenyPass (Express S97) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog)
14.15
  
 
Beddgelert arr
14.32 ***
  
 
spend a couple of hours in the village or continue to Porthmadog
  
 

Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
(although large lorries keep trying to damage it !)
*** alternatively remain on the bus to Pont Aberglaslyn arrive 14.39 and walk back through the Aberglaslyn Pass 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 !
  
 
Porthmadog arr
14.55
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
  
 
Porthmadog (Express S97) dep
16.00
  
 
Beddgelert (Express S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass)

Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
16.20
  
 
PenyPass arr
16.38
  
 
change buses
 
 
 
PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep
16.50
 
 
BetwsyCoed arr
17.08
 
 


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Timetables
Suggested Sherpa Trips
Bangor/Llandudno - BetwsyCoed - Llangollen
Barmouth - Porthmadog (connections)
Bethesda - Capel Curig - BetwsyCoed
Bethesda - PenyPass - Llanberis
BetwsyCoed - Capel Curig - Bethesda - Bangor
BetwsyCoed - PenyPass - Llanberis
BetwsyCoed - Llandudno (connections)
BetwsyCoed - PenyPass - Porthmadog
Caernarfon - Beddgelert - Llanberis
Caernarfon - Beddgelert - Porthmadog
Caernarfon (WHRly) - Beddgelert - Llandudno
Caernarfon (WHRly) - Beddgelert - Porthmadog
Climb Snowdon - with the Sherpas   (Summary)
Llanberis Pass   (Park and Ride)
Llanberis - PenyPass - Bethesda - Bangor
Llanberis - PenyPass - BetwsyCoed
Llanberis - Beddgelert - Caernarfon
Llandudno - BetwsyCoed (connections)
Llandudno - Beddgelert - Caernarfon (WHRly)
Llandudno - BetwsyCoed - PenyPass
Llangollen - BetwsyCoed - Llandudno/Bangor
PenyPass - BetwsyCoed - Llandudno
Porthmadog - Barmouth (connections)
Porthmadog - PenyPass - BetwsyCoed
Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Caernarfon
Porthmadog - Beddgelert - Caernarfon (WHRly)
Porthmadog - Pwllheli (connections)
Pwllheli - Porthmadog (connections)
Suggested weekday trips from Beddgelert
Suggested Sunday trips from Beddgelert

Suggested weekday trips from BetwsyCoed
Suggested Sunday trips from BetwsyCoed

Suggested weekday trips from Caernarfon
Suggested Sunday trips from Caernarfon

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

Suggested weekday trips from Llanberis
Suggested Sunday trips from Llanberis

Suggested weekday trips from Llandudno
Suggested Sunday trips from Llandudno

Suggested weekday trips from Llanrwst
Suggested Sunday trips from Llanrwst

Suggested Sunday trips from Morfa Bychan

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

Suggested weekday trips from Porthmadog
Suggested Sunday trips from Porthmadog
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