B E W A R E ....................... !!! Car Parking in Snowdonia is very limited and can be expensive if a space can be found This is especially so at Beddgelert The alternative is to leave your car behind and use the Snowdon Sherpa Bus network which connects with the Welsh Highland Railway at Beddgelert Please note the Welsh Highland Railway does not run every day outside the main Summer period You are strongly advised to first consult the official WHRly website to confirm the train(s) you want are actually scheduled to run on the date of your proposed visit then use the timetable below to find the times of the connecting Snowdon Sherpa bus(es) Please note the Ffestiniog Railway does not run every day outside the main Summer period You are strongly advised to first consult the official FRly website to confirm the train(s) you want are actually scheduled to run on the date of your proposed visit then use the timetable below to find the times of the connecting Snowdon Sherpa bus(es) This website also contains composite timetables of connecting Snowdon Sherpa services on a cross-Snowdonia route basis where a change of bus is usually necessary --- hopefully it will help you plan your days out It also includes some suggested "trips round Snowdonia - without your car"

Welsh Highland Railway	Snowdon Sherpa			llwbr GLASLYN route
/---Pont Croesor---\ Caernarfon (Welsh Highland Railway Station) - Beddgelert -/--- Prenteg ---\- Porthmadog (for Festiniog Railway) Welsh Highland Railway                 Snowdon Sherpa Bus
Limited "off-peak" dates during 2010 Click official WHRly website (purple dates) for details Beware....... ! on certain "off-peak" Mondays and Fridays the normal timetable is replaced by just one round trip from Caernarfon at 11.00
	Very limited dates	Very limited dates	Very limited dates
	Welsh Highland railway	Welsh Highland railway	Welsh Highland railway	Ffestiniog railway	Padarn-Berwen Padarn-Express Padarn-Williams
	train	train	train	train	S4-497 S4-S97 S4-98
Caernarfon station	11.00	11.00	11.00	-	$
Dinas station	11.10	11.10	11.10	-	|
Waunfawr station	11.30	11.30	11.30	-	$
Rhyd Ddu station	12.00	12.00	12.00	-	$
	|	via Pont Croesor	-	-	|
Beddgelert station	12.45	14.00	12.45	-	|
Pont Croesor station	-	-	13.10	-	|
	Express Motors		Express Motors		|
	S97		S97		|
Beddgelert main road	14.35		-	-	$
Pont Aberglaslyn	14.39		-	-	$
Garreg	|		-	-	$
Prenteg for Pont Croesor	14.45		14.45	-	$
Porthmadog station (W.H.Heritage Rly)	14.56		14.56	-	$
train departs to PenyMount	1600		1600	-	|
Porthmadog	15.00		15.00	16.05	$
Blaenau Ffestiniog	-		-	17.20	-
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the peak-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 FRly does NOT run every day, nor does every train run when the railway is open latest train times should be confirmed from the official FRly website
$ - there are later connecting Sherpa bus services available via Beddgelert   for those wishing to spend more time in Beddgelert
latest Sherpa times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

llwbr GLASLYN route	Snowdon Sherpa					Welsh Highland Railway
/---Pont Croesor---\                                                 Porthmadog (for Festiniog Railway) -/--- Prenteg ---\- Beddgelert - Caernarfon (Welsh Highland Railway Station)                                 Snowdon Sherpa Bus              Welsh Highland Railway
Limited "off-peak" dates during 2010 Click official WHRly website (purple dates) for details Beware....... ! on certain "off-peak" Mondays and Fridays the normal timetable is replaced by just one round trip from Caernarfon at 11.00
	Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Express Motors	Ffestiniog railway	Express Motors	Berwen-Padarn Williams-Padarn
	S97	S97	S97	S97	train	S97	497-S4 98-S4
Blaenau Ffestiniog	-	-	-	-	11.50	-	-
Porthmadog	09.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	13.00	13.30	$
Prenteg for Pont Croesor	09.07	11.12	11.12	11.12	-	13.42	$
Garreg	|	|	-	|	-	|	$
Pont Aberglaslyn	09.13	11.18	-	11.18	-	13.48	$
Beddgelert main road	09.19	11.24	-	11.24	-	13.54	$
		Very limited dates	Very limited dates	Very limited dates
	|	Welsh Highland railway	Welsh Highland railway	Welsh Highland railway			|
	|	train	train	train			|
Pont Croesor station	|	-	13.30	-			|
Beddgelert station	|	12.45	14.00	14.00			|
	|	via Pont Croesor	|	|			|
Rhyd Ddu station	#	14.25	14.25	14.25			$
Waunfawr station	#	14.55	14.55	14.55			$
Dinas station	|	15.10	15.10	15.10			|
Caernarfon station	#	15.30	15.30	15.30			$
The WHRly does NOT run every day outside the peak-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 FRly does NOT run every day, nor does every train run when the railway is open latest train times should be confirmed from the official FRly website
# - there is an early-morning connecting Sherpa bus service from Porthmadog to Carnarfon via Beddgelert for passingers   wishing to join the 1100 train   $ - there are later connecting Sherpa bus services available via Beddgelert for those wishing to spend more time in   Porthmadog or Beddgelert and return to Caernarfon later
latest Sherpa times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website

See local timetables for details of other intermediate times

Home Page 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 PenyPass - BetwsyCoed - Llandudno Llangollen - BetwsyCoed - Llandudno/Bangor 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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