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1. Take the bus from Porthmadog Park Stand C to Pont Bethaniabus S4
2. Walk from Pont Bethania to Snowdonunknown
39 min

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Distance: 16.3 mi
Duration: 39 min

What companies run services between Porthmadog, Wales and Snowdon, Wales?

There is no direct connection from Porthmadog to Snowdon. However, you can take the bus to Pont Bethania then travel to Snowdon.

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Snowdon Mountain Railway

The Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR; ) is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a tourist railway that travels for 4.7 mi from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. A return journey, including the stop at the summit, takes 2½ hours.

More things to do in Snowdon

Ffestiniog Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Ffestiniog Railway is a heritage railway based on narrow-gauge, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park.

Welsh Highland Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR; ) is a 25 mi long, restored narrow gauge heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass. At Porthmadog it connects with the Ffestiniog Railway and to the short Welsh Highland Heritage Railway. In Porthmadog it uses the United Kingdom's only mixed gauge flat rail crossing.

Festiniog and Blaenau Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Festiniog & Blaenau Railway (F&BR) was a narrow gauge railway built in 1868 to connect the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales with the slate quarries around Tanymanod and the village of Llan Ffestiniog, 3+1/2 mile to the south. At Blaenau Ffestiniog it made a direct connection with the Festiniog Railway (FR) with which it was closely associated during its fifteen-year life. The railway was purchased by the Bala and Festiniog Railway in 1883 and converted to to extend the Bala Ffestiniog line, a branch of the GWR's line from Ruabon to Barmouth.

Oakeley quarry(Opens in a new window)

Oakeley quarry is a slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, north Wales. It was the largest underground slate mine in the world, and had 26 floors spanning a vertical height of nearly 1500 ft.

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