Snowdon Sherpa Bus - round trips from North Wales stations

WEEKDAY TRIPS by RAIL and SNOWDON SHERPA via BetwsyCoed
Arriva Wales Conwy Valley Line "S97" Sherpa PenyPass-Porthmadog	from Chester Prestatyn Rhyl Colwyn Bay Llandudno to PenyPass Llanberis Beddgelert Aberglaslyn Porthmadog	all year round "S2" Sherpa BetwsyCoed-PenyPass summer only "extras"

Timings are shown below and it can all be done for just Ł7.00 from Llandudno/Colwyn Bay - 2 zones (Ł12 from Rhyl or Prestatyn - 3 zones Ł22 from Chester - all zones) using the "North Wales Day Rover" (purchase at your first station or from the driver of your first connnecting bus)

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Please note - the Sherpa Network operates the normal Sunday Bus Timetables
however Arriva Wales operates a weekday service on the Conwy Valley railway line

Mondays to Saturdays - from 12th December 2011 until further notice (NO train service on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day #) (Note: on Public Holidays 27th December 2011 and 2nd January 2012 - Sherpa connections run to their Sunday timetables) # - limited train services along the North Wales Coast line ONLY
Click here for suggested Sunday itineries
"Trips round Snowdonia - without your car" from North Wales Coast Railway Stations out and return via BetwsyCoed
*Outward train* times** latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Arriva Trains Wales website
	Llandudno (Arriva Wales) dep	0708j or 10.22 or 13.22
	Deganwy (Arriva Wales) dep R	0712jR or 10.26R or 13.26R
	Chester (Arriva Wales) dep j	0644 or 0923 or 1223
	Shotton (Arriva Wales) dep j	0904 or 1204
	Flint (Arriva Wales) dep j	0657 or 0936 or 1236
	Prestatyn (Arriva Wales) dep j	0710 or 0949 or 1249
	Rhyl (Arriva Wales) dep j	0716 or 0955 or 1255
	Abergele (Arriva Wales) dep j	0935 or 1235
	Colwyn Bay (Arriva Wales) dep j	0726 or 1006 or 1306
	The Conwy Valley Line
	Llandudno Junction (Arriva Wales) dep	07.39 or 10.34 no Sherpa
	BetwsyCoed ("The Gateway to Snowdonia") arr	08.08 or 11.02 in the winter
	*j - change trains at Llandudno Junction R - by request*
	BetwsyCoed "S2" Sherpa dep (platform 2 layby)	09.05 or 11.20 for Llanberis (connect at PenyPass for Beddgelert and Porthmadog and return also trips round Snowdon) off the morning "S2" journeys
Capel Curig and Twin lakes Nant Gwynant Pass Aberglaslyn Pass BetwsyCoed <---> PenyPass <---> Beddgelert <---> Porthmadog /\|\ /\|\ Llanberis Pass \| SNOWDON \| Lake Cwellyn \\|/ \\|/ Llanberis <---> Caernarfon
	*Suggested Sherpa* itineraries** latest bus times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Gwynedd CC website
	Click here for a selection of trips round Snowdonia from BetwsyCoed station (exit station and turn right to the "Platform 2" bus stop at the layby) Passengers already holding a "North Wales Day Rover" can travel free on all the Sherpa buses Anyone without a ticket should purchase a Ł5.40 "Red Rover" from the driver of the first Sherpa bus or if ONLY going to PenyPass or Llanbers the special Ł1 "S2" Single Journey flat fare ticket

*Return train* times** latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables on the official Arriva Trains Wales website
	BetwsyCoed "S2" Sherpa arr (platform 2 layby)	15.02 or 1708 or ====
	BetwsyCoed (Arriva Wales) dep	15.24 or 18.04 or 20.50
	Llandudno Junction arr	15.56 or 18.35 or 21.21
	Deganwy arr R	16.07R or 18.44R or 21.35R
	Llandudno arr	16.17 or 18.54 or 21.46
	Colwyn Bay arr j	1621sx 1631so or 1859 or 2135
	Abergele arr j	1628sx 1706so or 1906 or 2142
	Rhyl arr j	1634sx 1641so or 1912 or 2148
	Prestatyn arr j	1639sx 1647so or 1918 or 2153
	Flint arr j	1653sx 1700so or 1931 or 2207
	Shotton arr j	1659sx 1737so or 1937 or 2213
	Chester arr j	1710sx 1715so or 1949 or 2223
	sx - Mondays to Fridays so - Saturdays j - change trains at Llandudno Junction R - by request

Home Page News Page Tickets Contacts Contents	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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