Current Snowdon Sherpa timetables

A Sherpa bus at the Park & Ride

THIS PAGE DETAILS THE CURRENT WINTER SERVICE.

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(If you download timetables, they can be viewed later, even if there is no signal where you are.)

For more general detail about the Sherpa bus service, see this page.

(For reference only, you can view last season’s summer service here.)

The low season winter service

The low season winter Sherpa bus service runs until 4 April 2025.

The Park & Ride bus (S1)

(For detail about the Park & Ride car park at Nant Peris, see here.)

Over the winter, the route between Llanberis (for the Llanberis Path), Nant Peris (Park & Ride) and Pen y Pass (for the Pyg Track and Miners’ Track) is served by the S1.

The Park & Ride winter timetable

  •  The S1 bus runs at hourly intervals between Llanberis (at xx:10 past the hour) and Pen y Pass, via the Park & Ride. (This service is 2-hourly on Sundays and bank holidays, running at even-number hours.)
  • The first bus leaves the Park & Ride for Pen y Pass at 08:15; the last return bus from Pen y Pass to the Park & Ride leaves  at 19:30.
  • The first bus leaves the Park & Ride for Llanberis at 07:40 (Mon – Fri only) and at 09:40 at weekends and bank holidays; the last return bus from Llanberis to the Park & Ride leaves at 18:10.

(The bus interchange at Llanberis is across the road from the train station, and about 100m towards the village.)

The bus interchange at Llanberis – you can’t miss it

The S1 service, in addition to linking the Park & Ride to Llanberis and Pen y Pass, also runs on to connect with Caernarfon and Betws y coed.

Other Sherpa services (S2, S3, S4)

Out of season, the S2 service runs between Bangor and Llanberis, serving the Llanberis Path. (If you wish to travel on to the Park & Ride or Pen y Pass, change at Llanberis for the S1.)

Out of season, the S3 service runs between Caernarfon and Beddgelert, serving and linking the Snowdon Ranger Path and Rhyd Ddu Path. (Mon-Sat it is mostly an hourly service; on Sundays and public holidays only 3 buses run.)

Change at Beddgelert for the connecting S4 to Pen y Pass.

The S4 service runs between Porthmadog, Beddgelert and Pen y Pass, serving and linking the Watkin Path, Pig Track and Miners’ Track. (Between Beddgelert and Pen y Pass there are only two buses a day).

Change at Beddgelert for the connecting S3 to Rhyd Ddu and Snowdon Ranger.

Download the complete Sherpa winter timetable

The following download has all the Sherpa services (S1 – S4) compiled into a single .pdf :

Fares

Common examples of fares are given on our main Sherpa page here.

View the winter Sherpa timetables

S1 – Caernarfon to Betws y Coed (including Llanberis, Pen y Pass and also the Park & Ride):

S2 – Bangor to Pen y Pass (including Llanberis and also the Park & Ride):

S3 – Serving Rhyd Ddu and Snowdon Ranger:

S4 – Porthmadog to Pen y Pass, also serving the Watkin Path at Pont Bethania (see ‘Nant Gwynant’):

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