Snowdon Sherpa Bus - Colwyn Bay and Rhyl trips to Snowdon

WEEKDAY TRIPS from COLWYN BAY, ABERGELE, RHYL
Arriva 12 and 5 connecting service Arriva S6/S2 Sherpa summer only	and PRESTATYN by via BetwsyCoed larger buses may operate at busy times	Arriva 84 and 19 Conwy Valley Padarn S2 - Fare just Ł1 single

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 timings using Arriva buses only are shown below
and a day trip as far as Llanrwst (or BetwsyCoed on Saturdays only) can be done for Ł6.00 #
using a "Arriva (North West and Wales) Day Rover"
(Purchase from the driver of your first bus)
Connecting Padarn "S2" Sherpa services operate to/from Llanberis for just Ł1 for any single journey
# - a family version is also available at just Ł10 - alternatively it would cost you that much
just to park your car at PenyPass IF there is any space left !!!
but note specially any "Arriva" ticket is ONLY valid on Arriva buses

Alternatively, if you want to travel any day or at other times of the day
(or continue all round Snowdoon on any other operators services)
it will be more economical for you to purchase a two or three zone
"North Wales Day Rover"
(valid on any bus or main line train in the zones selected
- Zones C and G also where applicable Zone D)
purchase from the driver of your first bus or boking office

REMEMBER - these prices also include the cost of getting to and returning from Snowdonia as well as your travel round Snowdonia itself !

Snowdon Sherpa
Mondays to Saturdays - 31st October 2011 to 31st March 2012 (NO service on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day) (Sunday service operates on Public Holidays 27th December 2011 and 2nd January 2012)
*Click here for suggested* Sunday itineraries from Colwyn Bay/Rhyl**
"Trips to Snowdonia via Llandudno Junction and LLANRWST (for Sherpa connections) - without your car " along the Conwy valley Note - there are *very limited* Arriva buses beyond BetwsyCoed (during the summer period only) (all of which are shown below) RhosonSea <---> Colwyn Bay <---> Abergele <---> Towyn <---> Rhyl .........................\| /\|\ \\|/ \| Colwyn Bay <---> Abergele <------------------------------------> Prestatyn \| /\|\ \\|/ \\|/ Llandudno <---> Llandudno Junction <-------------Conwy Valley--------------LLANRWST /\|\ \| \\|/ \\|/ BetwsyCoed /\|\ Snowdon from the Twin lakes Llanberis Pass \\|/ Llanberis
	*Suggested outward* itineraries**
		S+CSH
		19	12	27	84	S2	12	19	S2	13	12	19	S2
	Prestatyn	-	-	-	-	Padarn	-	-	Padarn	0915	-	-	Padarn
	Rhyl	-	0645	-	-	-	0736	-	-	\|	0936#	-	-
	Towyn	-	0655	-	-	-	0746	-	-	\|	0946#	-	-
	Abergele	-	0702	<===	-	-	0753	-	-	\|	0953#	-	-
	Colwyn Bay	-	0723	0734	-	-	0818	-	-	\|	1018#	-	-
	Rhos on Sea	-	===>	\|	-	-	0823	-	-	\|	1024#	-	-
	Llandudno	0730	-	\|	-	-	0851	09.10	-	1039nw	1051	11.10	-
	Llandudno Junction station (platform 5)	0748	-	0748	08.00	-	-	09.28	-	-	-	11.28	-
		-	-	-	via Conwy Valley	Fare - Ł1	-	via Conwy Valley	Fare - Ł1	-	-	via Conwy Valley	Fare - Ł1
	Llanrwst	-	-	-	\|	Fare - Ł1	-	10.08	11.05	-	-	12.08	13.05
	BetwsyCoed	-	-	-	08.33	09.05	-	coffee break ===>	11.20	-	-	coffee break ===>	13.20
		-	-	-	-	via Llanberis Pass	-	coffee break ===>	via Llanberis Pass	-	-	coffee break ===>	via Llanberis Pass
	Llanberis	-	-	-	-	09.35	-	-	11.57	-	-	-	13.57
	S+CSH - Saturdays also Conwy area School Holidays nw - alight North Western gardens stop
	# - alternatvely travel on any earlier bus (0550. 0610, 0630, 0645, 0700 then every 12 minutes) and have a coffee break at Llandudno
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites and any subsequent amendments thereto *latest connecting* times should be confirmed from the official Arriva website**

	Snowdon Sherpa - route "S2"
		Additional "S2" Sherpa services operate daily between BetwsyCoed and Llanberis and back by Padarn - Single fare just Ł1 for a 45 minute ride through scenic Snowdonia ! (free if you already have a North Wales Day Rover)

	*Suggested return* itineraries**

		S2	19	12	S2	84	13	84	12	35	35
		Fare - Ł1			Fare - Ł1
	Llanberis Joe Brown (or 2 minutes later from the Interchange)	14.00	-	-	16.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
		via Llanberis Pass	-	-	via Llanberis Pass	-	-	-	-	-	-
	BetwsyCoed	15.02	-	-	17.08	18.30	-	18.30	-	-	-
	Llanrwst	15.14	15.20 $	-	afternoon tea break =======>	18.39	-	18.39	-	-	-
		-	via Conwy Valley	-	-	via Conwy Valley	-	via Conwy Valley	-	-	-
	Llandudno Junction station stop "U" - across the toad	-	\|	-	-	19.02	1911	\|	-	-	-
	Llandudno	-	16.34#	1641+	-	-	\|	19.20	1947*	-	-
	Rhos on Sea	-	-	1705+	-	-	\|	-	2006	-	-
	Colwyn Bay	-	-	1713+	-	-	1927	-	2013	-	-
	Abergele	-	-	1737+	-	-	1956	-	2034	-	-
	Towyn	-	-	1747+	-	-	\|	-	2042	-	-
	Rhyl	-	-	1757+	-	-	\|	-	2050	2100	2300
	Prestatyn	-	-	-	-	-	2028	-	-	2115	2315

	$ - alternatively stop off for a tea or coffee in Llanrwst and continue at 1615, 1720, 1750 or `1839 # - arrives Llandudno 15 minutes earlier on non-school days alternatively take a break at Llandudno and return on a later Bus 12 + and every 12 minutes until 1817 then every 15 minutes until 1947 * - then depart Llandudno 2017 and every 30 minutes to 2247
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites and any subsequent amendments thereto *latest connecting* times should be confirmed from the official Arriva website**

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	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 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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