VERY IMPORTANT     Owing to the Snowdonia National Park being CLOSED due to the Coronavirus pandemic..........     ..........the Sherpa services along with most connections shown below have been WITHDRAWN until further notice Please DO NOT ATTEMPT to visit the area     Note the few remaining local bus services in the Conwy CC and Gwynedd CC areas are now for "essential" (as advised by HM Government) journeys ONLY AND NOT FOR TOURISTS !

Why not CLIMB SNOWDON starting from all year round       Gwynfor Coaches "S2" Sherpa     mid-winter       LLANDUDNO or LLANRWST using the       "S4" Pen-y-Pass - Beddgelert     Gwynfor Coaches Sherpa       "S97" Beddgelert - Porthmadog

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 Why not climb up one path and return by another All the BUS trips featured can all be done for just £6.80 using a "Red Rover Day Ticket" (gives you maximum flexibility in case you want to change your plans en-route #) (# - If you plan to travel either way by TRAIN then purchase a "Two-Zone North Wales Day Ticket" instead) Purchase ticket from the driver of your first bus If the weather is bad or you find the going is too hard - turn back and catch an earlier Sherpa home Please bookmark and re-visit this page nearer the time for confirmation and to check if there have been any further changes LATEST..........     So far,  no official announcement has been made regarding Sherpa services for Summer 2020     However,  based on the fact Gwynfor has a five-year contract with both Conwy CC and Gwynedd CC,  it s reasonable to assume the number of "S2" journeys will again be "doubled" from winter 2019-2020     The timings for the extra "S2" summer journeys below ASSUME there are no changes from 2019 and the times for connecting "S4" journeys to and from Beddgelert reflect the current revised timetable which was amended in November 2019 to take into account diversions due to work in connection with the 'new' Caernarfon by-pass     It is still unclear if the new late afternoon "S4" Sherepa (from November 2019) will continue to operate to and from Llanberis Interchange (depart 1705).......... ..........OR if it will again terminate short at Pen-y-Pass before providing a later journey from there back to Porthmadog (last year it departed at 1810 after connecting off the 1730 'all-year-round' "S2" Sherpa from Betws-y-Coed and the 'summer only' 1750 "S2" Sherpa from Llanberis).......... ..........at this stage the EARLIER times are shown on this page (see below) but will be updated as and when any confirmation is made public - based on previous years this may be only a few days before the summer service actually starts !!!!!     At this stage,  the information below should be treated as "the likely level of service to expect" - but it should be sufficiently accurate to help you make PROVISIONAL plans for your visit     You are strongly advised to re-visit this page nearer the time to see if there have been any further changes for Summer 2020,  both to the Sherpa timetables and also any connecting journeys     Please bookmark and re-visit this page nearer the time to check if there have been any further changes Why not go up one track and return down another ? Remember - if the weather is bad or you find the going is too hard - turn back 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

D R A F T

Snowdon Sherpa

"Trips to climb Snowdon - without your car" from Llandudno or Llanrwst

Mondays to Saturdays also Sundays - 4th April 2020 until further notice Note specally on the following "local" public holidays a Sunday "Sherpa" service operates.......... Good Friday 10th April  Easter Monday 13th April  Victory Friday 8th May  Monday 25th May and Monday 31st August

P R O V I S I O N A L see VERY important note above

Click here for other suggested weekday itineraries from Llandudno Click here for other suggested Sunday itineraries from Llandudno

Please note specially - the last direct return Sherpa from Pen-y-Pass back to Llandudno is at 18.10 although a later alternative, slower connection is avaiable at 1905 via Caernarfon in the summer

SNOWDON   by the  PYG track   or   Miner's track    from   Pen-y-Pass or by the  Llanberis track   from   Llanberis If the weather is bad or you find the going is too hard - turn back and catch an earlier Sherpa home                 Click on logo for trains (during the summer only)
P R O V I S I O N A L see important note above
	Outward Weekdays									Outward Sundays/ Public Holidays					Return Weekdays										Return Sundays/Public Holidays
	S+LSH	LSch		Sat											S2			S2	S2	S2	S2-5C-5				S2	S2	S2	S2	S2-5C-5
	19	19	S2	X19	X19	19	X19	19		19	19	X19		Llanberis	14.30  $$			15.30	16.30	17.50	/|\ | |	1920------1920			14.30	15.30	16.30	17.50	/|\ | |	1920------1920
Llandudno	0745	0745	-	0805	0905	1000	1100	1225		-	-	1005		Pen-y-Pass	14.55  $$			15.50	16.50	18.10		1905	| | via Caernarfon | | \|/		14.55	15.50	16.50	18.10		1905	| | via Caernarfon | | \|/
Llanrwst	0835	0840	$ | | | | \|/	0845	0945	1055	1145	1320		0820	-	1047		Betws-y-Coed	| | | | | | \|/ $$	15.17		16.12	17.12	18.32	-				15.17	16.12	17.12	18.32	-
Betws-y-Coed	0845			0900	0955	1105	1155	1330		0829	-	1057				LSch	S+LSH
	S2				S2	S2	S2	S2		S2	S2	S2				19	19	X19	19	19					X19	19	X19	19
Betws-y-Coed	09.10 $				10.10	11.10	12.10	13.40		09.10	10.10	11.10		Betws-y-Coed		-	1535	1645	1720	1840	-		23R45cc		1525	1620	1805	1840	-		2345cc
Pen-y-Pass	09.35				10.35	11.35	12.35	14.05		09.35	10.35	11.35		Llanrwst		1545	1545	1655	1735	1850	-		2335cc		1535	1630	1815	1850	-		2335cc
Llanberis	09.45				10.45	11.45	12.45	14.20		09.45	10.45	11.45		Llandudno		1640	1640	1740	1834	1945	-		2147		1614	1720	1854	1946	-		2218
0910 - Sherpa journey     $ - during local (Llanrwst) School Term only,  the 0910 and 1548 "S2" Sherpa journeys from Betws-y-Coed start from Llanrwst Watling Street at 0855 and 1538     (connecting passengers from Llandudno on the Llew Jones "19"or "X19" service MUST change to the "S2" Sherpa at Llanrwst on these days)     $$ - on Llanrwst School Days only extendes to Llanrwst (where passengers for Llandudno should change)
S+LSH - Saturdays only (also Mondays to Fridays during local school holidays)       LSch - Llanrwst School Term ONLY       Sat - Saturdays only
cc - Conwy Valley passengers also change buses at Conwy (depart stop "M" outside Conwy railway station) - weekdays and Sundays "19" journeys at 2035 or 2305
latest times should always be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC or Conwy CC websites  and any subsequent amendments thereto

SNOWDON   by the  Watkin track   from   Nant Gwynant SNOWDON   by the  Rhyd Ddu path   from   Rhyd Ddu SNOWDON   by the  Rangers path   from   Snowdon Ranger If the weather is bad or you find the going is too hard - turn back and catch an earlier Sherpa home
P R O V I S I O N A L see important note above
	Outward Weekdays								Outward Sundays					Return Weekdays								Return Sundays
														S4			S4	S4	S4-5C-5	S4-S4-5C-5		S4-S97-1-5C-5	S4	S4	S4
	S+LSH	LSch		Sat									Snowdon Ranger	1357			1602	-	1800	-		-	1614	-
	19	19	S2	X19	X19	19	19		19	X19	19		Rhyd Ddu	1359			1604	-	1758	-		-	1616	-
Llandudno	0745	0745	-	0805	0905	1000	1225		-	1000	1150		Nant Gwynant	1405 Sherpa from Beddgelert withdrawn			1617	1750	| | | | | | via Caer -narfon | | | | | \|/	1825		1425	1631	no 1720 Sherpa in the winter
Llanrwst	0835	0840	$ | | | | \|/	0845	0945	1055	1320		0820	1042	1248		Penygwryd				|	1805		| | | | via Porthmadog and Caer -narfon | | | \|/		|	1646
Betws-y-Coed	0845	-		0900	0955	1105	1330		0829	1052	1258		Pen-y-Pass				1632	==|==				1442	==|==
	S2				S2	S2	S2		S2	S2	S2			S2			S2	S|2				S2	S|2	S2
Betws-y-Coed	09.10 $				10.10	11.10	13.40		09.10	11.10	13.40		Pen-y-Pass	14.55 $$			16.50	| \|/				14.55	| \|/	no 1810 Sherpa in the winter
Pen-y-Pass	09.35				10.35	11.35	14.05		09.35	11.35	14.05		Penygwryd	|			|	18.12				|	16.52
	S4-S97				S4		S4-S97		S4	S4-S97	S4		Betws-y-Coed	| | | | | | \|/ $$	15.17 $$		17.12	18.32				15.17	17.12
Pen-y-Pass	1010				1220		1430 Sherpa withdrawn		1005	1220	1445				LSch	S+LSH
Nant Gwynant Watkin	1025				1235				1020	1235	1500				19	19	19	19				X19	X19	19	19
Rhyd Ddu	1158 b				1253		-		1038	-	1518		Betws-y-Coed		-	1535	1720	1840	2115cc	23R45cc		1525	1805	1840	2150
Snowdon Ranger	1200 b				1255		-		1040	-	1520		Llanrwst		1545	1545	1735	1850	2105cc	2335cc		1535	1815	1850	2200
													Llandudno	-	1640	1640	1834	1946	2047	2247		1614	1854	1946	2250
0910 - Sherpa journey     $ - during local (Llanrwst) School Term only,  the 0910 and 1548 "S2" Sherpa journeys from Betws-y-Coed start from Llanrwst Watling Street at 0855 and 1538     (connecting passengers from Llandudno on the Llew Jones "19"or "X19" service MUST change to the "S2" Sherpa at Llanrwst on these days)     $$ - on Llanrwst School Days only extendes to Llanrwst (where passengers for Llandudno should change)       b - change Sherpas at Begddgelert (depart 1150)
Sat - Saturdays only       LSch - Llanrwst School Term ONLY       S+LSH - Saturdays only (also Mondays to Fridays during local school holidays)      13.40   - this "S2" Sherpa journey DOES operate,  BUT there is NO LONGER an onward Sherpa connection to the south or west paths up Snowdon
cc - Conwy Valley passengers also change buses at Conwy (depart stop "M" outside Conwy railway station) - weekdays and Sundays "19" journeys at 2035 or 2305     23R45 - continues to Betws-y-Coed on request to the driver at or before Llanrwst
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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