SUNDAY TRIPS
from
  MORFA BYCHAN  
by


sherpanetwork
  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

It is now possible to make a Sunday trip from
Morfa Bychan to BetwsyCoed and/or Llanberis
(Alternatively use the Sherpa buses to reach and climb up or ride round Snowdon in either direction)

Suggested timings are shown below and all the trips featured can all be done for just £5.40 using a "Red Rover"
which is valid all day on any bus in Gwynedd - this gives you the flexibility to change your mind
if you suddenly decide to go elsewhere or stop off en-route !
(Purchase from the driver of your first bus)

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 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 from 29th May to 11th September 2011
(also Public Holidays 30th May and 29th August 2011)
  Click here for suggested Sunday itineries from 18th September to 30th October 2011
"Trips round Snowdonia - without your car"
from Morfa Bychan

  OPTION ONE visit BetwsyCoed via Aberglaslyn Pass, Beddgelert, Nant Gwynant Pass, Peny Pass, Twin Lakes, Capel Curig and Swallow Falls)
   Click here for a later departure - a coffee break at PenyPass then spend the afternoon in BetwsyCoed
   Click here for a coffee break at PenyPass then spend the afternoon in Llanberis
   Click here for an "anticlockwise" trip all round Snowdon
   Click here for a "clockwise" trip all round Snowdon
   Click here for a circular walk up Snowdon (return by a dfferent path)
   Click here for an alternative circular walk up Snowdon (return by a dfferent path)


Aberglaslyn Pass     Nant Gwynant Pass        Capel Curig and Twin lakes      
MORFA BYCHAN <-----> PenyPass <-----> BetwsyCoed

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
Morfa Bychan (Express Motors 99) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog/PenyPass)
08.47 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
08.58 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express S97) dep
09.00 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
PenyPass arr
09.38
  
 
change buses
* - time for a tea or coffee
  
 
PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep
09.45 or 10.27 *
  
 
BetwsyCoed arr
10.05# or 10.47
  
 
change buses

Llyn Ogwen
time for a tea or coffee

# - Alternatively stay on the bus for a run along the scenic
Ogwen Valley to Bethesda (back 1113)
  
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
11.20 or 13.20 or 15.10*
* - this "S2" Sherpa bus returns via the Ogwen Valley and Bethesda
  
 
PenyPass arr
11.42 or 13.42 or 16.10
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
PenyPass (Express S97) dep
11.50 or 14.15 $ or 16.40 $
  
 
Beddgelert arr
12.07 or 14.32 $ or 16.57 $
  
 
change buses
time for a tea or coffee
or one of Beddgelert's famous ice creams
  
 
Beddgelert (Express S97) dep
            14.35 $ or 17.10 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
            14.55 $ or 17.30 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express 99) dep
            15.00 $ or 17.40 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Morfa Bychan arr
            15.06 or 17.50
  
Note - weather permitting departures shown in red (eg 10.27) are normally operated
by an open-top double-deck Sherpa bus
 

  OPTION TWO (change at PenyPass - time for a coffee) - then spend lunchtime and the early-afternoon in BetwsyCoed


                      Aberglaslyn Pass           Nant Gwynant Pass        Capel Curig and Twin lakes
MORFA BYCHAN <---> Beddgelert <---> PenyPass <---> BetwsyCoed

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
Morfa Bychan (Express Motors 99) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog/Beddgelert)
10.51 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
10.56 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express S97) dep
11.00 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Beddgelert arr
11.19
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep
11.24
  
 
PenyPass arr
11.42
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep
11.57
  
 
BetwsyCoed arr
12.17
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
13.20 or 15.10 #
# - this "S2" Sherpa returns to PenyPass via the scenic Ogwen pass, Llyn Ogwen and Bethesda
  
 
PenyPass arr
13.42 or 16.10
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
PenyPass (Express S97) dep
14.15 $ or 16.40 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
14.55 $ or 17.30 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express 99) dep
15.00 $ or 17.40 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Morfa Bychan arr
15.06 or 17.50
  
Note - weather permitting departures shown in red (eg 11.57) are normally operated
by an open-top double-deck Sherpa bus
 

  OPTION THREE (time for coffee break at BetwsyCoed then spend the afternoon in Llanberis)


                      Aberglaslyn Pass           Nant Gwynant Pass        Llanberis Pass
MORFA BYCHAN <---> Beddgelert <---> PenyPass <---> Llanberis

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
Morfa Bychan (Express Motors 99) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog/PenyPass)
08.47 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
08.58 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express S97) dep
09.00 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
PenyPass arr
09.38
  
 
change buses
* - time for a tea or coffee
  
 
PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep
09.45 or 10.27 *
  
 
BetwsyCoed arr
10.05# or 10.47
  
 
change buses

Llyn Ogwen
time for a tea or coffee

# - Alternatively stay on the bus for a run along the scenic
Ogwen Valley to Bethesda (back 1113)
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
10.50 or 11.20 or 12.20 or 13.20 or 14.20
  
 
Llanberis arr
11.25 or 11.57 or 12.57 or 13.57 or 14.57
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Llanberis (Padarn S2/S1) dep
16.00
  
 
PenyPass arr
16.15
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
PenyPass (Express S97) dep
16.40 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
17.30 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express 99) dep
17.40 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Morfa Bychan arr
17.50
  
Note - weather permitting departures shown in red (eg 10.27) are normally operated
by an open-top double-deck Sherpa bus
 

  OPTION FOUR  Ride "anti-clockwise" right round Snowdon (time for a coffee break at BetwsyCoed then spend the morning in Llanberis and the afternoon in Caernarfon or Beddgelert)

                      Aberglaslyn Pass           Nant Gwynant Pass        Llanberis Pass
MORFA BYCHAN ----> Beddgelert ----> PenyPass ----> Llanberis

Morfa Bychan <---- Beddgelert <----- Caernarfon <---- Llanberis
                     Aberglaslyn Pass        Rhyd Ddu   Quellen Lake   Betws Garmon               Llanberis Lake

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
Morfa Bychan (Express Motors 99) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog/PenyPass)
08.47 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
08.58 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express S97) dep
09.00 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
PenyPass arr
09.38
  
 
change buses
* - time for a tea or coffee
  
 
PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep
09.45 or 10.27 *
  
 
BetwsyCoed arr
10.05 # or 10.47
  
 
change buses

Llyn Ogwen
time for a tea or coffee

# - Alternatively stay on the bus for a run along the scenic
Ogwen Valley to Bethesda (back 1113)
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
10.50 or 11.20 or 12.20 or 13.20 or 14.20
  
 
Llanberis arr
11.25 or 11.57 or 12.57 or 13.57 or 14.57
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Llanberis Maes Padarn (Padarn 88) dep
13.01 or 14.01 or 15.01 or 16.01 #
  
 
Caernarfon arr
13.25 or 14.25 or 15.25 or 16.25 #
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Caernarfon (Padarn S4) dep
16.30 #
# - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Beddgelert arr
17.00
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Beddgelert (Express S97) dep
17.10 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
17.30 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express 99) dep
17.40 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Morfa Bychan arr
17.50
  
Note - weather permitting departures shown in red (eg 10.27) are normally operated
by an open-top double-deck Sherpa bus
 

  OPTION FIVE  Ride "clockwise" right round Snowdon (option of a coffee break at Beddgelert then spend late-morning and the afternoon at Caernarfon and/or Llanberis before returnimg via PenyPass)

                      Aberglaslyn Pass           Nant Gwynant Pass        Llanberis Pass
MORFA BYCHAN ----> Beddgelert ----> Caernarfon ----> Llanberis

Morfa Bychan <---- Beddgelert <----- PenyPass <---- Llanberis
                     Aberglaslyn Pass        Rhyd Ddu   Quellen Lake   Betws Garmon               Llanberis Lake

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
Morfa Bychan (Express Motors 99) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog/PenyPass)
08.47 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
08.58 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass)
09.00 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Beddgelert arr
09.19
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep
09.25 or 12.10*
  
 
Caernarfon arr
09.55 or 12.40*
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Caernarfon (Padarn 88) dep
12.45* or 13.35 or 14.35
* - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Llanberis arr
13,10 or 14.00 or 15.00
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Llanberis Interchange (Padarn S1) dep
16.00
  
 
PenyPass arr
16.15
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
PenyPass (Express S97) dep
16.40 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
17.30 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express 99) dep
17.40 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Morfa Bychan arr
17.50
  
 

  OPTION SIX (take the bus right to the foot of Snowdon avoiding having to walk up the busy narrow road from PenyGwryd, time for a coffee break at PenyPass then walk up Snowdon and return by a different path - without having to go back for your car !)

  Go up the Miners track or the PYG track (or Crib Goch - but only if you are an experienced climber)
  Return down the PYG track, Miners track, Watkin path, Rhyd Ddu track or Ranger track

 Snowdon Ranger ...Ranger track..                                         ...Crib Goch......                                   
Rhyd Ddu ......Rhyd Ddu track.....\.. SNOWDON ../....PYG track......\PenyPass
                    \                                                                  :         \..Miners track../            /|\    
                \--------->--------\             Watkin : path                                        |
                                                          \                       :                                               |
MORFA BYCHAN <------> Beddgelert <--------------- PenyGwryd          
            Aberglaslyn Pass               Nant Gwynant Pass    

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
Morfa Bychan (Express Motors 99) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog/PenyPass)
08.47 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
08.58 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express S97) dep
09.00 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
PenyPass arr
09.38
  
 

walk up and down Snowdon
if the weather is bad or you find the going is too hard - turn back
and catch the 1150(S4), 1415(S97) or 1640(S97) Sherpa bus from PenyPass

  
 
PenyPass (Express S97) dep
16.40 $
  
 
Nant Gwynant (Express S97) dep
(Watkin path)
16.52 $
  
 
Snowdon Ranger (Pararn S4) dep
(Y.H.A.)
16.49
change buses at Beddgelert
  
 
Rhyd Ddu (Pararn S4) dep
(car park)
16.51
change buses at Beddgelert
  
 
Beddgelert (Express S97) dep
17.10 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
17.30 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express 99) dep
17.40 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Morfa Bychan arr
17.50
  
 

  OPTION SEVEN (take the bus to the west side of Snowdon, then walk up one of the paths up Snowdon and return by a different path - without having to go back for your car !)

  Walk up the Rhyd Ddu path or the Ranger path
  Return down the PYG track, Miners track or Watkin path

 Snowdon Ranger ...Ranger track..                                         ...Crib Goch......                                   
Rhyd Ddu ......Rhyd Ddu track.....\.. SNOWDON ../....PYG track......\PenyPass
                    \                                                                :           \..Miners track../             |      
               \---------<--------\             Watkin : path                                         |
                                                          \                        :                                              \|/
MORFA BYCHAN <------> Beddgelert <--------------- PenyGwryd          
            Aberglaslyn Pass               Nant Gwynant Pass    

 
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
 
 
Morfa Bychan (Express Motors 99) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog/PenyPass)
08.47 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
(bus destination is Porthmadog/PenyPass)
08.58 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express S97) dep
09.00 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Beddgelert arr
09.19
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep
09.25
 
 
Rhyd Ddu (Station Car Park) arr
for Rhyd Ddu path
09.31
  
 
Snowdon Ranger arr
for Ranger path
09.33
  
 

walk up and down Snowdon
if the weather is bad or you find the going is too hard - turn back
and catch the 1109, 1419 or 1649 "S4" Sherpa bus from Snowdon Ranger to Beddgelert
(two minutes later from Rhyd Ddu)

  
 
PenyPass (Express S97) dep
16.40 $
  
 
Nant Gwynant (Express S97) dep
(Watkin path)
16.52 $
  
 
Snowdon Ranger (Pararn S4) dep
(Y.H.A.)
16.49
change buses at Beddgelert
  
 
Rhyd Ddu (Pararn S4) dep
(car park)
16.51
change buses at Beddgelert
  
 
Beddgelert (Express S97) dep
17.10 $
  
 
Porthmadog arr
17.30 $
  
 
change buses
 
  
 
Porthmadog (Express 99) dep
17.40 $
$ - these services are normally worked by the same bus
confirm with the driver on the day
  
 
Morfa Bychan arr
17.50
  
 


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Tickets
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
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 Sunday trips from Morfa Bychan

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

Suggested weekdaytrips from Porthmadog
Suggested Sunday trips from Porthmadog
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This page last  Updated - snowdon sperba bus service on 5th August 2011   e-mail webmaster   (c)2011

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